TIMELINE OF EVENTS 1980-1989
1980
- 27 February – HMAS Diamantina donated to QMMA.
- 29 February – HMAS Diamantina (K377) decommissioned.
- 1 October – HMAS Diamantina departs Sydney for Brisbane.
- 4 October HMAS Diamantina arrives in Brisbane.
- 4 April – HMAS Diamantina is placed into the South Brisbane Dry Dock.
- 22 September – QMM officially opened by His Excellency Sir James Ramsay, Governor of Queensland, and the 100th Anniversary of the opening of the South Brisbane Dry Dock.
- 24 April – A cocktail party was held in the ward room of the HMAS Diamantina by the QMMA members to celebrate the commissioning of the ship on 27 April 1945.
- April/May – Two stained glass windows bearing the Orient Line crest, from the old Orient Line building. Donated by Lend Lease Development.
- June – Pearling Lugger Penguin arrives at QMM carried from Thursday Island by HMAS Tobruk.
1983
- Bulwer Island Lighthouse transferred to the site of the QMM.
1984
- October – Northern area of the property relinquished to Expo and buildings.
1985
- QMM receives the Norman Pixley Maritime Collection from his bequested estate.
- Light Ship Carpentaria CL 2 retired from service and passed over to QMM.
1986
- 25 September – Two depth charge throwers arrived, for installation on board the HMAS Diamantina. They were donated by the Royal Canadian Navy, delivered by a squadron of three destroyers and handed over at Newstead Wharf.
- Two Carron “Clifton” Cannons handed over to QMM from the Qld Electricity Generation Board [QEGB] Bulimba “A” Power Station at the Riverside Park at Gibson Island. They were two of the four cannons placed there.
1987
- Two large Danforth-type anchors were donated to QMM. These were used as moorings to assist tanker berthing at Urangan Pier at Hervey Bay, Queensland after its closure in 1985.
1988
- 30 April – QMM becomes part of the Expo 88 Exposition with the Monorail terminating in the grounds.
- ST Forceful running river trips during Expo.
- 30 October – Expo 88 closes.
- After Expo 88, the Pavilion of Promise is given to the Queensland Maritime Museum.
1989
- Winifred Davenport Centre opened at QMM. Davenport was a distinguished naval architect with Qld Harbours and Marine and was also a noted historian and strong supporter of QMM.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land, the Turrbal and Jagera people, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.