The Bulimba ferry terminal was built in 1922
for the Balmoral Shire Council, then responsible for the efficient
servicing of several ferry routes across the Brisbane River. Since the
days of the convict settlement at Moreton Bay when a punt was poled
between the main settlement and the south bank of the river, ferries
have been a vital transport facility for Brisbane. The river twists and
loops through the city and cross-river access is important in linking
city and suburbs and greatly reducing travel time between them. Although
the first bridge linked the city and South Brisbane in 1862, no other
bridges were built for many years, public transport was limited and few
people had private transport until after World War Two. People who
needed to commute to work and to access shopping and entertainment
facilities used cross-river ferries on a daily basis. Ferries were the
only major transport service provided by metropolitan local authorities
as responsibility for care and management had been placed in their hands
by an 1858 Act.
The Hawthorne ferry terminal which is almost a replica of this one was built around the same time. The are on the heritage register.
I used my A4 sketchbook (225gsm) unipin 0.03 pen and watercolour. (ps I used my mechanical pencil to park my angels first)
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