MELBOURNE FLOODS.
AMMUNITION WORKS INUNDATED.
By Telegraph—Pr»ss Association—Copyright MELBOURNE. September 25. Rain was responsible for the flooding of tho Colonial Ammunition Company's factory. Thirty employees were rescued in boats. The Yarra has risen fifteen feet. . A boy named Henry Woodward drove a cart into a street ten feet ' under water and was drowned. RAIN CONTINUES. (Received September 25, 10.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, September 25. Rain •continues and thero are no indications of a change. Since Thursday 54G points have fallen. The Yarra is still rising and many . river craft havo sunk. Flemington racecc'arse is flooded and it is feared that the water has greatly damaged the tracks.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17283, 26 September 1916, Page 6
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106MELBOURNE FLOODS. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17283, 26 September 1916, Page 6
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