DISASTROUS FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.

Western Star, Issue 1575, 1 July 1891, Page 3

DISASTROUS FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA.

[By Cable.] Stdxev, June lit)

The township ot Wagga Wagga w ia a bad state through the Hoods. Telegraphic communication is nilerrnoted A message received via Melbourne showed matters to be in a serious state late last night. Tbolown was flooded, the gasworks submerged, one man had been drowned and boots were wanted. The township of East Queenbevan no* inundated six feet deep. Terrara is submerged under three feet of water, and stock and produce, are being swept down the rlV The Hood in Murriimbidgee is within two feet of the memorable flood of 18V> when the old town ot Gundagai iVwMbed away, and eighty-one ot iL inhabitants drowned. Though the IratcrwnowfaUiiiaifc w wrung with feirful rapiditv. Several houses have Sen washed away. Oooden and Worland are the names ot the men who were drowned at Guudngw. A relief party went out to rescue men Xbadtahco refuge in tree, and look off four. As they returned the Ut capsized The men clung to snags for nearlv eleven hour.. Out ot a crowd of forty only one, a man named True, volunteered to endeavour to - fliMii He started, and, after and Gooden

MjsuiOUHSti, Juue 'JO. Ah Port Albeit great floods prevail, IVnosland and the Snowy Valley tire Smolelely under water, Belief parties C To it a boat cammed, and two men milking Many farmers at Orbost are ruined. ....