HEAVY WEATHER IN QUEENSLAND
Press Association.—Telegraph.—Copyright. BRISBANE, April 2. There has been phenomenal rain in some districts. . Cairns reports that the river and creeks are high, and the flood is rising. The railway is inundated, and there are several'washaways. . Bridges were damaged at Kuranda. Forty-two 1 inches were recorded in 43 hours. The total, rain, for three months was Bft sin. Much damage has been done to 1 cane crops. RESCUE OF RESIDENTS. Received April 3, 10.20 a.m. BRISBANE, April 3. Ingham is surrounded by flood waters. The residents in the low-lying portions have been removed! , . Police boats out at Kuranda are rescuing people from the lowlying area. A train from :Caim was stopped by the flood a few miles out. The passengers returned to town. Telegraph communication is interrupted, and the full extent of the damage is unknown.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13343, 3 April 1911, Page 5
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139HEAVY WEATHER IN QUEENSLAND Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13343, 3 April 1911, Page 5
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