Bulimba Reach

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OpenStreetMap - Bulimba Reach, 2015

Bulimba Reach is a reach of the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Bulimba Reach flows from south (upstream) to north (downstream). The suburbs of Hawthorne and Bulimba are on its eastern bank. The suburbs of New Farm, Teneriffe and Newstead lie to the west. Breakfast Creek joins the Brisbane River from the north-east at the northern end of Bulimba Reach.[2]

History

International shipping in Bulimba Reach, circa 1932

The Bulimba Branch railway line was built in 1897 to support the wharves and industries located on the western bank of the Bulimba Reach in Newstead, Teneriffe and New Farm.[3]

Former wharves in the Bulimba Reach include:[4]

  • Brisbane Stevedoring Company wharf (western bank)
  • Dalgety's Wharf (western bank)
  • Mercantile Wharf (western bank)

Transport

Bulimba ferry wharf, 2010

There are three ferry terminals on Bulimba Reach (from upstream to downstream):

The CityCat services all of these ferry terminals along the Brisbane River.[5] A cross-river ferry service also operates between Bulimba and Hawthorne ferry wharves.[6]

Landmarks

References

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