FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
THE HIGHEST FOR, YEARS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Brisbane, April i. The floods in the Ingham district are the highest for years. The river has encroached on the main street. One store has been overturned, and considerable other damage has been done to property. The cane crops suffered severely, and vehicle traffic has been cut off. The waters are now receding. Halifax, on the Lower Herbert River, reports that 75 per cent, of the cano has been damaged or destroyed. Serious damage in other districts is also reported. Railway and telegraphic communication has been disorganised, and several bridges washed away.
THE WATERS SUBSIDING. (Rcc. April 3, 0.10 a.m.) Brisbane, April 4. The Rood waters are subsiding. A large quantity of timber has been deposited on the cancfields, but the- details to hand of (lie damage are meagre.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 5 April 1911, Page 5
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139FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 5 April 1911, Page 5
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