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'''Bulwer Island''' is a {{convert|120|ha|km2}} reclaimed tidal mangrove island at the mouth of the Brisbane River in the suburb of Pinkenba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is named for Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the British Colonial Secretary who separated Queensland from New South Wales in 1859 and made Sir George Bowen its first Governor.<ref>{{Cite QPN|5169|Bulwer Island|neighbourhood in the City of Brisbane|access-date=27 October 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/bulwer/intro.html The Victorian Web: Sir Edward G. D. Bulwer-Lytton]</ref>
==Air crash== In May 1961 a TAA DC-4 airliner crashed onto Bulwer Island during landing at Brisbane Airport. The pilot had suffered cardiac arrest and slumped over the control column preventing the co-pilot from regaining control before the plane dived into the mud of the island.
==Oil refinery== {{main|Bulwer Island Refinery}} Land was reclaimed joining the island to the mainland commencing in 1963. An oil refinery commenced operations in 1965, and was converted to an import terminal in 2015.
==Lighthouse== {{main|Bulwer Island Light}} A lighthouse, known as Bulwer Island Light, stood on the island between 1912 and 1983, as part of a pair of leading light. In 1983 it was replaced by a skeletal tower and relocated to the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane.<ref>{{cite rowlett|qld|accessdate=2010-11-14}}</ref>
==See also== {{portal|Queensland}} *List of islands of Australia *List of oil refineries
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Islands of Queensland Category:Pinkenba, Queensland