TOLL OF THE STORM
LIVES LOST IN NEW SOUTH WALES United Press Association—Ehv'.ic » elegrarb —Copyright SYDNEY, March 17 Two lives were lost in the cyclonic storm which lashed the eastern half of New South Wales during the past two days. One man was electrocuted when he became entangled in a live wire, which was blown down. Another man was drowned, when swept from his horse in attempting to cross a flooded creek. A landslide on the Moss Vale—Unanderra branch line, has blocked rail traffic between the south coast and the southern tablelands. The flood danger on the Clarence river has become acute. Hundreds of cattle have been drowned.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20679, 18 March 1937, Page 6
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108TOLL OF THE STORM Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20679, 18 March 1937, Page 6
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