Brisbane flood of 1893: Queen St etimology This fine Waratah print was

This fine Waratah print was first published in Herbier Général de l’Amateur

Listed as Critically Endangered (estimated population of 2000)

has been cleared for agriculture and urbanisation

The first settlers arrived in 1841 and by the following year over 440 immigrants had settled in the area Marshall Walter Clifton was appointed Chief Commissioner

The government's Sydney Harbour Trust jumped at the chance to resume outdated private wharfage and waterfront properties

Brisbane flood of 1893: Queen St etimology This fine Waratah print wasCreator Poul C. Poulson (1857 1925) Date 1893 Following a week of rain, including a fall of one metre in 24 hours, the Great Flood of 1893 cost 35 lives and swept away the Victoria Bridge. Poulson's photos capture the event with a surreal immediacy. The scene looks picturesquely venetian with Brisbane's beautiful 19th century architecture, boats penetrating the city's flooded streets, people crowded onto balconies and or wading between city blocks