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Day 144: Shipping channels
AN old tugboat moored at the southern end of South Bank is such a fixture in the river, it’s easy to overlook that it’s part of a much bigger picture – the Queensland Maritime Museum. Just as the HMS...
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The armistice came into effect at 11am on 11/11/1918, to end hostilities on land, sea and air after four years of carnage and loss during the Great War. In Brisbane, big perspex letters spelling...
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Day 145: Reservoir Gods
One of my favourite places in the world is Booloumba Creek west of Kenilworth in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It has tall trees dripping with staghorns, gently running creeks, swimming holes, bush...
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Planes and boats …
There’s a perfect close-up view of the big cruise ships heading out to sea at the boat jetty near Pinkenba. Look the other way, and the planes landing at Brisbane Airport drop down through the trees. A...
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Changing ports
THE Port of Brisbane on Fisherman Island is the final port of call for Brisbane’s port activities which have made their way back downstream from North Quay where the first supplies were unloaded for...
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Day 146: Dock of the Bay
Looking across thousands of cargo containers, ships and giant cranes to the islands of Moreton Bay, it is hard to imagine that this spot at the Port of Brisbane was under water 42 years ago. It all...
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A wonderful bird is the pelican
A wonderful bird is the pelican, his beak can hold more than his belly can. Yes, you open your eyes in surprise and wonder how the hell he can. And there are plenty of these marvellous birds feeling...
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Day 147: In plain sight
The formidable red brick church that fills the skyline when exiting Central Station in Ann St is hard to miss, yet despite its austerity, St Andrew’s Uniting Church is a treasure with some historical...
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Day 148: Captive audience
For the poor souls incarcerated on St Helena Island it was hell on earth, but a century later it’s a picturesque destination with fascinating remnants of its past. For 65 years, St Helena was the scene...
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Day 149: You flaming beauty
Riverfire Festival may come around only once a year, but a little flaming beauty has been lighting up Roma St since 2016. The 10.5m sculpture of a red poinsettia in Emma Miller Place (just down from...
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