Landline Episode #15.23 (Season 15, Episode 23)
TV Episode | 57 min | News

Landline

Episode #15.23 (Season 15, Episode 23)

TV Episode | 57 min | News

It might seem remarkable given current conditions, but 50 years ago, much of Eastern Australia experienced very heavy rainfall. The result was a wall of water sweeping down the Murray-Darling system. At one stage the floodplains measured ...See moreIt might seem remarkable given current conditions, but 50 years ago, much of Eastern Australia experienced very heavy rainfall. The result was a wall of water sweeping down the Murray-Darling system. At one stage the floodplains measured seven kilometres in width and thousands of people from Wentworth to the Murray mouth were involved in desperate struggles to save their towns. It was described as the greatest natural catastrophe to strike South Australia. Fifty years on, let's look back at the great flood of 1956. See less

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Name	Known for
Sally Sara Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	#BlackLivesMatter (2015)
Krista Eleftheriou Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Landline (1991)
Tim Lee Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	ABC News Breakfast (2008)
Eric Abetz Self - Treasurer and Fisheries Minister Self - Treasurer and Fisheries Minister See fewer	Tasmania Votes (2025)
Neil Bormann Self - Flood victim Self - Flood victim See fewer	Landline (1991)
Ean Casey Self - NT Fisherman Self - NT Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Mick Cooper Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Max Fatchen Self - Adelaide Advertiser journalist Self - Adelaide Advertiser journalist See fewer	Chase Through the Night (1983)
Horst Fischer Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Trevor Jacobs Self - Manager of Production, River Murray Water Self - Manager of Production, River Murray Water See fewer	Landline (1991)
Michael Keenan Self - Flood victim Self - Flood victim See fewer	Landline (1991)
Anita Newmarich Self - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) Self - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) See fewer	Landline (1991)
Aaron Nye Self - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) (as Lieutenant Commander Aaron Nye) Self - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) (as Lieutenant Commander Aaron Nye) See fewer	Sea Patrol (2007)
Bob Pollock Self - Flood victim Self - Flood victim See fewer	Landline (1991)
Brian Read Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Ged Rice Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Richard Swanson Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Ian Tolley Self - Flood victim Self - Flood victim See fewer	Gardening Australia (1990)
Steven Valentine Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Kon Vatskalis Self - NT Primary Industry Minister Self - NT Primary Industry Minister See fewer	Landline (1991)
Peter Venslavis Self - Fisherman Self - Fisherman See fewer	Landline (1991)
Sid Villis Self - Flood victim Self - Flood victim See fewer	Landline (1991)
Merrilyn Wasson Self - Former Chair, Arafura and Timor Seas Experts Forum (as Dr Merrilyn Wasson) Self - Former Chair, Arafura and Timor Seas Experts Forum (as Dr Merrilyn Wasson) See fewer	Landline (1991)

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