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Ebbw Vale Memorial Park
Ebbw Vale Memorial Park is a heritage-listed sports ground at Brisbane Road, Ebbw Vale, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was built from onwards. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 17 May 2004. History Ebbw Vale Memorial Park was first known as the Whitwood ground, as in the early 1890s the owners of the Whitwood Colliery made the land available for their employees to use as a football ground. The colliery fielded two teams and soccer has been played at this venue ever since together with other sports. Football in various forms is a very ancient game. It has been played in Britain since at least the Middle Ages, though there were few rules and these varied from one district to another. In 1815 the first written rules were drawn up and 1863 the Football Association was formed in Britain. At this time the two codes of Rugby and Association football were defined. In 1870 an 11 player team was agreed upon and regulations were further refined in the 1870 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbw Vale, Queensland
Ebbw Vale is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ebbw Vale had a population of 508 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Main Line railway and to south-east by the Cunningham Highway. History Ebbw Vale is named after a coal mine which formerly operated in the area. The coal mine was named after the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale ( cy, Glynebwy). In December 1910 the St Helens railway station was renamed Ebbwvale after the coal mine. In 1927, Stafford Brothers of Bundamba were selling 38 suburban blocks in the Whitwood Estate, bounded by Brisbane Road to the north-west, Cairns Road to the south and on both sides of the Robert Street. At the Ebbw Vale had a population of 526 people. In the , Ebbw Vale had a population of 508 people. Heritage listings Ebbw Vale has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Brisbane Road: Ebbw Vale Memorial Park Transport Ebbw Vale railway station provides access to regular Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
