WELCOME RAIN
RACES CALLED OFF
O.C. SYDNEY, December 1. Bourke, in far western New South Wales, with a reputation for high temperatures and low rainfall, and at Dresent experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history, had to abandon its annual picnic race meeting because of rain on Wednesday. The first race was due to start at 2 p.m. It was a blistering hot day, with the temperature just over 100 degrees. The wind blew and the sky was overcast, then suddenly a thunderstorm broke and the rain "just fell out of the sky." Most people rushed for cover, but some walked around in the ram. To them it was a beautiful sight.
"Rain is a kind of novelty out this way, and, although the races had to be abandoned, nobody was annoyed, and everybody went home happy," said the local police sergeant. "It rained pretty solidly un^il about 50 points had fallen, and then it eased off, but it must do some good. There is still a chance we will get more."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 134, 4 December 1944, Page 6
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174WELCOME RAIN Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 134, 4 December 1944, Page 6
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