Mildura 1956 Murray River Floods (Part 2)

[@kayenash5481]

Thank you for all of that footage, i was about 7 when all that happened.

[@CatherineScarborough]

Beautiful memoir of Aussie hard Yakka, dirt and grit, floods, fire and rains. Beautiful 👏😎♥️🇦🇺🕊️

[@richardtamblyn4379]

A great record for ours and future generations. Thanks

[@One21Jiggawatts]

Thanks, this was one of my father's videos that he loved sharing with his friends.

[@averagejoe907]

Thanks for the history lesson, loved it 👍

[@pkluske]

Thank you very much for the effort you have put into this. The river is a love of mine. I was brought up on the Murray and was 3 years old when it broke it’s banks at Jervois in ‘56. I remember it because I got a smack for trying to catch a baby tiger snake in the water on our verandah. Our house was across the swamps and up a small hill. Again a big thank you.😊

[@shanedoyle3444]

I wish there where more memborbillia moments in Australia of catastrophes that we dont get to see, your video is a great example ! Cheers.

[@shanedoyle3444]

Thanks for that information! Cheers.

[@MattCaseyFun]

Great to see older videos of Australia. Will be interesting to see how it compares to the current flooding

[@jeffreynichols803]

Thanks for posting this.

[@One21Jiggawatts]

It was my dad’s video. He kept asking me to make dvd copies for his friends when I finally just put it up and told him to share the link and save me some time. That being said, I’ve really enjoyed the comments here, and I’m happy my dads dvd got out to so many. Even the original editor commented on how he’s glad it’s been preserved.

[@jeffreynichols803]

Oh yes, it’s a top job, compliments also to your dad. I watched both part one and two. We lived through the ‘74 floods, our dairy farm was what is now the Merool caravan park. Prime riverside land. We were left with 13 acres, had to agist all stock, and milk elsewhere. So to see this from ‘56 was enlightening. We live in a land of extremes, and I know the Murray river redgums need these floods, so at least they will be soaking it up. Gonna be a pretty bad year for many. Anyway, thanks again for posting. Oh, and your dads taxi joke cracked me up.

[@One21Jiggawatts]

@@jeffreynichols803 I’ll tell him you liked his joke.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

I guess this is why Mildura is now built way above the river; should be right this time... ;)

[@deborahcurtis1385]

I hope so, because the rain hasn't stopped yet.

[@dave.p153]

The main Street of Mannum hasn't changed much

[@trill4907]

Hey there are a lot of survivers of the 1956 flood still here.. we were kids.... far different from today's

[@rogana5158able]

Cool story

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Goodness

[@stevewiles7132]

This is what happens when people settle in the way of nature.

[@helenellsworth9556]

A great record so people can get out of the flood plain, it's a natural water/river flow. Back before man, that area was water

[@deborahcurtis1385]

Most of Australia is very flat so what's a flood plain is a question of degree.

[@petermcdougall5291]

Hmmmm climate change hey…..sure

[@Chapps1941]

Please don't reveal your stupidity in such a public way

[@rickymerchant8021]

Henry lawson "Australia a land of drought and flood" learn your history kids because history repeats