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Flooded shop and houses at Townsville, 1946

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  FLOOD IN TOWNSVILLE GREATEST IN MEMORY: DAMAGE MANY THOUSANDS Water 15 Ft Deep In Parts TOWNSVILLE, March 5.-Residents of 60 years stated that the flood in Townsville was the greatest in memory, affecting areas previously regarded as above any possibility of flooding. The damage done by the flood in the city will run into many thousands. It is not possible to make a close estimate of the damage until the flood waters recede, as many houses in the Hermit Park area are still submerged. Some householders lost the greater part of their furniture, which was swept out of their houses. Officials, however, estimate the damage at £200,000 in the city area. In parts of South Townsville, the water was as high as 15 ft. above the road level. The Causeway Hotel, on the bank of the Ross River, had 30 inches of water over the bar counter. With inches of silt and other flood deposits in their homes, many residents of suburban areas of Townsville today were unable to obtain town water with which to clean their houses. The water shortage has been caused not by any damage to the weirs, but by the submersion of the pumps which line the bank of the Ross River and which have been in water, mud and silt. The wet motors of the pumps will have to be replaced with dry motors before pumping can be resumed. The city is still without gas, which is not expected to be avail- able until Wednesday. Source: Morning Bulletin,06 Mar 1946 trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/56393192

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from Community Archives of Belleville & Hastings County

• Community Archives said:

  Parts of lots 4 &5 Concession V, Township of Thurlow. Old Mill Park Subdivision. Photograph taken on April 13, 1965. Gauge reading taken at Fairfields Bridge. Reading taken on April 15 as 6.3, 1970. Looking south on flat.
  Photo from Belleville & Suburban Planning board. Donated by Sidney Township Archives on Jan 18, 1991.

Water police and army prepare to leave for the flood at Casino photo by K. Issitt, 1954

from State Library of New South Wales

• beachcomber australia said:

  A duck or a lark? A DUKW or a LARC? Betting on a duck! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DUKW en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LARC-V

• State Library of New South Wales said:

  beachcomber australia yes DUKW would be a good call I think