Floods, Rockhampton 1918 and 1954

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E
See map: Google Maps
1 January 2003
2 November 2010
2 November 2010

Location

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E
See map: Google Maps
2 November 2010

Copyright © Barbara Webster, 2003

Rockhampton’s great flood of 1918

Flood map drawn by Barbara Webster from original 1918 and 1954 flood maps, Rockhampton, 2003

Ferry boats at corner of East and William Street, Rockhampton, 1918

Ferry boats at corner of East and William Street, Rockhampton, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Swimming outside the Globe Hotel, Rockhampton, 1918

Swimming outside the Globe Hotel, corner of Bolsover and South Street, Rockhampton, 1918. From the Capricornian, Central Queensland University Library

Collection of the Central Queensland University Library

Sandbagging the southern approach to the Fitzroy River Bridge, Rockhampton, 1918

Sandbagging the southern approach to the Fitzroy Bridge, Rockhampton, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Fitzroy River, Rockhampton in flood 1918

Fitzroy River, Rockhampton in flood 1918, looking towards North Rockhampton. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Going to work, Rockhampton flood, 1918

Going to work, Rockhampton flood, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Flood panorama, Rockhampton, 1918

Flood panorama, Rockhampton, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Fitzroy River Bridge in flood, 1918

Fitzroy River Bridge in flood, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Flood scene Rockhampton, 1918

Flood scene at corner of East and Williams Streets, Rockhampton, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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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