New South Wales Drought Broken
ONE OF LONGEST IN STATE S HISTORY SYDNEY, Jan. 5. For the lirst time in five years soaking rains have fallen almost throughout the entire State, and there is every indication that one of the longest droughts in New South Wales history has broken. Total intake into Sydney's supply dams last night had amounted to just over 900,000,000 gallons—about 10 days* consumption with present restrictions. Prospects of further beneficial rain« in the inland areas, where they are badly needed, are splendid, said the divisional meteorologist, Mr. Mares, lust night. "It is the lirst time for five years that we have had a really good rain map. Every part of the State bus benefited, but the best news is that the parched sections along the Darling and in the north-west and south-west have received such heavy proportions of the
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 5, 7 January 1941, Page 6
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