Floods In Queensland

Nash's Gully Bridge - Mary River Flood.

Flood Waters - Near Cromarty - Townsville - Ayr Section showing gang trolley advancing through water.

Copper Mine Creek in flood, Cloncurry, ca. 1925.

Flooding of Rouse's Oyster Dock on Cabbage Tree Creek, Shorncliffe, 1924.

Flood scene at James Street, Breakfast Creek in 1928. Floodwaters surround John Kinross & Co., Wholesale Furniture Manufacturers at Breakfast Creek in 1928.

House Creek at Miriam Vale in flood, 1911. Public domain photograph of a pond in the woods, swamp, trees, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

People at Clermont after the flood, 1916. The 'Clermont Disaster' was caused by a cyclone that crossed the coastline between Bowen and Mackay on 27 December 1916. Torrential rain over the catchments of Wolfgang More

Flood time at Comet Bridge, Queensland. Comet road bridge inundated with flood water.

Floods along the Proserpine River viewed from the Railway Bridge, Proserpine.

Group of men standing on the flooded railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917. A group of sombre looking men, some barefooted and wearing long rain coats, are standing on the railway bridge over the flooded More

Flood on Barron Falls, Queensland. Flood in 1894. Glass negative, 103 of the Alfred Atkinson Collection.

Comet River in flood at Rolleston.

Soldiers enjoying a day at the races, despite the storm at Albion Park, Brisbane, January 1941 After a fierce storm swept through Brisbane, the Albion Park racetrack was left covered in water. This group of sol More

Bush Nursing Cottage in Bollon surrounded by floodwaters, ca. 1940.

McDowall Bridge over Kedron Brook, Enoggera, washed away in flood, 1931. To the right is the Enoggera side of the bridge while the Everton Park side is on the left. (Description supplied with photograph).

Rescuing stock during the 1928 flooding in Goovigen, Queensland. Riders moving through chest-high floodwaters during the 1928 flood. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Tanbar Station encircled by the floodwaters of the Barcoo River.

Looking towards Roberts Hotel across the bridge at Maleny, 1954. Obi Obi Creek is in flood.

Motor car being pulled through a flooded Sandy Crossing at Brooweena, Queensland, ca.1925. Motor car being pulled by a horse through a flooded Sandy Crossing at Brooweena near Maryborough.

Flooded buildings in the Toorbul District, Queensland. Possibly dwellings along Ningi Creek.

Clearing flood debris from the Mary River Bridge, Kenilworth, 1934. Pictured from left to right: Reg Reynolds, Arthur Tanner, Dave Pickering, Jim Callinan (bank manager). (Description supplied with photograph.).

Mail truck crossing the flooded Cherulla Creek in Kenilworth, ca. 1928. The mail truck is crossing with aid from a pair of horses. The mailman was Henry Leikefett. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Flooding in Mount Crosby area. Workers checking water levels near Mount Crosby weir.

Crossing the Diamantina River in flood at Birdsville, Queensland, 1924. Public domain photograph of a car accident, car crash, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Floodwaters on the Esplanade near the bandstand, Wynnum, ca. 1934.

Charlie Rasmussen crossing the Barambah Creek in flood at Byee crossing, ca. 1923.

Boating the mail during flood time across Cooper Creek, 1930.

Billy Blake rowed the iron boats across the Cooper in flood times. All goods and mail had to be ferried actoss as well as cars - one car would be carried across each time. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Rockhampton flood, 1890. A number of people rowing boats through the floodwaters of the 1890 Rockhampton floods. A child, dressed in a sailor suit, is playing in a cart at the water's edge, on the right.

Flood scene at Camp Hill about 1932. The Heyes shop with tennis court, ca. 1932. The highest flood came up to last step, one foot from the floor. (Description supplied with the photograph).

Ruins of the traffic bridge, destroyed in the 1916 flood, Clermont.

Flooding near Mount Crosby. Flooding at Lake Manchester (?) near Mount Crosby.

Burdekin River in flood 1875; 70 ft. over old bridge. Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad works, construction workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burdekin River in flood in Ayr, north Queensland. Inscription on back of photograph reads: No. 1 Linesmen at work.

Balonne River in flood, near Dirranbandi, Queensland, 1939. Motorist crossing the swollen river during flooding near Dirranbandi. The bridge is completely submerged.

Vehicles crossing the Burnett River during a flood at Mundubbera, ca. 1934.

View of a flooded Boyne River at Mundubbera, ca. 1934.

Flood damage to the Logan River railway bridge, looking from the Beenleight side, Beenleigh, 1887. This album was compiled by Queensland Railways to illustrate flood damage done to rail bridges and tracks durin More

Floodwaters encroach on houses from Myall Creek, Dalby, ca. 1935. Photographs have been taken from an album donated by Allan Queale. The photographs focus on the town of Dalby which is located on the Darling Do More

View of floodwaters of Myall Creek as seen from the Roma Oil derrick, Dalby, ca. 1935. Photographs have been taken from an album donated by Allan Queale. The photographs focus on the town of Dalby which is loca More

Albert River Bridge under flood 24-25 January, 1947.

Mount Carbine, ca. 1911. 'Mount Carbine from its hill of Wolfram, showing the mill (left), the township and Manganese Creek in flood.' (Description supplied with photograph.).

Floodwaters at Tuchekoi, 1931. Caption: When the Mary River overflowed.

Floods at Tweed Heads, 1931. Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bourbong Street showing the gas works during floods, 1890.

Railway lines in the flood, Burdekin River.

Leo Hotel, Clermont, Queensland, being moved after the 1916 flood. Two storeyed Leo Hotel in Clermont, 1917, being moved after the flood of December 1916. The hotel has verandahs round the top and bottom storeys..

Flooding in Currumbin, 1928.

Flooded Dogwood Creek, Miles, Queensland, 1930s. Nash Six Roadster, ca. 1928, driving through the flooded Dogwood Creek, near Miles, Queensland.

Floodwaters cover the Victoria Street Bridge, Warwick, 1911. Public domain photograph, Victorian style, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rowing in flood waters at Toowong, 1890. Flood waters at the Regatta Hotel in Toowong with the brige over Sylvan Road visible on the right. Men are rowing a boat as a means of transportation during the flood.

Flooding of the Mary River along Richmond Street, Maryborough, 1893. Public domain photograph of a canal, water landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Car driving through Longreach floodwaters, 1922. Three men in a car driving through the floodwaters in Longreach in 1922. The water comes halfway up the car's wheels.

Rescuing the Overland caught in floods on the Cape River, 1926. Horse team assists the inundated car. Vehicle is an Overland Mystery. Caption on back of original photograph reads:'On way back from holiday to Br More

Boy sitting on the bonnet of a car bogged in mud from the 1925 flood at Innisfail, Queensland. Young boy sitting on the bonnet of an early motor vehicle submerged in mud in Rankin Street, Innisfail in 1925. The More

Railway Bridge, Proserpine during floods, 1925. Walking along the Railway Bridge over the Proserpine River.

Flooding inundating the Town Bridge, Ravenswood, Queensland.

Flooded Street in Gympie, ca. 1873. Possibly taken during the floods of 1873.( Description supplied with photograph). Gympie is a city in south-eastern Queensland, situated on the Mary River about 162 kilometre More

Flood at Mount Hutton Sttation, 1953 The newer homestead at the right of the photograph was built in 1956. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Floodwaters in Sandgate, 1887. Floodwaters at the back of Sandgate Post Office in 1887.

Carry bridge going over a flooded river on the Great Northern Railway line, 1930s. Part of the carry bridge appears to be damaged from flood waters. Men can be seen working on the bridge. There is a locomotive More

Passenger train crossing the old railway bridge over the Haughton River during the Giru flood. Passengers can be seen leaning out of carriage windows.

Cloncurry River Bridge under flood waters. Flood debris completely covers the railway bridge on the Cloncurry to Mount Isa line.

Cobb & Co. coach crossing the swollen Balonne River, Surat, 1914. The horses of the Cobb & Co. coach are being guided across the Balonne River bridge, the bridge sturcture can barely be seen in the spate of the More

Hotel Central and adjoining buildings during floods, Ingham, Queensland, 1946. Shoppers are negotiating their way along the main street in Ingham. Lower parts of the street beyond the Hotel Central are signific More

Railway Bridge at Warra in Flood, 1942. Condamine River in flood over the Railway Bridge at Warra in western Queensland.

Flood damaged railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917. Damaged railway bridge over the flooded Burdekin River with flood debris lodged arround the twisted steel railway tracks. The force of the rising floo More

Flood damaged railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917. Rising flood waters in the Burdekin River have damaged the Railway Bridge. Logs and debris have been lodged on the twisted iron tracks.

Crowds at the Crown Hotel, Home Hill, during the 1918 Burdekin River flood.

Lower end of Mary Street, Gympie, inundated with floodwater in 1870. Shingle-roofed shops stand above the floods while street and verandah posts are submerged. Gympie is a city in south-eastern Queensland, situ More

Sections of Cairns inundated with high tides and flooding, ca. 1920. Reproduced from an original glass negative no. 277.

Flood damaged railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917. Flood damaged section of the railway bridge over the Burdekin River in the 1917 floods. A section of the bridge has been swept away leaving twisted an More

Strand Hotel inundated after the cyclone, Cairns, February 1920. 'Breaking over the Esplanade at the Strand Hotel, looking out across the Bay' (Description taken from The Queenslander, 28 February 1920). The c More

Cairns Harbour Board office after a high tide Inscription on back of photograph reads:' Cairns harbour Board Office on date of completion, 20 years ago.'.

This photograph is from a black and white 120 format film negative strip featuring four images by PC Poulsen. This image shows the flooded Brisbane River with two men in a wooden row boat. There is a submerged More

Creator: Unidentified Location: Horne Hill, Queensland Description: Exterior view of the Crown Hotel at Home Hill. A large group of people find shelter on the verandahs of the hotel during a flood. View this p More

The 1990 flood nearly wiped out the town centre. Nearly 3000 residents were evacuated to the town's airport until the water receded. Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6513

Page 24 of The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 17 November 1917 Leaving Murgon at 6.30 a.m., over good roads, Miva Crossing was reached at 2.30 p.m., where it was found that the flood w More

In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Larry, which plowed across Queensland the previous week, widespread flooding was affecting the region around the Gulf of Carpentaria on March 27, 2006. In this pair of false-colo More

Image of Northwest Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia, derived from image acquired on December 16, 2008. This image uses a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast betwe More

Image of Northwest Queensland and the Northern Territory, Australia, derived from image acquired on February 18, 2009. This image uses a combination of infrared and visible light to increase the contrast betwe More