Deep monsoon depression developed in the Southeastern Gulf Country near Normanton and moved down through Queensland into Central NSW. Unprecedented floods in NSW and 25 people lost their lives. 120,000 sheep and 2000 cattle were drowned.

At Maitland 30 houses and at Singleton 26 houses were washed away. At Dubbo 5 houses were destroyed and 250 badly damaged. At Gilgandra a wall of water several feet high wrecked 35 % of the buildings. Twenty four houses were totally destroyed and 350 badly damaged.. 800 houses were damaged at Moree and at Inverell 300. Many other houses were damaged in other centres.

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…