1/72Brisbane River, the city skyline and Howard Smith Wharves.
In pictures: Previously unseen drama of Brisbane’s 1974 floods
Fifty years on from the 1974 Brisbane floods, we take a look back at the aftermath of the Biblical-scale deluge in this collection of previously unseen pictures.
2/72Aerial view of Brisbane
3/72Flooding at Bowen Bridge RoadPicture Earl Bridger
4/72One of three rescue boats operating in Margaret Street, City, to carry victims to higher ground.
5/72Small boats moving people trapped by flood waters in Edward Street, Brisbane. Picture by Geoff McLachlan The Courier-Mail Photo Archive. 30/1/ 1974
6/72The Brisbane River in flood with the ship Robert Miller anchored in mid-stream.
7/72High tide and Orleigh St West End is flooded.
8/72Tony Hancock and two of his 7 children, Andrea 17, and Allan 16, at the foundations of their Dixon Street , Ashgrove, house which disintegrated and was swept away by flooded Enoggera Creek.
9/72Federal Minister for Urban and Regional Development Tom Uren with Brisbane mayor Clem Jones (R) inspecting the flood damage.
10/72Edward Street nr cnr of Adelaide St.
11/72Corner of Margaret and Edward sreets.
12/72General flooding in Brisbane
13/72Flooding outside the Parkroyal Hotel Brisbane during the 1974 floods forces visitors to carry their luggage and others to drier ground. pic/McLachlan. weather qld floods
14/72Women look at a flooded Jindalee.
15/72General flooding in Brisbane
16/72General flooding in Brisbane
17/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
18/72General flooding in Brisbane
19/72General flooding in Brisbane
20/72Mates give a hand to try to move a car trapped by flood waters in Margaret S, Brisbane. Picture by Geoff McLachlan
21/72General flooding in Brisbane
22/72General flooding in Brisbane
23/72General flooding in Brisbane
24/72Port Office Hotel Margaret Street Supply boats operating in the City. Picture: Tommy Campion
25/72Near the railway bridge at Stones Corner. Picture Earl Bridger
26/72General flooding in Brisbane
27/72Sandy Creek, Wacol. Picture Earl Bridger
28/72General flooding in Brisbane
29/72General flooding in Brisbane
30/72General flooding in Brisbane
31/72: Refreshing soft drink for mud splattered worker Jackie Gray of Red Hill. Jackie was helping clean up in Ormadale Road, Yeronga, after the Brisbane floods. Picture by Ted Holliday
32/72General flooding in Brisbane
33/72General flooding in Brisbane
34/72General flooding in Brisbane
35/72The clean-up begins
36/72Sylvan Road Toowong, Jan 1974 floods, Brisbane picTed/Holliday. weather qld CTR 13485 rowboat flooded car
37/72General flooding in Brisbane
38/72General flooding in Brisbane
39/72General flooding in Brisbane
40/72Residents start the clean up
41/72General flooding in Brisbane
42/72General flooding in Brisbane
43/72General flooding in Brisbane
44/72General flooding in Brisbane
45/72Flooding at Redbank. Picture Earl Bridger
46/72Bowen Bridge road flooding. Picture Earl Bridger
47/72Road repairs on Ipswich Road, Wacol. Picture Earl Bridger
48/72Car in hole Nugent St Inala.
49/72Bowen Bridge road flooding. Picture Earl Bridger
50/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
51/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
52/72Flooding at Redbank. Picture Earl Bridger
53/72Fred Schonell Drive, St Lucia - Evacuation of residents Brian Farrell and Colin Reese help a neighbour move possessions to higher ground
54/72Floating rubbish made a raft for David Swan 8 of Paddington in Lower Finchley St Milton
55/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
56/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
57/72Flooding at Goodna Caravan Park. Picture Earl Bridger
58/72Residents and youngsters attempt to clean up and rescue what they can from the mud.
59/72Patrons on the veranda of the Regatta Hotel
60/72Yeronga West, one of the hardest hit suburbs of Brisbane had it lighter moments when these two floodbound residents moved around in a floating bathtub.
61/72Mrs Lynne Smith of the /Grange, a volunteer, did washing for flood victims at Vincent street Torwood.
62/72Mrs Leonie Grice holding baby Melissa, cooking over a wood fire on a barbecue plate at Jindalee after power loss.
63/72Residents taking photos of floodwaters at Fairfield Road .
64/72People in boat passing Port Office Hotel in Edward St City.
65/72UK Motors workshops, Campbell Street Bowen Hills. Picture by Ted Holliday
66/72Three nurses on way to work at RBH wade through water. outside Perrots in Bowen Bridge Road.
67/72Owners of small boats helping residents salvage some goods from their flooded homes
68/72The Esplanade Yeronga - Rod Balmer in what was the lounge of his house. In the b/g are other devastated houses. Pic George Lipman
69/72Some of the 400 cars damaged by the floodwaters.
70/72Northey Street Windsor. Children including Debbie Wemyss (C) being rafted to safety.
71/72Regatta Hotel. Picture: Ted Holliday
72/72Among the flood victims who returned home as the floodwater receded were Mr. Mansell Lyne’s family including Betty who came back to their house in Aranui St, Yeronga, by boat.
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