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This was the first of several hotels to open around Kangaroo Point during the 1840s, being licensed in 1844. The Bush Inn has gained some historical notoriety as the scene of the gruesome murder of Robert Cox in 1848, whose dismembered body parts were found at various locations around the vicinity. One man – William Fyfe – hanged for this crime, although speculation continues to this day as to the guilt or innocence of another possible suspect, Patrick Mayne.
Citations
Rosamond Siemon, ‘The Mayne Inheritance’, St Lucia: UQ Press, 1997.
Image Citations
Brisbane views from Bowen Terrace looking across Kangaroo Point, 1851. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Record number: 110916.
Map References
SLQ. First Survey of Crown Lands in the Moreton Bay District, 1842, by Surveyor Henry Wade.Brisbane, 1842. RBM 841.16 1842 00013 E