The Bremer River

The Bremer River
Author: Robyn Buchanan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2009
Genre: Industries
ISBN: 9780958706384
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Looks at the history of Ipswich's Bremer River, covering the early explorers, the convict out-station on the river, it's time as a "working river" for the coal mines, sawmills and woollen mills, and today where it is a place of recreation and leisure.

A River with a City Problem

A River with a City Problem
Author: Margaret Cook
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 070226220X
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When floods devastated South East Queensland in 2011, who was to blame? Despite the inherent risk of living on a floodplain, most residents had pinned their hopes on Wivenhoe Dam to protect them, and when it failed to do so, dam operators were blamed for the scale of the catastrophic events that followed. A River with a City Problem is a compelling history of floods in the Brisbane River catchment, especially those in 1893, 1974 and 2011. Extensively researched, it highlights the force of nature, the vagaries of politics and the power of community. With many river cities facing urban development challenges, Cook makes a convincing argument for what must change to prevent further tragedy.

History of the Colony of Queensland

History of the Colony of Queensland
Author: William Coote.
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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History of the Colony of Queensland by William Coote is about the separation of the district of Moreton Bay in Australia and its new constitution as a separate colony. Contents: "PREFACE. CHAPTER I. 1770-1824. Connection of past with present History—Original cause of Settlement—Cook's Voyage to Eastern Australia—Flinders' first Voyage in 1799—His second Voyage and Examination of Moreton Bay in 1801—King's Voyage in 1820—Oxley's Search after a Site for a Penal Establishment—His alleged Discovery of the Brisbane River in Moreton Bay in 1823—Determination by the Government of New South Wales to form a Convict Settlement in the Bay CHAPTER II. 1824-1839. General Character of Penal Establishments..."