Plan of Rockhampton, 1858

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E
1 January 1858
2 November 2010
2 November 2010

Location

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E
Surveyor General's Office, Sydney
Collection Queensland State Archives

Plan of the town of Rockhampton Parish of Rockhampton County of Livingstone, 1858. Surveyor General's Office, Sydney. An early plan of Rockhampton showing the proximity to the Fitzroy River. The floods of 1918 inundated buildings along Quay Street as far as Archer Street. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Flood marker, Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 2009, showing relative heights of the 1918, 1954 and 1991 floods. Photograph by Barbara Webster

Copyright © Barbara Webster, 2009

Floods, Rockhampton 1918 and 1954

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

Location

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E

Copyright © Barbara Webster, 2003

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. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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 Bridge, Rockhampton, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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