Now we can see what the weather was like in Queensland.. Just and extract from the following website:_ 19-22/1/1887 Very heavy rain over Moreton and East Darling Downs divisions. Creeks in flood and low-lying ground submerged at Cryna (Beaudesert) and Fassifern. Goodna township flooded; houses under water. "The rain commenced on Wednesday January 19. During the 24 hours to 9am on Friday 21st, 2.63 inches was recorded. Between 9am and 4.30pm on the same day 6.83 inches was recorded." (From Queensland Times, 22 Jan 1887, Ref 1.) 22/1/1887 Railway traffic on the Southern and Western Railway suspended on account of floods. Bowen Bridge, Brisbane 5 feet under water at 5 pm, washed away at 6.30 pm. 23/1/1887 Very high flood at Brisbane. Several lives lost by drowning and a great deal of property damaged. 25/1/1887 The steamer 'Barrabool" ran aground in Brisbane River and two sailors were drowned by the flood waters. 13/8/1887 Heavy rains flooded the low-lying ground in neighbourhood of Brisbane. 17/7/1889 Low lying suburbs of Brisbane flooded owing to the heavy rains; river rose to within a few inches of the flood mark of January 1887. 19/7/1889 Floods in most of the Queensland rivers south of Bundaberg. Five vessels adrift in Brisbane River. The Brisbane wharves and part of Ipswich submerged. 25/1/1890 Brisbane: Water in the river 3'4" above the height reached by the King tides; several of the wharves flooded. 10/3/1890 Floods in the Brisbane River. 11/3/1890 Owing to floods all telegraphic and postal business interrupted. Brisbane River 18' above the level of the 1887 flood. 12/3/1890 Ipswich: Height of flood above spring tides 58.48 feet; measured at high water at Bremer railway bridge. 13/3/1890 Floods subsided. http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/fld_history/brisbane_history.shtml Cheers Gay