The Black Swan Hotel at North Wagga during the 1974 Flood.
The flood which arrived at Wagga Wagga on Friday, 30 August 1974, has long been remembered by Wagga residents as the first major test of Wagga’s levee bank. In fact, 1974 was quite unique in that a total of five floods, all over 8.92m (28 feet 9 inches) in height, hit the town between April & October.
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