Power fails in Brisbane as 2012 arrives

News.com.au Saturday 31st December, 2011

One outage just before the big countdown from 9pm until 11pm left revellers in the dark in Petrie Terrace and around Paddington near Brisbane's CBD."There was 600 homes and businesses around Paddington and Petrie Terrace that were affected," an Energex spokesperson said today."It started about 9.05pm. We got the majority of customers back at about ...

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