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TLOODS IN QUEENSLAND DUE TO CYCLONE. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright BRISBANE, February 4. Innisfail reports a record flood. There is ton feet of water on tho esplanade. Chinatown is submerged to the roofs. The flood is due to the cyclone overflowing the river. The country is covered for miles, only the housetops and trees being visible. The stock losses are heavy. It is not known hon th* residents in the country fared, owing to there being no communication. The wharf almost collapsed, and a shed was broken in halves. Tons of driftwood, bananas, sugar cane, dead horses, cattle, and pigs floated downstream. There have been no casualties yet. The water is receding, leaving a mass of debris on the river front and streets. A subscription list has been opened by the Mayor of Brisbane.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8347, 6 February 1913, Page 8
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135COUNTRY INUNDATED New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8347, 6 February 1913, Page 8
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