Gallery Brisbane's 1974 floods, 40 years on ABC News
By late January in 1974, almost every river in Queensland was in flood. A very slow moving monsoonal trough producing heavy rain had drifted further south than normal and then met the weakening.
Brisbane floods 1974 Australia history, House styles, Brisbane
In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. [2] The cyclone that produced the flood also flooded surrounding cities: Ipswich, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast. [2] [3]
Brisbane's most devastating floods occurred after weeks of rain in late January 1974. The
The 2014 Australia Day weekend marks 40 years since one of Brisbane's defining historical moments: the 1974 floods. The disaster caused 16 deaths, left 8000 people homeless and was thought to be a one in 100 year event - until January 2011.
PR1872481 Brisbane flood 1974. Fairfield areaMetropolitan … Flickr
The '74 Floods. Festival Hall and Albert Street during the Brisbane River flood in 1974. Generated by a cyclone, the natural disaster claimed 16 lives and left 8000 people homeless. This document was ranked #137 in the Top 150 exhibition. View large map.
Gallery Brisbane's 1974 floods, 40 years on ABC News
In January 1974 a flood occurred in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia after three weeks of continual rain. The Brisbane River, which runs through the heart of the city, broke its banks and flooded the surrounding areas. The cyclone that produced the flood also flooded surrounding cities: Ipswich, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast.
Flood damage at Jindalee caused by the 1974 Brisbane Flood 'John Oxley Library, State Library of
The city centre was flooded when the Brisbane River broke its banks. The Port Office Hotel, situated close to the Brisbane River, was just one of about 13,000 Brisbane buildings affected by the 1974 floods. The total estimated cost of the damage was $980 million. More than 35,000 people were directly affected, with 16 dead (most by drowning.
Alice Street, Brisbane, during 1974 flood Queensland Historical Atlas
In the La Niña year of 1974, an estimated 900 billion tons of rain fell throughout the state of Queensland in January alone. As Brisbane, Queensland's capital city, prepared for its annual Australia Day public holiday on 26 January, a large monsoonal trough, associated with Cyclone Wanda, hovered above the 13,500 km² Brisbane River catchment.
Historic photos of Brisbane's 1974 floods
This report on the disastrous Brisbane floods of January 1974 records both the meteorological situation and the flooding, and examines the performance of the Brisbane Valley Flood Forecasting and Warning System during the flood situation. The near-record rains which produced the Brisbane floods were part of a pattern
Gallery Brisbane's 1974 floods, 40 years on ABC News
On the last weekend of January in 1974, as Australians marked their national day, an already abnormally wet summer saw new, near-record rainfall that swept floodwater through the city of.
Residents seek higher ground during the 1974 Brisbane flood naa.gov.au
Brisbane, Queensland, January 1974 Flood - Brisbane River Quick Statistics 13 Fatalities 300 Injured $68 million Insurance Costs 56 Homes Destroyed On 24 January 1974, torrential rain and record breaking floods were a direct result of Tropical Cyclone Wanda, which crossed north of Brisbane.
Brisbane 1974 floods The Courier Mail
Explore the scope and scale of the 1974 floods, which hit much of South East Queensland. The overall damage bill was close to $1billion.Australia Day, 1974,.
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By 1974 the state government had acquired more land for a cultural precinct, undeterred by the 1974 floods that reached 5.45m at the Brisbane gauge. The 1974 floods reached a height of 5.45 meters.
Brisbane's flood and the lessons of 1974 BBC News
Brisbane's 1974 floods 19 Images Forty years on from the 1974 floods, we take a look at the most devastating natural disaster to strike the city. January 24, 2014 — 9.01pm. Save.
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"Brisbane's Flood History 1974-2011" is a video showcasing a series of powerful images of the floods that have rocked our city and our state over the last 37.
Brisbane 1974 floods The Chronicle
Brisbane's most devastating floods occurred after weeks of rain in late January 1974. The Brisbane River broke its banks and flooded thousands of homes. October 12, 2010 — 8.00am 1 / 38 The flooded Riverside Expressway while under construction, with a view of South Brisbane in the background, January 1974.
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Program put together in January 1984 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Brisbane floods of 1974.