SEVERE STORM
DAMAGE IN WEST AUSTRALIA FARMS DEVASTATED l (United PreßS Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 9th April, 12.50 p.m. )' PERTH, This Day. Th e worst storm in the history of the State did great damage in the wheat belt. Thirty farms in North Bungulla and the adjoining district were devastated by a wall of water eight feet high Which swept the locality after a cloudburst filled creeks to overflowing. At one spot hail piled against a fenco to a depth of three feet. Farmers are seeking Government aid in effecting repairs and are urging that unemployed might be sent.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 9 April 1930, Page 5
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