AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION.
SYDNEY, March 10. At the Railway Commission enquiry, Mr Oliver declared that Mr Fehon's statement regarding the late Mr Eddy writing out his resignation was utterly untrue and unfounded.
FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
BRISBANE, March 10., The township of Windorah (about 780 miles from Brisbane) is sur rounded by flood waters. A boat containing three men and provisions capsized. The occupants reached land by swimming a mile. Two went to a station three miles distant in search of relief, swimming most of the distance, while the third remained on the island two days without food or fire. He suffered great agonies from ■ sand-flies and mosquitoes before he was rescued. The loss of provisions was serious, as none were procurable in the neighbourhood. The Thompson River is in high flood, and the Longreach river is still rising slowly. The country adjoining is a vast expanse of water. Communication is out off, exoep t ing from the westward by boat. Provisi ns are scarce. Fifteen inches of rain has fallen atWinton (1,018 miles north west of Brisbane). Wheel trafflo has been suspended. Rations are scarce outside of the centres, pigweed being used as food. The railway from Normanton to Croydon is under water.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7983, 12 March 1906, Page 5
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