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Yarri (c. 1810 – 24 July 1880) also spelled "Yarrie", "Yarry" or "Yarrar" [1] was an Indigenous Australian man of the Wiradjuri language group who took a major part in the rescue of 69 people from the flooded Murrumbidgee River in Gundagai over three days, from the night of 25 June to 27 June 1852.
Gundagai was still considered a frontier town in 1852. [31] The Murrumbidgee flood of 25 June 1852 swept the first colonial town of Gundagai away, killing at least 78 people (perhaps 89) of the town's population of 250 people, making it one of the worst natural disasters in colonial Australia's history.
1852 Flood: 1852 Gundagai flood: 89 Destroyed the entire town A severe flash flood destroyed the town of Gundagai. [1] [2] 1860 Flood: Nowra Flood: 16 The flood led to the rebuilding of Nowra as it was originally located in a low-lying area near the Shoalhaven River. The village of Terara was also abandoned and its residents moved to the ...
1852 81 2021 Turkey floods: Turkey: 2021 80–100 [18] 1852 Gundagai flood Australia: 1852 80+ 2014 Southeast Europe floods: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia: 2014 80 [19] 1988 Sudan floods: Sudan: 1988 80 Failure of Laurel Run Dam and flash flooding, Johnstown, Pennsylvania: United States: 1977 78 Austin Dam failure United States: 1911 ...
The most notable flood was in 1852 when the town of Gundagai was swept away and 89 people, a third of the town's population, were killed. The town was rebuilt on higher ground. [29] In 1925, four people died and the flooding lasted for eight days. [30] [31] [32] The reduction in floods has consequences for wildlife, particularly birds and trees.
The number of residents living in Gundagai at that time was estimated to have been 250; accounting for at least 35 per cent of the population to be taken as a result of the floods. [7] [8] Following the 1852 floods, the town was rebuilt on higher ground. In 1925, four people died and the flooding of the Murrumbidgee at Gundagai lasted for eight ...
Flood: Gundagai, New South Wales: 89: 1852 Jun 24–25: A severe flash flood destroyed the town of Gundagai, which resulted in 89 deaths. [67] [68] Shipwreck: Near Carpenter Rocks, in South East South Australia: 89: 1859 Aug 6: SS Admella. [69] South Australia's worst loss of life. Air raid: Broome, Western Australia: 88: 1942 Mar 3: Air raid ...
It became known in the mid-19th century as the safest location to cross the river. Periodic flooding of the Murrumbidgee had already had detrimental effects on the pioneering settlement of Gundagai, situated on the floodplain. In 1852 almost 100 people were drowned in a severe flood.