HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUES IN QUEENSLAND.
FIFTY INCHES IN A MONTH COUNTRY TOWN ISOLATED. ay CABLE— PRESB ASSOCIATION—COP! BIGHT, Received 11.5 a.m. to-day. BRISBANE, Jan. 27. Heavy rain continues in all parts of the State. In one district 50 inches hare fallen since December 14. Flood warnings have been issued concerning the Mary and Brisbane Rivers, which are still rising. Enormous damage has been done, but the full extent cannot yet be ascertained. The town of Woodford has been isolated since Saturday, all bridges leading to it being submerged.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 5
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88HEAVY RAIN Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 January 1927, Page 5
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