Australia is a land of extremes. It can flip from years of drought to massive flooding almost overnight.
This sign post on the “other” side of the Murray River shows the highest flood levels in recorded history. The base of the sign probably sits 20 feet above the normal level of the river.
1956 must have been a crazy year, huh?
It is so hard to comprehend isn’t it. It would have been such a massive expanse of water. Not sure if you went to Mannum but they also have markers on the pub in the main street. Almost all of the main street would have been under water