Disastrous Floods in Queensland

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 121, 5 April 1890, Page 3

Disastrous Floods in Queensland

. -■ — «> — (From an Exchange.) Very great distress has resulted from the late floods. Over 1000 houses were flooded iv Brisbane and the immediate suburbs alone. Consequently, several thousand persons are rendered homeless, a great many losing everything they possessed, and being reduced to a condition of complete destitution, and even of starvation. Many are still homeless, the houses not being fit for occupation owing to their insanitary condition from the deposit of mud left by the flood.* Many of the destitute 1 are housed in various buildings, and large quantities of bedding, clothing, and food have been distributed. Every effort is being made by the municipal and other local author ities to thoroughly cleause the areas which- have been submerged. The work is still proceeding, and large quantities of disinfectants are being used. The Governor, Sir Henry Nor man, has promptly .subscribed £50 to the relist" fuuci, and the Earl of Kin tore sent a telegram of sympathy and •a cheque for £'25. At the invitation of the Mayor, upwards of 100 gentle men met in the Town Hall for the purpose of devianle some, meaus of relieving the distress. It was resolved to establish a relief fund, and an influential committee was appointed for the collection of subscrijgtious in aid of the fund, and *"Toir "its judicious distribution. It was reported a few days ago that a severe shock of earthquake occurred at ~ Minden, in the West Moreton district, >x but from further inf ormatipu it appears that .there is little- doubt the disturbance watcaused by a huge landslip. Houses .shook, and the inhabitants were terrified out of their wits, what with the noise and the rush of waters. There . was a large hill which slipped bodily into the creek, by which it was surrounded, with a roaring sound like that of an earthquake. Now where the hill stood is a sheet of water and five or six farms are not recognisable, the hi^h land now being low and vice \ Versa.' ' /• ,'.