Howard Smith Wharves

About this audio guide

This guide to Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane follows its uneasy relationship with the Brisbane River, from the relief workers who built it in the nineteen-thirties for the Howard Smith shipping line, through decades of abandonment, to the flood-scarred decisions behind its rebirth as a hotel and dining precinct. You will hear about the river's past floods and the promises officials made about the ground beneath the new development. Stand at the water's edge and look for the old pylons marking how high it has climbed.