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