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Panorama of the view from Kangaroo Point of the flooded Brisbane River

Colonial Secretary's Office1893-02-01/1893-02-28

Queensland State Archives

Queensland State Archives
Runcorn, Australia

Queensland was hit with three cyclones in 1893, producing some of the most devasting flooding ever recorded for the state. After the Brisbane River burst its banks three times in one month, it
became known as the Black February flood. Brisbane Customs House can be seen at the right of the image.

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