1893 Brisbane flood
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The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane River burst its banks on thr
Queen Street, one of the major roads in Brisbane, after the 1893 floods. Residents are seen rowing boats to move about due to the flooding.
South Brisbane during the 1893 flood.
Albert Bridge
Construction of Somerset Dam, 1938.
Henry Plantagenet Somerset
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Henry Plantagenet Somerset was a pioneer pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. Somerset was a liberal politician who represented the district of Stanley in the Queensland Legislative As
1893 Brisbane flood
…warned the free settlers of the potential threat of floods, but their advice was ignored and settlements were built closer to the banks of the rivers. Henry Plantagenet Somerset (1852–1936), was a landowner in the area where the Stanley River and the Upper Brisbane River meet. He built a homestead called "Caboonbah" on the…
Henry Plantagenet Somerset
Katharine Rose McConnel and Henry Plantagenet Somerset at Cressbrook Station
Caboonbah Homestead
View of Brisbane River from the Caboonbah Homestead, looking south-east