Category: Queensland State Archives’ Photostream About Fortitude Valley

Dry Dock, South Brisbane, c 1958

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The small motor ship Melva was built in Auckland, New Zealand in 1946. From 1948 she was chartered to salvage war material in the Pacific and later used for trading in the Cook Islands. In 1957 she was sold to Dartim Shipping for trade between Australia and Timor, being refitted in Brisbane in 1958 before entering that service. In 1961 she arrived in Townsville for repairs but was impounded due to debts owed by the owner. She was scuttled off Townsville on 2 September 1966.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6307

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Aerial view of Sports Centre for the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, c 1981

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre (QEII Stadium) was opened in 1975 and the “temporary” seating around the main track was intended to be removed after the 1982 Commonwealth Games. It was later renamed ANZ Stadium. It is currently called the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 5695

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Flood map of Brisbane and suburbs, delineating the extent of the January 1974 Brisbane River flood, February 1974

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

The digital image for this map was cut into two parts due to the size of the original map. They have been reassembled for ease of viewing online.

Part 1: Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6315
Part 2: Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 6316

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