THE SYDNEY STORM.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 24 September 1923, Page 9

THE SYDNEY STORM.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN COUNTRY By Cable —Press Association —Copyright. SYDNEY, September 22. Reports from the country districts indicate many thousands of pounds of damage to crops and buildings. At Litiigow the roof of a bus laden with passengers was blown aoross the road. The Protestant Hall at Pioton was blown into the street. The railway station at Fish River was blowp across the line. Griffiths reports the gale unroofed and damaged hundreds of buildings in the distriot and caused great havoc in orchards. Many fruit trees were uprooted. The damage is estimated at £20,000. ' Great destruction amongst timber and fences is reported on all hands. At Brailwood a boy named Gowan was fatally struck by a parapet falling into the street. FLOODS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. WATER INVADES MANY HOUSES. By Cubic—Prnss Association —Copyright Received 5.6 p.m., September 28. ADELAIDE, September 28. Following the gale and heavy rain the Torrens overflowed, isolating the western suburbs and causing suspension of train and train services. Large areas are flooded, and the waters invaded many bouses, causing much damage. The residents spent an anxious night, sleeping on tables and utilising other makeshifts to escape the water. Boats were employed in some districts to supply those isolated with provisions. Reports from the oountry state that there are a, number of washouts on the railways and considerable damage was done. STORM BLOWN OUT. WIDE AREA SUFFERS. Bv Gable—Brass Association —Copyright. (Received 5.5 p.m., September 23.) SYDNEY’', September 23. The storm lias blown out. It will probably be some days before telegraphic communication is fully normal. Many townships report that the galo was accompanied by dense dust storms, in somo cases almost transforming day into night.