The torrent : Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley, January 2011

By:

Gearing, Amanda

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: St Lucia, Qld University of Queensland Press 2012Description: xii, 242pSubject(s):

Floods -- Queensland -- Toowoomba

DDC classification:

363.34930994

Summary: Of all the extraordinary stories to emerge from the catastrophic Queensland floods of January 2011, the most starkly tragic and dramatic were those that came out of Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley. "The Torrent" is a unique and powerful account of the devastating power of nature - and the enduring resilience of the human spirit.

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Includes bibliographical references (p.232-239)

Of all the extraordinary stories to emerge from the catastrophic Queensland floods of January 2011, the most starkly tragic and dramatic were those that came out of Toowoomba and the Lockyer Valley. "The Torrent" is a unique and powerful account of the devastating power of nature - and the enduring resilience of the human spirit.

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