AUSTRALIAN FLOODS.
RESCUE WORK. : FAMILY IN A HAYSTACK. BY TELEGRArn —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYItICnT.' Sydney, March 20.' The flood is receding in Narrabri. Railway communication is still interrupted owing to washaways. The damage to property and losses in stock are very severe. The rescue work provided somo thrilling experiences. : At Woe'Waa, the'water was still rising yesterday. Residents took refugo jr.' buildings on high ground.':"Business was'completely suspended. Tho railway is under water for miles. ' Parties are out rescuing isolated families. Th'e bodies of two men were reported to be floating in the-river. 'At Tamworth a family , took refugo-in a haystack,whero they spont two days. ,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 152, 21 March 1908, Page 5
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101AUSTRALIAN FLOODS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 152, 21 March 1908, Page 5
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