FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
TOWNS INUNDATED. GREAT DESTRUCTION. TRAIN SERVICES DISORGANISED. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received' March 22, 12.30 a.m. Brisbane, Last Night. The Fitzroy river at Rockhampton is in hgh flood. Sixteen inches of rain 'i>t Ve a " en during the present montV The low-lying parts of the town are inundahed, and residents are removing to high ground. The wharves are covered with water, and much dama-,; has been done to goods. The floods have caused great destruction to the surrounding districts. Seveial mining dams have been sw°.pt away, and the train services are disorganised by washaways. The river Warrig at Augatalla is a mile wide, and is still rising. The township is largely under water. At MacKay over a hundred inches of rain has fallen since the beginning ot the year. 8 8
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 345, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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133FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 345, 22 March 1910, Page 5
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