The Queensland flood of 1893 is often referred to as the ?Black February Flood?. Tropical cyclone Bundinyong brought about extreme weather conditions and heavy rain to the area. Crohamhurst recorded 914 mm in a 24 hour period. Furthermore, the water gauge was recorded at 8.35 m above the low tide level and 889 mm of rain fell in the Brisbane water catchment reserves. Further flooding destroyed two major bridges. Both the Victoria bridge and the Indooroopilly Railway bridge collapsed. The cyclone crossed the coast near Yeppoon smashing buildings and uprooting trees. Bar dropped to 969 hPa when TC passed over the Buninyong near the Northumberland Group. Wrecked 225 ton steamer Dickey on Dickey Beach Caloundra. TC headed south and Crohamhurst (on Stanley R) recorded 907 mm of rain in 24 hrs to 9am 3 Feb. A 15.2 m high wall of water was observed to roar down a Stanley R gorge. More than 150 houses washed down Brisbane R. Flood height reached 9.25 m on Port Office Gauge. Seven men drowned in an Ipswich Colliery. Four children drowned on the 3rd and a policeman drowned in a rescue attempt. On the 4th a man drowned after rescuing his father at South Brisbane. On the 6th a man was found drowned at O?Connell Terrace, a boy drowned at Petrie Terrace, a man was drowned at Rosalie and two men were drowned when a punt capsized at West End. On the 7th two men were found drowned at the Valley and Bowen Bridge and three men were lost when a boat capsized in the Brisbane River. At Maryborough two men were drowned and a family missing believed drowned while trying to cross the river. Unprecedented flooding at Maryborough with the Mary river Bridge washed away. The river peaked there at 4pm on the 5th with more than 130 families homeless after more than 130 homes were swept away. At Gympie numerous houses were washed away with a large number of homeless.There were other deaths in outlying areas.

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…