LONG DROUGHT ENDED

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 81, 30 December 1929, Page 9

LONG DROUGHT ENDED

TORRENTIAL RAINS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY LINE DAMAGED (Rec. December 29, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, December 29. Torrential rains in Central Australia have broken the seven years drought. Reservoirs and waterholes have" been replenished, and many millions of gallons have been added to storages along the north-south railway. Washaways on the Quorn-Altce Springs section caused serious damage to the line.' The Onkaparinga Rivetrose twelve feet during the night and many camping parties lost their outfits. " WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES Sydney, December 28. Floods in the South and terrific storms in the North and North-west caused widespread damage and dislocated railway and telegraph services. On the South Coast washaways occurred on the railway lines, the water being 3ft. over the permanent way. me outskirts of the town of Cootamundra are flooded, and a huge inland sea extends for miles. A terrific electric storm, followed bj a cyclonic storm, caused enormous damage in the Grafton district, cattle were struck dead, homes wrecked, and towns plunged into darkness. Many persons had remarkable escapes from death.