Brisbane Water

Brisbane Water, northern arm of Broken Bay, an inlet on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. It was explored by Capt. Arthur Phillip, first governor of New South Wales, in 1788–89 and named North-East Arm; the name subsequently was altered to Brisbane Water to honour Sir Thomas Brisbane, sixth governor of the colony. Because of difficulty of access, development of the region was slow until the completion of a bridge across the Hawkesbury River...