SWIRLING RIVER

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30092, 28 March 1963, Page 14

SWIRLING RIVER

Grey Full Of Logs (N.Z. Press Association) GREYMOUTH, March 27. The muddy timberladen walers of the Grey river in exceptionally high flood swirled into the Tasman Sea through Grey mouth Harbour tonight. The peak of the water, | which was expected to reach Greymouth soon after midnight. would on Catchment Board observations in the higher reaches of the river, not overflow the wharf and swirl into the business area of the town Water from the rising river backed up stormwaiter channels and drains causing flooding in the business area of Greymouth and in the lowlying residential parts of the borough No estimate of damage was available. Massive trees and logs of wood were watched by the people who visited the Greymouth waterfront throughout the evening. There was the biggest quantity of lumber m the river when in flood for many years Livestock was a Is,. noticed

Flooding in the Vatican section of the Liverpool mine resulted in three pairs of miners and sev-n or eight truckers on day shift and back shift being unable to work

The mine manager. Mr J Lundon said the area concerned was very steep and he e”pected the water to drain away overnight Mr Lundon said the Vatican section, which was near the top of the mine, was always the first part to flood Men on the dog-watch, who entered the mine at midnight, would do the necessary repairs to enable the Vatican section to be ready for work on day shift tomorrow. he said