Brisbane flood damage

As pointed out in a previous blog, the floods have only had an indirect impact on the Boggo Road gaol (e.g., moving it to the bottom of Public Works priorities). However, some historical sites and museums in Brisbane have been hit harder:

Commissariat Store

This was built in the 1820s and is now home to the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. The convict-built retaining wall on William Street partly collapsed after a water pipe behind it burst, punching major breaches in the wall of the bottom storey of the Store. The water pipe (image here) then gushed water through, although no water entered the Store itself. The building has been assessed and judged to be structurally sound, although it remains closed at the moment. See more here.

Maritime Museum

The dry dock holding HMS Diamantina was flooded (video here), and the Capricornia light-ship has reportedly sunk. The ground floor of the museum flooded to a depth of about 30cm.

Queensland Museum

The museum collection was safe from flooding, although the facility remains closed at the moment. The floods did get close though, as the following image (from this page) shows:

  

BCC libraries

In addition to these heritage sites, three Brisbane council libraries have been affected by flood water: Fairfield, New Farm and Stones Corner. These libraries are closed until further notice, although all the books were safely removed from these branches.