Australian snowfall sets a record (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Australians dig out after snow storm, farmers attend sheep in snow Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Australia’s Biggest Snowfall AUSTRALIA: Various: EXT AUSTRALIA Australia’s heaviest snowfall. Only tracks open are those cleared by snow-plough. Road cleared to town of Ninmitabe Sheep seek refuge on higher ground and farmers have to take food to them on horseback SNOW-PLOUGHS Snow-fall heaviest ever known - being cleared by snowplough in Australia. Clearing road to Nimmitabel SNOW Australia’s biggest snowfall. Only railway tracks open are those cleared by snowplough. Road is cleared to Nimmitab. Sheep seek refuge on higher ground. Farmers have to take food to the sheep on horseback. Weather civilians, train, railway, rail line, sheep, cowboys, farmers, snowplough Background: Australians dig out after snow storm, farmers attend sheep