For many years the suburb was dominated by the factories of heavy engineering businesses , particularly those involved in the maritime industry , such as Evans Deakin , Buzzacott & Co and Evans , Anderson , Phelan & Co . Evans Deakin built the largest ship ever constructed on the Brisbane River , the 66,000 tonne oil tanker '' Robert Miller '' , which became adrift in the river during the 1974 Brisbane flood . The last vessel to be built by Evans Deakin was an oil rig called '' Southern Cross '' . The company vacated the site in 1976 , with it later being redeveloped for high-rise accommodation
1974 Brisbane flood
1974 Brisbane flood
Kangaroo Point, Queensland