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<p>A down pour in the early hours of Wednesday 12 September 1917 resulted in flooding in suburbs close to the foothills.
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At the time of the flood a new drainage system was under construction in Unley Road which helped considerably in draining away the water which submurged most of the trainline. It was found agter the floods that the roads that were tar-paved handled the floods the best with the least damage and it waas decided that tar-paving with proper drainage was the easiest and most efficient method of dealing with future floods and drainage.</div>
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State Government Photographer</div>
The History Trust of South Australian,  South Australian Government <br> Photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/media/preview/4313?maxsize=1000">[1]</a> <br> Object record <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/getitem/4313">[2]</a>