FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
Preti Association.—By Telegraph.—Copyright. Adelaide, March 7. It is the approach to the railway bridge and not the structure itself that baa been carried away by the floods. Over two and a half inches of rain fell ia torrents in two hours in the townahipa around the Murray bridge. Stdsey, March 7. Very bad weather is being experienced along the coast. Phenomenal nins have fallen around Kempsey, the records showing eight and nine inches for twenty-four hours. There are now signs of the weather breaking. Later. The floods in the Newcastle districb are of a serious character, and relief boats are held in readiness in case of emergency. Tαa Hunter, Williams, and Patterson Rivers are in high flood, and a disastrous inundation is feared. In many parts of the district people are deserting their dwellings. The floods generally are receding.
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 8737, 8 March 1894, Page 5
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