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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 256212 Workers washing clothes damaged in the flood, Brisbane, 1893.jpg en Workers washing clothes damaged in the flood Brisbane 1893 Workers are outside the D L Brown Co building in Short Street Large tubs of water are spread around the area for people to wash the clothes in There are many lines strung around the yard with clothes pegged out to dry February 4 1893 saw the highest floods on record in Brisbane and elsewhere; 6ft water in Edward Street at the Courier Buildings hundreds of houses washed down river trees uprooted and shipping torn from moorings The Indooroopilly Bridge was washed away and the northern end of Victoria Bridge disappeared Floodwaters rose at Brisbane to 23 feet 9 inches above mean spring tide and 10 feet over the previous highest flood mark 1890 1893 handle 10462/deriv/122577 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Women's clothing of Australia Men's clothing of Australia Black and white photographs Architecture of Australia Laundry equipment Clothes lines 1893 Brisbane flood | ||||
