CASCADE DAM BURSTS
EIGHT PERSONS MISSING. DISASTER IN .-TASMANIA. One of the worst disasters in recent years in Tasmania occurred when the Cascade dam, containing 750,000,000 gallons of water burst under the pressure of the excessive rains. An immense wall of water rushed down the valley. Several houses were washed away and eight persons arc missing. The Briseis tin mine had its offices, electrical plant, and workings flooded. Low-lying parts of the township -are under water. Enormous damag< was done. The dam is about four miles from Derby.
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Patea Mail, Volume L, 8 April 1929, Page 3
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88CASCADE DAM BURSTS Patea Mail, Volume L, 8 April 1929, Page 3
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