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MURRAY LANDS FLOODS 1956
What were the floods: The 1956 Murray River flood involved the rising of waters in the Murray River and flooding of many towns in three states of Australia, a few of the towns affected are listed below:

Mannum In Mannum at the times of the floods the hotels down the main street were still operating from the second floor and allowing their customers tie their boats to the balcony on the second floor. On the 24 of august the floor water broke the levee bank and did not recede until Christmas. To knowledge of many locals the water height of the water down the main street was the height of the visitor Centre.

Mildura In 2006 the historic flood makers were erected at Apex Park and the lawns of the Mildura rowing club indicating the height of the river in 1956 In 2006.

Wentworth The New South Wales town of Wentworth, located near the junction of the Darling and Murray Rivers, erected a statue in 1959 in honor of the Fergie tractor, which was responsible for helping erect a levee around the town which kept floodwaters at bay for months..

Damage caused by the Murray River floods in 1956: The Murray River floods in 1956 had caused much damage destroy homes and stores and people had drowned (even though there are NO records of death in the flood) the towns affected by the floods will never forget the Murray River floods in 1956 since it caused strife for every person in the towns.

How did people work together to save lives and property’s: in the film clips that I had found I noticed that the people of the towns all work together to make levees, helped the injured and built as many levees as the could around everyone’s property, even though many property’s still did not make it but yet many lives were saved from the floods since everyone was working together.