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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 256160 Floodwaters at Commercial Road, Newstead,1893.jpg en Floodwaters at Commercial Road Newstead 1893 Note that at this time 'Bulimba' straddled both sides of the river The image is of Commercial Road in what would be known today as Newstead Note the rails in the road for the horse trams which never ran to the suburb now known as Bulimba February 4 1893 saw the highest floods on record in Brisbane and elsewhere; 6ft water in Edward Street at the Courier Buildings hundreds of houses washed down river trees uprooted and shipping torn from moorings The Indooroopilly Bridge was washed away and the northern end of Victoria Bridge disappeared Floodwaters rose at Brisbane to 23 feet 9 inches above mean spring tide and 10 feet over the previous highest flood mark 1890 A second flood almost reaching the level of the first was experienced on the 19th a lesser one having prevailed on the 13th South Brisbane was without fresh water for some days and the whole of Brisbane was practically in darkness at night A very large relief fund 70 000 pounds was established subscriptions in money and in kind arriving from England as well as from the other colonies Information taken from Queensland State Archives database 2004 - 2006 retrieved 11 January 2006 from <http //www archives qld gov au/exhibitions/virtualexhibition/images/1893introduction asp> 1893-02-01 handle 10462/deriv/122525 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Brisbane River Newstead Queensland 1893 Brisbane flood Black and white photographs Floods in South Brisbane | ||||
