Dockside Kangaroo Point Brisbane

What a delightful morning I had.  A friend and I met at the Medley Cafe to sketch.  I love this area, so much to draw, so little time..  I was quite prolific today, having finished four small drawings.

Let me tell you a little history of this area, it is one of the oldest suburbs in Brisbane, and was occupied by the Turrbal people first.  In  1844, the first house in the Kangaroo Point was built by Surveyor James Warner.  The Church of England opened the first school in Kangaroo Point in 1861.   In 1901, the main storage facility of Queensland Navy was located in the Kangaroo Point.  In 1903, the building of the first ship-based radio transmission in Australia happened.  

The Story Bridge is a Cantilever bridge built in 1940. It was commissioned to help workers during the depression. It is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia.

Jacaranda in the grounds of Yungaba House
Yungaba House started out as an immigration house in 1887 It was subsequently used as a temporary refuge for destitute soldiers, an accommodation centre for workers on the Story Bridge and later as a hospital in WWII. It is on the Heritage register, and the interior has been converted into apartments.

Looking across river from the Medley cafe is one of my favourite buildings.
This building was a boat club in the 1930's/40s During the war years, the Americans used to hide their submarines under the water here. There was a slipway, and they were close to the Dry Dock where the subs went for maintenance.

This is a beautiful walk from the Medley Cafe to the Dockside Ferry Wharf, when the jacarandas are in full bloom. This is a delightful path with naval sculptures to remind us of this areas former life.

BRISBANE CITY SKETCHERS