DROUGHT SERIOUS
QUEENSLAND WESTERN DISTRICTS. MANY SETTLERS'FACING RUIN. By Telegraph—Press Assn.--Copyright. Brisbane, June 4. The drought in western districts is becoming worse daily. Graziers are killing lambs to save the ewes and flocks are seriously depleted. Only thirty points of rain have fallen this year. Many settlers face ruin, as the country is devoid of grass and the water sources are practically dried up.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1935, Page 5
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