The suburb is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east and the Bremer River to the south.[4] It includes two uninhabited islands in the Brisbane River:
Looking up the Bremer River from the site of Joseph Brady's training wallBarellan Point Landing Ground Memorial, 2021Barellan Point Landing Ground Memorial (close-up), 2021
In February 1864 John Petrie appointed Irish engineer Joseph Brady to provide advice and designs for the navigational improvements on the Brisbane and Bremer Rivers between Brisbane and Ipswich.[8] This includes the construction of a training wall at the south-eastern corner of Barrelan Point where the Bremer River flows into the Brisbane River to flow the channel to avoid the built-up of sandbanks.[9][10]
During World War II, the Barellan Point Landing Ground was built on an elevated level site by RAAF Base Amberley. It was also known as the Bremer River Landing Ground and Riverview Landing Ground. Originally built for emergency landings, it was also used by RAAF No 23 Squadron as a training airfield and for their Moth Minor A21-7 operations. It was 3,000 by 200 feet (914 by 61 m) and went from present day Dampier Street to Fifth Avenue. After the war ended, the land reverted to its former use as farm land. A memorial and information board at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Junction Road (27°34′26″S152°50′42″E / 27.57396°S 152.84490°E / -27.57396; 152.84490 (Barellan Point Landing Ground Memorial)) commemorate the landing ground. The memorial was officially unveiled on Friday 26 June 2015 by the Queensland GovernorPaul de Jersey.[11][12][13]
Commemorative plaque for the opening of Joseph Brady Park as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations
On 12 July 1988 the Moreton Shire Council officially opened Joseph Brady Park to commemorate Joseph Brady's engineering achievements at the site of one of his projects. It was a project undertaken as part of the Australian Bicentenary.[14]
^"Karalee and Barellan Point". Queensland Places. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^Kerr, C. F. "Brady, Joseph (1828–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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