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Hays Inlet
Hays Inlet is a saltwater inlet off Bramble Bay in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. The Brisway map reference is 420 L19. A mangrove forest is found in the inlet. Geography The slender inlet forms the shape of the south-western Redcliffe suburb of Clontarf and the suburbs of Mango Hill and Griffin. Hays Inlet turns into Saltwater Creek at Rothwell, carrying the city boundary along it. South of Hays Inlet is Pine River which flows into Bramble Bay. The Houghton Highway and the Ted Smout bridges span Bramble Bay, just east of Hays Inlet. The original Hornibrook Bridge has been removed with the sections of each end retained as recreational fishing areas. Water quality Green alga The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...e blooms have developed in Hays Inlet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hays Inlet, Clontarf
Hays may refer to: People * Hays (surname) Places United States * Hays (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Hays, Kansas ** Fort Hays ** Hays Regional Airport * Hays, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Warren County * Hays, Montana * Hays, North Carolina * Hays, Texas * Hays County, Texas Elsewhere * Hays, Alberta, Canada * Hays Reef, Tasmania, Australia Schools * Charles Hays Secondary School in Prince Rupert, British Columbia * Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas * Walter Hays School in Palo Alto, California Other uses * Hay's Galleria, a shopping mall and tourist attraction in London * Hays Code, a set of motion picture industry guidelines * Hays plc, a British recruitment company * Hays Travel, a travel agency chain based in Sunderland, England See also * Hayes (other) * Hay (other) Hay is dried grass. Hay or HAY may also refer to: Places * Hay, New South Wales, Australia, a town * Hay Island (Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mango Hill, Queensland
Mango Hill is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mango Hill had a population of 14,921 people. History Although locally known by this name since the 1950s, it wasn't until 1 September 1980 that it was formally decreed. The name Mango Hill was chosen to commemorate the section of Mango trees ( Magnifera indica) that were planted along the 700 metre (2,300 ft) section of Anzac Avenue that passes through the area. In March 2006, the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water subdivided the northern section of Mango Hill to form the suburb of North Lakes. Although now separated, the area still reaps the benefits of the major infrastructure and retail upgrades that have taken place in North Lakes in recent years, including the Redcliffe Peninsula railway line and shopping outlets such as Costco and IKEA. This has resulted in a significant boost to economic growth in the Moreton Bay Region. North Lakes State College opened on 1 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornibrook Bridge
Hornibrook Bridge is a heritage-listed mostly-demolished road bridge on the Hornibrook Highway over Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay from Brighton, City of Brisbane to Clontarf, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Manuel Hornibrook and built from 1932 to 1935 by Manuel Hornibrook. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 October 1994. Handsome art-deco concrete abutment arches frame the entry and exit approaches. Construction of the bridge was important for the growth of the Redcliffe City peninsula and made the commute to Brisbane shorter and quicker, increasing population growth and the number of visitors to the seaside location. The bridge was known colloquially by the locals as the "Humpity Bump" because the road surface of the bridge was so buckled. During king tides, waves would crash into (and sometimes onto) the bridge spraying the cars as they crossed. The bridge was operated and maintained by a private company and a toll applied unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Smout
Sergeant Edward David "Ted" Smout OAM (5 January 1898 – 22 June 2004) was an Australian soldier in the First World War. He was Australia's 6th last surviving World War I veteran. Smout served in the army as a stretcher bearer. He was notably one of the first on the scene upon the landing of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, after he had been shot down and was witness to his final words. He was also the last surviving witness of Richthofen's death. Biography Smout was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1898. He joined the Australian Army Medical Corps in September 1915 at the age of 17, giving his age as 18 years 8 months. Upon arrival in France, he was posted to the 3rd Sanitary Section of the Australian Army Medical Corps where he served as a stretcher bearer. During an engagement near the Somme River on 21 April 1918, Smout was an eyewitness to the final moments in the life and career of the famous German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen (aka the "Red Baron"), whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houghton Highway
The Houghton Highway is a reinforced concrete viaduct, the second bridge to be built across Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay connecting the cities of Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia (the first bridge was the Hornibrook Bridge). The bridge, along with the third bridge, the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge, were the longest bridges in the country until 27 March 2013, when the Macleay River Bridge opened in Kempsey, NSW. Originally built to duplicate the crossing capacity, almost immediately after opening it was converted to a three lane roadway with 'peak flow' lane control as a result of the proposed upgrading of the Hornibrook Bridge being deemed uneconomic. The intended crossing capacity was finally provided with the opening of the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge in 2010. History With rising traffic levels on the two-lane Hornibrook Bridge in the 1970s, the Department of Main Roads investigated the construction of another structure to increase capacity and cope with f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pine River (Queensland)
The Pine River is a small river in South East Queensland, Australia. The river is formed by the confluence of the North Pine and the South Pine rivers at Lawnton, continuing into Bramble Bay. The Brisway map reference is 440 D10. Location and features The Pine River carries the city border between the Moreton Bay Region and City of Brisbane along its middle (continuing up the South Pine River). The northern shoreline follows Pine Rivers suburbs of Murrumba Downs and Griffin, while the southern shoreline follows Brisbane suburbs of Bald Hills and Brighton. The river descends over its course. The Bald Hills Creek feeds into the Pine River which create the Bald Hills Creek and Tinchi Tamba Wetlands Reserve, a large environmental park covering more than . The Pine River and Hays Inlet wetland is significant because of its value to wildlife, especially migratory waders. The Pine River is classified as being 'extensively modified'. The Pine Rivers Shire draws its name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothwell, Queensland
Rothwell is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rothwell had a population of 7,165 people. Geography Rothwell is in the west of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland. The suburb is bounded to the north by the bay of Deception Bay (part of Moreton Bay), to the east in part by Nathan Road, and to the south and south-west by Saltwater Creek. Anzac Avenue enters the suburb from the east (Kippa-Ring) and proceeds west, where at a large intersection () Anzac Avenue continues to the south-west exiting to Mango Hill, while Deception Bay Road heads north-west exiting to the suburb of Deception Bay.The Redcliffe Peninsula railway line enters the suburb from the east (Kippa-Ring) and exits to the south (Mango Hill), connecting to the North Coast railway line at Petrie. The suburb is serviced by the Rothwell railway station (). The Moreton Bay Railway Cyclepath runs immediately p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saltwater Creek (Queensland)
Saltwater Creek is a creek in Rothwell, Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography It flows north from Hays Inlet and separates Mango Hill from Rothwell, creating a border for Redcliffe City. Its name derives from the water being, in fact, salt water Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish wat .... See also * List of rivers of Australia References Rivers of Queensland Geography of South East Queensland {{Queensland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin, Queensland
Griffin is a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Griffin had a population of 12,295 people. Geography Griffin contains both residential and agricultural land usage, as well as recreational, boating and fishing facilities along the northern shore of the Pine River. Further inland, the Pine River diverges into the North Pine and South Pine rivers. Osprey House is an environmental centre located in Griffin along the Pine River. The centre features displays, boardwalks, a bird hide and other visitor facilities. History The origin of the suburb's name is from the Griffin family who migrated to Australia from the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. Griffin State School opened on 1 January 2016. Demographics In the , Griffin recorded a population of 2,358 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Griffin population was 28 years, 9 years below the national median of 37. 73.6% of people living in Griffin were born in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clontarf, Queensland
Clontarf is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clontarf had a population of 8,279 people. Clontarf is in the south-west of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately by road north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital. It was named after Clontarf in Ireland. Geography Clontarf is connected to Brisbane City, across Bramble Bay, by the Houghton Highway which is a 2.7 km long causeway that provides access to the southern tip of Redcliffe City, greatly decreasing the travel time between Redcliffe and Brisbane. The current pair of bridges, Houghton Highway and its twin Ted Smout Memorial Bridge, replaced the original Hornibrook Bridge which is now closed and mostly removed except for a short span (on the north) and the two iconic bridge entrance towers that were retained to form a very popular fishing pier at the northern and southern ends of Bramble Bay. The land use is a mix of residential and light industrial. History In 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Overview In marine geography, the term "inlet" usually refers to either the actual channel between an enclosed bay and the open ocean and is often called an "entrance", or a significant recession in the shore of a sea, lake or large river. A certain kind of inlet created by past glaciation is a fjord, typically but not always in mountainous coastlines and also in montane lakes. Multi-arm complexes of large inlets or fjords may be called sounds, e.g., Puget Sound, Howe Sound, Karmsund (''sund'' is Scandinavian for "sound"). Some fjord-type inlets are called canals, e.g., Portland Canal, Lynn Canal, Hood Canal, and some are channels, e.g., Dean Channel and Douglas Channel Douglas Channel is one of the principal inlets of the British C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It also refers colloquially to the Redcliffe Peninsula as a whole, a peninsula jutting into Moreton Bay which contains several other suburbs. Since the 1880s, Redcliffe has been a popular seaside resort in South East Queensland. In the , the suburb of Redcliffe had a population of 10,373 people. Geography Redcliffe is situated in the east north-east of the Redcliffe Peninsula on the western shore of the Moreton Bay. It is approximately north-north-east of the Brisbane central business district, Brisbane CBD. It serves as the Redcliffe Central Business District, Central Business District for the Redcliffe Peninsula and its surrounding suburbs. History Before European settlement, the Redcliffe Peninsula was occupied by the Ningy Ningy people. The Aboriginal Australian, Aboriginal name is ''Kau-in-Kau-in'', which means Blood-Blood (red-like blood). A famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
