The Cairncross Dockyard was a shipyard beside the Brisbane River at 405 Thynne Road, Morningside, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It included one of Australia's largest graving docks with an 8.5 metre deep water access, capable of taking Panamax vessels of up to 85,000 dwt, up to 263 metres long x 33.5 metres wide. It is second in size only to the Royal Australian Navy's Captain Cook Graving Dock in Sydney.
Dock gate under construction, circa 1942
Looking towards the entrance during drydock construction, circa 1942
HMS LST-419 in Cairncross Dock, Brisbane, ca. 1943
Cairncross Dock, May 1954
Morningside is a southside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Morningside had a population of 11,755 people.
Morningside Boat Ramp
Woman diving into the Morningside Quarry, Brisbane, 1949
Balmoral Fire Station, 2015
Morningside Air Raid Shelter, 2015