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BACK TO NORUMAL.
THE WEATHER MODERATES.
Kimberleys Still Cut Off. -
The weather throughout most of the
State yesterday was back to normal, and
fine conditions generally are now ex
pected. This will be disappointing to
many pastoralists who had hoped that
substantial rainfall would result from the
recent cyclone and to farmers in the
agricultural areas, where falls are needed
in many districts to relieve acute water
,hortages.
No reports were received yesterday by
the Weather Bureau from the Kimberleys.
and outside that region the only rain
reported from West Australian stations
was 42 points at Whim Creek. 5 points
at Gascoyne Junction, and 10 points at
Denmark.
"Indications do not point to rain at
present," said the Acting-Divisional
Meteorologist (Mr. W. L. Nelson) last
night. "The weather should be fine
generally throughout the State, with a
slight trend towards warmer temperatures
in the western sub-tropics." In Perth,
warm weather is expected today, with
eassterly winds and a sea breeze in the
afternoon.
aDespite the heavy rain at Marble Bar
Wring the week-end, the temperature
there yesterday was 95deg. Gascoyne
Junction registered 98deg.. Geraldton 96
deg., and a number of other centres as far
south as Kellerberrin and York and in
land to Southern Cross 90deg.
Telegraphic Repairs.
The Assistant-Superintendent of Tele
graphs (Mr. Pitcher) said last night that
the party which left Marble Bar at 830
a.m. yesterday to repair the Broome sec
tion of the telegraph line returned at 4
p.m., having been unable to cross the Tal
gar River, which was over a mile wide
and flowing strongly. At the Brockman
River, nine miles from Marble Bar, seven
poles were down and the wires were
broken. The line had been swept away
for a considerable distance and in one
place it had entirely disappeared for
about half a mile. The extent of the
damage between Two Miles and the
Brockman River was not yet known.
Communication with Broome yesterday
was effected by radio through Port Red
land and by the land line from Adelaide
to Darwin and thence by radio to Wynd
ham, from where messages were relayed
to Broome by land line. A clear tele
graph channiel has now been restored to
Port Hedland.
Pastoral Falls.
The following telegraphic reports of
pastoral rain were received yesterday by
Dalgety and Company, Ltd.:-Yandyarra,
215 points at Wottingana outcamp on
Saturday; Glenburgh, 122 points regis
tered since last report; Whim Creek, 40
points; Andover, 150; and Mundabullan
gana, 100 on Tuesday. Harding River
running. Both roads to tableland im
passable.
-Elder, Smith and Co. report the fol
lowing pastoral rain:-Pippingarra, 121n.;
Wallareenya, Sin.
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