SIX FEET OF RAIN SINCE JANUARY 1
DELUGE IN QUEENSLAND. RAINS CAUSE FEARS OF FURTHER FLOODS. Australian Press Association. Received Monday, 8 p.m. BRISBANE, Mar. 4. Nearly six feet of rain has fallen at Cairns since January 1. Whon the rivers between Townsville and Cairns subsided on Saturday, two trains, slipped through to Cairns, carrying the first mails from Brisbane since Wednesday week. One train from Cairns reached Townsville. Heavy rains on the uplands have revived fears that rivers may rise again.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6851, 5 March 1929, Page 7
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82SIX FEET OF RAIN SINCE JANUARY 1 Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6851, 5 March 1929, Page 7
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