HEAVY THAW
CONDITIONS IN DUNEDIN ALMOST NORMAL. SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, July 28. With a continuation of the heavy thaw today, life,in the city has returned practically to normal, after the greatest storm in the history of the province. Bright sunshine has assisted in melting the snow and clearing work has gone ahead with remarkable progress. though it will be some time before final evidence of the storm disappears. The quick thaw is responsible for some flooding in the south and the road between Balclutha and Gore is still impassable, there being' three feet of water at Pukerau. The south railway line is also blocked at McNab, and all services south were cancelled this afternoon. The north line is clear, but traffic on the main north road will not be able to get through till after the weekend. The Central Otago line is also clear. Pigroot is impassable, but motorists can get through to Queenstown, via Milton and Alexandra. The roof of the Iron and Steel Company's premises at Burnside collapsed under the Weight of snow on to the plant and stock, the damage being several hundreds of pounds. At the Drill Hall a peaked roof has been flattened by the snow, throwing one wall out of plumb by a foot.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 July 1939, Page 11
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