1974 flood

Map of Brisbane showing areas subject to flooding by Brisbane River, 1971

17 April 2015

Collection of The University of Queensland Library

Map of Brisbane showing areas subject to flooding by Brisbane River, 1971.

History forgotten in rush to riverfront luxury, 2011. ‘The exterior of the complex in Brisbane’s inner south, above, and Tennyson Power House site, on which it was built, during the 1974 flood’.

Brisbane’s 1982 Commonwealth Games bid commences, 1974. The caption to this McCrae cartoon read, ‘“And another thing, Brisbane is noted for its aquatic activities!”’.

Advertisement by developers Hooker Centenary, 1974. As developers came under fire in the media their offices in new housing estates such as Jindalee were inundated.

Advertisements to employees after Brisbane flood, 1974.

Flood in Yeronga, Brisbane, 1974. This image originally appeared in the Queensland Times on 31 January 1974.

The Brisbane River and Breakfast Creek, 1974. This aerial image of the junction of the Brisbane River and Breakfast Creek originally appeared in the Courier Mail on 30 January 1974.