FURTHER DETAILS

Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 50, 1 March 1893, Page 8

FURTHER DETAILS

THE FLOODS AT BRISBANE,

The following details regarding the floods in Queensland are to hand by tho Sydney mail, and follow tho incidents related on page 2 of this issue.

Brisbane, 2,'3rd ulb.

Tho flood has been rapidly subsiding to-day. The river is new a litfclo above the ordinary high - water mark. The work of cleansing the city has been proceeding vigorously, but is greatly hampored by the want of water, especially ou tho south side of the river. Tho water supply in South Brisbane was almost entirely cut off 10-day owing to a breakage in the mains, and very serious inconvenience has been caused thereby. The distress is much greater in couth Brisbane than on the north side, and whilo here there is ample supply to meet all real need, there, it is stated, the commitlee cannot obtain anything like enough to cope with the distress. In connection with relief matters, some cases of imposition have been discovered, and a I woman named Kichne was to-day sontenod to three months' imprisonment for obtaining flood relief under false pretences. Tho total amount of the relief fund received by the Central Committee up to yesterday was £12,717. THE FLOOD AT BUNDABERG. Bundaeerg, February 19.

The thriving little town of Bundaborg hri3 enjoyed the ploasure of being Hooded on three successive Sundays, today beihtr the las=b of the seiiee. At regular weakly intervals the great Burnotb River has risen and swept over a portion of the town, and then retired to its banks. The terrible storm of Thursday, sweeping over the watershed of the river, had sent down the floodwaters to a greater extent than on either ot the two previous occasions. The water was then as h!gh as the IS9O flood, and was still rising. The roar of the river as it swept past the town was like the sound ot the ocean breaking on a rockbound coast. In the darkness standing on the bank one could dimly discern the foaming current, tne lights of a few vessels still remaining in the stream swinging to and fro as the current dangerously sheered the craft about. To-day things have improved somewhat. The river, after rising to Bin above the level of the 1890 Uood, has begun ■to fall, and as the waters retire the residents are ono by one returning to their houses. Fortunatfily* tho central business portion of Bundaborg. being tolerably high, has escaped flooding the balance being confined to tho suburban areas of East; and South Bundaberg, and North Bundabertr, a low-lying place on the other side of the river. Viewed from the height of the Post Office tower the city seen™ to bs almost sui-rounded by water. The floods havo backed up the hollow to the south of the town, cutting across the lowlying land at the east end of the main street The gasworks are submerged, and the town is without light. A number of houses in tho hollow are under water, which in some places is 20fb or 301 b deep. Ferry boats now ply where there were once streets, but, fortunately, as the current is nob strong no dwelling havo been carried away, Alori£ the river all the wharfs are submerged, a ridge of sheds only showing. Tho sawmills and foundry are more or less damaged, and all the trade of tho port is at a standstill.