FLOOD MENACE IN N.S.W. LESSENED
RIVERS NOW FALLING. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received Sunday, 7 p.m. SYDNEY, March 3. The cyclone having passed eastward, the North Coast flood peril has lessoned and the rivers are falling, after having reached almost record levels. The Richmond river rose to 29 feet at Lismore. The residents in the low-lying sections of the town moved their furniture and secured accommodation at the police station and other buildings. All traffic is disorganised in tho Tweed river district.
A hurricano off the coast caused the shipping to Tun before it or seek shelter. Sailings for Newcastle from Sydney last night were cancelled.
Shipping Warned LISMORE TELEPHONE BORNE TO WORK. Received Monday 2 a.m. SYDNEY, March 3. The Weather Bureau on Saturday warned pipping that stormy conditions were imminent on the North Coast. A cyclone is centred in the neighbourhood of Norfolk Island and is moving southwards. Tho flood waters at Lismore have isolated the Post Office, and the telephone girls had to bo carried to work.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6850, 4 March 1929, Page 7
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