Sunday, 27 October 2019
11:00am to 12:30pm
Police HQ,
200 Roma Street,
Brisbane QLD 4000
FREE ENTRY
Year of Disaster by Oxley author, Duncan Richardson, tells the story of 1864, the worst year in Brisbane’s history. In that year, typhoid, cyclone and three major fires combined over nine months to make the citizens seriously reassess the way they were living and change the face of the city for ever. The cyclone wrecked buildings, sank ships and brought a flood that destroyed houses and farms forcing some people to abandon everything and move on. The fires destroyed more than half of the town’s business centre, leaving many people homeless. But typhoid was the killer, slipping through the quarantine system and striking at the heart of the settlement.
Duncan Richardson is an historian and author. He will discuss the causes, responses and long term effects of these disasters.
This 45 minute presentation will start at 11am on Sunday, 27 October and will be both informative and educational, and is suitable for any audience. Questions will be welcome and copies of Year of Disaster will be for sale.
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The Museum opens its doors to the public on the last Sunday of each month from 10am to 3pm from February to November in addition to the standard Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm opening hours. Monthly Sunday openings feature guest speakers from across the historical and crime-solving spectrums.
PLEASE NOTE: The Police Museum will open Sunday, 27 October from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.