QUEENSLAND FLOODS
TRAINS HELD UP
BRIDGES UNDER WATER
United Press Association—By Electric Tele^
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(Received 15th January, 1 p.m.)
BRISBANE, This Day.
The Burdekin River commenced to rise without any warning at the rate of iive feet an hour until it was within three feet of the railway lines. The rapid rate then slackened, but at 7 o'clock last night the water was over th" rails, and it was still rising.. All railway traffic has been stopped as the bridges arc under water.
A train from Cairns to Townsville passed over the Herbert Kiver Bridge, but water then came down from tho ranges and the train was held up at Cardwell.
Whilo endeavouring to cross the bridge over the Herbert River, Henry Zeike was swept away by tho rushing waters and drowned.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 12, 15 January 1929, Page 10
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