Proposed Wivenhoe Dam, 1972

Proposed Wivenhoe Dam, 1972. This map followed a series of minor flooding events that occurred in Brisbane in 1972. When it appeared in newspapers the caption read: ‘Map shows the location of the proposed Wivenhoe dam and the area that will be covered (shaded).’ From the Sunday Mail, 25 June 1972

Publisher: 
Sunday Mail
Date captured: 
17 April 2015
Date created: 
17 April 2015
Related: 
City of the Damned: how the media embraced the Brisbane floods
Keywords:
floods, Wivenhoe Dam
Theme:
Development, Survival