On 25 June 1852, the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai experienced an extreme flood that swept through most of the town and the surrounding countryside, leaving only three houses standing. In total 89 people died which was approximately one third of the entire population. Gundagai was later relocated to a higher and safer position.
Flood - Gundagai
Quick Statistics
89
Fatalities
Information Sources
Ministry for Police and Emergency Services, 1852 June Gundagai flood, website viewed 13 February 2012
Fraser B, Macquarie book of events. 1st edn. Netley, South Australia: Macquarie Library Pty. Ltd. 1984, p 572
Monument Australia, Gundagai flood plague, website viewed 13 February 2012
Australian Town and Country Journal NSW, ‘The recent floods – The Murrumbidgee at Gundagai’, 11 July 1891, viewed on Trove website (ID 71254903), 13 February 2012