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6 unusual facts about Kangaroo Point


Edward Joseph Baines

Edward Joseph Baines died on 29 February 1880 aged 61 (or 64?) years at his residence, the Pineapple Hotel at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.

Kangaroo Point

Kangaroo Point Cliffs - cliffs popular for rock climbing, abseiling and a pleasant picnic ground alongside the Brisbane River.

Kangaroo Point, New South Wales - a suburb in Sutherland Shire, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Kangaroo Point, Queensland

In 1887, the Yungaba Immigration Centre was built on Main Street at Kangaroo Point to replace the poor facilities at the existing centre in William Street.

These lavas were deposited in the Triassic Period about 230 million years ago and filled up an ancient river valley.

The Mayne Inheritance

In 1848 a sawyer, Robert Cox, was savagely murdered at Kangaroo Point and a considerable amount of money was presumed to have be stolen.



see also

Riverlife Adventure Centre

The dreamtime story of ‘The Rainbow Serpent' tells of the creation of the cliff area along the river bank at Kangaroo Point.