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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.

Mayfield farm, Moorooka in 1920

Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Thursday 3 April 1930, page 50 BRISBANE'S HISTORIC HOMES. XII — Kinellan. By F. E. LORD. A summary of Kinellan house and The Turner Estate 

(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.