Circular quay, petrie bight qut digital collections. Tourist guide brisbane see and do landmarks brisbane city hall brisbane city hall. It is not known whether he actually drew this map or whether such a map, having been drawn, is still in existence. Station and network maps are located below, underneath each region. In 1877, a turning basin for newly constructed brisbane wharves at petrie bight allowed ships to dock in the heart of the new municipality for the first time.
Surveyor henry wade, on his 1844 map of the environs of brisbane town, identified the petrie s bight area south of boundary street and east of queen street as reserved for dry dock. The brisbane central business district was built on a spur of the taylor range with the highest spot in the suburb being wickham terrace. A 6 m deep channel to the city was completed in 1892. An article in thursdays the independent about the petrie bight area being rejected for state heritage listing. Full text of tom petrie s reminiscences of early queensland dating from 1837 see other formats. The building once played a key role in the citys economics it was built in 1886 to replace a humble customs house at petrie bight. Sweeping view of the northern banks of the brisbane river. Historic innercity petrie bight precinct may soon be the densest area in brisbane following the rejection to state heritage listing, according to deputy mayor and local councillor david hinchliffe. Although it is known that a network of fences did exist. My village news provides a voice for the community. Search for services, infrastructure and sights on map of brisbane. The petrie bight retaining wall is also a fine example of a late 19th century stone retaining wall, and is important in illustrating its type. The residential estates of frenchs forest and petrie onpine are located in this area. Unidentified 1868 brisbane gas works near petrie bight, brisbane, ca.
Petrie has 25 properties available for rent and 42 properties for sale. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Brisbane s metropolitan area has a population of over 2. Hinchliffe said that there were at least 6 major residential and commercial developments that were on the drawing board for the area and the city. This place is situated in pine rivers, queensland, australia, its geographical coordinates are 27 16 0 south, 152 59 0 east and its original name with diacritics is petrie. This document shows the boundaries of the brisbane cbd safe night precinct. Brisbane heritage locations walk self guided, brisbane. Maginnchin meanjin is the stradbroke island pronunciation according to meston. While passing down the brisbane river, the steamer failed to turn sharply enough at the kangaroo point bend and ran on to the rocky bank under bowen terrace, but was soon extricated from. From the 1960s, the mouth of the river became the centre of brisbanes port activity. North quay is an area in the cbd that was a landing point during the first european exploration of the brisbane river. Along with it, estimate travel time from brisbane to petrie to calculate the time you will spend travelling. Its local government area is the moreton bay region.
Andrew petrie builder and explorer of early brisbane. Numerous warehouses and related offices were constructed during the early twentieth century in the upper adelaide precinct to take advantage of the proximity of the petrie bight or town reach wharves. Full text of tom petries reminiscences of early queensland. Sydney, canberra, brisbane, darwin, perth, adelaide. While passing down the brisbane river, the steamer failed to turn sharply enough at the kangaroo point bend and ran on to the rocky bank under bowen terrace, but was soon extricated from her difficulty by tugs and proceeded on her voyage. The village atmosphere of our area flourishes thanks to. Petrie bight retaining wall is a heritagelisted embankment at 443501 queen street, brisbane city, city of brisbane, queensland, australia. Andrew petrie came to brisbane qld australia in 1837 from sydney to improve the building quality in the moreton bay convict settlement and stayed after the town was open to free settlement.
Here you will find a link to a large pdf version of the queensland map, showing the many different areas of queensland, such as north queensland, the whitsunday coast, discovery coast, fraser coast, sunshine coast and brisbane for your holiday destinations. Brisbane gas works near petrie bight, brisbane, ca. Brisbane central business district wikipedia republished. Petrie bight is a reach of the brisbane river which gives its name to the small pocket of land centred on the area under the story bridges northern point, around the brisbane river to admiralty towersthe location was originally known as petrie gardens and was an early settlement farm, one of two that provided food for the colony. Jpg image create medium jpg image create large jpg image create largest jpg image create smallest pdf file create small pdf file create medium pdf file create large pdf file create largest pdf file.
Mar 19, 2017 wharves at petrie bight, brisbane,queensland in 1924. Range, and north through the brisbane valley as far as the present. See the best attraction in brisbane printable tourist map. Petrie bight is a sharp curve in the brisbane river at the northern ends of the town reach upstream and the shafston reach downstream around the tip of kangaroo point. The small pocket of land to the north of the bight, centred on the area under the story bridges northern point and around the brisbane river to customs house is also known as petrie bight. Customs house is a heritagelisted customs house at 427 queen street, brisbane cbd, city of brisbane, queensland, australia. Petrie bight retaining wall environment, land and water. The name is derived from the association of the area with early brisbane builder andrew petrie, who c. Here you will find a link to a large pdf version of the brisbane map, showing the many different areas, such as the many brisbane suburbs and moreton island for your holiday destinations. Safe night precincts brisbane cbd map publications. To find the return map from petrie to brisbane cbd, begin with entering start and end locations in calculator control and click on show return map. List of fatal shark attacks in australia wikipedia.
Large brisbane maps for free download and print high. It is located in the north pine river section of its local council 24 kilometres north of brisbane city. The cbd itself is fairly well laid out but it can be tricky to navigate through with all the one way streets. Wharves at petrie bight, brisbane,queensland in 1924. Petrie is a suburb in the moreton bay region, queensland, australia. Petrie bight is a reach of the brisbane river in brisbane, queensland, australia. Download or save the maps using the settings on your browser. Petrie railway station, brisbane, queensland, australia. Brisbane is a sprawling city with outlying suburbs up to one hour drive from the city centre. Before leaving brisbane town for sydney in september 1829 cunningham conducted a survey of the settlement with a view t drawing a map.
Petrie property market, house prices, suburb profile. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Image image jpeg available under licence creative commons public domain dedication. Customs house is one of brisbanes most beautiful colonial buildings and its location on the shores of the brisbane river make it even more impressive. Petrie railway station is located on the north coast line in. Look at brisbane, queensland, australia from different perspectives. Petrie bight is a reach of the brisbane river 2727. Cargo and sailing ships can be seen out along the river, out from circular quay. Range, and north through the brisbane valley as far as the present township of moore6. Brisbane central business district wikimili, the free. Historical changes of the lower brisbane river moreton. Petrie is a suburb north of brisbane, queensland, australia.
I remember the area on the river side of this wall being a wharf, and when that use was discontinued, it was one of brisbane s openair car parks obviously in an era when. It was added to the queensland heritage register on 21 october 1992. The story bridge is a heritagelisted steel cantilever bridge spanning the brisbane river that carries vehicular. Maps of directions of petrie qld, 4502 for locals and travellers. Check map from brisbane to petrie for clear directions. Get the free printable map of brisbane printable tourist map or create your own tourist map. Adelaide house, overlooking the brisbane river at petrie bight, was built by andrew petrie for dr hobbs and was to become the temporary residence while the government house at gardens point was under construction. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations. Full text of tom petries reminiscences of early queensland dating from 1837 see other formats. If you ever get confused a golden rule for the cbd is that the streets with female names margaret, ann, queen etc. The origin of the suburb name is from an early inhabitant by the name of tom petrie.
It has aesthetic significance in the contribution of its scale and texture to the brisbane riverscape, and the castiron work remains an example of the decorative work of important brisbane ironfounders. Map of brisbane, qld 4000 brisbane listen is the capital of and the most populous city in the australian state of queensland, and the third most populous city in australia. Customs house is situated 460 meters southwest of petrie bight. Surveyor galloway did the same on his 1856 plan of the suggested extension of the town of brisbane.
Petrie bight retaining wall a heritagelisted embankment at 443501 queen street, brisbane. The return distance between brisbane to petrie is 27 km. Brisbane introduction walk self guided, brisbane, australia. Customs house is on the right hand side of the photograph. Queensland state archives 4057 bowen terrace and petrie bight showing new wharfage and junction of schist and tuff rock brisbane 5 march 1941.
Petrie station, platform 1, petrie timetable translink. I dont know whether the retaining wall in my picture above is brisbanes oldest, but it was built in 18812 to assist with the levelling of queen st near the customs house. Maps of australia, queensland and the brisbane region in a4 size can be downloaded for your personal or inhouse use. I dont know whether the retaining wall in my picture above is brisbane s oldest, but it was built in 18812 to assist with the levelling of queen st near the customs house. Located in the heart of the city, it is a great place to start your tour of brisbane. Petrie railway station brisbane, queensland, australia. Brisbanes metropolitan area has a population of over 2. Oct 24, 2019 petrie bight is a reach of the brisbane river 2727. The views and lifestyles of residents, workers, and visitors to beloved brisbane suburbs are reflected in the monthly paper. United states france brisbane printable tourist map. Our coverage spreads from fortitude valley and into spring hill, bowen hills, teneriffe, newstead, and new farm. You can see that brisbane is actually closer to sydney than it is to cairns its a big state.
If you click on street name, you can see position on the map. The hall is the cities most significant historical landmark and combines the city hall, city hall art gallery, the clock tower, king george square and. In drawing the map, it has not been possible to include all the fences. Simply search for your timetable and select the service information and map link. The cape corrientes on the rocks at petrie bight, 1906. Get directions, maps, and traffic for brisbane, qld. In 1877, a turning basin for newly constructed brisbane wharves at petrie bight allowed ships to dock in the heart of the new municipality for the.
List of streets in petrie qld click on street name to see the position on petrie street map. Petrie bight brisbane, queensland, australia landmark. The actual dimensions of the brisbane map are 1005 x 1183 pixels, file size in bytes 103015. See more ideas about brisbane, brisbane cbd and brisbane river. Map of brisbane and travel information about brisbane brought to you by lonely planet.
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