FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Per Press Association. (Roceivccl March 20th, 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 20. . Tho flood is receding at. Narrabri, Railway communication is still interrupted owing to washaways. The damage tti p-< perty and iossef to stock arc very severe. Kclcuc work provided some thrilling; experiences. At Wcewua the water is si ill rising. Yesterday the res/dents weie taking rofugo in buildings on the high ground. Business is completely suspended, and the railway is under water tor miles. Parties are out rescuing isolated families. The bodies of two rren are reported to be floating in the river. At Tannvorth a family took refuge in a haystick, where they spent two days-
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8539, 20 March 1908, Page 5
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