Charles le Brocq
1829 — 1905
Charles le Brocq (14‑4‑30/31)
Charles le Brocq (1829-1905) was a native of Jersey in the Channel Islands. He arrived in Melbourne in 1853 and then spent some time in New Zealand. He moved to Brisbane in 1860 and opened the Metropolitan Floating Baths in Petrie Bight in 1866. The Baths were relocated to a site near the Edward Street ferry in 1875. He sold the Baths to another operator in 1886 and they came under council control in 1920.