Photostory: Images of the '74 flood
31 January 2014
Last weekend marked 40 years since Brisbane's 1974 flood. As these photographs from UQ Archives show, The University of Queensland did not escape the effects of Cyclone Wanda.

Image courtesy University of Queensland Archives, UQA S909 p1641n

Image courtesy University of Queensland Archives, UQA S909 p1641l

Image courtesy University of Queensland Archives, UQA S909 p1641h
Exploring the history of Brisbane floods…
- 'Album of Queensland Flood Views, 1893' (UQFL28 Album 3)
- 'Ephemera relating to floods and natural disasters in Queensland' (FVF718)
- 'Once in a lifetime : Personal narrative of the Brisbane flood in 1974' by Enid Robinson (F954)
- Photographs from the 2011 flood via UQ News
Last updated:
7 December 2021