FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
RACECOURSES SUBMERGED
CONSIDERABLE DASIAGE REPORTED.
MELBOURNE, March 10. further "ieavy raims have fallen. Some of the lov, r -lying suburbs ,are flooded, and m-any basements in city and suburbs had to be pumped out. . ; .i Extensive diam age waT done to the Flemington and Wiliiarostowm racecourses, ' which were eduipleteiy flooidied. Only the buildings on the latter remained above water. A storm in the Mount Taylor district devastated a large area of forest country. •• 'S>f' 'HOBiS!^T,fe#diday. Phenomenal rains are falling. The EsJk river is in high flood, with bridges washed away and other severe damage. 1 . Some of . the residents have been driven out of their homes.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10186, 11 March 1911, Page 5
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109FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10186, 11 March 1911, Page 5
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