IN NEW SOUTH WALES
SHIPPING BADLY BUFFETED
RIVERS IN FLOOD
United Press Association—By Electric Teio-
graph—Copyright. (Received September 3, 1 p.m.)
SYDNEY, This Day
A cyclone swopt the New South Wales seaboard during the- weekend, shipping being unmercifully pounded mid many vessels sheltering, while tho continued heavy rain presented a serious flood danger. Tho Montoro, en route from Brisbane to Sydney, ran into a heavy gale and put back to Brisbane with a decided list. All other vessels from northom ports arrived up to twenty-four hours late.
At Tamworth houses wore Hooded when the Peel Rivor overflowed. Tho Narooi Kiver broke its banks at Gun* nodah, causing sovoro flooding. A nura bcr of families were forced to leavp their homes. , ■
The centre of the cyclone is now near ing Sydney. With the exception of a few football gamos all sporting fixturesat the weekend were abandoned. Tho East-West Rugby League final was post' poned. This is the first time in history that any League match has beeo postponed in Sydney.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 55, 3 September 1934, Page 9
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