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Article : 150 wordsThis picture shows in the l[?]ft foreground the gap in the embankment through which the water p[?]ured. It was taken yesterday at about midday. Water was then flowing over the top of the bank in several other places, and was still rising. In the centre foreground [?]s to be seen the top of a ladder sticking up above the roof of a shed which is Invisible. The water over the courts at that point is 16ft. deep. In other parts it is 18ft. deep. The clubhouse on the right is on high ground and was not damaged. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 15 Oct 1923, Page 9
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