West End

Brisbane flood, right bank, 1893

1 January 1893

15 April 2015

Survey Office

Collection of the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying

10 chains to an inch

Brisbane flood, right bank, 1893. Produced by the Survey Office, this map shows the extent of the 1893 flood on the right bank of the river through West End and South Brisbane. Drawn on existing sheet maps, only one side of the river is shown. Field staff had responsibility for surveying different parts of the city from which a single map could be compiled. This map was stamped by the Survey General’s Office 3 May 1893.

Buried tram tracks West End, 2010. These tram tracks, in the foreground, were uncovered when Brisbane City Council workers were digging out a new transport hub at the West End ferry stop in 2010.

West End tram tracks, 2010. These tram tracks were uncovered when Brisbane City Council workers were digging out a new transport hub at the West End ferry stop in 2010.

West End tram terminus, 1965. This image is of the West End tram terminus which linked with the ferry stop.

Collection of The University of Queensland Library