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Page 26 of the Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 4 November, 1916

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  Dunwich The ferries, barges, and water taxis from the mainland arrive at Dunwich on the western side of North Stradbroke Island. This old settlement was first established in 1827 as a convict outstation. The shallow waters of Moreton Bay made shipping goods up the Brisbane River difficult and ships arriving (most of them from Sydney) would off-load their supplies at Dunwich. In turn, the good would be ferried across to the mainland and up the Brisbane river in vessels with shallow draughts. In these early days, the township of Dunwich was no more than a large warehouse and quarters for the convicts employed to load and unload the produce. It is possible to see the old stone wall of the original jetty on the northern side of the modern barge ramp. Source: www.traveller.com.au/stradbroke-island-5z3c