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Some historical facts and photos of Bribie Island

It's a toy dog, not a real one.

The Bribie Island landscape has changed a lot since Matthew Flinders, Bongaree, and their crew landed on the island in 1799. Even centuries later, the expedition has left an indelible imprint on the island and its residents. You can explore this history with the Bongaree Self Guided Walkabout, a heritage waterfront walk. The community of Bongaree is proudly named in honour of an Aboriginal explorer from Broken Bay, near Sydney. Bongaree accompanied Flinders on his expeditions and helped encourage communication between the white explorers and the traditional caretakers of the areas they visited. It’s easy to forget that communities like Bribie Island have long and colourful histories pre-dating the thriving collection of galleries, cafés, and museums there today. Walking tours are a fantastic way to get out of the air conditioning, and explore the beauty and history of an area. Bongaree Jetty Built in 1911, the SS Koopa started Island tourist trips, and by the 1920s thousands came to Bribie Island to camp and fish. After World War 2, cars could cross the Pumicestone Passage by barge, and by the early 1960's Brisbane boat trips stopped, and the Bribie Toll Bridge opened in 1963. Source: www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/bong...

It's not THE Bribie Island jetty, but a temporary jetty (1923-24) put in by the Brisbane Tug Company at Bongaree to enable the unloading of stone from ships and lighters (from Brisbane) for the road that they were building (rt hand background) across the sandy island to the ocean surf beach . The height of the structure enabled the small tram trucks to be emptied onto a stockpile at the far end from which the stone could be later elevated and put into trucks for taking to the head of road construction. The main Bribie Island jetty is just out of the picture, to the right. The history of it is detailed in "Light Railways" magazine, No.259, Feb 2018. www.lrrsa.org.au The whole point of course was to popularise Bribie Island and get more tourists and day-trippers to take a trip on the Tug Company's pleasure steamers. (they succeeded!). Credit G P Campbell with the whole idea.

Bongaree Jetty, Bribie Island. Same place, same ferry: bishop.slq.qld.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=137...

It is incorrect to state that this vessel is 'docked'. She is 'alongside'. A dock is where a ship is placed to carry out repairs below the waterline. Robert Carter

Robert Carter OAM "Docked" can mean both being in a (dry) dock for repairs, or being docked at a pier for loading/unloading passengers, as well as a few other things.

grace!

Dale Robert Carter OAM Tveljus Thanks all for your comments, great sleuthing miniopterus. :)