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Pinkenba
Pinkenba is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinkenba had a population of 368 people. Geography Pinkenba is a long narrow strip of land on the northern side of the Brisbane River, facing Moreton Bay, from the Brisbane central business district. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is bounded by the Brisbane Airport to west, Moreton Bay to the north, and the Brisbane River to the east. The neighbourhood of Myrtletown is at the northern end of the suburb of Pinkenba (). The neighbourhood of Bulwer Island is in the centre of the suburb (). The former suburb of Meeandah, now a neighbourhood, is located () at the southern end of the suburb of Pinkenba. Pinkenba has the following headlands: * Juno Point on Moreton Bay () * Luggage Point (also known as Uniacke Point) at the mouth of the Brisbane River () The land use is mostly industrial except for a small residential area at the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinkenba Railway Line
Pinkenba is a town and eastern coastal suburb within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Pinkenba had a population of 368 people. Geography Pinkenba is a long narrow strip of land on the northern side of the Brisbane River, facing Moreton Bay, from the Brisbane central business district. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is bounded by the Brisbane Airport to west, Moreton Bay to the north, and the Brisbane River to the east. The neighbourhood of Myrtletown is at the northern end of the suburb of Pinkenba (). The neighbourhood of Bulwer Island is in the centre of the suburb (). The former suburb of Meeandah, now a neighbourhood, is located () at the southern end of the suburb of Pinkenba. Pinkenba has the following headlands: * Juno Point on Moreton Bay () * Luggage Point (also known as Uniacke Point) at the mouth of the Brisbane River () The land use is mostly industrial except for a small residential area at the town c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meeandah Railway Station
Meeandah railway station is an abandoned station on the Pinkenba railway line in the suburb of Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi) from the Brisbane central business district and from Central station by rail. It closed as a staffed station in 1930, reopened as an unattended gate in 1931, and was finally closed on 27 September 1993. The name Meeandah comes from the English word "meander," after the twisting and turning route of the nearby Brisbane River. History The line to Pinkenba opened on 1 April 1897. During World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), troop camps were located in the area because of deep berthing available to ships at Pinkenba on the mouth of the Brisbane River. Passenger ships of the Orient Steam Navigation Company—later P&O—used the Pinkenba wharf, and special trains ran from Brisbane. The station mistress was withdrawn and the station closed in 1930, as an economic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagle Farm, Queensland
Eagle Farm is an eastern industrial suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eagle Farm had a population of 0 people. The neighbourhood of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm (). Geography Eagle Farm is situated north-east of the Brisbane central business district. It is bounded to the south by the median of the Brisbane River. Eagle Farm is within the industrial-development zone known as Australia TradeCoast. Kingsford Smith Drive passes through the suburb from west (Hamilton) to east (Pinkenba). The Gateway Motorway passes through the suburb from the south (Murarrie) crossing the Brisbane River via the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges and then exits to the north ( Brisbane Airport). The Southern Cross Way splits from the Gateway Motorway and also heads north-west, becoming the north-western boundary of Eagle Farm with Hamilton. The Doomben/Pinkenba railway line passes through the suburbs from west ( Ascot/Hamilton) to east (Pinkenba) to the north of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Brisbane, Queensland
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port and coastal suburb of the City of Brisbane, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. In the , Port of Brisbane had no residents living in the suburb. The port is the largest in the state of Queensland. Geography Port of Brisbane is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on Fisherman Island, an artificial island reclaimed from the smaller Fisherman Islands group at the mouth of the river, adjacent to Brisbane Airport. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's fastest growing container port. It is the endpoint of the main shipping channel across Moreton Bay which extends north to Mooloolaba and is dredged to maintain a depth of at the lowest tide. Queensland's next two largest ports are the Port of Gladstone and the Port of Townsville. According to the former Queensland Department of Primary Industries the Port of Brisbane was the most likely entry point of the South American fire ant to Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley, the first European to explore the river, named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane in 1823. The penal colony of Moreton Bay later adopted the same name, eventually becoming the present city of Brisbane. The river is a tidal estuary and the water is brackish from its mouth through the majority of the Brisbane metropolitan area westward to the Mount Crosby Weir. The river is wide and navigable throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area. The river travels from Mount Stanley. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane. The waterway is a habitat for the rare Queensland lungfish, Brisbane River cod (extinct), and bull sharks. Early travellers along the waterway admired the natural beauty, abundant fish and rich vegetation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtletown, Queensland
Myrtletown is a former town and now industrial neighbourhood within the suburb of Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Geography In the north of Pinkenba, it is situated near the northern bank of the mouth of the Brisbane River. The north-easternmost point of Myrtletown at the mouth of the Brisbane River is Luggage Point (also called Uniacke Point) at (). Boggy Creek enters the Brisbane River at . History The area was originally known as Boggy Creek after the creek of the same name. The name Myrtletown derives from a prominent grove of myrtle trees, which had disappeared by 1928. Luggage Point Luggage Point was named Uniacke Point by John Oxley during his exploration of the Brisbane River in the HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid in December 1823. The point was named after John Fitzgerald Uniacke (1798-1825) who was a naturalist and ornithologist on the expedition. However, by 1839, it was known both as Luggage Point and Uniacke Point. The name Luggage Point derives f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Airport, Queensland
Brisbane Airport is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brisbane Airport had a population of 0 people. Brisbane Airport is located approximately north-east from the Brisbane central business district. The majority of the land is occupied by the Brisbane Airport. Airport Drive and Moreton Drive link the airport with the Gateway Motorway. History Brisbane Airport is situated in the Yugarabul traditional Aboriginal country. The land occupied by the Brisbane airport was originally part of the suburbs of Eagle Farm and Pinkenba. In 2011, Rachel Nolan, the former Queensland minister for Finance, Natural Resources, and the Arts, published an official notice amending the boundaries of Eagle Farm, Pinkenba, and Hamilton, and established the new suburb of Brisbane Airport. In the , Brisbane Airport had a permanent population of 0 people. Facilities The Skygate Airport Village consists of an precinct that is designated for retail and commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulwer Island
Bulwer Island is a reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the British Colonial Secretary who separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor. Air crash In May 1961 a TAA DC-4 airliner crashed onto Bulwer Island during landing at Brisbane Airport. The pilot had suffered cardiac arrest and slumped over the control column preventing the co-pilot from regaining control before the plane dived into the mud of the island. Oil refinery Land was reclaimed joining the island to the mainland commencing in 1963. An oil refinery commenced operations in 1965, and was converted to an import terminal in 2015. Lighthouse A lighthouse, known as Bulwer Island Light, stood on the island between 1912 and 1983, as part of a pair of leading light. In 1983 it was replaced by a skeletal tower and relocated to the Queensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lytton, Queensland
Lytton is an outer riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lytton had a population of 6 people. The historical region was a significant naval base after the establishment of Fort Lytton between 1880 and 1881. The Fort safeguarded the city and shipping routes from hostile invasions during the colonial period as Brisbane was close to the French naval garrison at Nouméa. Geography The suburb is bounded by the Brisbane River to the north-west. It is east of the Brisbane CBD, but travel by the railway or road is considerably longer. Lytton Hill is in the north-east of the suburb () above sea level. Clunie Flats is a pan in the west of the suburb (). History A pilot station and a village were established at Lytton in 1859. It was most likely named after Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–73) who was the Colonial Secretary of State in 1858–59. It would be two years before a road was surveyed from Norman Creek. A telegraph line was run from Bris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Lilley
The Division of Lilley is an Australian Electoral Divisions, Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. History The division was first proclaimed in 1913. The division is named after Charles Lilley, Sir Charles Lilley, a former Premier of Queensland and a former Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Queensland. The Division of Lilley includes sparsely populated areas of Brisbane Airport, tidal wetlands around Boondall, Queensland, Boondall, and industrial areas around Pinkenba, Queensland, Pinkenba. It was held by the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party and its antecedents for all but four terms from 1913 to 1980. However, since 1980, it has tended to be a marginal seat, marginal Australian Labor Party, Labor seat. It is currently represented by Labor MP Anika Wells. Notable former members include former Treasurer of Australia, Treasurer, former Deputy Leader of the Labor Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan, as well as Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemmant, Queensland
Hemmant is a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Hemmant had a population of 2,385 people. Geography Hemmant is by road east of the Brisbane CBD. Hemmant is bounded by the Brisbane River to the north and Bulimba Creek to the west. The Fishermans Islands freight railway line and the Cleveland railway line run parallel through the suburb from west (Murarrie) to east ( Wynnum West). The Hemmant railway station serves the suburb with passenger services on the Cleveland line (). The Port of Brisbane Motorway and Lytton Road both enter the suburb from the west (Murarrie) and exit to the north-west ( Lytton). The destination for both routes is ultimately the Port of Brisbane. The land north of the railway lines (where the major roads pass through) is principally used for industrial purposes influenced by the proximity of and access to the port, while south of the railway lines is mostly residential use. History In 1858 the land of Hemmant area was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murarrie, Queensland
Murarrie (formerly Mooraree) is an eastern riverside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Murarrie had a population of 4,303 people. Queensport is a neighbourhood within Murarrie (). Gibson Island is a neighbourhood within Murarrie () and, despite its name, is no longer an island. Geography Murarrie is located in the eastern suburbs on the southern bank of the Brisbane River. It is bounded to the north by the median of the Brisbane River, to the east and south by the river's tributary Bulimba Creek (historically known as Doughboy Creek or Doboy Creek) which has its mouth at . It is then bounded to the south-west and west by Wynnum Road, Creek Road, the Cleveland railway line, Barrack Road, Lytton Road, Colmslie Road (formerly Chemical Works Road) and then north to the river. The Gateway Motorway passes through the suburb, entering from the south-east (Tingalpa) and exiting via the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges (previously known as the Gateway Bridge) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
