The floods in Queensland and some memories of the '74 floods

[Pete-the-Pilot]

Hi All,

 

This lot of photos is for those of you who are too young to have experienced this disaster and too those of you who remember and too any of you --- who like me went out every day and assisted in the relief operation, the joys of being in the Marine industry and owning a boat.

 

Here are some nostalgic photos of "THE BIG FLOOD" of '74.

 

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/gallery-e6freon6-1225937772687 <<<< go this link to see all the photos.

 

Two photos [803648 & 804565] are of the area now know as south Bank and that is where the service department used to be, in '74, under water and 2 foot of silt covered the floor after the waters receded, and it took months of very hard and dirty,smelly work to clean the place. --- YUK!!

 

Photo 771514 is a dredge wedged under the Centenary bridge at Jindalee and if you wanted a beer at the regatta Hotel then you had to own a boat.

 

Let's hope this doesn't ever happen again.

 

Pete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ultralights]

great photoset of this years floods.

 

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/australian_flooding.html