Bulwer Island, Queensland
Bulwer Island is a 120 hectares (1.2 km2) reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the British Colonial Secretary who separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor.[1]
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[edit] Bulwer Island Refinery
It is adjacent to Brisbane Airport and much of it is taken up with BP Australia’s Bulwer Island Refinery, the largest in Queensland. Reclamation and refinery construction took place during 1963-65, with the reclamation greatly expanding the original island and joining it to the north bank of the river.[2]
[edit] Lighthouse
A lighthouse, known as Bulwer Island Light, stood on the island between 1912 and 1983, as part of a pair of leading light. In 1983 it was replaced by a skeletal tower and relocated to the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ The Victorian Web: Sir Edward G. D. Bulwer-Lytton
- ^ 2003 Environmental Statement, Bulwer Island Refinery
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Queensland's East Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/qld.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
Coordinates: 27°24′30″S 153°08′25″E / 27.40833°S 153.14028°E
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