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Brisbane Floods January 1974: Report by Director of Meteorology
Bureau of Meteorology, 1974 DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF METEOROLOGY BRISBANE FLOODS JANUARY 1974 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING SERVICE CANBERRA 1974 2 Bureau of Meteorology, 1974 CONTENTS FOREWORD....................................................................................................... 7 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 8 FLOODS IN THE BRISBANE VALLEY.............................................................. 9 Geographical Description................................................................................................9 Types of Flooding.............................................................................................................9 Flash flooding in creeks.................................................................................................9 River flooding ..............................................................................................................11 Backwater flooding......................................................................................................11 Storm surges and tidal effects......................................................................................12 The Effect of Dams.........................................................................................................12 Previous Floods ..............................................................................................................13 Flood Studies -
THE GARDENS REACH of the BRISBANE RIVER Kangaroo Point — Past and Present [By NORMAN S
600 THE GARDENS REACH OF THE BRISBANE RIVER Kangaroo Point — Past and Present [By NORMAN S. PIXLEY, M.B.E., V.R.D., Kt. O.N., F.R.Hist.S.Q.] (Read at the Society's meeting on 24 June 1965.) INTRODUCTION [This paper, entitied the "Gardens Reach of the Brisbane River," describes the growth of shipping from the inception of Brisbane's first port terminal at South Brisbane, which spread and developed in the Gardens Reach. In dealing briefly wkh a period from 1842 to 1927, it men tions some of the vessels which came here and a number of people who travelled in them. In this year of 1965, we take for granted communications in terms of the Telestar which televises in London an inter view as it takes place in New York. News from the world comes to us several times a day from newspapers, television and radio. A letter posted to London brings a reply in less than a week: we can cable or telephone to London or New York. Now let us return to the many years from 1842 onward before the days of the submarine cable and subsequent inven tion of wireless telegraphy by Signor Marconi, when Bris bane's sole means of communication with the outside world was by way of the sea. Ships under sail carried the mails on the long journeys, often prolonged by bad weather; at best, it was many months before replies to letters or despatches could be expected, or news of the safe arrival of travellers receivd. Ships vanished without trace; news of others which were lost came from survivors. -
Katarina Vesterberg
K ATARINA VESTERBERG A TEMPORAL VIEW V IEW FROM THE BORDER RANGES 2012 Oil on linen 162 x 310 cm $27,500 T HE FALLS 2013 Oil on linen 145 x 200 cm $16,500 B RIBIE ISLAND PINES 2014 Oil on linen 110 x 194 cm $11,000 C OAST BANKSIA 2014 Oil on linen 103 x 196 cm $11,000 E DGE OF THE BALTIC 2013 Oil on linen 170 x 127 cm $11,000 S TORMY DAY 2012 Oil on linen 98 x 172 cm $8,800 L AMINGTON NATIONAL PARK 2013 Oil on linen 124 x 128 cm $7,700 S OMERSET DAM 2013 Oil on linen 202 x 78 cm $7,700 C ROOK- NECK 2014 Oil on linen 159 x 93 cm $7,000 TI - TREE 2013 Oil on linen 170 x 75 cm $6,600 S UNSHINE COAST 2014 Oil on linen 46 x 194 cm $6,000 T HE ESCARPMENT 2013 Oil on linen 95 x 63 cm $5,500 O VER THE FALLS 2013 Oil on linen 73 x 85 cm $5,500 T HE GLASSHOUSES 2013 Oil on linen 27 x 133 cm $3,300 C ASUARINA 2013 Oil on linen 42 x 42 cm $1,650 W IVENHOE DAM 2014 Oil and pencil on paper 29 x 128 cm $3,300 C UNNINGHAMS GAP 2013 Oil and pencil on paper 26 x 70 cm $2,200 F RENCHMANS BEACH 2014 Oil and pencil on paper 24 x 84 cm $2,200 A DDER ROCK 2014 Oil and pencil on paper 25 x 53 cm $1,980 TANGALOOMA POINT 2014 Oil and pencil on paper 42 x 29 cm $1,650 K ATARINA VESTERBERG B IOGRAPHY 1962 Born Karlstad, Sweden 1971 Migrated to Australia 1998 Elected as a member of Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (KRO), Stockholm, Sweden S OLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 A Temporal View, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane 2013 Katarina Vesterberg, Vida, Adelaide 2012 Bodies without Surface, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane Expressions of Light, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, -
Item 3 Bremer River and Waterway Health Report
Waterway Health Strategy Background Report 2020 Ipswich.qld.gov.au 2 CONTENTS A. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................................4 PURPOSE AND USE ...................................................................................................................................................................4 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................................................... 6 LEGISLATIVE AND PLANNING FRAMEWORK..................................................................................................................7 B. IPSWICH WATERWAYS AND WETLANDS ............................................................................................................... 10 TYPES AND CLASSIFICATION ..............................................................................................................................................10 WATERWAY AND WETLAND MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................15 C. WATERWAY MANAGEMENT ACTION THEMES .....................................................................................................18 MANAGEMENT THEME 1 – CHANNEL ..............................................................................................................................20 MANAGEMENT THEME 2 – RIPARIAN CORRIDOR .....................................................................................................24 -
Brisbane's Convict Stories
City’s harsh past revealed in Life in Irons: Brisbane’s Convict Stories Moreton Bay penal colony was established by the British Government to “… reinstate transportation as an object of real terror to all classes of society”. It succeeded. Museum of Brisbane’s upcoming exhibition, Life in Irons: Brisbane’s Convict Stories, 18 May – 28 October 2018, provides a vivid insight into daily existence in the settlement from 1824 – 1839 using original documents, new research and personal accounts brought to life with immersive technologies that literally gives a voice and face to the past. Chairman Sallyanne Atkinson AO said Museum of Brisbane is the city’s storyteller and revealing our convict history deepens understanding of our modern city. “From place names to a lingering sense of isolation, Brisbane’s convict history shapes our city’s contemporary culture,” Mrs Atkinson said. “Life in Irons is particularly exciting as, due to our partnership with Queensland State Archives, it features precious, rarely-seen, original documents from the settlement that are part of the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.” Director Renai Grace said Life in Irons conveys the brutality and isolation of life for the 3,000 men and women imprisoned here from Moreton Bay’s founding in 1824 to the penal colony’s closure in 1839 by complementing the official documents and historical objects with artwork commissions and performance. “We have commissioned international sound artist, Brisbane-based Lawrence English, to create a new soundscape that will resonate throughout the exhibition space conjuring up the heat, isolation, danger and loneliness of the settlement,” Ms Grace said. -
Inner Brisbane Heritage Walk/Drive Booklet
Engineering Heritage Inner Brisbane A Walk / Drive Tour Engineers Australia Queensland Division National Library of Australia Cataloguing- in-Publication entry Title: Engineering heritage inner Brisbane: a walk / drive tour / Engineering Heritage Queensland. Edition: Revised second edition. ISBN: 9780646561684 (paperback) Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Brisbane (Qld.)--Guidebooks. Brisbane (Qld.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Guidebooks. Brisbane (Qld.)--History. Other Creators/Contributors: Engineers Australia. Queensland Division. Dewey Number: 919.43104 Revised and reprinted 2015 Chelmer Office Services 5/10 Central Avenue Graceville Q 4075 Disclaimer: The information in this publication has been created with all due care, however no warranty is given that this publication is free from error or omission or that the information is the most up-to-date available. In addition, the publication contains references and links to other publications and web sites over which Engineers Australia has no responsibility or control. You should rely on your own enquiries as to the correctness of the contents of the publication or of any of the references and links. Accordingly Engineers Australia and its servants and agents expressly disclaim liability for any act done or omission made on the information contained in the publication and any consequences of any such act or omission. Acknowledgements Engineers Australia, Queensland Division acknowledged the input to the first edition of this publication in 2001 by historical archaeologist Kay Brown for research and text development, historian Heather Harper of the Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit for patience and assistance particularly with the map, the Brisbane City Council for its generous local history grant and for access to and use of its BIMAP facility, the Queensland Maritime Museum Association, the Queensland Museum and the John Oxley Library for permission to reproduce the photographs, and to the late Robin Black and Robyn Black for loan of the pen and ink drawing of the coal wharf. -
Call of the Koel February16 November 2013 2015 Newsletter of the Toowong and District Historical Society Inc
Call of the Koel February16 November 2013 2015 Newsletter of the Toowong and District Historical Society Inc. News stories of yesteryear of one of these ponds has become the basis of the Mt Coot-tha Garden’s duck pond. Next to the Garden’s Here are two news stories gleaned from the pages fence line besides the Western Freeway was a low- of past newspapers: lying area which may have possibly been a second Anzac Park, Toowong. such pond or dam. Since the construction of Legacy Some months ago the Toowong Town Council Way Tunnel this area has been added to the Gardens. purchased from the Toowong Cemetery Trustees a The remnants of a third pond can be discerned along piece of land adjoining the Mt. Coot-tha Reserve, the creek in Anzac Park. It too is surrounded by converted it into a park, and named it Anzac Park. bamboo. As children, locals recall skinny-dipping here Portion of the park, which has an area of 130 acres, (boys, of course)—and sometimes the Cemetery faces the tramline in Dean-street. Mr. W.T.C. Harding, Sexton caught them! In the 1920s, locals residing at Mt a resident of Toowong, took a keen interest in the park, Coot-tha called the creek Crystal Creek because its and through his efforts a considerable area has been waters were so clear. It would be nice if the Brisbane cleared of timber, and, approximately 800 trees and City Council could re-instate this pond with access via palms planted. It is proposed to further beautify the a bridge over the creek to the area besides the creek park by constructing three dams and several avenues, and create a picnic area here. -
Caboolture Shire Handbook
SHIRE HANDBOOK CABOOLTURE QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LIMITED DISTRIBUTION - GOV'T.i 1NSTRUHENTALITY OFFICERS ONLY CABOOLTURE SHIRE HANDBOOK compiled by G. J. Lukey, Dipl. Trop. Agric (Deventer) Queensland Department of Primary Industries October 1973. The material in this publication is intended for government and institutional use only, and is not to be used in any court of law. 11 FOREWORD A detailed knowledge and understanding of the environment and the pressures its many facets may exert are fundamental to those who work to improve agriculture, or to conserve or develop the rural environment. A vast amount of information is accumulating concerning the physical resources and the farming and social systems as they exist in the state of Queensland. This information is coming from a number of sources and references and is scattered through numerous publications and unpublished reports. Shire Handbooks, the first of which was published in February 1969, are an attempt to collate under one cover relevant information and references which will be helpful to the extension officer, the research and survey officer or those who are interested in industry or regional planning or in reconstruction. A copy of each shire handbook is held for reference in each Division and in each Branch of the Department of Primary Industries in Brisbane. In addition Agriculture Branch holds at its Head Office and in each of its country centres, Shire Handbooks, Regional Technical Handbooks (notes on technical matters relevant to certain agricultural industries in the Shire) and monthly and annual reports which are a continuing record of the progress and problems in agriculture. -
The History of the Coronation Drive Office Park
The History of the Coronation Drive Office Park Angus Veitch April 2014 Version 1.0 (6 April 2014) This report may be cited as: Angus Veitch (2014). History of the Coronation Drive Office Park. Brisbane, QLD. More information about the history of Milton and its surrounds can be found at the author’s website, www.oncewasacreek.org. Acknowledgements This report was prepared for AMP Capital through a project managed by UniQuest Ltd (UniQuest Project No: C01592). Thank you to Ken Neufeld, Leon Carroll and others at AMP Capital for commissioning and supporting this investigation. Thanks also to Marci Webster-Mannison (Centre for Sustainable Design, University of Queensland) and to UniQuest for overseeing the work and managing the contractual matters. Thank you also to Annabel Lloyd and Robert Noffke at the Brisbane City Archives for their assistance in identifying photographs, plans and other records pertaining to the site. Disclaimer This report and the data on which it is based are prepared solely for the use of the person or corporation to whom it is addressed. It may not be used or relied upon by any other person or entity. No warranty is given to any other person as to the accuracy of any of the information, data or opinions expressed herein. The author expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility whatsoever to the maximum extent possible by law in relation to any unauthorised use of this report. The work and opinions expressed in this report are those of the Author. History of the Coronation Drive Office Park Summary This report examines the history of the site of the Coronation Drive Office Park (the CDOP site), which is located in Milton, Brisbane, bounded by Coronation Drive, Cribb Street, the south-western railway line and Boomerang Street. -
Get to Know Some Local Parramatta Tree Treasures This Year!
28 July 2013 - Get to know some local Parramatta tree treasures this year! Centen ary Square: Norfolk Island Hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonia) Also known as white oak (on Norfolk Is.) and cow itch tree (in Qld.) In the foreground of St Johns Cathedral, the Norfolk Island hibiscus was named for Lt.Col.William Paterson, one-time superintendent of Norfolk Island, acting NSW Governor and amateur botanist. In summer these have pink or lavender hibiscus-like flowers and later very bristly seed pods, hence the 'itch' name. There’s another one on the south-east of Old Government House. Also in the square is a fine old 'English' (actually European) oak, surrounded by raised circular bed and studded with plaques to Councillors who presided over the Church Street pedestrian mall going in. Watch out for the jacarandas flowering south of the Cathedral and around Lennox Bridge in November! Parramatta Park: Cook's pine (Araucaria columnaris) Parramatta Park is full of great trees, both locally native (some 3-700 year old forest red gums and narrow-leaved ironbarks, some with Aboriginal carved trunks (for making coolibahs, shields etc) providing landscape framing and identity. A couple of introduced conifers worthy of a gaze are the Cook's pine that lines up directly with George Street and its Tudor Revival gate house, between that and Old Government House. Native to New Caledonia, this tree commemorates James Cook the navigator and always grows 'off straight' - spiralling one way in the southern hemisphere, the other in the north! You might recognise it in tourist posters for New Caledonia – it’s “Ile des Pins” is covered in these pencil-like trees. -
Research Suggestions on Convicts and Irish Immigrants to Australia
Some research suggestions on convicts and Irish immigrants June Tomlinson In May 2013 I attended the National Famine Commemorations in Kilrush, County Clare. One of the events I attended was the lecture and readings of Evelyn Conlon introducing, at that time, her forthcoming novel based on the lives of the Famine orphan girls who were shipped to Australia during the period 1848 to 1850, the girls were taken from Workhouses throughout all 32 counties in Ireland. http://www.irishfaminememorial.org/en/orphans/ Evelyn stated many times during the lecture/readings that she was not a family historian, but an author of novels based on elements of fact. The audience appeared to me to be thirsty for Australian information on Irish people leaving as convicts or those who immigrated, many did not know about the great indexing and books available on these subjects, at the time I thought I would write something about the conversations that evening in Kilrush. I typed so many pages and was nowhere near finished, it was starting to seem like a never ending story, so I put it aside because it needed serious editing. In August 2015 we will be travelling to the UK and of course Clare in Ireland and once again I was reminded about my unfinished story. I feel embarrassed; there was no reason why I should not have finished this. What I have written is only a snapshot of the type of information available, it is certainly not an exhaustive list, my hope is that it might give some researchers clues on where to go to find more information. -
Workshop on the Impacts of Flooding
Workshop on the Impacts of Flooding Proceed/rigs of a Workshop held in Rockhamptori, Australia, 27 Septeinber 1991. , Edited by G.T. Byron Queensland Department of. ti Environment tand Heritage ’ Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ‘, , ,’ @ Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ISSN 0156-5842 ISBN 0 624 12044 7 Published by GBRMPA April 1992 The opinions expressed in th.is document are not necessarily those of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority or the Queensland Department of Env/ionment an!d Heritage. Great Barrier Reef Environment and P.O. Box 155 P.O. Box1379 North Quay , Townsville Queens’land 4002 Queensland 48 TABLE OF CONTENTS : PREFACE iv 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY V PART A: FORUM PAPERS Jim Pearce MLA Opening Address 1 Peter Baddiley Fitzroy River Basin 3 Rainfalls and The 1991 Flood Event Mike Keane Assessment of the 1991 16 Fitzroy River Flood How much water? J.P. O’Neill, G.T.Byron and Some Physical Characteristics 36 S.C.Wright and Movement of 1991 Fitzroy River flood plume PART B: WORKSHOP PAPERS GROUP A - WATER RELATED’ISSUES Jon E. Brodie and Nutrient Composition of 56 Alan Mitchell the January 1991 Fitzroy River Plume Myriam Preker The Effects of the 1991 75 Central Queensland Floodwaters around Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef i > d.T.Byron and J.P.O’Neill Flood Induced Coral Mortality 76 on Fringing Reefs in Keppel Bay J.S. Giazebrook and Effects of low salinity on 90 R. Van Woesik the tissues of hard corals Acropora spp., Pocillopora sp and Seriatopra sp from the Great Keppel region M.