Laidley Flood - not as high as 1974 - video

Here you go, found some video of the flood 11/1/11. At the end is stunning video of Murphy's Creek flood on 10/1/11, with before and after pictures of the quiet little creek.

There is a street before the "Hire" and "Solicitor" signs and it was a raging torrent, coming down William Street and crossing Patrick street.


Looking up Spicer Street toward the overpass, opposite Buhse's and the old Laidley Shire Council chambers.


Another short video showing how fast the water was flowing from the IGA carpark through the laneways into Patrick Stret and how swiftly the water was flowing down William Street.

The water flowing down William Street. The pub on the left, green roof, I understand has been condemned as the foundations have been washed away. The yellow building is Jo Jo's salon.

This is looking past Jo Jo's.


Laidley - Rosewood Road, looking west from the east side of Narda Lagoon, near the Pioneer Village. That water is incredible. It washed away some of the roadside and took out the rail along the bridge. In my story on December 27 about being stranded in Laidley the nighttime photos taken on my phone were of this bridge but from the other side. The water is much higher and flowing much faster this time.


Murphy's Creek, from the same storm cell which flooded Toowoomba, but not the same water, and which also flooded Flagstone Creek, Withcott, Helidon and Grantham, destroying houses and taking lives along the way. This video is frightening in that anyone caught in the water would surely be swept away.

Laidley Flood - where the water came to, compare images

This is a photo I took of the aftermath of the flood in Laidley on 11/1/11. I stood at the pedestrian crossing which is near the top of the town. I will try to get a better comparative photo when the town is empty - that'll be hard, because there's just about always people in town in daylight!

My local journo friend took this photo of Laidley at the height of the flood. He was standing on the railway crossing at the top of the town.There are signs indicating the pedestrian crossing and bollards on each side of the pedestrian crossing which you can see in the second photo. Click to enlarge.