FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA
GREATEST IN HISTORY. MILES OF COUNTRY INUNDATED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright MELBOURNE, June 12. The Murray river is Hooded, and is still rising. Allies of country are inundated on tho New South Wales side. Tlie levees protecting Tocumwal are broken in two places, and the flood is threatening the town. Reports from Numerkah indicate that the greatest flood in history is comjng down the Broken river. All the railway services beyond Shopparton are suspended. SYDNEY, June 12. Further heavy rains have fallen throughout New South Wales.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9685, 13 June 1917, Page 6
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