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Article : 243 wordsThe district has had a narrow escape from a big flood. A few hours more rainpour would have caused serious mischief. The Logan has not been so high for some years past. The ...
Article : 252 wordsFloods here—floods there—floods everywhere throughout the large and important district of the trio plains—Cooper's, Eight-mile, and Brown's. Oxley creek, the Blunder river, the Logan, and ...
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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Sat 17 May 1879, Page 7
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