Baxter’s Jetty - Shorncliffe, QLD Australia - Piers on Waymarking.com

The jetty is for use by the general public, maintained by the Brisbane City Council. It is open 24 hours a day. In the park adjacent to it are public restrooms and plenty of shady picnic benches. Over the road is a small cafe if you require snacks or drinks.

On the jetty there is a sheltered picnic table, extra seating and a fish cleaning station. Fish you may catch in the creek include include flathead, perch and jewfish.

HISTORY
BAXTER’S JETTY (CORPORATION JETTY)

A timber jetty erected at the mouth of Cabbage Tree Creek c.1880, the Corporation Jetty fell into disrepair and was replaced in 1923. The jetty was for the use of boat owners, fishermen and others frequenting the creek area. Most of the early jetty has disappeared but several concrete blocks remain at the land end. The jetty is known to local residents as Baxter’s Jetty, an association with the Baxter family who settled in the area in the 1860s. John Thomas Baxter purchased lots near the mouth of Cabbage Tree Creek and Jetty Street. He built a cafe with two distinctive gables and operated as a seafood supplier from 1861 trading as “Baxter’s Oyster Saloon”. John Baxter was found drowned near the jetty in 1897. (heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au)

Type of pier: Public Expenses: 0 Parking is available: Yes Web site: [Web Link] Contact information: Baxters Jetty 68 Allpass Parade, Shorncliffe QLD 4017 Brisbane City Council 07 3403 8888 Handicap Accessible: Yes Fishing Regulations: https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-priorities/fisheries/recreational/recreational-fishing-rules

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