Cyclone aftermath, floodwaters push a sea of hyacinths along the Brisbane River, 1964 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer based on information from caption list.; Part of the collection: Bruce Postle collection of photographs, 1963-2007.; Bruce Postle is a Walkley award-winning photojournalist who worked for the Melbourne Age from 1968 to 1996.; Photographer's label on verso.; Also available in electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4579176; Purchased from the photographer, 2009. "A Brisbane Council ferry pushes through a sea of hyacinth, pushed downstream from the upper reaches of the Brisbane River by floodwaters when a cyclone hit southern Queensland in 1964. In the background is the Story Bridge, the largest steel cantilever bridge in Australia"--Information supplied by photographer