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Victoria Park Golf Clubhouse
The Victoria Park Golf Clubhouse is a heritage-listed former club house at 309 Herston Road, Herston, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Reyburn Jameson and built in 1931 and extended in 1939 and 1948. It is also known as the Pink Palace, after a nightclub which operated out of the building in the late 1970s and 1980s. The building now serves as offices for the Mental Illness Fellowship of Queensland. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 17 December 1999. History The Victoria Park Golf Clubhouse was constructed in two stages, 1931 and 1939, as the clubhouse for Brisbane's first municipal golf links, established in Victoria Park in 1930–1931. The modern game of golf originated in Scotland in the 18th century. By the late 19th century it was popular throughout Britain, and in the 1880s and 1890s, British immigrants established golf clubs throughout the British Empire. Golf was introduced to Queensland in the 1880s by two Scots, Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herston, Queensland
Herston is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Herston had a population of 2,215 people. Geography Herston is located by car north of the Brisbane GPO. The area of Herston includes the Herston Health Precinct on its eastern side. This includes the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the ''Herston Quarter'' which is a development site to replace the former Royal Children's Hospital which moved to another site in 2014. Herston also includes the Ballymore Stadium Rugby Union venue in the northwest and Victoria Park on the southern side of Herston Road. The park includes the Victoria Park golf course and the heritage-listed former Victoria Park Golf Clubhouse built in 1931. The rest of Herston is mostly a residential suburb, with some areas of light industry near the main roads. Many of Herston's residents are employed by the hospital or nearby at the Queensland University of Technology i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeerongpilly
Yeerongpilly is a southern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yeerongpilly had a population of 1,934 people. Geography Yeerongpilly is south-west of the Brisbane GPO. A small section of the north eastern boundary runs along Ipswich Road, Brisbane, Ipswich Road. History Yeerongpilly is an Aboriginal word meaning ''rain coming'' according to Thomas Petrie or is derived from the Indiginous Australians, Aboriginal words ''yurong'' meaning ''rain'' or ''yarung'' meaning ''sandy'' or ''gravelly.'' The suffix ''"pilly"'' means a gully or watercourse. Yeerongpilly grew from an area named Boggo, which was logged for timber for Brisbane. In April 1885, "Lathorn Estate" made up of 118 allotments were advertised to be auctioned by James R. Dickson & Co. A map advertising the auction states the Estate consisted of 118 subdivisions of 131 Portion, Parish of Yeerongpilly. Newspaper advertising states the Estate was "situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nudgee, Queensland
Nudgee is a north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nudgee had a population of 3,578 people. Geography Nudgee is 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 Shorncliffe railway line to the north-west. History The name ''Nudgee'' is derived from the Yuggera word in the Yugarabul dialect ''nardha'' or ''nedgee'' meaning '' place of ducks'', from ''nar'' meaning ''duck' and ''dha' meaning ''place''. St Vincent's Orphanage (also known as Nudgee Orphanage) opened on Queens Road (formerly known as Orphanage Road) on 18 December 1866 with children transferred from St Vicent's Orphanage in New Farm. The orphanage was operated by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxley, Queensland
Oxley is a south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Oxley had a population of 8,336 people. Oxley is located approximately from the Brisbane CBD, but it is from the Brisbane GPO by road. The suburb contains a mix of residential and industrial land. Geography Oxley is bounded to the north by the Brisbane River and Oxley Creek flows along the eastern edge. In the east the environment is shaped by flood plains which experience major flooding and flash-flooding. Western parts of the suburb are characterised by rolling hills with clay-laden soils. The suburb is traversed by the Ipswich Motorway connecting Oxley to Rocklea to the east and Darra to the west. Oxley Road connects Oxley to Corinda to the north and continues south across the Ipswich Motorway with the name Blunder Road to Durack, Seventeen Mile Rocks Road connects Oxley to the west to Seventeen Mile Rocks and Darra. Oxley is separated from Fig Tree Pocket by the Brisbane River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indooroopilly, Queensland
Indooroopilly is a riverside suburb 7km west of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. In the , Indooroopilly had a population of 12,242 people. Geography Indooroopilly is bounded to the south and south-east by the median of the Brisbane River. 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, ). The suburb is designated as a regional activity centre. Indooroopilly has significant commercial, office and retail sectors and is home to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, the largest shopping centre in Brisbane's western suburbs. The suburb is popular with professionals and a large number of university students from the nearby University of Queensland campus in St Lucia. The housing stock consists of a mix of detached houses and medium density apartments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gailes, Queensland
Gailes is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the Gailes had a population of 1,828 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Ipswich Motorway and the Main Line railway and to the west by Woogaroo Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. The land use is predominantly residential with a small amount of undeveloped bushland in the south-west of the locality. History In 1823 explorer John Oxley named a local high point ''Dingo Hill'' () which became the local name for the area. This led to a local railway siding to also be named Dingo Hill. On 16 September 1925, the Dingo Hill railway siding was upgraded and renamedGailes railway station (), after the Western Gailes Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. The suburb of Gailes takes its name from the railway station. The name ''Gailes'' means "overgrown by bog-myrth". Suburban boundary changes in 1986 resulted in the Gailes railway station now being within the suburb of Wacol in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynnum, Queensland
Wynnum is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wynnum had a population of 12,915 people. The suburb is a popular destination in Brisbane due to its coastline, jetty and tidal wading pool. Geography Wynnum is on the shores of Moreton Bay in Brisbane, Australia, about by road east of the Brisbane GPO. Toponymy Wynnum likely derives from a Durubalic word meaning pandanus palm or mud crab. History Aboriginal history of Quandamooka (Moreton Bay) stretches back over 25,000 years and Aboriginal connection to the Wynnum area has remained strong throughout European colonisation. Thomas Petrie, a visitor in the 1840s, described Wynnum as a large Aboriginal camp (centred on what is now Elanora Park , referred to as Black's Camp as late as the 1980s) for launching expeditions to hunt turtle, dugong and flying fox on the neighbouring islands. European settlement first appeared at North Wynnum (around the mouth of Wynnum Creek) at the fringe of Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandgate, Queensland
Sandgate is a northern coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sandgate had a population of 4,909 people. The town became a popular destination for the people of Brisbane in the early 20th century and remains popular due to its coastline, including Lovers Walk along the bay between Sandgate and neighbouring Shorncliffe as well as Moora Park and Beach. Geography Sandgate is situated on the coastline, along Bramble Bay part of Moreton Bay. The western border of the suburb is marked by the Gateway Motorway. The Shorncliffe railway line (part of the Queensland Rail City network) enters the suburb from the south-west ( Deagon) and exits to the south ( Shorncliffe) with Sandgate railway station in Chubb Street off Rainbow Street () serving the suburb. The Deagon Wetlands are in the west of the suburb (); they are part of the North East Wetlands of Brisbane. Dowse Lagoon is in the centre of the suburb (). It was officially named on 15 November 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Queensland
Hamilton is an affluent riverside mixed-use suburb in the north-east of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Hamilton is located along the north bank of the Brisbane River. In the , Hamilton had a population of 6,995 people. In 2013, the suburb had the highest mean taxable income of any in Queensland. Geography The suburb is bounded by the Brisbane River to the south and this section of the river is known as Hamilton Reach (). Kingsford Smith Drive enters the suburb at its south-west corner (from Albion) and runs along the river for approx before heading north-east away from the river and exiting the suburb to the north-east (to Eagle Farm). Historically Kingsford Smith Drive divided the suburb into a hilly residential area to the north and west of the road and a flat industrial area to the south and east which featured wharves used for the transport of goods (and for a time Brisbane's main port facility). However, the need to accommodate larger vessels has led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Queensland Golf Club
The Royal Queensland Golf Club is a golf club and course at the end of Curtin West Avenue, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Located beside the Brisbane River is a 10-minute drive from the Brisbane CBD. It has hosted the Australian Open three times: in 1947, 1966, and 1973. History The Royal Queensland Golf Club was founded in 1920, initially as the Queensland Golf Club. The original course was designed by Carnegie Clark, the Australian Open Champion, and was opened by the Governor-General Lord Forster in 1921. King George V gave the club its Royal Charter in 1921; the King's official letter of notification to the Governor of Queensland was signed by Winston Churchill (then British Secretary of State). Construction of the new Championship course was completed in December 2007. In 2005, the Queensland Government decided to build a second Gateway Bridge over the Brisbane River, which impacted on the original course. The new Royal Queensland layout was designed by M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Golf Club
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line railway and the A12 road; it is north-east of London, east-southeast of Cambridge and south of Norwich. Ipswich is surrounded by two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): Suffolk Coast and Heaths and Dedham Vale. Ipswich's modern name is derived from the medieval name ''Gippeswic'', probably taken either from an Anglo-Saxon personal name or from an earlier name given to the Orwell Estuary (although possibly unrelated to the name of the River Gipping). It has also been known as ''Gyppewicus'' and ''Yppswyche''. The town has been continuously occupied since the Saxon period, and is contested to be one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom.Hills, Catherine"England's Oldest Town" Retrieved 2 August 2015. Ipswich was a settlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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