Old Brisbane

1860s2 photos

Charlotte Street, Brisbane, during the 1864 flood1864View looking down Charlotte Street, Brisbane, during the flood of 18641864

1880s6 photos

Flood damage to the Logan River railway bridge, looking from the Beenleight side, Beenleigh, 18871887Floodwaters in Sandgate, 18871887Floods at Thompson Estate, Stones Corner, 18871887Floods in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 18871887Rooftop view along Stanley Street, South Brisbane, during the 1887 floods1887Alice Street ferry ramp during the 1887 floods1887

1890s324 photos

Brisbane floods of 1890 showing the water part way up the Congregational Church1890Fairholme, Milton, during the 1890 Brisbane floods1890Milton Congregational Church and Milton Primary School under flood, 1890.1890Group of men sitting in a rowing boat during the Brisbane Floods, 18901890Brisbane river in flood, 18901890Flood waters in Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Margaret Street, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890Margaret Street under floodwater, March 18901890Flooding at Cemetery Road, Toowong, Brisbane, 18901890Royal Bank of Queensland on the corner of Creek and Elizabeth Streets Brisbane during the 1890 flood1890Eagle Street Brisbane in flood, 18901890People wade through a flooded Eagle Street Brisbane during the 1980 flood, 18901890Alice Street Brisbane during the 1890 flood1890Stanley Street Brisbane during the 1890 flood near the bulk store building of R. W. Thurlow & Co1890Brisbane River near the Chelmer Reach and Indooroopilly Railway Bridge during the 1890 flood1890Albert Street Brisbane during the 1890 flood1890Floods along Bayswater Road, Rosalie, Brisbane, 18901890Newstead during the 1890 Brisbane flood1890Street scene on Mary Street, Brisbane during the 1890s flood1890Residents of Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, saving their belongings, during the 1890 flood1890Horse and cart riding through the floodwaters on Brisbane's Mary Street, 18901890Aftermath of the 1890 flood in Brisbane1890Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, during the 1890 Brisbane flood, Queensland1890South Brisbane during the March 1890 flood1890Floodwaters flow through Eagle Street, Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters at Eagle Street wharves, Brisbane, 18901890Houses surrounded by floodwaters at Newstead, Brisbane, 18901890Looking up flooded Creek Street, Brisbane, 18901890Flooding at South Brisbane, 18901890Hilltop view of floodwaters in the Brisbane district, 18901890Flooded Brisbane River, looking towards the docks and the Customs House building, 18901890Flooded South Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters run strongly under the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18901890Cemetery Road, Toowong, underwater during the floods, 18901890People standing in flooded Margaret Street, Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters in the street at Milton, Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters around the gasworks at South Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters isolate neighbours across the street at Bayswater, Milton, 18901890Sailboat on Breakfast Creek Road during the floods, Brisbane, 18901890Houses inundated with floodwaters at Toowong, Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters at Milton, 18901890Houses under water in Douglas Street, Milton during the floods in Brisbane, 18901890People wading through the floodwaters in Merivale Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Flooded Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Flooded street scene in a Brisbane suburb, 18901890Bridge of railway trucks across the floodwaters at Milton, Brisbane, 18901890Children gathered around a boat floating in floodwaters in Alice Street, Brisbane, 18901890Spectators watch rising floodwaters in Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Scene in flooded Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Young children playing in floodwaters in Merivale Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Rescue boat in floodwaters at Toowong, Brisbane, 18901890Looking down flooded Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters in Montague Road, South Brisbane, 18901890Gathering of men and boats in the flooded street outside Thurlow's bulk store, South Brisbane, 18901890Houses inundated by floodwaters in the Milton area, Brisbane, 18901890Flooded Brisbane River as seen from Indooroopilly, 18901890Elevated view looking down flooded Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters stop traffic in Margaret Street, Brisbane, 18901890Flooded Albert Street, Brisbane, 18901890Scene at the intersection of Bowen Bridge Road and Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, during flood of 18901890Checking the flood levels in Boundary Street, West End, Brisbane, 18901890Edward Street during a flood in Brisbane, 18901890View of a flooded Edward Street, Brisbane, 18901890Edward Street, Brisbane, during the March 1890 flood1890Flooding in Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Floodwaters in the street outside the Royal Bank, Brisbane, 18901890Child standing ankle deep in flooded Montague Road, West End, Brisbane, 18901890People retrieving belongings in Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane during the 1890 flood1890Onlookers watch as people are ferried across a flooded street in a dinghy during the 1890 floods at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane1890Floods in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane 18901890People in the flood waters at the corner of Alice and Albert Streets, Brisbane, 18901890Edward Street ferry during the 1890 Brisbane floods1890River Road, Toowong, during the 1890 Brisbane flood1890Rowing in flood waters at Toowong, 18901890Logan Road at Woolloongabba, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890South Brisbane flood scene in 18901890View of flooded street at Breakfast Creek, Brisbane, 18901890Floods in South Brisbane, 18901890South Brisbane Gasworks during flood, 18901890Breakfast Creek houses during the 1890 flood in Brisbane1890Scene at dry docks, South Brisbane, during March 1890 flood1890Stanley Street, South Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890Inudated land near the Auchenflower railway station during the 1890s floods in Brisbane1890Makeshift bridge of railway wagons during the 1890 flood in Auchenflower, Brisbane1890West End Brewery during the 1890 flood1890Flood scene at intersection Elizabeth Street and Creek Street, Brisbane, 18901890Edward Street Ferry during the 1890 flood in Brisbane1890View of the South Brisbane Gas Works surrounded by flood water, 18901890Cattle in Edward Street, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890Children demonstrating the depth of flood waters in Mary Street, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890Brisbane floods, Eagle Street, near Creek Street, 18901890Brisbane floods, Albert and Charlotte Streets, 18901890A.U.S.N. Co. wharf, Brisbane, during flood, 18901890Floodwaters, East Brisbane, 18901890Creek Street Brisbane during the 1890 floods1890Flooding near A.U.S.N. wharves, Brisbane, 18901890Activity on Albert Street, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890Floodwaters, Edward Street, Brisbane, 18901890Eagle Street, Brisbane in flood, 18901890Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. wharves during the Brisbane Floods, 18901890Brisbane city streets in flood, 18901890Charlotte Street, Brisbane, Queensland in flood, 18901890Breakfast Creek in flood, Brisbane, Queensland, 18901890Houses under water at Breakfast Creek during the 1890 Brisbane flood1890Breakfast Creek in flood, Brisbane, Queensland, 18901890Floodwater, Chester Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 18901890Brisbane floods, 18901890Floodwater near the corner of Mary and Edward Streets, Brisbane, 18901890Stereoscopic view of Mary Street, Brisbane in flood, 18901890Brisbane floods, Hill End, 18901890Brisbane floods in Margaret Street, 18901890Flooding of Breakfast Creek, Brisbane, 18901890Albert Sports Ground, Bowen Hills, during the 1890 Brisbane floods1890Alice Street ferry ramp during the 1890 Brisbane flood1890Alice Street ferry ramp during the 1890 flood, Brisbane1890Ships at D. L. Brown's Wharf viewed from Alice Street, Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890View of Old Government House seen from Parliament House, during the 1890 Brisbane floods1890Flood waters in Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 18901890Flooding along Margaret Street in Brisbane, 18901890Mary Street, Brisbane during the 1890s flood1890Grey Street, South Brisbane, during the 1890 flood1890South Brisbane Coal Wharves inundated with floodwaters from the Brisbane River, 18901890Stratton Street, Fortitude Valley, during the 1890 Brisbane flood1890Brisbane River in flood, 18911891Brisbane flood, 18931893Brisbane flood, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Brisbane floods, 18931893Flood damage to Indooroopilly Rail Bridge, 18931893Kangaroo Point after the flood, 18931893Queen Street during the 1893 Brisbane floods1893South Brisbane during the 1893 floods1893Victoria Bridge after the 1893 flood1893View over Brisbane during the floods of 18931893Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane, Queensland after a flood, 18931893Flood damaged house, Brisbane, 18931893Flood waters in Newstead, 18931893Mount Crosby Pumping Station during the 1893 floods1893Mount Crosby pumping station inundated during the 1893 flood1893Remains of the first permanent Victoria Bridge, swept away in the 1893 Brisbane floods1893Floods at Milton, Brisbane, 18931893After the flood waters have receded, South Brisbane, 18931893Flooded South Brisbane reach of the Brisbane River, 18931893Remains of the Victoria Bridge over the flooded Brisbane River,18931893View of flooded West End from North Quay, 18931893West End during the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Sailing along Breakfast Creek Road at Newstead during the 1893 Brisbane floods1893Edward Street during the 1893 flood1893Toowong Road, Brisbane, during the 1893 floods1893Toowong Road, Toowong, Brisbane, during the 1893 floods1893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, washed away during the 1893 flood1893Brisbane River in flood at South Brisbane, 18931893Crowd gathered on the north bank of the Brisbane River, observing the floodwaters which washed away the Victoria Bridge, 189318931893 flood taken from the Rosalie Torwood area looking towards old Bishopsbourne18931893 flood damage to jetties and boat houses near the Victoria Bridge1893Panorama of the Brisbane River during the 1893 floods1893Flooding at East Brisbane, 18931893Flooding in Queen Street, Brisbane, 18931893Floodwaters, possibly in the Newstead suburb of Brisbane, 18931893Children standing in floodwaters in Eagle Street, Brisbane, 18931893Looking upstream from the Customs House during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893Looking upstream from the Customs House, showing the flooded Brisbane River, Brisbane, 18931893Looking down the river towards what is left of the Victoria Bridge after the flood, Brisbane, 18931893Looking towards a flooded West End, Brisbane, 18931893Looking across a flooded Brisbane River towards Highgate Hill and South Brisbane, 18931893South Brisbane and all that remains of the Victoria Bridge during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893Brisbane Gas Company buildings are surrounded by floodwaters, Brisbane, 18931893Floodwaters rise on both Queen and Eagle Streets, as seen from the junction, Brisbane, 18931893All that remains of the Victoria Bridge after floodwaters washed away the city end, Brisbane, 18931893Looking across the flooded Brisbane River towards West End, Brisbane, 18931893Looking across the flooded river towards South Brisbane, 18931893Elevated view of the flooded river and West End, Brisbane, 18931893Looking down flooded Albert Street towards the Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, 18931893Floodwaters rise in Alice Street, almost covering the first floor of Overend's building, Brisbane, 18931893Government House and the flooded Brisbane River, looking towards Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 18931893Collapse of the Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after the 1893 flood1893Indooroopilly Bridge photographed from the river after the 1893 floods of the Brisbane River1893Curator's house at the Botanic Gardens after sustaining flood damage, 18931893Curator's House displaced by the 1893 flood of the Brisbane River1893View of the Curator's House in the Botanic Gardens in Brisbane, after the 1893 floods1893Reclamation after flood damage on Montague Road, South Brisbane, 18931893Flood damage at Indooroopilly upstream from Brisbane after the 1893 flood1893Kerlins general store in Stanley Street, South Brisbane after the floods of 18931893Pettigrew's Sawmill inundated with floodwater, Brisbane, 18931893Boats plying in and out of the debris left by the 1893 floods1893Residents in the South Brisbane drying out after the 1893 Flood.1893Wreckage of houses in the South Brisbane street after the 1893 flood1893Houses underwater in Woolloongabba, Brisbane during the 1893 floods1893View of the city during the floods taken from the Telegraph Tower, 18931893Eagle Street, Brisbane inundated with flood waters, 18931893Boats plying up and down Albert Street in the City of Brisbane, during the 1893 floods1893View of floodwaters from Denmark Hill, Ipswich, 18931893Wreckage caused by floods at the Congregational Church, Ipswich, 18931893Panoramic view of the flooded town of Ipswich, 18931893Children playing in the flooded streets, Brisbane, 18931893Surveying the flood damage at Peel Street, South Brisbane, 18931893Floodwaters in East Street, Ipswich, 18931893Inspecting the floodwaters in East Street, Ipswich, 18931893Brisbane River in flood, looking towards South Brisbane, 18931893West End is inundated by floodwaters, 18931893Looking down flooded Albert Street towards the Oriental Hotel, 18931893Looking towards Government House and the flooded Brisbane River from the roof of Parliament House, Brisbane 18931893Looking across the flooded Brisbane River towards South Brisbane, 18931893Old racecourse at New Farm inundated by the 1893 flood1893Wooden boat being used to ferry pedestrians in Brisbane's 1893 floods1893Children playing in the receding floodwaters, Brisbane, 18931893Eagle Street near the Brisbane River, flooded during the 1893 flood1893Wharves at Brisbane under water from the 1893 floods1893Looking across the Brisbane River to South Brisbane during the 1893 floods1893Edward Street streetscape during the 1893 floods1893West End after the floods of 18931893Ships stranded in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens during the 1893 floods1893Children wading in the floodwaters down Alice Street, Brisbane, 18931893Albert Bridge half washed away in the 1893 floods1893Charlotte Street in Brisbane during the 1893 floods1893Charlotte Street, Brisbane during the 1893 floods1893Newstead inundated with 1893 floodwaters1893Parts of the suburbs of Newstead and Bowen Hills, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood1893West End Brewery after floods, Brisbane, 18931893Ships lay at anchor in the flooded Brisbane River, Brisbane, 18931893Spectators watch as floodwaters threaten to wash away Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18931893South Brisbane during the flood, 18931893All that remains of Victoria Bridge at South Brisbane after the floods, February 18931893Looking across the flooded Brisbane River towards South Brisbane, 18931893Ruins of Sutton's Foundry caused by floodwaters, South Brisbane, 18931893Workers washing clothes damaged in the flood, Brisbane, 18931893Floodwaters in the suburb of Newstead, Brisbane, 18931893Gasworks and houses surrounded by floodwaters, Newstead, 18931893Kingsholme during the floods, New Farm, 18931893Floodwaters at Commercial Road, Newstead,18931893MacPherson residence at Montague Road after the floods, South Brisbane, 18931893Toowong Road during the flood, Brisbane, 18931893Children play in floodwaters on Toowong Road during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893House devastated by floods in South Brisbane, 18931893Deshon Street during the Brisbane floods, 18931893Building damaged by floodwaters, South Brisbane, 18931893Flood damaged mill on the banks of the Brisbane River, 18931893Flood damaged house in Cordelia Street West End, Brisbane, 18931893House washed off its foundations in Orleigh Street, West End, during the Brisbane floods, 18931893View from Milton of the Brisbane River during the 1893 floods1893View of the Brisbane River in flood from Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hill, Queensland, 18931893Bowen Terrace residents survey the damage of the Brisbane 1893 floods1893Norman Creek during flood, February 18931893Panoramic view of South Brisbane during the floods, 18931893Panoramic view of South Brisbane during the floods, 18931893View from North Quay during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893James Street, Fortitude Valley, during the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Flood damage on Montague Road, South Brisbane, 18931893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge (First) destroyed by flood, 18931893Brisbane River in flood, Brisbane, 18931893Flood waters seen from the corner of Adelaide and Creek Streets, Brisbane, 18931893Flood waters at the Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane, 18931893Bulimba during the floods of February 18931893Prospect Terrace at Kangaroo Point during the 1893 floods in Brisbane1893Hamilton and the Brisbane River during the 1893 flood1893Curator's residence swamped by flood waters in the Botanic Gardens in Brisbane, 18931893South Brisbane inundated by floodwaters, 18931893Scene at the corner of Albert Street and Elizabeth Street during the 1893 flood1893Floodwaters in Newstead, 18931893Flood waters in Mary Street, Brisbane in 18931893Flooding around Enoggera Creek, Windsor, 18931893View of the ship Corea at the Eagle Street Wharves, Brisbane, during the 1893 floods1893Floods, Ipswich, 18931893Rowney Brothers bookstore in Queen Street, Brisbane after the 1893 flood1893Flood damage at Rowney Bros. Booksellers, 18931893Children in the floodwaters in Adelaide Street. 18931893All that is left of the Victoria Bridge after floods washed a section away, Brisbane, 18931893Flooding around Enoggera Creek, Windsor, 18931893Graham's Hotel during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood1893Hope Street, South Brisbane, under floodwaters in 18931893West End after the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, photographed during the 1893 flood1893Flood waters at Toowong Railway Station, Brisbane, 18931893T. Lawless' grocery shop on James Street, New Farm, during the 1893 Brisbane floods1893Kingsholme Estate at New Farm inundated during the 1893 Brisbane Flood1893Gresham Hotel during the 1893 flood1893Flood waters in Queen Street, Brisbane, 18931893Floods in Edward Street, Brisbane, 18931893Flooded street outside the Union Bank, Brisbane, 18931893Suburb of West End after the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Flood in East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, 18931893Edward Street steam ferry near Kangaroo Point during the flood, Brisbane, 18931893Flooding of Brisbane River in 1893 viewed from Dornoch Terrace, Highgate Hill1893Paluma (ship) aground at the Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood1893Floods in Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland, 18931893Remaining southern end of the Victoria Bridge, during the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Floods in Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 18931893Floods at Albion, Brisbane in 18931893Elevated view of Fortitude Valley during the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Intersection of Queen and Edward Streets, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood1893Houses submerged in the 1893 flood waters at Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland1893Floodwaters in Manning Street, South Brisbane, 18931893Children standing on the edge of flooded areas in Torwood, Brisbane, 18931893West End Brewery after the flood, 18931893Debris around Pettigrew's Mill yard, William Street, Brisbane, in the wake of the 1893 flood1893Brisbane floods, around Stanley Street, South Brisbane, 18931893Wharves in Brisbane near the Town Reach during high flood waters, 18931893Floods in the suburb of Windsor, Brisbane, 18931893Flooding at the Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane, 18931893Flooded intersection at Ipswich, 18931893Boats rowing down the street in front of the Union Bank during the 1893 floods, Brisbane1893Queen Street Brisbane flooded in the 18931893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after being badly damaged by floodwaters, 18931893Flooding of the Brisbane River in 18931893Brisbane Botanic Gardens during flood, 18931893View of the 1893 Brisbane flood from Albert Street to the Botanic Gardens.1893Indooroopilly Railway Bridge after the flood, 18931893View of Kangaroo Point during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893Men clearing debris under the Victoria Bridge during the 1896 Brisbane flood1896Workers below Victoria Bridge, cleaning up debris after the flood, Brisbane, 18961896

1900s4 photos

Children survey the flooded Deshon Estate in Buranda, Brisbane, 19051905Flooding along First Avenue in Albion, Brisbane, 14 March 19081908Floodwaters at Toowong, Brisbane, March 19081908Floodwaters around the Regatta Hotel, Toowong, March 19081908

1920s7 photos

Flooding of Rouse's Oyster Dock on Cabbage Tree Creek, Shorncliffe, 19241924Flood damage to the weir at Mount Crosby, Queensland, 19271927Floods around the Mount Crosby Weir causing washouts, 19271927Sections of the weir and bridge washed away in the 1927 flood, Mount Crosby, Brisbane district, Queensland1927Indooroopilly Railway Bridge photographed during flood, Brisbane, 19271927Flood scene at James Street, Breakfast Creek in 19281928Flood scene at Breakfast Creek in 19281928

1930s19 photos

Floods at Rocklea, Brisbane, 19301930Local people observing the flood waters at Rocklea, Brisbane, 19301930Brisbane River, between New Farm and Hawthorne, during the 1931 flood1931Mount Crosby pumping station above the 1931 flood1931Brisbane Morgue under flood, 19311931Floods cause disruptions at Mayne Junction, Brisbane, 19311931Floods on Mayne Junction, Brisbane, 19311931Floodwaters in Oxley, Brisbane, 19311931Floodwaters in Oxley, Brisbane, 19311931Incomplete William Jolly Bridge photographed during the 1931 Brisbane flood1931Floodwaters at Enoggera Creek, St. John's Wood, Brisbane, 19311931Rebuilding the Kholo Creek Bridge after flood damage, 19311931Steel structures designed to support the concrete arches of the William Jolly Bridge, Brisbane, photographed during the 1931 flood1931McDowall Bridge over Kedron Brook, Enoggera, washed away in flood, 19311931Flooding in Bowen Bridge Road, Windsor, 19311931Floods across Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, 19311931Remains of the Enoggera Creek Bridge after a flood in Brisbane, 19351935Children playing in a flooded street at Breakfast Creek in 19381938Ashgrove flood, Brisbane, 19391939

1940s2 photos

Floods in the bookmaker's ring at Albion Park Racecourse, Brisbane, 18 January 19411941High tides flood Flinders Pde, Sandgate in 19481948

1950s1 photo

Floods of 1951 in the Mount Crosby area, Brisbane Valley1951

1970s12 photos

Festival Hall and Albert Street during the Brisbane River flood, 19741974South Brisbane during the 1974 flood, January 19741974South Brisbane during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Aerial view of Brisbane City during the 1974 flood, January 19741974South Brisbane during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Street in Brisbane during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Street in Brisbane during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Aerial view of Brisbane City during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Aerial view of the Brisbane River and Victoria Bridge during the 1974 flood, January 19741974Charlotte Street, Brisbane City, during the 1974 flood, January 197419741974 Brisbane flood, upstream Victoria and William Jolly Bridges - Brisbane, January 197419741974 Brisbane flood, across the river to South Brisbane, near peak of flood - Brisbane, January 19741974

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