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YARRA REGATTA. [BY CABLE. —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] MELBOURNE,’September 20. The annual regatta, Henley-on-Yarra has been abandoned until after the war. WELCOME RAINS. SYDNEY, September 20. Long-awaited rain began in New South Wales to-day, and the chief concern of the whole population is whether it will continue. The Weather Bureau predicts substantial falls, and according to early reports, the wheat belt is' receiving beneficial rain. . Citizens of Sydney are hoping against hope that the metropolitan catchment area will receive a thorough drenching, as the capacity of all the reservoirs is only sufficient to last the city six months. HOME DEFENCE; ADELAIDE, September 21. The Minister of the Army, Senator Mcßride, stated that large-scale recruiting for the A.I.F. was not likely to be resumed until some of the troops now in training were sent overseas. «* MELBOURNE, September 21. Plans for raising a home defence '.force of 250,000 men will not be affected by any decision which may be made to send A.I.F. troops "to the Middle East.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 September 1940, Page 8
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