Bishop Island (Queensland)

Bishop Island was an island near the mouth of the Brisbane River in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

Captain Allan F. G. Bishop

Bishop Island was formed by dredging at the mouth of the Brisbane River between 1909 and 1912.[2] It was named Bishop Island in 1912 after Allan Fitzroy Gordon Bishop, the captain of the dredge Hercules involved in creating the island.[1][3]

Many ships were dumped on the island. The Australian United Steam Navigation Company's SS Bingera was dumped in 1926; it was built to provide the mail service between Brisbane, Gladstone and Townsville and became redundant when the railway line to Townsville was completed. The Queensland Government's steam yacht Lucinda was dumped on 28 January 1937.[4][5]

The island became a popular recreation spot visited by private boats and tourist operators.[2][3][6]

In 1976, the island was used by the Port of Brisbane. In 2004, the port expanded through land reclamation in Moreton Bay, resulting in Bishop Island ceasing to exist as an island, becoming part of the mainland port.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bishop Island (entry 2774)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Moreton Bay". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland,. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "WARWICK.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 8 April 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ↑ McLeod, Roderick (25 October 1973). "History along the waterways : the abandoned hulks of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay". Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland (Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland) 9 (5): 21–29. ISSN 0085-5804. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "HISTORIC YACHT'S LAST DAYS.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 January 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "BISHOP ISLAND.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 5 November 1931. p. 31. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

Coordinates: 27°22′01″S 153°11′00″E / 27.366945°S 153.183334°E