FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
MANY TOWNS INUNDATED. MAIL TRAFFIC DISORGANISED. United Press Association— Copyrigl 1 1 r SYDNEY, March 19. . Tho mor Namoi, at. Gunnednh, is highor then ever known. AVeewna is completely suroundod, and there has been no communication from outside for three days. -cMnny animals are being washed away. At Narrabri the main street is partially under water, and all the surrounding district inundated. BRISBANE, March 19. The river is subsiding at Rockhampton. At Bun'daberg some of the wharves and low-lying portions of tho town are partially submerged. Many other places report floods and damage. The mail traflie has been badly disorganised. ADELAIDE, March 19. Heavy rains have caused floods in tho far' north. Much country is inundated. The manager of tho station at Nvdrio took refuge in a tree, and remained food less for two days and two nights till the flood subsided.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2144, 20 March 1908, Page 3
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