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The suburb was named after a native from the Loyalty Islands (near modern-day New Caledonia) who was transported in the late nineteenth century to Queensland. [3] Such people, called Kanakas, were a cheap source of labour for sugarcane production. Apparently Tarragindi Tasserone escaped and was subsequently employed by Alfred Foote of Ipswich ...
Satellite image of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area. Centred on the City of Brisbane, it captures from the Redcliffe Peninsula in the north, D'Aguilar National Park to the west, east to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, and Logan City in the south. Brisbane Central Business District seen from Mount Coot-tha Lookout This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland ...
The remains of most of the 8500 people buried there are still under the stadium. The Brisbane General Cemetery, now called Toowong Cemetery, contains a signposted walk that provides information on various people buried therein. [99] The workshops and a bus depot of Transport for Brisbane is located at the western end of the suburb.
Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane River. [6] Indooroopilly is connected to Chelmer on the southern bank of the river by four bridges, consisting (from east to west) of a pedestrian/cycling bridge (Jack Pesch Bridge), two rail bridges (Albert Bridge and Indooroopilly Railway Bridge), and one road bridge (Walter Taylor Bridge
Nudgee is 17.6 kilometres (11 mi) north-west by road of the Brisbane CBD.. The suburb is bounded to the north-east by the Gateway Motorway, including Nudgee Golf Club down to Kedron Brook) which forms the south-east boundary, then along Gateway Motorway, including Nudgee Waterhole Reserve and roughly following Farnshaw Road and Red Hill Road to the south, and then roughly following the ...
Early wooden St Andrew's Church at Lutwyche in 1888 Estate map for Lutwyche Domain, 1889 Cross of Sacrifice at Lutwyche Cemetery, circa 1954. The suburb is named after Alfred Lutwyche, a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales who was appointed as Supreme Court judge at Moreton Bay on 21 February 1859, [5] shortly before Queensland was granted self-government.
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Moggill Cemetery was established in 1865. [11] The Moggill State School opened on 12 February 1866, [14] with 53 students enrolled, and an average attendance of 31-24 boys and 13 girls. [11] The school began as a two-room schoolhouse and remaining that way until 1970 when the population of the area started expanding rapidly. [11]