North west floods: history repeats

Sally Gall
Updated February 28 2019 - 7:52am, first published February 27 2019 - 10:00pm
A 1974 newspaper clipping shared recently by former Gulf Country resident, Dawn Teece.
A 1974 newspaper clipping shared recently by former Gulf Country resident, Dawn Teece.

North west Queenslanders reeling from February's vicious weather event may be able to take heart from knowing that the region has lost vast numbers of cattle in previous natural disasters and recovered.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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