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Flood scenes at Mannum
Title : Flood scenes at Mannum Flood scenes at Mannum
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Creator : Axer, Ron (Ronald Alexander), 1922-1979
Place Of Creation : Mannum
Date of creation : 1956
Format : Film
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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Description :

The 1956 River Murray flood is considered to be the greatest natural catastrophe in South Australia's history and is the largest flood ever recorded in the state. The flood peaked 12.3 metres at Morgan.

Selections from this footage show Mannum during the 1956 flood.


Coverage year : 1956
Period : 1946-1979
Place : Mannum
Region : Riverland and Murraylands

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