GALE IN AUSTRALIA
MUCH DAMAGE REPORTED
RIVERS RISE, IN THE WEST
(United Presn Association.—Copyright.)! (Received 18th June, 11 a.m.)
PERTH, Thi ß .Day. A gale which reached a velocity of seventy miles an hour has occurred bvetj a considerable area. It was /accompanied by hea-vy rain, and has caused considerable damage to property. A: nutaber of buildings were unroofed^ hoardings and fences, were blowa down, and trees ivere uprooted. The Swan River has risen about three feet, and ferry steamer services and country; air services have been suspended. Other rivers are also reported to be in flood. -
The ptorm is described aB one of the worst in the history of Fremantle, where steamers had to run out extra mooring lines. Much minor damage has been done.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 141, 18 June 1927, Page 9
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