FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
RIVERS RISE RAPIDLY. RAILWAY TRAFFIC HELD UP. A MAN DROWNED. (Australian Press Association). (Received Jan. 15, 10.35 a.m.) BRISBANE, Jan. 15. The Burdekin River commenced to rise without any warning, at the rate of five feet per hour, until it was within three feet of the railway lines. The rapid rate then slackened, but at seven o’clock last night the water was over the rails and was still rising. All railway traffic has been stopped, as the bridges are under water. The train from Cairns to Townsville passed over the Herbert River bridge, but the water then came down from the ranges and the train was held up at Cardwell. While endeavouring to cross a bridge over the Herbert River, Henry Zieke was swept away and drowned.
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Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17610, 15 January 1929, Page 7
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130FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND. Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17610, 15 January 1929, Page 7
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