Floods, Rockhampton 1918 and 1954

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E
1 January 2003
2 November 2010
2 November 2010

Location

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
23° 22' 30" S, 150° 30' 42.0012" E

Copyright © Barbara Webster, 2003

Flood map drawn by Barbara Webster from original 1918 and 1954 flood maps, Rockhampton, 2003

Fitzroy River Bridge in flood, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

In the days before roads and railway to Brisbane, the Fitzroy River provided all transport and communications for much of Central Queensland through the port of Rockhampton.

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