{"id":246366,"date":"2019-10-19T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=246366"},"modified":"2020-07-16T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T01:26:42","slug":"rain-causes-cancellations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/10\/19\/rain-causes-cancellations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Causes Cancellations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Punters shelter in the betting ring \/ bar area at Wondai Races as the rain (and hail) pelts down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 19, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A wild storm that swept across parts of the South Burnett on Saturday afternoon caused a string of cancellations.<\/p>\n

At Wondai, the South Burnett Race Club’s big Caulfield Club race day was abandoned after the running of Race 1.<\/p>\n

Racegoers sheltered under marquees and the covered bar area as heavy rain whipped across the course.<\/p>\n

The storm also dropped small hail.<\/p>\n

In Kingaroy, the opening race night of the 2019-20 speedway season was called off.<\/p>\n

“With more weather set to move in the Committee has made the decision for the well-being of competitors and spectators to cancel tonight\u2019s meeting,” a club notice on Facebook at 2:00pm declared.<\/p>\n

For the second weekend in a row, rain also affected South Burnett cricket matches.<\/p>\n

The Cherbourg v Southern District Devils game, due to be played in Murgon was washed out.<\/p>\n

The Kingaroy Aero Modellers’ fly-in at Booie paused while rain crossed the airfield but then resumed.<\/p>\n

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Wondai Races were officially abandoned after Race 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Why The Races Were Abandoned …<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n