Flood at Reefton.
D'AiMIAjGB TO' OOUtmT WOiRKS«
£2000,
BRIDGtEIS WEAN WASHEID AsWAY
(Per United" Pre» Asßooiation.)
iREIEFTOCSF, Januar- 18. The damage done by the flood is mostly in tEe Valley of Jnangahua, from Reef ton to twelve rniiks up the Marnia Rioad.
The dlamagw to Coumtiy works alone is estimiatedT'aiti £2000.
At one p'ladei a bridge was titled up and 1 left high and dlry. Othea 1 bridges ihiave. beeni olean Tvasibed away, leaving ho tPafcie) of the piers or approaiches. The, estimated cost is £500 to repar the damage to Ross town alone.
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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10617, 18 January 1909, Page 2
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