Re, " Brisbane floods "
The February 1893 floods were the second and third highest water levels ever recorded at the City gauge, the highest being the January 1841 flood at 8.43 metres (27 feet, 8 inches).
*** There was however some oral aboriginal history suggesting a flood level of nearly 12 m prior to the first European settlement.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1893_Brisbane_flood
