Kangaroo Pt is one of the oldest parts of old Brisbane Town (later of Old South Brisbane Town). It was part of the original Brisbane Squar Mile – the limits of the penal colony. It was booming; containing wharves, ship building, ship chandlery, heavy engineering works the Qld Naval HQ, bawdy houses, hotels, churches & one cathedral, workers cottages, rock quarrying, farm land (who would ever believe that) a dry dock, schools – incl one Mary MacKillop founded, a photographic studio (a real Fantasy), an immigration processing centre, St John's College of the University of Queensland, and they even built steam locomotives though there be no train line, a TAFE college, though not yet a bridge (let alone two of them.). Did I mention murderers & criminals? Intrigue?

I thought I better have a theme on this suburban Stroll, so I have chosen Fitzgerald, Mayne, Parks & Gardens and Evans Deakin. And the newly opened Storey Bridge. This shall not be a historical tour – just a pass by. Put those memories in the right place in the correct order.

Come see the Kangaroo Point area before those lovely workers cottages become glass, chrome and concrete.