FLOODS IN WESTRALIA
Huge Area Inundated FIVE TOWNS INVADED THE RAILWAY LINES AGAIN UNDER WATER „ (Aust and N.Z. Cable) Perth. Aug. 10. The latest details from the flood affected areas of the north indicate that a huge area is inundated. At least five towns were invaded and one of them is still under water. There have been extensive railway washaways. Crops have been washed out of the ground, docks of sheep marooned and communications with some towns in the midland districts cut off. Parts of the railway from Perth to Geraldton are front 10 to 30 feet under water. The township of Aloora is inundated to a depth of two to 111 ret' feet. Although the flood water at Coorow, Carnambali, Three Springs and Mingonew have subsided, the streets are deep in mud and slush. The contents of many shops are ruined.
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3794, 11 August 1932, Page 6
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