Old Brisbane

1870s3 photos

First permanent Victoria Bridge over the Brisbane River, looking towards South Brisbane, 18741874Panoramic view of Victoria Bridge and surrounds, taken from Petrie Terrace, 18741874Victoria Bridge soon after completion, Brisbane, 18741874

1880s5 photos

Victoria Bridge and Brisbane town centre buildings, 18841884Victoria Bridge and a view towards South Brisbane, 18841884Looking down Queen Street towards Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18841884Victoria Bridge in Brisbane, 18871887North Quay as seen from the river, looking towards Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18891889

1890s36 photos

Floodwaters run strongly under the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18901890Victoria Bridge after the 1893 flood1893Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane, Queensland after a flood, 18931893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18931893Remains of the first permanent Victoria Bridge, swept away in the 1893 Brisbane floods1893Remains of the Victoria Bridge over the flooded Brisbane River,18931893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, washed away during the 1893 flood1893Crowd gathered on the north bank of the Brisbane River, observing the floodwaters which washed away the Victoria Bridge, 189318931893 flood damage to jetties and boat houses near the Victoria Bridge1893Looking down the river towards what is left of the Victoria Bridge after the flood, Brisbane, 18931893South Brisbane and all that remains of the Victoria Bridge during the floods, Brisbane, 18931893All that remains of the Victoria Bridge after floodwaters washed away the city end, Brisbane, 18931893Spectators watch as floodwaters threaten to wash away Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18931893All that remains of Victoria Bridge at South Brisbane after the floods, February 18931893Victoria Bridge under construction, Brisbane, 18931893Construction of the second temporary Victoria Bridge, 18931893Construction of the second temporary Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18931893All that is left of the Victoria Bridge after floods washed a section away, Brisbane, 18931893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, during the 1893 flood1893Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, photographed during the 1893 flood1893Remaining southern end of the Victoria Bridge, during the 1893 Brisbane flood1893Victoria Bridge, constructing the downstream section (South Brisbane bank), 18961896Downstream section of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18961896Victoria Bridge nearing completion, Brisbane, 18961896Men working on the construction of the second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18961896Constructing the downstream section of the second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18961896Men clearing debris under the Victoria Bridge during the 1896 Brisbane flood1896Workers below Victoria Bridge, cleaning up debris after the flood, Brisbane, 18961896Temporary section of Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18961896View of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, in 18971897Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, viewed from South Brisbane, 18971897View of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, in 18971897Second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18971897Under the new Victoria Bridge, 18971897Traffic on Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18971897Troughs in place for the footpath on the second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 18971897

1900s2 photos

Panoramic view of South Brisbane from the north side, west of Victoria Bridge, 19001900South Brisbane Reach of the Brisbane River, showing the Victoria Bridge in the background, 19061906

1920s3 photos

View of the Brisbane River from Tank Street looking to South Brisbane near the Victoria Bridge, 19221922Victoria Bridge and South Brisbane, 19241924Cars, trams and horsedrawn carriages travelling on the second permanent Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 19261926

1930s6 photos

Aerial photograph of Brisbane including the Victoria Bridge over the Brisbane River, 19301930Pilot C. W. A. Scott waves to the crowd from a procession car at Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 19311931Looking through the archway on Victoria Bridge towards Queen Street, Brisbane, 19311931North Quay near Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 19321932Electric trams travelling along Queen Street from the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 19391939Elevated view looking towards South Brisbane and the Victoria Bridge, 19391939

1940s2 photos

Trams held up on Victoria Bridge after a derailment at North Quay, Brisbane, 19401940Looking towards Victoria Bridge, Brisbane River, 19481948

1950s2 photos

Cars and trams travelling along Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, 19521952Victoria Bridge and Brisbane CBD buildings lit up for the Royal Visit in 19541954

1970s1 photo

Aerial view of the Brisbane River and Victoria Bridge during the 1974 flood, January 19741974

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