Air Services Held Up By Weather
(P.A. > AUCKLAND, This Day. Unfavourable weather caused suspension of the transtasman air service today. The Tasman Empire Airways (lying-boat Awarua was scheduled to reach Auckland from Sydney this afternoon, bul the crossing has been delaved 24 hours. NEW PLYMOUTH FLOOD
New Plymouth suffered a minor flood yesterday morning shortly before 11 o’clock, when torrential ram swept the town with the intensity of a tropical downpour. Between 9.20 a.m. and 2 p.m. 2.07 m of rain were recorded.
Although no serious damage was reported, the flooding in the town and suburbs was the worst since February. 1935.
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Northern Advocate, 16 April 1946, Page 3
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