BY MRS. C. COXEX, M.K.M.S. 33 



of the river at Kangaroo Point where I then hved. I am able 

 to fix the date owing to the circumstance that Mr. Coxen was 

 travelling to Brisbane at the time with cattle, which he left in 

 charge of his blackboy and pushed on to the Settlement, reach- 

 ing Brisbane just in time to catch the ill-fated steamer Sonreign, 

 then starting on what proved to be her last voyage. 



On May 4th or 5th, 1857, there was another flood, after a 

 rainy season which had lasted from the previous October, with 

 only intervals of a few days consecutively. The fresh in the 

 river was so strong that our cutter was in sight from the 

 Terraces for two days, no boat being able to stem the strong 

 tide. 



I recollect the flood of 1864 to which Mr. McConnel refers, 

 but have no notes on it. 



On August 30th, 1879, there was another heavy flood. 

 In January, 1887, there was a very high flood. The punt at 

 Bulimba Ferry was unable to ply for ten days. The water was 

 up to the floor of the ferry cottage, five feet above the wharf at 

 the Apollo Works. 



In March, 1890, there was another flood, and no punt 

 service at Bulimba for six days. Boats followed the low lands 

 and landed passengers in Ann street. At the Port Oftice the 

 water was 5 feet 2 inches above the 1887 flood ; at the ferry 

 cottage, 3 feet 3 inches ; and the Apollo Works, 3 feet 10 inches. 

 On the 29th and 30th March there was another slight rise in the 

 river. 



Of the disastrous floods of February, 1803, I need not say 

 much, as they are still fresh in the memory of everybody, and 

 their extent and eflects are sure to be more carefully recorded 

 than those of the floods which took place in the infancy of the 

 Colony. For the sake of comparison, however, I may add a few 

 notes. 



On February 5th the water at the Port Oftice was 10 feet 

 above the flood-mark of 1890 ; and at Bulimba Ferry about 11 

 feet 6 inches! At the Apollo Works the water rose 7 feet 10 

 inches over the wharf, and Victoria and Indooroopilly bridges 

 were swept away. On JFebruary 19th the water was still higher 

 down the river — being about 12 feet at Bulimba and 8 feet 2^. 

 inches at the Apollo Works above ordinary high tides. 



