Drayton Harbour Queensland or Drayton as it is known today is approximately 12,000 feet above sea level and a western suburb of Toowoomba. Drayton was the original and principal settlement of the region prior to the establishment Toowoomba and was colloquially known as "Drayton Harbour Because of the magnificent views of the area. Phil Toowoomba Qld. 4350 ----- Original Message ----- From: "markeith" <markeith@optushome.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:19 PM Subject: Re: Is there a reason? > G'Day All. > > Drayton Harbour sure would have been full at that time, and as my > grandnother would have said; "My ship has come into Drayton Harbour." > > Regards > Keith Dippel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Crighton" <jcrigh@growzone.com.au> > To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 12:51 PM > Subject: Re: Is there a reason? > > > > I think 1893 saw one of the biggest floods ever in South East Queensland > > > > > > ==== AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List ==== > > A List for the research of the descendants of the Germans who migrated to > South East Queensland, Australia. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List ==== > A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.401 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 9/10/2002

Hi Phil and others, I hope you are incorrect about the height of Drayton Harbour, as Toowoomba is just over 2000 feet above sea level, and you have it a further 10000 feet above that, should be heavenly, by the way. Quoting from the book "A Folk History of Early Drayton and Toowoomba" by Jacob Donges re the 1893 floods , he says - The big flood of 1893 did great damage in Toowoomba in common with all the rest of Queensland. The rainfall in Toowoomba for the month of February of that year was 28.96 inches, most of it falling in the first half of the month. All the bridges were damaged and some were swept away, and the roads suffered very severely. Naturally this placed a heavy burden on the ratepayers. The heavy flood rains in Queensland in january - February 189, can be gauged from the weather reports at the time - to mention only a couple, Mooloolah had 67 inches in three days, Crohamhurst, 105 inches from 1st january to 11 February inclusive, Toowoomba's rainfall in January and February, that year was 35.5 inches with the rainfall for the year being 68.33 inches. The washing away of the Indooroopilly and Victoria Bridges in Brisbane disrupted traffic to and from Toowoomba and the coast and caused a considerable rise in the cost of living which lasted some time. there was also much unemployment at the time. In addition to the flood calamity, 1893 was the year when eight out of eleven of Queenland's banks failed with the consequent disruption and disorganisation of business generally. Old hands spoke of the year with a shudder.....end of quote. Oh for a little of that kind of rain now, Please Lord........... Cheers Jim