Month: November 2012
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Guppies & Geysers – Stories from the drains of Western Creek
At about 10.30am on Saturday morning, a freak storm raced through Brisbane. The rain was so heavy that parts of Gregory Park went underwater, bringing back memories of the lead-up to the 2011 flood and reminding us again of this park’s swampy origins. Unfortunately I was not in a position to take any photos, given…
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Guppies & Geysers: Rosalie’s drains in the 1970s
Guppies & geysers: memories of playing around and under Paddington in the 1970s Steven Cowley, November 2012 This page was written by Steven Cowley on behalf of his friend Rhonda, who grew up in Herbert Street in the 1970s. After getting in touch with me and asking if I would be interested in a child’s…