Freeze In Central Otago Continues
(New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, July 10. Hopes of a thaw in the Queenstown and Wanaka districts have faded with another hard frost overnight and threats of serious stock losses remain.
Sheep are smothering in the snow or freezing to death under deep drifts. Snow has been lying on the ground for 10 days and farmers are still having great difficulty getting to their stock in remote hill country. Keas may also be threatening sizeable flocks of sheep stranded by snow in the Queenstown back country The Ben Lomond Station, four years ago, lost about 70 sheep from kea attacks in conditions not as serious as those experienced this winter.
The temperatures have not dropped during the day at either Queenstown or Wanaka. Cardrona had another 24degree frost last night, and farmers were out this morning in an effort to rescue sheep from the snow and feed out hay. bales. Helicopters are still feeding out hay in the area.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31728, 11 July 1968, Page 28
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