A series of photos taken in 1860 show a small country town, with cottages and small shops. By the twentieth century, a city of impressive public buildings and modern communication had taken its place. Ipswich in the 1860s. Pictures from 1860 After 1860 “Before luncheon, the guests, among whom were many ladies, spread themselves inContinue reading “Ipswich through the early years, in colour.”
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On this day: 1864 – a distant echo of Cyclone Alfred.
On this day in March 1864, a violent weather event hit Brisbane and south-east Queensland. It may have been a tropical cyclone, or ex-tropical cyclone – the vocabulary of extreme weather events had not developed. But the account of the storm and its aftermath, as reported in the Courier, bears a striking resemblance to TropicalContinue reading “On this day: 1864 – a distant echo of Cyclone Alfred.”
The Flood – 1893.
On this Day – Floodwaters rise to 6 feet over Edward Street. There have been so many catastrophic floods in Queensland – whether caused by tropical cyclones, low pressure systems or, in the elegant parlance of today’s news reports, “rain bombs.” The 1893 flood was the first natural disaster to be thoroughly recorded by photographers.Continue reading “The Flood – 1893.”
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