The picture below is from the infamous February 1893 floods, and shows a substantial amount of water surrounding the gasometer. I'm not sure whether the photo shows Teneriffe Hill or the Bulimba hills in the background. Look for the lone swimmer and the people in the boats - click on the picture if you want to see a larger image.
(Photo: State Library of Queensland and John Oxley Library; # API-080-0001-0009)
The gasometer supplied natural gas to parts of Brisbane until 1996, when it was decommissioned as part of Brisbane's urban renewal. The area is to be known as Newstead RiverPark, with the Gas Works apartments to be included in the development. The outer frame of the gasometer will be retained as a feature of the area. In my recent photo (below), you can see the gasometer standing in the middle of the reclaimed area.

There has had to be a great deal of site rehabilitation done here. I'm not sure of the reasons for the contamination, but the process has been lengthy and arduous. I understand that the large site will contain commercial and retail tenants and a lot of green space. It should be great, but I do wonder whether the infrastructure here can cope with the influx of so many people.
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saw a progame on abc about toxic waste on gas sites, I worked on this site and wonder about the contaminates, was the waste cleaned up before the work commenced.
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DeleteThank-you for that, this is a great article.
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