The Deluge at a Glance, 1974

17 April 2015
17 April 2015
17 April 2015
Courier Mail
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The Deluge at a Glance, 1974. This small inset of three maps appeared on page one of the Courier Mail, which shows rainfall over much of Queensland in 1974.

Track of Cyclone Agnes, March 1956

1 March 1957
2 March 2011
2 March 2011
2 March 2011
Walkabout

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Tropical cyclones
Walkabout

Track of Cyclone Agnes, March 1956 (from Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology records, Brisbane), Walkabout, March 1957. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Rockhampton’s great flood of 1918

In the days before roads and railway to Brisbane, the Fitzroy River provided all transport and communications for much of Central Queensland through the port of Rockhampton.

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