Send ‘er down, Huey! Darwin wakes to the welcome sound of rain
THE welcome sight, sound and smell of rain greeted Darwin and Palmerston residents this morning
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THE welcome sight, sound and smell of rain greeted Darwin and Palmerston residents this morning.
Suburbs in the northern areas of Darwin including Parap, Woolner and Anula were treated to a stready spattering of rainfall this morning.
The light rain started just after sunrise.
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