VIEW OF TOODYAY SHOWING AVON RIVER IN FLOOD, MID 1950s

1955
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Overview

A black & white photo of paddocks, fences, trees, buildings in centre and right distance and the flooded Avon River beyond.
Two cable lines are going across sky area from right top corner to centre left.
Front buildings are railway sheds etc. Behind is the Convent Complex. Cloudy sky. Possibly showing the Boyagerring Brook coming into the Avon River in photo centre.

Historical information

This event may possibly be the Feb. 1955 flood, due to there being no records of flooding at Toodyay in 1956.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1775
Item type
Width
59 mm
Height or length
85 mm
Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo: in blue ink, "'Flood 1956"; stamped 96

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Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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