Photographs by Ruth Elix [B 70727] • Photograph
Floods at Mannum
Flood waters rising and inundating shops at ferry end of Randell Street. A person in a rowboat is rowing up the street.
Floods at Mannum
Flood waters rising and inundating shops in Randell Street.
Floods at Mannum
Flood waters rising and inundating shops and businesses in Randell Street including Ween Motors.
Floods at Mannum
Flood waters rising and inundating shops and businesses in Randell Street including Ween Motors. Photograph taken from boat in Randell Street at flood peak.
Floods at Mannum
Randell Street after flood has receded. Photograph taken near Ween Motors.
Floods at Mannum
The interior of Ween Motors building with most of the walls washed away.
Floods at Mannum
Four men on the back of a truck which is bringing sand for sandbagging outside Walkers' Flour Mill.
Floods at Mannum
Four men filling sandbags at the flour mill for the levee. The man with the shovel is Peter Elix.
Floods at Mannum
Men erecting a water pump at the mill to pump out seepage. Man standing is Peter Elix. 'Scrappy', his dog, is nearby.
Floods at Mannum
Sandbanked houses (including Sarah Banks's) on River Lane.
Floods at Mannum
Lean-to structure at the back of Sarah Banks's property where she lived while her home was flooded.
Floods at Mannum
Looking across River Lane from in front of Sarah Banks's home to the gum trees in the recreation ground which is now Mary Anne Reserve.
Floods at Mannum
Looking along River Lane towards the Bowling Green. There is a boat in the street.
Floods at Mannum
Looking out over the swollen river.
Floods at Mannum
Looking east toward where the bank burst open and flooded dairying land (just below Highland trees).
Floods at Mannum
Two rows of holiday shacks at the south end of River Lane with flood waters rising around them.
Floods at Mannum
View of submerged holiday shacks at the south end of River Lane at the peak of the flood.
Floods at Mannum
View of submerged holiday shacks at the south end of River Lane after the peak of the flood has passed.
Floods at Mannum
Sam Elix on the roof of the 'Mary Anne' boiler in the recreation ground - the roof later floated away.
Floods at Mannum
Sam, Kath and Ruth Elix, in a boat, holding the gutter of the rotunda in the recreation ground. The water at this time was over twelve feet deep.
Floods at Mannum
Sam, Kath and Ruth Elix, in a boat, holding the gutter of the rotunda in the recreation ground. The water at this time was over twelve feet deep.
Floods at Mannum
Men working at sandbagging, chain gang style, outside the flour mill with all the pumps working.
Floods at Mannum
Flood water in Randell Street. Buildings shown, at the peak of the flood, include the Bank of Adelaide, Borman's bakery, the flour mill and the Mannum Hotel.
Floods at Mannum
The aftermath of the flood, in front of the mill. Front end loaders were brought in to remove the sandbags and debris.
Floods at Mannum
View from the river side of the street showing the Mannum Hotel which operated on the top floor after the flood.
Floods at Mannum
Two people row down the main street of Mannum past a private home and the Bank of Adelaide both of which had been built about one and a half to two metres above the footpath.
Floods at Mannum
Sandbags piled up in front of the Mannum Institute and Bank of Adelaide.
Floods at Mannum
View over flooded road to the Pretoria Hotel showing stairs leading to the top floor where business proceeded.
Floods at Mannum
View over flooded Randell Street and the sandbag walk to the Pretoria Hotel showing stairs leading to the top floor. There is a boat moored at the foot of the stairs.
Floods at Mannum
Flood waters in sandbagged Randell Street. People in a rowboat are rowing up the street.