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The Brisbane River (Turrbal: Maiwar) 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.
English: Brisbane CBD and the Brisbane River, as seen from Kangaroo Point, 1989 Queensland State Archives Item ID 435746. ... the creator died before 1 January 1955: D:
The reaches of the Brisbane River are named sections of the river (either straight or significant bends). Many are official names; some are unofficial. As shipping was the only form of transport when Brisbane was established and remained significant for many years, reaches are often mentioned as locations in historic documents.
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The Walrus navigated the lower reaches of Bulimba Creek and the Brisbane River before servicing areas along the Nerang, Albert and the Logan Rivers to the south. In order to provide a straighter deeper channel in the lower reaches Brisbane River, it was decided in 1889 to relocate the mouths of creeks and eliminate all of islands by a ...
The expressway at night Brisbane central business district and the Riverside Expressway over the Brisbane River, circa 1980. Construction on the Riverside Expressway began in late 1968, when the pylons for the bridge were laid on the north bank of the Brisbane River. It was built over the former Short Street which provided access to a wharf. [3]
The Oxley Creek (Yagara: Benarrawa [2]) is a creek that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in suburban Brisbane in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Rising in the hills in Undullah in Logan City , water from the 260-square-kilometre (100 sq mi) large catchment area [ 3 ] flows into Oxley Creek as it flows through the ...
The Bremer River is a river that is a tributary of the Brisbane River, located in the Scenic Rim and Brisbane regions of South East Queensland, Australia.The 100-kilometre (62 mi)-long Bremer River drains several Scenic Rim valleys in south-east Queensland, including the Fassifern Valley, with its catchment area covering approximately 2,032 square kilometres (785 sq mi). [3]