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Breakfast Creek (Queensland)
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Breakfast Creek is a small tributary of the Brisbane River
. It joins the river at Newstead
, next to Newstead Park
. The aboriginal name for the waterway was Barrambin. Travelling up the Brisbane River the creek is the first to join the river on its northern banks. Upstream from the Three Mile Scrubs in Kelvin Grove
, Breakfast Creek is known as Enoggera Creek
.
The Breakfast Creek Hotel is located near the confluence with the Brisbane River and is known for serving XXXX
beer exclusively from wooden barrels. Also here is the Breakfast Creek Wharf Seafood Restaurant.
The shorter race in the annual Bridge to Brisbane
fun run starts at the Creek bridge.
and Allan Cunningham
met members of an aboriginal clan at the mouth of the creek in 1824. After they had breakfast at the site minor conflict with the aboriginals arose after one of them grabbed Oxley's hat. John Oxley named the waterway in remembrance of the incident.
One of the first settlers on the creek was Patrick Leslie
who in 1845 built the still-standing Newstead House
. Brisbane's Cantonese
community, who had established businesses in Fortitude Valley and built the Temple of the Holy Triad in 1886, settled in the flats around Breakfast Creek and Eagle Farm. During dry times in the early colony of Moreton Bay, when water from the Roma Street reservoir was depleted, supplies were carted from Breakfast Creek.
A number of floods destroyed early bridges across the creek. The bridge built in 1858 remained intact. Various streets close to Breakfast Creek were affected by the 1974 Brisbane flood
s and the 2011 Queensland flood
s.
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
. It joins the river at Newstead
Newstead, Queensland
Newstead is a riverside suburb of the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is situated 3 km north of the Brisbane central business district...
, next to Newstead Park
Newstead House, Brisbane
Newstead House is Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River,in the northern Brisbane suburb of Newstead, in Queensland, Australia...
. The aboriginal name for the waterway was Barrambin. Travelling up the Brisbane River the creek is the first to join the river on its northern banks. Upstream from the Three Mile Scrubs in Kelvin Grove
Kelvin Grove, Queensland
Kelvin Grove is an inner northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located approximately 3 km from the CBD. This hilly suburb takes its name from Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It is primarily residential with tree-lined streets and some commercial and light industrial...
, Breakfast Creek is known as Enoggera Creek
Enoggera Creek
Enoggera Creek is a waterway that rises on the D'Aguilar Range and flows into the Brisbane River. The creek's headwaters form on the southern slopes of Mount Nebo in Brisbane Forest Park....
.
The Breakfast Creek Hotel is located near the confluence with the Brisbane River and is known for serving XXXX
XXXX
XXXX is a brand of Australian beer brewed in Milton, Brisbane by Queensland brewers, Castlemaine Perkins. It enjoys wide popularity in the state of Queensland, where it is commonly found on-tap in pubs and bars....
beer exclusively from wooden barrels. Also here is the Breakfast Creek Wharf Seafood Restaurant.
The shorter race in the annual Bridge to Brisbane
Bridge to Brisbane
Bridge to Brisbane is an annual 10 kilometer fun run held in Brisbane, Australia in August.The race distance is currently 10 km, although this has not been consistent over the life of the race. The first race occurred in 1997 with less than 5000 entrants and each year the event raises funds...
fun run starts at the Creek bridge.
History
John OxleyJohn Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation.October 1802 he was engaged in coastal survey work including an expedition to Western Port in 1804-05...
and Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham (botanist)
Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...
met members of an aboriginal clan at the mouth of the creek in 1824. After they had breakfast at the site minor conflict with the aboriginals arose after one of them grabbed Oxley's hat. John Oxley named the waterway in remembrance of the incident.
One of the first settlers on the creek was Patrick Leslie
Patrick Leslie
Patrick Leslie was a Scottish Settler in Australia. Leslie and his two brothers were the first to settle on the Darling Downs, and he was the first person to buy land in Warwick.-Early life:...
who in 1845 built the still-standing Newstead House
Newstead House, Brisbane
Newstead House is Brisbane’s oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River,in the northern Brisbane suburb of Newstead, in Queensland, Australia...
. Brisbane's Cantonese
Cantonese people
The Cantonese people are Han people whose ancestral homes are in Guangdong, China. The term "Cantonese people" would then be synonymous with the Bun Dei sub-ethnic group, and is sometimes known as Gwong Fu Jan for this narrower definition...
community, who had established businesses in Fortitude Valley and built the Temple of the Holy Triad in 1886, settled in the flats around Breakfast Creek and Eagle Farm. During dry times in the early colony of Moreton Bay, when water from the Roma Street reservoir was depleted, supplies were carted from Breakfast Creek.
A number of floods destroyed early bridges across the creek. The bridge built in 1858 remained intact. Various streets close to Breakfast Creek were affected by the 1974 Brisbane flood
1974 Brisbane flood
The 1974 Brisbane flood occurred in January 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, when waterways in the city experienced significant flooding...
s and the 2011 Queensland flood
2010–2011 Queensland floods
A series of floods hit Australia, beginning in December 2010, primarily in the state of Queensland including its capital city, Brisbane. The floods forced the evacuation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least seventy towns and over 200,000 people were affected. Damage initially was...
s.
See also
- Kedron BrookKedron BrookKedron Brook is a creek that flows through the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It starts near the outer suburb of Upper Kedron and flows in an easterly direction...