QUEENSLAND FLOODS
SERIOUS CONDITIONS PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOMES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BRISBANE, February 1. (Received February 1, at 11.20 a.m.) The flood position at Charleville is serious. People all along Edward street were forced to vacate their homes, in which the water is now 2ft high. Numbers of people were rescued by boats. A warning was issued that a dam four miles from the town may burst at any moment. General rain is falling. Railway bridges in the north are _ still submerged. A big flood is being experienced at Riverview. The water in one hotel is up to the ceiling. A number of homes were flooded, and the women and children were rescued by , boats. The water is 3ft high in the Town Hall.
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Evening Star, Issue 21634, 1 February 1934, Page 9
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124QUEENSLAND FLOODS Evening Star, Issue 21634, 1 February 1934, Page 9
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