The Passage of time. (11/5/26)
PLEASE NOTE - ONE OF THE PROGRAMS OR APPS I USE IS NOT TRANSFERRING THE BASIC CAMERA DATA CORRECTLY. SHOWING CORRECT AGAINST ORIGINALS BUT UPLOADS ARE HOPELESS.
BLAME THE LATEST APPLE IOS, SNAPSEED OR FLICKR! I believe it's Apple this time!
Apologies!
It's hard to believe that today's two images were shot on the same day and within about two miles and ten minutes of each other. This is also at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast but looking out into Moreton Bay from Bulcock Beach. All of the sand in the image joins the mainland to what was once the northern part of Bribie Island but until about 30 years ago the Pumicestone Passage which separated the island from the mainland flowed swiftly through here. Then things began to change and over many of those subsequent years sand was washed in and across what was the bar, through which prawn trawlers once entered the small port of Caloundra. Eventually, in more recent times, the sand built up even more and closed it off completely.
To balance that, in time, the relentless ocean began to create an opening into the same passage a little way south through a narrow strip in Bribie Island, opening up the Caloundra suburb of Golden Beach to the ocean. That gap eventually grew larger and larger threatening the beach with the full force of the ocean, in particular during inclement weather. Eventually the Queensland Government had to step in and stabilise the erosion and the island creating quite a wide but somewhat fortified new bar and seemingly permanently joining North Bribie to the mainland as seen in the image. Will it change again one day, quite possibly!
Ocean going ships to and from the Pacific Ocean to the Port of Brisbane pass down the shipping channel which at this point passes quite close to the beach before heading way over the far side of Moreton Bay all the way until they are opposite the Port at the mouth of the Brisbane River at which point they make a hard turn to the west and head straight into the wharves.
Back in the 1981, the Anro Asia (see below) container ship ran aground just along this stretch of coast and created quite a sight until it was eventually pulled off and made its merry way for assessment and further work!
oursc.com.au/council/backward-glance-do-you-remember-the-...
The Passage of time. (11/5/26)
PLEASE NOTE - ONE OF THE PROGRAMS OR APPS I USE IS NOT TRANSFERRING THE BASIC CAMERA DATA CORRECTLY. SHOWING CORRECT AGAINST ORIGINALS BUT UPLOADS ARE HOPELESS.
BLAME THE LATEST APPLE IOS, SNAPSEED OR FLICKR! I believe it's Apple this time!
Apologies!
It's hard to believe that today's two images were shot on the same day and within about two miles and ten minutes of each other. This is also at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast but looking out into Moreton Bay from Bulcock Beach. All of the sand in the image joins the mainland to what was once the northern part of Bribie Island but until about 30 years ago the Pumicestone Passage which separated the island from the mainland flowed swiftly through here. Then things began to change and over many of those subsequent years sand was washed in and across what was the bar, through which prawn trawlers once entered the small port of Caloundra. Eventually, in more recent times, the sand built up even more and closed it off completely.
To balance that, in time, the relentless ocean began to create an opening into the same passage a little way south through a narrow strip in Bribie Island, opening up the Caloundra suburb of Golden Beach to the ocean. That gap eventually grew larger and larger threatening the beach with the full force of the ocean, in particular during inclement weather. Eventually the Queensland Government had to step in and stabilise the erosion and the island creating quite a wide but somewhat fortified new bar and seemingly permanently joining North Bribie to the mainland as seen in the image. Will it change again one day, quite possibly!
Ocean going ships to and from the Pacific Ocean to the Port of Brisbane pass down the shipping channel which at this point passes quite close to the beach before heading way over the far side of Moreton Bay all the way until they are opposite the Port at the mouth of the Brisbane River at which point they make a hard turn to the west and head straight into the wharves.
Back in the 1981, the Anro Asia (see below) container ship ran aground just along this stretch of coast and created quite a sight until it was eventually pulled off and made its merry way for assessment and further work!
oursc.com.au/council/backward-glance-do-you-remember-the-...