Floods ravage New South Wales (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Massive flooding causes widespread damage in Australia Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Worst Floods in Australia’s History AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: EXT AUSTRALIA Worst floods in Australian history at New South Wales, from Sydney to outlying districts. Cars disappear as well as main roads. Rooftops and chimney peeping above water. rural areas a miver. Young and old rescued and shots of stricken area of Maitland FLOODS AND STORMS Worst floods in Australian history. Main roads vanish. Rooftops and chimneys seen just above floods. Women and children “being rescued.“ Shots of Maitland Disasters and Accidents; Weather barriers, roads, underwater, military vehicles, evacuees, rooftops, rural, devastation Background: Massive flooding causes widespread damage in Australia FILM ID: VLVAEEZGLM0C1MBR0RAMMWEKZCVKP To license this film, visit