Experiences labelled with 'story bridge hotel'
Australia Day Cockroach Races can literally bring the nation to a halt, largely because they aren't necessarily the fastest little guys. It happens every year on the 26th January at the ornate 19th century pub Story Bridge Hotel, located at the Kangaroo Point by the Brisbane River. Cockroach racing may seem like a modern sport, but it comes with a distinguished historic tale. The Australia Day Cockroach Races started in 1981. The suburbs alongside the Brisbane River were home to a large infestation of cockroaches, which were also known to be some of the biggest cockroaches found in the world. There was an argument one day as to whose house had the biggest cockroach, and so each person caught a cockroach from their house and ...
