FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
TCALST DEEP IN THE STREETS, COLLIERIES FLOODED.
United Press Association —Copyright SYDNEY, March Iv. The latest reports 'from Dio lloode.t districts state that the water is rocedting. In Taaroworth main atroct it stood waist deep. There is nuca damago to business premises. T*io caretaker of the show ground and Ilia family were rescued rrom U’e roof of a house. A youth at l’onsonby was drowned. He 'a,tempted to swim a 'lvor. Around Boggnbri, Nar on, Ctim.liodaii, and \Vawa a wide area ol crops is submerged, and it. is feared there will bo much damage. There are serious losses to stock. At Narrabri a cemetery was under water -and a funeral blocked. The railway for miles is flooh'A Thorn are onauy .wnsh-aways. 1 lie service has been dislocated. Farmers alon" the Lower Manning river lose liearuy. The Stnnford-Alorthyr voilierv, at Kurrikurri, has been flooded and work stopped.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2142, 18 March 1908, Page 3
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