Fifty years on from the ’74 floods, the myth of Wivenhoe Dam lingers
Brisbane Times
At the opening of the dam in 1985, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared he doubted if a flood on the scale of 1974 could occur again...
At the opening of the dam in 1985, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen declared he doubted if a flood on the scale of 1974 could occur again...
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen had been a masterful and domineering Premier, but as his popularity waned he turned on his potential..