Immigration Depot, Kangaroo Point

Yungaba Immigration Depot, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane

Built in 1887 the Yungaba Immigration Centre was located in Main Street, Kangaroo Point alongside the Brisbane River. The first residents of the centre were the passengers of the migrant ship the Duke of Buccleuch which landed in Australia on 6 December 1887.

The centre has had different fuctions, from being a reception centre for troops returning from the Boer War, housing for Story Bridge workers to a hospital for diseases during WWII.

Then and now...

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• Category
  Historic Building
  Drawing
• Time period
  1880s
• Persistent identifier
  Item ID: 1622727
• Queensland State Archive series link
  Series ID: 19600 Architectural Show Plans
• Queensland State Archives digital image link
  Queensland State Archives Image ID 20888
• Contributing organisation
  Agency ID: 9326 Public Works Department III