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Sketch of Hawthorne Estate in 1885

(7 February 1974) The Worst Disaster in Australia for 80 years, as floods sweep through the streets of Brisbane. Damage is estimated at £340 million. Twelve people are known to have died.

William Flint's Grocery & Produce Merchant, Paddington 1915 This historical photo from 1915 shows the shop of William Flint Grocery & Produce Merchant.  This shop is located at 237 Given Terrace, Paddington and still exists today.

Looking from the New Farm end of Bowen Terrace, across Kangaroo Point, the Brisbane River and the Botanic Gardens

We remember the life of Queen Elizabeth II with a video from British Movietone of the Queen's visit to Brisbane in 1963.