Hamilton Reach

File:Open Street Map - Hamilton Reach, Brisbane River.JPG

Hamilton Reach flows from west (upstream) to east (downstream). The suburb of Hamilton is on its northern bank (and is most likely the origin of the name of the reach). The suburbs of Bulimba and Morningside lie to the south.{{Citation | author1=Universal Business Directories Pty. Ltd | title=Brisbane 1997 : includes Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast | publication-date=1997 | publisher=UBD, a Division of Universal Press Pty. Ltd | edition=41st | isbn=978-0-7319-0886-8 }}

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The Hamilton Reach is popular for water sports. It is popular for recreational and competitive sailing.

The Australian Rowing Championships were held at Hamilton Reach in 1904,{{cite web|title=1904 Interstate Championships|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1904.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916092255/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1904.php|archivedate=16 September 2014|df=dmy-all}} 1909,{{cite web|title=1909 Interstate Championships|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1909.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916092300/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1909.php|archivedate=16 September 2014|df=dmy-all}} and 1951.{{cite web|title=1951 Interstate Championships|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1951.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923063838/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1951.php|archivedate=23 September 2009|df=dmy-all}} The Australian University Rowing Championships were held there in 1937,{{cite web|title=1931 Australian University Championships— Brisbane River Brisbane QLD|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1931.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122030141/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1931.php|archivedate=22 January 2015|df=dmy-all}} 1937{{cite web|title=1937 Australian University Championships— Brisbane River Brisbane QLD|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1937.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122033411/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1937.php|archivedate=22 January 2015|df=dmy-all}} and 1955.{{cite web|title=1955 Australian University Championships— Brisbane River, Brisbane QLD|url=http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1955.php|website=History of Australian Rowing|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122035825/http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/1955.php|archivedate=22 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}

Prior to World War II, flying boats used Hamilton Reach as their base. However, the level of river traffic and the lack of night lighting resulted in the flying boats relocating to Redland Bay.{{cite web|last1=Tuffley|first1=David|title=Redland Bay Flying Boat Base|url=http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/~davidt/redlandbay/flyingboatbase.htm|publisher=Griffith University|accessdate=22 January 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613112229/http://www.ict.griffith.edu.au/~davidt/redlandbay/flyingboatbase.htm|archivedate=13 June 2014|df=dmy-all}}

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Historically, the Brisbane River had many commercial wharves used for the shipping of goods and passengers. However, with the growth in the size of ships, the increasing residential characters of the suburbs alongside the river, and the need to construct bridges over the river, most commercial shipping is now handled at the Port of Brisbane at the mouth of the Brisbane River and beyond into Moreton Bay through land reclamation. Former commercial wharves and associated on-shore industrial facilities along the Brisbane River are frequently redeveloped into residential and leisure facilities.

While Hamilton Reach has seen a number of such re-developments e.g., Portside and Northshore Hamilton, unlike many other parts of the river, it has retained some commercial shipping activity. The Portside redevelopment combines residential and retail facilities with the cruise liner terminal Portside Wharf. However, increasing, larger cruise liners cannot be accommodated due to a combination of the height restrictions of the Gateway Bridge and the inability to turn the vessels within the river, forcing such ships to use the Port of Brisbane or other industrial wharves downstream. As these alternative wharves lack adequate facilities for leisure travellers, consideration is being given to constructing a new passenger terminal further downstream or elsewhere within Moreton Bay, e.g., on the Gold Coast.{{cite news|last1=Ironside|first1=Robyn|title=Battle looms for Australian cruise capital status as potential new terminal in Brisbane flagged as a challenge to Sydney’s dominance|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/holiday-ideas/battle-looms-for-australian-cruise-capital-status-as-potential-new-terminal-in-brisbane-flagged-as-a-challenge-to-sydneys-dominance/story-fnjjv4qv-1227014477155?nk=de905d67474d8557b190bf04fed66fbf|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=Herald Sun|date=6 August 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Stephens|first1=Kim|title=Gold Coast cruise ship terminal plan gets government's approval|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/gold-coast-cruise-ship-terminal-plan-gets-governments-approval-20140213-32k2n.html|accessdate=22 January 2015|work=Brisbane Times|date=13 February 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504093154/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/gold-coast-cruise-ship-terminal-plan-gets-governments-approval-20140213-32k2n.html|archivedate=4 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}

The Cairncross Dockyard was constructed at Hamilton Reach between 1942 and 1944. The facility closed in 2014, and in 2016 the land on which it stands was to be sold for residential and commercial redevelopment.{{cite news|last1=Deutrom|first1=Rhian|title=Jobs to go as historic Brisbane shipyard faces closure next month|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/jobs-to-go-as-historic-brisbane-shipyard-faces-closure-next-month/news-story/fc4892a4ed1cdfc2882b759af833d734|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=The Courier Mail|date=2 July 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Clun|first1=Rachel|title=Huge Brisbane naval dockyard in prime location to be sold|url=http://www.domain.com.au/news/huge-brisbane-naval-dockyard-in-prime-location-to-be-sold-20160427-gofw7p/|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=Domain|date=27 April 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430030746/http://www.domain.com.au/news/huge-brisbane-naval-dockyard-in-prime-location-to-be-sold-20160427-gofw7p/|archivedate=30 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}

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There are three ferry terminals on Hamilton Reach (from upstream to downstream):{{cite web|title=Hamilton Reach|url=https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=-27.4441,+153.0715&hl=en&ll=-27.444116,153.07148&spn=0.02388,0.038581&sll=-27.445106,153.070965&sspn=0.02388,0.038581&t=m&z=15|website=Google Maps|accessdate=22 January 2015}}

• Bretts Wharf Ferry Wharf (northern bank)
• Apollo Road ferry wharf (southern bank)
• Northshore Hamilton ferry wharf

All these wharves are on the CityCat route along the Brisbane River with Northshore currently being the most downstream.

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• {{Citation | author1=Wilson, John | title=Civil flying boat operations Hamilton Reach and Redland Bay 1946/ 1974 | journal=Aviation Heritage | publication-date=September 1997 | volume=28 | issue=4 | pages=107–131 | issn=0815-4392 }}

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• {{Citation | author1=Queensland Rowing Association | title=Australian eight-oar rowing and sculling amateur championships : official programme and souvenir : ladies' championship fours of Australia, all schools' championship fours of Australia : Hamilton reach Brisbane River - 15th May, 1920 | publication-date=1920 | publisher=Queensland Rowing Association | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/14813299 }} — available [http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/144622 online]

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Category:Reaches of the Brisbane River