Our 4017, Queensland, Australia
October 2013
Dowse Lagoon
History
The bayside suburb of Sandgate was known to the indigenous people as “Moora” or “Warra” - open sheet of water.
The area offered abundant food resources in the lagoons, mangroves and bushlands. Sandgate has undergone several periods of accelerated development since European colonists first accessed Moreton Bay in 1842.
The first land sales took place in 1853 and settlers soon moved into the area taking up land on traditional Aboriginal camp sites located in the open woodlands, surrounding the lagoons, swamps and waterholes and along the sandy foreshores of the bay.
The lagoons, long a haven for wildlife became a popular spot for hunting, fishing and duck shooting and were valued for their scenic contribution to the townscape.
Scenic natural features dominating the landscape, the lagoons influenced the pattern of settlement of Sandgate.
The town centre established itself adjacent to Einbunpin Lagoon and development spread around this Lagoon and across and around Dowse Lagoon.
A haven for local birds, eels and turtles located north of the centre of Sandgate, Dowse Lagoon forms a picturesque water park focus for the civic and community activities and residential properties surrounding it.
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