Stage Number: MBSH.03.01.84
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: West End-South Brisbane-North Woolloongabba
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Street Address: Stanley Street, South Brisbane
Latitude & Longitude: -27.48183333,153.02661111
Time Link: 1881
Map Link: 1884
Image Time Point: 1884
The South Brisbane Dry Dock was completed in 1881. It maintained, repaired and refitted an average of 60 vessels per year. The 320 feet long dock was used by both private shipping companies and the State Government. The dock closed in 1973.
Kowald, Margaret. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Kay Cohen, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas: The Later Years. Volume 2. RHSQ. 2016 page 195; Cohen, Kay. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas 1860-1960. Volume 1. RHSQ. 2014. page 203
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