Good morning Canberra. Batten down the hatches as torrential rain is tipped to hit today, somewhere between 45 to 80mm. Here's what's making headlines.
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Times Past
Several residents of Harper Street, Macgregor, had been without sewerage service for up to three weeks, The Canberra Times reported on this day 45 years ago. It was believed that a power pole had been wrongly placed, severing the sewer. It was found the damage had been caused by a pipe being cut when a power pole had been wrongly placed. Sewage had banked up until it began affecting the sewerage system in the street. READ MORE
