Historical Images — Brisbane RSS

Looking down Queen Street from the Albert Street intersection Brisbane, 1884

(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.

(16 March 1939) Planes swoop over Kelvin Grove and drop gas and explosive bombs in spite of the efforts of the Anti-Aircraft battery. Decontamination men and fire fighters attend to the havoc and ambulance men remove the wounded.

Air Raid Shelters on Ann Street, Brisbane, 1942

Air Raid Shelters down Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, 1942