Hi Maggie, I assume you are correct as now approaching the height of summer, but then again some parts of the Island may well get 2 Harvests as happens in the middle east. Rather weird at first to see two orchards next to each other, one with no leaves and the other in fruit! Regards, Mikey ----- Original Message ----- From: Maggie <maggie_bicker@yahoo.co.uk> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Australia > That is bad news for the Aussies. Seems the whole > world is getting a lot of rain. Where abouts in there > year are they? I seem to remember that they drill in > October and harvest after Christmas or am I totally > wrong. I suppose it depends exactly whereabout in Aus > you are as well. > > Maggie > > > > --- "Mikey." <painter@onetel.net.uk> wrote: > Dear > All, > > > > NSW is having major floods. Wheat harvest > > expected to be down by 1 million tonnes - hundreds > > of millions of dollars - > > let alone roads, bridges livestock etc. > > > > Queensland central coast - Mackay - has had > > officially 430mm and > > unofficially 600 + mms of rain in 4 days!! The > > damage bill has not yet been > > assessed. > > > > Mikey. > > > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > > ENG-DURHAM-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com > > A mailing list for those whose ancestors moved > > between County Durham and > > Yorkshire, discussion of the history and migration > > of the region as well as for people looking for > > ancestors in either County. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Add a link to your website here, > http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 >