HEAVY SEAS OFF N.S.W.
SHIPPING HELD CT. ROADS BLOCKED BY FLOODS. SYDNEY, July 2b Whipped up by a cyclone, big sea* are running along the coast from north of Byron Bay to just south of Sydney, and shipping has beer", brought almost to a standstilL The North Coast Steam Navigation Company has cancelled all its sailings to and from Sydney. The Weather Bureau has issued * warning to shipping, and a warning of floods on the north coast. Torrential rains have fallen on the north coast, and large areas are under water. The Hastings river is in flood, and other northern rivers are rising rapidly. The wharves at Wauchope. on the Hastings river, are already five feet under water, and the main roads are blocked. The Tweed river is 10 feet above normal at Murwillumbah. Tributaries of the Clarence river are flooded. Heavy seas at the mouth of the river are backing up the water. The motor-ship Melinga broke away from the wharf at Woolgoolga. and was forced to put to sea. Heavy rains continue in Sydney, and the forecast is for further flood falls.
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20918, 27 July 1933, Page 9
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