|
Redcliffe Town Council Chambers
Redcliffe Town Council Chambers is a heritage-listed town hall at 185 Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliffe, City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Sidney William Prior and built from 1940 to 1941 by Carl Gustav Thiedeke. It is also known as the Redcliffe Shire Hall and the Redcliffe Community Health Centre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 January 1995. History The former Redcliffe Town Council Chambers was built as the Redcliffe Shire Hall in 1940-1. The building was designed by Sidney William Prior and constructed by Carl Gustav Thiedeke for a cost of £5200. It was built during a key period of development in Redcliffe which followed the construction of the Hornibrook Highway, which linked the Redcliffe Peninsula to Brisbane. The first permanent settlement on the peninsula occurred after land sales in 1862. By the 1870s Humpybong, Redcliffe's popular name, began to make progress as a seaside resort, although lack o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redcliffe, Queensland
Redcliffe is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It also refers colloquially to the Redcliffe Peninsula as a whole, a peninsula jutting into Moreton Bay which contains several other suburbs. Since the 1880s, Redcliffe has been a popular seaside resort in South East Queensland. In the , the suburb of Redcliffe had a population of 10,373 people. Geography Redcliffe is situated in the east north-east of the Redcliffe Peninsula on the western shore of the Moreton Bay. It is approximately north-north-east of the Brisbane CBD. It serves as the Central Business District for the Redcliffe Peninsula and its surrounding suburbs. History Before European settlement, the Redcliffe Peninsula was occupied by the Ningy Ningy people. The Aboriginal name is ''Kau-in-Kau-in'', which means Blood-Blood (red-like blood). A famous Ningy Ningy Bora ring structure, consisting of two separate rings, large and small, joined by a ritual pathway, once existed betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
