HEAVY RAIN IN N.S.W.

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21230, 31 July 1934, Page 11

HEAVY RAIN IN N.S.W.

— COASTAL DISTRICTS FLOODED DAMAGE IN SCIU RISS OK SYDNEY SYDNEY. Juiv 30. Cyclonic conditions brought rain lo nearly every part of the State during the week-end, and torrential falls caused flooding and washouts along the coastal districts. The full force of the storm was experienced in Sydney, where rain lias fallen for 60 hours. Severe damage has been done in the suburbs. Many parts of the north coast arc flooded and, with further heavy falls anticipated, the danger of widespread floods exists. The Gloucester, Nambucca, Manning, and Hawkesbury rivers have broken their banks, inundating lowlying areas. The main western highway is blocked.

Rough seas, whipped up by an easterly gale, pounded the coast and coastal vessels had stormy passages. The Wanganella, from a Tasmanian cruise, arrived at the heads rolling in a heavy beam sea, but she was only an hour late. The cyclone is now moving to the southern part of the State. A brick wall, undermined by prolonged rain, collapsed to-day at Leichhardt and toppled on to a house 50 feet below.