There has been much dredging and widening work done over the years to allow ships to transport cargo to and from Brisbane the river is no longer dredged. The river served as an important carriageway between Brisbane and Ipswich before a railway linking the towns was built in 1875. By early 1825 buoys were being laid along the South Passage and shortly after that the first pilots were commissioned to guide ships entering from Moreton Bay and another service for those travelling upstream. Flying boats used the waters of the river in Pinkenba, to take-off for domestic and international destinations in the 1930s.
there hAS bEeN mUcH DrEDginG anD WidenIng woRk doNE oveR tHe yEars to AlLow shiPs To transPort CaRgo to aNd From briSbanE tHE river iS no longEr drEdged. tHe RivEr Served as an ImporTANT cArriagewaY beTweEN briSbanE and ipswich befoRe A railway linkinG tHe tOWnS was bUIlt in 1875. bY eArly 1825 bUOyS WErE being laid Along THE sOuth PAsSAGE AnD sHORTly aftER THaT The fiRst pilotS weRe cOmMissionEd tO GuIdE shIps eNteriNg fRom mOReton BAy aND anotheR ServIce fOr tHose TRavelLing UpStrEam. flying boaTs used THE wAtErs oF tHe riVer in pinKeNBa, to take-off fOr DomEStIc AND inteRnational destinations iN THe 1930S.