The Townsville Mail through floodwaters on the Burdekin Bridge, 1936

The Townsville Mail ploughs through floodwaters covering the rails on the Burdekin River Bridge on the 21 March 1936. Passengers in the coaches lean out of the windows to get a good view. QR Historical Collection/The Workshops Rail Museum

QR Historical Collection/The Workshops Rail Museum

Theme:
Development, Survival
Related: 
Droughts and floods and rail
Keywords:
floods, mail train, passengers, railways, trains
Location Node: 
Burdekin River Bridge
QLD
Australia
See map: Google Maps
Date of copyright: 
1 November 2010
Date captured: 
1 November 2010
Date created: 
1 November 2010