Blasting River Channel, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Brisbane

Bain, Jack (1965) Blasting River Channel, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Brisbane. [Image]

Abstract

These blasting’s were carried out as a result of pressure from gravel and coal industries in the area in 1965 so that the vessels could pass more freely. This area was always difficult for steamers even a century earlier between Brisbane and Ipswich.

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Item Type: Image
Collection: Bain/O'Gorman
Sub-Collection Title:

Australia - Queensland - Brisbane

Date: December 1965
Keywords: Seventeen Mile Rocks - Brisbane, Centenary - Brisbane; Brisbane River
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Date Deposited: 08 Oct 2020 02:56
Last Modified: 14 Feb 2024 06:29
Copyright Owner: Queensland University of Technology
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Location:
CountryState or RegionCity or Town
AustraliaQueenslandBrisbane
Location -27.541811, 152.960469
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/6113
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