Woodford floods are the highest since 1898. At 3 p.m. to-day the river was 29ft. 4in. on the gauge, in the 1898 flood it was 29ft. The ...
Article : 275 wordsActing on the advice of the Harbour Master (Capt. T. F. Robertson), the majority of ships in the river have made ...
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Advertising : 8 wordsMany foolhardy attempts to cross submerged roads were made in the flooded areas yesterday, and only the vigilance of the police saved many ...
Article : 201 wordsTwo bridges over the Enoggera Creek at Ashgrove were washed away when the flood waters reached their height yesterday afternoon. They were a ...
Article : 107 wordsThe Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. H. E. Sizer) last night issued the following appeal:— "Although the Government has ...
Article : 126 wordsTwo girls employed at Campbell's Soap Works, in Campbellstreet, Bowen Hills, had to be ferried to the road on rough rafts ...
Article : 335 wordsVery heavy rain fell for some hours this morning, registering 265 points from 9 a.m. to noon. The weather broke for a short period, but further ...
Article : 93 wordsDisabled motor cars were a common sight in flooded areas yesterday. Anxious to reach their homes or transact business, many motorists ...
Article : 104 wordsAdvice was received by the Water and Sewerage Department of the Brisbane City Council yesterday that, for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m., nearly 5in. ...
Article : 149 wordsThe land between Deshon-street and Lotus-street, from Logan-road towards Norman Creek, had a bad time yesterday, and the residents last night ...
Article : 303 wordsIthaca Creek, carrying the overflow from the Enoggera Reservoir between Ashgrove and Kelvin Grove, broke its banks in several places in ...
Article : 95 wordsAt Kedron one saw the beginning of that torrent which swept through Kalinga into Schulz's Canal and, in parts half a mile ...
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Advertising : 236 wordsThrough the breaking down of the train services between Brisbane and Sandgate, Pinkenba and Enoggera late yesterday afternoon ...
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Advertising : 18 wordsThe train which left South Brisbane for Sydney, via Kyogle, got through safely into New South Wales, and that from the South arrived ...
Article : 148 wordsThe area known as Yellow Jacket swamp, near the tennis courts in Torwood, collected the heavy rain, and the rising waters threatened about ...
Article : 96 wordsThe low-lying territory bordering Breakfast Creek, near the Wilston Station, commenced to flood early yesterday morning, and by midday there ...
Article : 172 wordsFifteen valuable motor boats were torn from their moorings in Breakfast Creek. Several piled up against Breakfast Creek Bridge, others were ...
Article : 165 wordsAlthough few reports of actual damage to the railways of the Brisbane district were received yesterday: in very many places the lines were ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Fri 6 Feb 1931, Page 15
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