Queensland Floods 1974 and the Extensive Damage to Brisbane (No Audio)

On the Australia Day long weekend in January 1974, Cyclone Wanda brought record rainfall to an already saturated Queensland and left record floods in her wake. Ipswich lost approximately 40 homes to flood waters. The Brisbane area, where twelve people drowned and nearly 7,000 homes were flooded, was the most severely hit. In all, 16 lives were lost and $200 million damages was recorded across the State. This footage was taken by the Queensland Government Department of Premier and Cabinet, with Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen surveying the damage caused by the 1974 floods. --- VIDEO INFO (No Audio) http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/... Films of Queensland public works and Queensland life. January1974 Floods: Footage of Queensland areas affected (Picture) - Premiers Department ITEM ID 2645080 --- Discover more about terrible Queensland floods on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_i...