The New South Wales Premier, Mr Neville Wran, sees the remains of a dead sheep on “Yalgoo”, a property at Walcha, near Armidale, one of the drought-stricken areas of northern New South Wales. The drought in the northern part of the state and part of Queensland has worsened dramatically in the last few days. Losses by farmers already total $660 million. In Queensland, the Premier, Mr John Bjelke-Petersen, has asked everybody to pray for rain.
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Press, 9 October 1980, Page 8
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75The New South Wales Premier, Mr Neville Wran, sees the remains of a dead sheep on “Yalgoo”, a property at Walcha, near Armidale, one of the drought-stricken areas of northern New South Wales. The drought in the northern part of the state and part of Queensland has worsened dramatically in the last few days. Losses by farmers already total $660 million. In Queensland, the Premier, Mr John Bjelke-Petersen, has asked everybody to pray for rain. Press, 9 October 1980, Page 8
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