Inveresk in Launceston is not known as 'The Swamp' for nothing. So many stories just float to the top.

Helene Boyer's book "On The Swamp" details many stories of people known affectionally as swampies.

Through the thousands of years, the North Esk has regularly flooded to make it a fertile area, yet it has also seen some of the most spectacular flooding Launceston has ever seen. 

There was major flooding in 1893, 1964 and 2016 but nothing compares to the 1929 event when thousands of people needed to be evacuated to higher ground in the middle of the night.

With a couple of years to go before the centenary of the 1929 flood, Helene says it would be remiss of today's generation not to organise a range of events to celebrate the resilience, the tenacity of the people and true community spirit then and now.

 

If you would like to assist in creating a memorable event for the centenary of the 1929 flood ... contact Helene via Anne Hemmingway at the Launceston City Council

 

Inveresk in Launceston is not known as 'The Swamp' for nothing. So many stories just float to the top.
Helene Boyer's book "On The Swamp" details many stories of people known affectionally as swampies.
Through the thousands of years, the North Esk has regularly flooded to make it a fertile area, yet it has also seen some of the most spectacular flooding Launceston has ever seen.&nbsp;
There was major flooding in 1893, 1964 and 2016 but nothing compares to the 1929 event when thousands of people needed to be evacuated to higher ground in the middle of the night.
With a couple of years to go before the centenary of the 1929 flood, Helene says it would be remiss of today's generation not to organise a range of events to celebrate the resilience, the tenacity of the people and true community spirit then and now.
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If you would like to assist in creating a memorable event for the centenary of the 1929 flood ... contact Helene via Anne Hemmingway at the Launceston City Council
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A range of local stories that have been previously broadcasted on Launceston's community radio station City Park Radio.

Stories from Launceston, the Tamar Valley and northern Tasmania.