MASS OF MUDDY WATER
ACRES OF FINE PASTURE
BURIED,
BLENHEIM, 11th May. There is nothing new to report about the, flood except the reports from Awatere and.Flaxbourne districts. The flood in the Awatere River was a sight never to be forgotten. A seething mass of muddy water filled the whole riverbed from bank to bank and running at a furious rate.
;( The full extent of the damage ig not yet known, but a good deal of damage is known to have been done to bridges. The approach to the Ure Bridge is in a shaky condition, and the main bridge in the Linkwater district was washed away. The smaller bridge on the Cullensville road is damaged and unsafe for traffic.
Many acres of fine pasture are buried under the silt, in some places to a depth of two feet.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 112, 12 May 1923, Page 13
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139MASS OF MUDDY WATER Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 112, 12 May 1923, Page 13
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