4 October 2008 - 24 January 2009

MUSEUM SPACE

YEAR OF THE GREAT FLOOD

Year of the Great Flood brings strong graphic memories of the 1955 flood which was one of the most significant and damaging natural disasters ever to hit Dubbo. The pictures, newspaper articles, sound material and video records of the disaster representing damage done to communities, the industry and cultural heritage with thousands of people evacuated from their homes, is the material  that  dramatically  restages one of the most disastrous event in the city’s history.

From flood survivors and their stories to young generations involved in a debate of climate change and its consequences, Year of the Great Flood is expected to engage different audiences in a discussion about local and global, reflecting the contemporary issues of human relations with nature, environmental collapse and apocalyptically vision of global destruction.

Year of the Great Flood was researched and developed by Connie Eales during her Macquarie University Museum Studies Professional Experience Placement at the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

Year of the Great Flood was made possible through the support of Gilgandra Museum and Historical Society, Sandra Smith Local Studies Officer, Macquarie Regional Library, Ross Graham, Marie Wolkowiak, Joan Booth, and Old Dubbo Gaol.