Barellan Point is a

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in the

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, Australia. In the Barellan Point had a population of 1,159 people.

Geography

The suburb is bounded by the

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to the east and the Bremer River to the south. It includes two uninhabited islands in the Brisbane River: * Bedwell Island, island () * Finlay Island, island () but Findlay Island is now effectively attached to the mainland of Barellan Point

History

In February 1864

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appointed Irish engineer Joseph Brady to provide advice and designs for the navigational improvements on the

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and Bremer Rivers between

and

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. This includes the construction of a training wall at the south-eastern corner of Barrelan Point where the Bremer River flows into the Brisbane River to flow the channel to avoid the built-up of sandbanks. During

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, the Barellan Point Landing Ground was built on an elevated level site by

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. It was also known as the Bremer River Landing Ground and Riverview Landing Ground. Originally built for emergency landings, it was also used by RAAF No 23 Squadron as a training airfield and for their Moth Minor A21-7 operations. It was and went from present day Dampier Street to Fifth Avenue. After the war ended, the land reverted to its former use as farm land. A memorial and information board at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Junction Road () commemorate the landing ground. The memorial was officially unveiled on Friday 26 June 2015 by the

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. On 12 July 1988 the Moreton Shire Council officially opened Joseph Brady Park to commemorate Joseph Brady's engineering achievements at the site of one of his projects. It was a project undertaken as part of the

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. At the Barellan Point had a population of 1,178 people. In the Barellan Point had a population of 1,159 people.

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the area: * Faulkner Crescent Reserve () * Findlay Park () * Hallett Park () * Joseph Brady Park at the confluence of the two rivers () * Mitchell Street Reserve () * Riverside Avenue Reserve (1260a) () * Springdale Park () * Third Avenue Reserve ()

References

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland