Fortitude Valley (often called "The Valley" by local residents) is an inner

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separ ...

of the City of Brisbane, the state capital of

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. In the , Fortitude Valley had a population of 9,708 people. The suburb features two pedestrian malls at Brunswick Street Mall and

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Geography

Fortitude Valley lies immediately northeast of the

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, and is one of the hubs of Brisbane's nightlife, renowned for its nightclubs, bars and adult entertainment.

History

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Originally inhabited by the Meanjin peoples of the Turrbal and Jagera/Yuggera Indigenous groups. Later on, Scottish immigrants from the ship arrived in Brisbane in 1849 in hopes to take the land, enticed by Rev Dr

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on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp in

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waterholes in the vicinity of today's Victoria Park, Herston, Queensland. A number of the immigrants moved on and settled the suburb, naming it after the ship on which they arrived. Fortitude Valley National School opened on 4 March 1861 in a hall attached to the Foresters' Arms Hotel near the corner of Ann and Brunswick Streets, diagonally opposite the Royal George Hotel. The first purpose-built school opened at 95 Brookes Street on 12 August 1867. In 1874 an additional building was erected at 99 Brookes Street and the school was split into two separate departments - Fortitude Valley Boys' State School, and Fortitude Valley Girls' and Infants' State School. The year 1887 witnessed the opening of a further new school building for boys at 85 Brookes Street and in 1888 the Girls' and Infants' School was split again to create Fortitude Valley Girls' State School, and Fortitude Valley Infants' State School. In 1950 the Boys' and the Girls' campuses were amalgamated as the Fortitude Valley State School on the site of the former 1887 boys' school which was demolished in 1948/49. In 1951, the Infants' School merged with the Fortitude Valley State School. The school closed in December 2013 due to low student numbers, despite a prolonged campaign by parents and students to keep it open. The

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argued that there was another school only away that could accommodate the students. A

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opened in October 1861 in Windmill Street (now McLachlan Street).

All Hallows' School All Hallows' School (AHS) is a Catholicism, Catholic day school for girls, located in Fortitude Valley, close to the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1861, the school is a day school, having had a boarding ...

opened on 1 November 1861 by the

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in the Dean's Cottage beside the Catholic Cathedral (now

Old St Stephen's Church Old St Stephens Church, also known as the Pugin Chapel, is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic church at 249 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by A W Pugin and built from 1848 to 1850 by ...

) in Adelaide Street in the Brisbane town centre. It was the first secondary school for girls in Queensland. Needing more space to accommodate a growing school they moved on 1 November 1863 to the house Adderton on Duncan's Hill in Fortitude Valley. In 1862 the Jireh Baptist Church opened in Fortitude Valley. A Primitive Methodist church opened at 483 Brunswick Street on Sunday 15 October 1876. A post office was established in 1887. St Patrick's Catholic Church was built in Wickham Street by Father James Hanly, uphill from the

Prince Consort Hotel Prince Consort Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 230 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built from 1887 to 1888 with later extensions. It was added to the Queens ...

. St Patrick's Convent School was established later at the Wickham Street site. Both were wooden structures. In 1882, the congregation moved to a new (and still current) St Patrick's Church in Morgan Street. On 5 December 1887,

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laid the foundation stone for a new school building in Ivory Street opening onto Hope Street at the rear. The new school opened on January 1889. In 1952

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announced that it would be undertaking work in Ivory Street as part of a solution to eliminate traffic bottlenecks and St Patrick's School was one of the affected properties. In 1955 the school buildings were relocated to the church grounds in Morgan Street. The school closed on 19 November 1982. 1891 saw the train line extended from the

(the area around Queen Street) into Fortitude Valley, and Thomas Beirne opened a business on Brunswick Street. His business thrived and, after extension, he travelled to England in 1896, leaving his manager of two years, James McWhirter, in charge. Soon after his return, McWhirter established a competing drapery business opposite Beirne's in 1898. Beirne and McWhirter became keen rivals and are credited with establishing the Valley as a hub of commerce from the late 1890s. In the late 19th century, commercial activities in Brisbane were divided along religious lines, with Protestant shopkeepers setting up along Queen and

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Streets in the central business district, and shops operated by Roman Catholics in Stanley Street, South Brisbane. However, in the 1893 Brisbane flood (and again in 1897), major floods wiped out many shops in South Brisbane, and owners in that area decided to move and set up operations north of the river in an area free of flooding. The area they chose was Fortitude Valley. By that time Brisbane's horse-drawn tram system already centred on Fortitude Valley, making it the logical choice to establish a shopping precinct. Fortitude Valley was also strongly advocated as the location of a new town hall in what became known as "the battle of the sites".

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already purchased a piece of land in Fortitude Valley and supporters of the Fortitude Valley site pointed out that it would allow stronger foundations compared to the swampy site proposed at Adelaide Street in the existing commercial district. However, a petition was raised in support of the Adelaide Street site and with the support of

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, the mayor of Brisbane in 1914, it was chosen over the Fortitude Valley site. Jenkinson committed the council to that decision by selling the site in

Fortitude Valley Fortitude Valley (often called "The Valley" by local residents) is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. In the , Fortitude Valley had a population of 9,708 people. The suburb features two pedestr ...

to the

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for the construction of the Holy Name Cathedral (a project that, although commenced, made little progress and was eventually abandoned). From the early 1900s through to the 1960s, the thriving shopping precinct was dominated by

McWhirters McWhirters is a heritage-listed former department store at Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as McWhirters Marketplace, McWhirters & Son Ltd, and Myer (Fortitude Valley). It was added ...

, Beirne's and, later, Overells' department stores. The Overells Building was completed in 1907. They were ultimately bought out by the

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, David Jones and Waltons chains respectively with Overells being bought by Walton in 1956. Woolworths and Coles supermarkets and a host of smaller shops also flourished in the precinct during this period. Owing to its proximity to the central business district and the close concentration of public transport in the area, the Valley became the largest non-CBD shopping precinct in Australia through the 1950s and 1960s. Between 1923 and 1948 mixed gender opportunity classes for the intellectually impaired and handicapped were conducted at the boys' school. In 1951 the Fortitude Valley Opportunity School was approved and operated as a separate entity in its own right shortly afterwards. The school closed in 1961. The rise of suburban shopping centres and the closure of the tram network in 1969 sounded the death knell for Fortitude Valley, with a gradual decrease in customers. David Jones closed its Valley store in the 1970s and Myer closed its doors in the early 1990s. In 2010 the Music Industry College opened at 458 Wickham Street with 27 students. In 2014 the college relocated to its own premises at 38 Berwick Street.In the , Fortitude Valley had a population of 6,978 people, 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. The median age of the Fortitude Valley population was 31 years, 7 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 4.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.7% of the population. 46.1% of people living in Fortitude Valley were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7; the next most common countries of birth were India 4.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, England 3.2%, Brazil 2.4% and Colombia 2.2%. 65.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were Spanish 3.5%, Mandarin 2.7%, Portuguese 2.3%, Hindi 1.8% and Korean 1.8%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.8% and Catholic 18.0%. In 2017 the Angelorum College opened at 377 St Pauls Terrace as an independent Catholic school, established by families who had previously been home schooling their children.

Heritage listings

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Central path, Sundial, Centenary Place, Brisbane, 2020

Fortitude Valley has a number of

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sites, including: * 112 Alfred Street: Fortitude Valley Child Health Centre * 501 Ann Street: Queensland Brewery Company Building * 547 Ann Street: All Hallows' School Buildings * 740 Ann Street: former

Fortitude Valley Post Office Fortitude Valley Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at 740 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Colonial Architect's Office and built in 1887 by William Ferguson. It is als ...

* 33 Arthur Street: Doggetts Cottage * Boundary Street:

Howard Smith Wharves Howard Smith Wharves is a heritage-listed wharf on the Brisbane River at Boundary Street, Brisbane City and Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to 1940s circa. It is also known as Brisbane Central W ...

* 95 Boundary Street: Austral Motors Building * Bradfield Highway:

Story Bridge The Story Bridge is a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is the long ...

* 95 & 99 Brookes Street:

Fortitude Valley State School Fortitude Valley State School is a heritage-listed former state school at 95 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Benjamin Backhouse and built from 1867 to 1 ...

including the former Fortitude Valley Infants' School and former Fortitude Valley Boys' School * 116–120 Brookes Street: Fortitude Valley Methodist Church * 119 Brookes Street:

Fortitude Valley Police Station Fortitude Valley Police Station is a heritage-listed police station at 119 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Raymond Clare Nowland and built from 1935 to 1936. It was added to the Qu ...

* 141 Brookes Street: Holy Trinity Church * 141 Brookes Street: Holy Trinity Parish Hall * 141 Brookes Street: Holy Trinity Rectory * 323–335 Brunswick Street:

Royal George Hotel and Ruddle's Building Royal George Hotel and Ruddle's Building is a heritage-listed hotel at 323–335 Brunswick Street, Brisbane, Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to the 19 ...

* 339 Brunswick Street: Empire Hotel * 446–452 Brunswick Street: former Corbett and Son Store * 483 Brunswick Street:

Fortitude Valley Primitive Methodist Church The Fortitude Valley Primitive Methodist Church is a heritage-listed former church and now an art gallery at 483 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built from 18 ...

* 517 Brunswick Street:

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* 28 Duncan Street:

TC Beirne Department Store The TC Beirne Department Store is a heritage-listed former department store at 28 Duncan Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Robin Dods and built in 1902. Further extensions were made through t ...

* Gipps Street: Holy Name Cathedral Site * 9 McLachlan Street: Bulolo Flats * 58 Morgan Street: St Patricks Church * 167–173 St Paul's Terrace:

Villa Maria Hostel Villa Maria Hostel is a heritage-listed nursing home at 167-173 Saint Paul's Terrace, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Frank Cullen, Hennessy, Hennessy, Keesing & Co, & J P Donoghue and built fr ...

* 464–468 St Paul's Terrace:

Jubilee Hotel Jubilee Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 464–468 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built from 1887 to 1888. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Registe ...

* 342 Water Street: Drill Shed * Wickham Street:

* 85 Wickham Street:

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* 230 Wickham Street:

* 308 Wickham Street:

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* 620 Wickham Street:

West's Furniture Showroom West's Furniture Showroom is a heritage-listed former shop at 620 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Karl Langer and built from 1952 to 1953. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Registe ...

Entertainment district

Chinatown

The Chinatown Mall is a pedestrian street which occupies all of Duncan Street opened in 1987 as the first step to the revitalisation of Fortitudes Valley's entertainment district. The Mall runs parallel to Brunswick Street Mall, and connects Wickham Street and Ann Street. The 1990s saw the development of Fortitude Valley into a thriving live music scene and nightclub district. In 1991, the Brunswick Street pedestrian shopping mall was established. Thereafter, the

led a concerted urban renewal campaign, encouraging high density residential development around the suburb. In 2012, around 50,000 people head to Fortitude Valley's clubs, pubs and restaurants each weekend night. Around 30 venues are licensed to trade until 3:00 am.

Valley Music Harmony Plan

In 1999, residents' complaints about neighbouring clubs' live music threatened the closure of the Empire Hotel and the Press Club, two established venues. Musicians and their fans revolted through the "Save the Music" campaign and, 20,000 signatures later, petitioned Brisbane City Council and the

to address the emerging problem. The Brisbane City Council commenced the development of a Valley Music Harmony Plan in July 2002. The aim of the Valley Music Harmony Plan is to manage the impacts of music noise on residents and businesses without compromising the viability of the entertainment industry in Fortitude Valley. That resulted in 2005 in Fortitude Valley becoming Australia's first "Special Entertainment Precinct", designed to protect both live music and new residents through planning restrictions. The Special Entertainment Precinct status exempts entertainment venues within the area from the amplified noise requirements of the Liquor Act 1992, and allows council to manage amplified music noise under the Amplified Music Venues Local Law 2006. But it also requires new residential and accommodation development construction to achieve a minimum noise reduction of 25

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in the 63

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frequency band.

Drink Safe Precinct

The Fortitude Valley Drink Safe Precinct was a two-year-long trial starting in December 2010. Trials also took place in

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and

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. After one year club owners responded positively to the trial. Statistics released in May 2012 showed arrests, evictions and tickets for liquor infringements have declined.

Birdees

Birdees (commonly referred to as 'The Bird' in advertising) is an entertainment venue catering to students and backpackers.

Transport

Brisbane Transport operates buses to, from and through Fortitude Valley.

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serves all suburban and interurban lines, including Airport line service to

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. The station has four platforms and is located in Zone 1 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.

Taxis

Secure taxi ranks to enable patrons to catch a taxi home are set up at various strategic points and enable easy access without the need to hail a cab. Fortitude Valley has five locations with these ranks on Friday and Saturday night. Funding for this free service is provided by the Brisbane City Council, the Queensland State Government and the Taxi Council of Queensland. These secure ranks are manned by taxi supervisors and security guards to ensure commuters an orderly and safe environment whilst they wait for service. A 'Chaplain' service also operates where some people might be suffering the effects of excess drugs or alcohol and need some care and attention in a safe place rather than on a bench or footpath. The combination of these services have reputedly assisted in reducing the incidents of fights, disputes and arrests especially between the hours of midnight and 5 am on weekends.

Speed limits

On 24 August 2007, a

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was introduced to parts of Wickham Street, Ann Street, McLachlan Street and Warner Street. The speed limit applies between 10 pm and 6 am from Friday to Sunday night. The speed limit was introduced following safety audits of the Fortitude Valley identifying pedestrian-vehicle conflict as a major issue.

James Street Precinct

Fortitude Valley's James Street is a retail and lifestyle precinct, beaming with lush tropical tree coverage and vines. While redeveloped and repurposed, Fortitude Valley's James Street precinct pays homage to its industrial past, while also celebrating contemporary Brisbane. The neighbourhood is home to a range of cafes, restaurants, boutique stores, luxury hotels, and James Street Palace Cinemas. The Calile Hotel is situated on James Street, and houses boutique stores and restaurants. James Street's designer and retail stores include, but are not limited to, Zimmerman,

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, Bassike; and retailers like Coco Republic, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, West Elm, Matt Blatt, Space Furniture, Winning Appliances,

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, and Everyday Living.The precinct also has a number of luxury car dealerships like Tesla, Inc., BMW Brisbane,

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Fortitude Valley,

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, and

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Education

Angelorum College is a private primary and secondary (Prep-9) school for boys and girls at 377 St Pauls Terrace (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 35 students with 4 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Music Industry College is a private secondary (11-12) school for boys and girls at 38-42 Berwick Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 80 students with 7 teachers (5 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). There is one government High School in the Valley - Fortitude Valley State Secondary College. This school was opened in 2020 on the same grounds as the old Fortitude Valley State Primary School. The nearest government primary schools are Brisbane Central State School (in Spring Hill) and New Farm State School (in

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is a Catholic faith based private school in Fortitude Valley. It is said to be Queensland's oldest secondary school. There were no government secondary schools in Fortitude Valley (the nearest was Kelvin Grove State College) until the start of 2020 when the new

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opened.

Local events and culture

Valley Fiesta

The Valley Fiesta is an annual three-day event featuring free live music, market stalls, food and drink from many local restaurants and cafés, and other entertainment. Artists that have performed at the Valley Fiesta include Hilltop Hoods, Downsyde, Katie Noonan, Tim Rogers, Butterfingers, Evermore and

The Preatures The Preatures were an Australian indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, who formed in 2010. The band consisted of lead vocalist and keyboardist Isabella "Izzi" Manfredi, guitarist and vocalist Jack Moffitt, bassist Thomas Champion, an ...

on the Brunswick Street Mall stage and

Nick Skitz Nicholas Agamalis, better known as Nick Skitz (born 1968 in Sydney, Australia of Greek descent), is an Australian DJ and dance music producer. His career in dance music started in the early 1990s. Since 1995, his ''Skitzmix'' series of comp ...

and End Of Fashion at surrounding venues.

International Jazz Festival

The International Jazz Festival replaced the biennial Valley Jazz Festival in 2013. The festival is put on by Jazz Queensland. It is 5 five day festival generally held during the first week of June.

Straight Out of Brisbane (SOOB)

Straight Out of Brisbane was formed in 2002 by a group of emerging artists who wanted to create new opportunities in Queensland's independent cultural sector. The festival is not-for-profit artist-run event that features workshops, performances, exhibitions, screenings, live music and public art. The festival has been held every year up until 2007.

Fortitude Valley Diehards

Fortitude Valley Football Club, also simply known as "

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", were the oldest surviving

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team in Brisbane until their demise in 1995. In 2002, Valleys entered a partnership with another former Brisbane rugby league team, Brothers. Playing under the name

Brothers-Valleys Brothers-Valleys were a rugby league team formed from a merger between the Brothers and Fortitude Valley Diehards teams in 2002. The team debuted in a pre-season match against St George-Illawarra in 2002, and for the next two seasons competed i ...

until changing their name to Brothers Diehards for the 2004 season. Valley's Juniors are still active members of the QRL South East Division having been based at Emerson Park in

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since the 1970s.

Big Gay Day

Big Gay Day is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pride festival held over one day in and around the

in Fortitude Valley. The celebration raises money for LGBTQIA+ groups such as GLWA and Open Doors. Previous entertainment has included various local and international DJ's, performers such as

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and

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as well as drag shows.

Swimming

The

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trains at the Valley Pool and has produced many Olympic and World Champions.

Amenities

There are a number of parks, including: * Bedford Playground Park () * Brunswick Street Park () * Centenary Place Park () * Church Street Park () * Howard Smith Wharf Precinct () * Morse St Park () * Wilson Outlook Reserve ()

Notable people

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(1877–1947) ** Born on 2 November and attended St. Benedict's College, Fort Augustas ** Appointed judge of the Industrial Court of Queensland in 1915 by

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's Labor Government ** Appointed

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Judge in 1929 until his death in 1947 from a coronary occlusion * Harriette Martha Voss (1887–1951) ** Born on 10 October and attended Brisbane Girls Grammar School and the

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** Appointed resident medical officer upon graduation and in March 1915 she was appointed Chief R.M.O. ** In 1948, Voss became the manager of Hillcrest Hospital but was forced to resign in 1951 due to ill health ** She died on 20 December later that year with her final wish of Hillcrest Hospital being attained by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church * Charles Edward Chuter (1880–1948) ** Born 11 March, Chuter attended Fortitude Valley Primary School and later on

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on scholarship ** July 1898, he joined the Home Secretary's Department as clerk until 1922 when he was prompter assistant under-secretary of the Home Secretary's Department ** Chuter retired 31 December 1947 and passed from a coronary occlusion 31 January 1948

References

External links

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Valley Fiesta

Valley Jazz Festival

A childcare centre closes in the Valley: A history of "Practical Sympathy"
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