AUSTRALIAN NEWS
THE FLOODS. (Aus. a*ud N.Z. Cab-e Assn). SYDNEY. February 9. The flood danger on the Far North coast, and Queensland, has now passed. All the rivers are. falling. The receding waters are leavintg behind a trail of damage- to property, roads and cto])S. The railway communication from Sydney to Brisbane has been resumed. BRISBANE, February 9. Two men and a Brisbane boy have been drowned in Brisbane in the floods which are now rapidly falling, hundreds of refugees are returning io their homes. While the tide was at it 3 peak in Brisbane River on Saturdav. the water was about four feet the wharves on the northern bank, and drowned cattle and domestic pets were washed down with the torrent. JAP SHIPWRECKS. FREMANTLE. February 9. Shipmasters hold little hope for refloating tb 4 e two Japanese vessels. Both are leaking badly, and the position of the Chufuku Marti is perdOU’.
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Grey River Argus, 10 February 1931, Page 6
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