TORRENTIAL RAIN
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA
MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING
[BY CABLE—PBESS ASSN. —CO(?YBIGHT.]
(Rec. April 14, 11.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, April 14.
Torrential rain fell over the whole of the North Coast; The Caboolture River broke its banks. Farms were flooded and the farmers were forced to leave their homes at midnight, there being several feet of water in some houses.
A terrific storm broke over the township of Jericho, and a thunderclap shook the buildings. Richard Fitzgerald, 48, was struck dead by lightning, while sheltering under a tree. CARCASES IN TREES ADELAIDE, April 14. Rain which fell east of the Burra resulted in serious floods. Carcases of drowned sheep were found in the branches of tall trees, in part of the course of the Burra Creek. Water at Pakunda i ran in the streets to a depth of eight feet. FURTHER FALLS PREDICTED SYDNEY, April 14. Local floodings are reported on the North Coast Further heavy coastal falls are predicted.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 April 1934, Page 7
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