RAIN IN AUSTRALIA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17287, 30 September 1916, Page 10

RAIN IN AUSTRALIA.

FLOODS IN'SYDNEY. POSTPONEMENT OF RACING EXPECTED.. Bj- Telegraph—Frets Asaoointion—Copyright, j (Received September. 29, 9.30 p.m.) j • ’ SYDNEY, September 29. j The downpour continues, and the ‘ 1 jw-lving suburbs are flooded, disorganising traffic. Sportsmen arc pessimistic at race prospects, and are discussing -the possibility of postponement, ■which will be decided in the morning. Heavy going is 'inevitable. The indica-. ( tions are that the rain will continue. j THE FLOODS IN VICTORIA. , , . , MELBOURNE, September 29. 1 The floods broke tho bank of tlie Lower Goulburo at Mooroopna, inundating over 100 square miles of low [oduntry.;