Anyone doing local or family history
knows the frustration of finding a town or street name or building
name that just doesn't appear on a current map. This WWW page is
intended to help find out the location and/or new name for those
old/forgotten places in Queensland.
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the old name or use the Find function in your browser (usually
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cannot do so for reasons such as copyright.
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reach will probably look at bit messy but it's the best I can
provide for you.
More information about place names: where
they
come from, why they change, and how to track them down or
check my list of online
old
maps of Queensland
Find changed names for:
Old name |
New name
& map link |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
Balmoral (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Belmont (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Brassall (shire) |
Greater Ipswich |
Amalgamation of the town of Ipswich and surrounding shires into Greater Ipswich in 1916 [source] |
Bundamba (shire) |
Greater Ipswich |
Amalgamation of the town of Ipswich and surrounding shires into Greater Ipswich in 1916 [source] |
Coorparoo (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Durundur (divisional board) |
Esk |
Renamed 1880 [source] |
Enoggera (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Goolman (shire) |
Boonah |
Renamed in 1937 [source] |
Hamilton (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Ipswich (shire) |
Moreton Shire |
Renamed in 1916 as part of
the creation of Greater Ipswich [source] |
Ithaca (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Kedron (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Lowood (shire) |
Greater Ipswich |
Amalgamation of the town of Ipswich and surrounding shires into Greater Ipswich in 1916 [source] |
Moggill (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Moreton (shire) |
Ipswich City |
Amalgamated into Ipswich City
in 1995 [source] |
Normanby (shire) |
Moreton Shire |
Amalgamation into Moreton
Shire in 1949 [source] |
Purga (shire) |
Greater Ipswich |
Amalgamation of the town of Ipswich and surrounding shires into Greater Ipswich in 1916 [source] |
Sandgate (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Sherwood (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
South Brisbane (city) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of
Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and
shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Stephens (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Tarampa (shire) |
Gatton |
Renamed in 1938 [source] |
Taringa (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Tingalpa (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Toombul (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Toowong (divisional board) |
Indooroopilly |
Renamed in 1880 [source] |
Toowong (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Walloon (shire) |
Greater Ipswich |
Amalgamation of the town of Ipswich and surrounding shires into Greater Ipswich in 1916 [source] |
Windsor (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Wynnum (town) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Yeerongpilly (shire) |
Greater Brisbane |
Amalgamation of the cities of Brisbane and South Brisbane with surrounding towns and shires into Greater Brisbane in 1924 [source] |
Old name |
New name
& map links |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
Aubigny (electorate) |
Stanley |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Auburn (electorate) |
Dalby |
Changed in 1932 [source] |
Burrum (electorate) |
Wide Bay |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Burrum (electorate) |
Isis |
Changed in 1932 [source] |
Calliope (electorate) |
Port Curtis |
Changed in 1911 [source] |
Chillagoe (electorate) |
Tableland |
Changed in 1932 [source] |
Cooroora (electorate) |
Murrumba |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Cunningham (electorate) |
Lockyer |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Dalrymple (electorate) |
Leichhardt |
Changed in 1948 [source] |
Drayton (electorate) |
Cunningham |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Enoggera (electorate) |
Kelvin Grove |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Fassifern (electorate) |
Oxley |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Gowrie (electorate) |
Toowoomba |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Lockyer (electorate) |
Rosewood |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Logan (electorate) |
Wynnum |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Milanda (electorate) |
Herbert |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Mowbray (electorate) |
Bowman |
Changed in 1948 [source] |
Murrumba (electorate) |
Sandgate |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Musgrave (electorate) |
Burrum |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Nunday (electorate) |
Enoggera |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Oxley (electorate) |
Logan |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Oxley (electorate) |
Griffiths |
Changed in 1934 [source][source] |
Pittsworth (electorate) |
Aubigny |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Rosewood (electorate) |
Fassifern |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Rosewood (electorate) |
West Moreton |
Changed in 1932 [source] |
Somerset (electorate) |
Oxley |
Changed in 1948 [source] |
Stanley (electorate) |
Nundah |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Tiaro (electorate) |
Wide Bay |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Toombul (electorate) |
Hamilton |
Changed in 1932 [source] |
Toowoomba (electorate) |
East Toowoomba |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Wide Bay (electorate) |
Cooroora |
Changed in 1922 [source] |
Widgee (electorate) |
Cooroora |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Wilson (electorate) |
Ryan |
Changed in 1948 [source] |
Yandilla (electorate) |
Pittsworth |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Yeronga (division of Oxley
electorate) |
Oxley |
Changed in 1911. [source] |
Old Name & old map
link |
New Name
and current map link |
Latitude, Longitude |
Dates,
Notes and Sources |
A |
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Aalborg |
Nikenbah |
-25.315573, 152.803584 |
Originally named by Danish settlers after the
town of Aalborn in Denmark. Renamed prior to 1937. [source]
The Aalborg name persists in Aalborg Road and Aalborg
Cemetery. |
Abbotsford Estate, Brisbane |
Taringa |
A suburban subdivision on an 1895 map. It is
bounded to the north by Stanley Terrace, to the east by
Mount Coot-tha Road (now Moorak Street), to the south by
Moggill Road and Waverley Road, and to the west by
Manchester Street and Woodstock Avenue. |
|
Abednego, Thursday Island,
Torres Strait |
Rose
Hill |
-10.57339, 142.22218 |
Renamed in 1991 [source] |
Albion Heights, Brisbane |
Albion/Ascot |
-27.43040, 153.04839 |
The area on the boundary of the present day Albion and Ascot. The "heights" is presumably a reference to Bartley's Hill (-27.43170, 153.05212). [Gregory's 1975 street directory] |
Albion Park, Brisbane |
Albion |
-27.43975, 153.04549 |
An area within the [present day suburb of Albion. Refers to the area near Albion Park racing track. [Gregory's 1975 street directory] |
Alexandra |
Mackay |
-21.138, 149.190 |
The proposed name for the township was
Alexandra and the river was to be Mackay River, but then
they changed the river to be the Pioneer River and the
township to be Mackay. This occured about 1863. [source] |
Alfred, west of Ipswich |
Calvert |
-27.6639, 152.5160 |
Originally known as McKeown, then as Western Creek (1877-1887), then as Alfred (1887-1931), finally renamed Calvert in 1931 [source][source][source] |
Altandi, Brisbane |
Sunnybank |
-27.58272, 153.06367 |
Now in Sunnybank. [source][source]
There is an Altandi railway station and an Altandi Street in
that area. |
Annerley Junction, Brisbane |
Annerley |
-27.510, 153.033 |
Area near the intersection of Ipswich Road and Annerley Road, Annerley |
Armstrong (or Armstrong Estate), Townsville |
Gulliver |
-19.284, 146.778 |
Changed in 1950 [source] |
Ascot, near Aramac |
Clemeshia
(or Clemesha) |
-23.317, 145.233 |
Originally called Ascot after the Ascot Downs pastoral run. Renamed to avoid confusion with the suburb of Ascot in Brisbane [source][source]. There was a Clemeshia railway siding on the now-abandoned Barcaldine-to-Aramac tramway. It was named after Samuel Clemesha who served on the Aramac Shire Council for 15 years (whose surname is consistently spelled that way in BDM records, electoral rolls and newspaper articles) so the reason for the current spelling is unclear. |
Atkinsons Lagoon |
Atkinsons Dam |
-27.427,152.449 |
There was a natural lagoon which was dammed
in 1970 to create Atkinsons Dam. |
Avondale
Estate, Brisbane |
Coorparoo |
-27.4903, 153.0543 | An 1887 estate maps shows
Avondale Estate as the area west of the northern end of
Cavendish Road south to about Riddings Road, bounded on the
west by a small creek; the Coorparoo Railway Station is not
shown as it did not exist at that time. [source] |
Ayrdale
Estate, north of Warwick |
Deuchar & Glengallan |
-28.1176, 151.9789 |
The Ayrdale Estate was sold
in 1910. The land sold was spread across the eastern side of
current Deuchar & western side of current Glengalla. See
here for the Ayrdale
estate map. |
B |
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Badgen, near Wellington Point |
Birkdale /
Wellington Point |
-27.492937, 153.229345 |
Area on the boundary of present-day Birkdale
and Wellington Point. The name appears to derive from an
orchard and plant nursery called The Badgens established by
James Pink around 1886.[source]
Badgen railway siding was established on the Cleveland
railway line at Badgen Road in 1916 [source]
(no longer there but can be seen on this 1925
map). Badgen Road still exists. |
Balmoral Park Estate, Brisbane |
Hawthorne
Park area, Hawthorne |
-27.46538, 153.06191 |
Balmoral Park Estate was developed in 1888 [source].
Street names associated with the estate are Dutton Street,
Miles Street and Riding Road; this suggests that the park
being referred to in the name is the present-day Hawthorne
Park and not the present-day Balmoral Park further to the
south. Not to be confused with the Balmoral Park Estate of
the 1920s (see immediately below). |
Balmoral Park Estate, Brisbane |
Moorooka / Annerley / Yeronga / Yeerongpilly | -27.52599, 153.02987 | The area was originally called Balmoral Park
Estate when it was subdivided in 1926 [source].
However, in 1927, the Brisbane City Council renamed the area
Clifton Hill to avoid confusion with the suburb of
Balmoral [source].
A number of war service homes were built in this area. Today
Clifton Hill is mostly within the suburb of Moorooka but
some former Clifton Hill addresses might be within Annerley,
Yeronga or Yeerongpilly (the still existing Clifton Road is
right on the boundaries of these four suburbs). Not to be
confused with the Balmoral Park Estate of the 1880s (see
immediately above). |
Banoon, Brisbane |
Sunnybank |
-27.57608, 153.04641 |
A locality now absorbed into
Sunnybank area. [source][source]
There is a Banoon railway station still. |
Banyan |
Tully |
-17.9330, 145.9234 |
[source] |
Barolin Marine Town |
Burnett
Heads |
-24.7689, 152.4135 |
Originally surveyed as Wallace in the 1870s, it was renamed Barolin Marine in the 1880s, and then Burnett Heads [source][source] |
Beauaraba, near Toowoomba |
Pittsworth |
-27.718, 151.636 | Renamed to avoid confusion
with Buarba near
Gatton [source] |
Bellevue |
Coominya |
-27.392, 152.502 |
The name Bellevue came from a local selection
of the Wivenhoe pastoral station and was the name given to
the railway siding in 1886. But when the town was surveyed
in 1905, it was named Coominya (an Aboriginal word meaning
"view of water" to avoid confusion with the Bellevue
property. [source][source] |
Belmont, Brisbane |
Carindale |
-27.50281, 153.11392 |
A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Carindale. |
Bergen, Bergenside |
Bergen |
-27.2597, 151.8860 | It is claimed that Bergen was
renamed Murra Murra and Bergenside was renamed Neuve during
World War 1. [source]
However, Bergen appears on the maps today and Bergenside,
Murra Murra and Neuve don't. There is a Neuve Bergen Road near
Bergen and there is this newspaper
reference that suggests that Bergen may have been
renamed Neuve. |
Bethany, near Logan River |
Bethania |
-27.691, 153.161 |
Named by Lutheran pastor Hellmuth after the
biblical town of Bethany.
[source] |
Bigge's Camp |
Grandchester |
-27.6595, 152.468 |
Renamed around 1860s [source][source]
The story is that Governor Bowen (who studied the classics)
proposed it as a Latin-ised version of the original name. |
Billy's Creek, near Clermont |
Bulliwalla |
[source]
Bulliwalla does not appear on current maps. |
|
Bindha, Brisbane |
Northgate |
-27.3815, 153.0735 |
A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Northgate [source][source][source].
There is still a Bindha railway station [source] |
Bingham, Hervey Bay area |
River
Heads |
-25.4133, 152.9136 |
The town of Bingham was renamed River Heads
in 1986. Bingham persists as a parish name. This 1977
map shows the town as Bingham. |
Bismarck |
Maclagan |
-27.0842, 151.637 |
Town renamed in 1916 as part
of the anti-German sentiment of World War 1 [source][source] |
Blumbergville |
Boonah |
-27.9972, 152.6824 |
Renamed about 1888. [source][source][source] |
Bodalla, near Childers |
Apple
Tree Creek |
-25.2248, 152.2356 |
Officially renamed in 1962 [source]
but the name Apple Tree Creek appears to have been in common
use since the 1880s. Indeed, I can find very little evidence
that the name Bodalla was used at all. From this 1889
newspaper article [source],
I presume that it was creek that was called Apple Tree and
that the village near the creek was called Bodalla. The old
name is preserved by Bodalla
Street. |
Boggy Creek, Brisbane |
Pinkenba |
-27.3965, 153.1349 |
Boggy Creek was officially renamed Myrtle in 1888 [source] but the name seems to have quickly morphed into Myrtletown by 1928 [source]. Later it was absorbed into the suburb of Pinkenba. [source][source] There is still a creek called Boggy Creek flowing into the Brisbane River in this area. Notwithstanding the shared suburb name, Myrtletown remains a distinct industrial area from the Pinkenba residential area. The Main Myrtletown Road leads from Pinkenba to Myrtletown. |
Boolboonda |
Mount Perry |
-25.1810, 151.6454 | Mt Perry was originally
called Boolboonda, but now Boolboonda is a nearby
town [source] |
Booningba, Gold Coast |
West Burleigh |
-28.112462, 153.441326 | There was a railway station
and a township of this name near the crossing of
Tallebudgera Creek. Renamed 1915 [source][source].
West Burleigh is now a locality name within the suburb of
Burleigh Heads. |
Bowen Bridge, Brisbane |
Herston |
-27.446010, 153.030002 | A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Herston [source] |
Bowen Park, Brisbane |
Bowen Hills |
-27.44844, 153.02996 | Bowen Park was originally the
area bounded by Bowen Bridge Road, O'Connell Terrace,
Brookes Street and Gregory Terrace. Most of the land now
forms part of the Exhibition Grounds but a small park (still
called Bowen Park) remains in the north-west corner. [source]
There was once a railway station named Bowen Park on the
line between Roma Street and Mayne via the exhibition.
[source: private correspondence] |
Box Flat, near Mount Morgan |
Maranu |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source].
Maranu does not appear on current maps, but there are
numerous newspaper references and there was a railway
station there [source] |
|
Bracefield Cape |
Noosa |
-26.3876, 153.0923 | It had been renamed prior to
1892. [source] |
Brandy Gully, near Ipswich |
Lanefield |
-27.81089, 152.71288 | Brandy Gully is an officially named creek
that flows into Western Creek. It seems to have given its
name (historically) to the the area north of the railway
line in present-day Lanefield. |
Breakfast Creek, Brisbane |
Albion
/ Hamilton |
-27.4386, 153.0495 | The area on the northern side
of Breakfast Creek Bridge (over the creek of the same name)
was known as Breakfast Creek. The western part of the area
is now in Albion and the eastern part in Hamilton. It
appears in a 1975 street directory. The name persists
through the Breakfast Creek Hotel. |
Brisbane Valley Junction,
near Ipswich |
Wulkuraka |
-27.6117, 152.7252 | [source]
The name Brisbane Valley Junction was possibly the name of
the railway station as there is a railway junction there. |
Broughton Estate, Brisbane |
Toowong /
Taringa |
-27.48668, 152.97700 |
A suburban subdivision on an 1895
map that was bounded to the south by Stanley
Terrace and to the north by Toowong Creek and included
Clower Street (now Gower Street), Camp Street, Duke Street
and Grosvenor Street (now Bywong Street) all running
north-south and Exmouth Street, Water Street (now part of
Orchard Street), and Market Street running east-west. It
includes a market reserve which is now Westbrook Park. Most
of the estate is within present-day Toowong but the
properities on Stanley Terrace are mostly within present-day
Taringa. |
Brown's Inn, near Warwick |
Inglewood |
-28.417, 151.081 | Renamed prior to 1936 [source] |
Bulimba (north of the river),
Brisbane |
Teneriffe / Newstead |
-27.45185, 153.04785 | For some mysterious reason,
the suburb name Bulimba was once used on both the north and
south side of the river. Eventually its use on the north
side was abandoned and that area is now known as Teneriffe
or Newstead. |
Bulimba East |
Balmoral |
-27.4598, 153.0643 | A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Balmoral. |
Bulwer Island, Brisbane River |
Pinkenba |
-27.409722, 153.136389 |
Bulwer Island was once an island in the lower
reaches of the Brisbane River (see this 1889
map). However, the various islands and the silt
pouring from various creeks made navigation by larger ships
very difficult so a major project was undertaken to create a
straighter and deeper (but narrower) river by removing
islands (either by removing them or incorporating into a new
river bank through the use of "training walls") and
redirecting the angle of outflow of various creeks. The
Hamilton area through to Bulwer Island had a number of
training walls constructed which eventually silted up to
form a new riverbank and this process can be seen on this 1925
map where the southern tip has now silted up to
connect it to the mainland and the western side is now the
diverted Boggy Creek rather than the Brisbane River. |
Bundamba Creek, Ipswich |
Blackstone |
-27.6251, 152.7984 | Renamed to avoid confusion
with nearby Bundamba [source] |
Bundanba, Ipswich |
Bundamba |
-27.6090, 152.8117 | Spelling officially changed
in 1932. [source] |
Bunour, Brisbane |
Eagle Farm
/Pinkenba |
-27.428333, 153.097778 |
Listed in a 1975 street directory as
suburb/locality name, it takes its name from the former Bunour
railway station on the Pinkenba railway line. The
station opened in 1949 to provide commuter services for
workers in the surrounding industrial area and closed in
1993.[source] As often happened, the area near the railway
station informally acquired the railway station's name. |
Buranda, Brisbane |
Woollongabba |
-27.49327, 153.04120 |
The locality of Buranda was
absorbed into the suburb of Woolloongabba. [source]
However there is a still a Buranda railway station
and a Buranda Street. |
Burnett Swamp, Brisbane |
Stones
Corner, Greenslopes |
-27.49863, 153.04455 |
Originally known as Burnett Swamp (probably linked to the frequent flooding of Norman Creek at that point). [source] Later it became the suburb of Stones Corner, now a locality officially absorbed into the suburb of Greenslopes [source] but which retained a strong identity through the shopping precinct and hotel, leading to its reinstatement as a suburb in 2017.[source] |
Burnside, near Laidley |
Mulgowie | -27.7290, 152.3646 | Burnside appears to have
acquired the name Mulgowie when the railway station was
built in 1911 [source] |
Burrumba |
Buxton (gone) |
-25.2000, 152.5431 |
Burrumba was a planned town in a bend in the
Isis River that failed to develop. Its street grid can be
seen in this 1920
map. As at 2023 , the land is with the locality of
Buxton and is currently used for grazing. |
Burton, near Toowoomba |
gone |
-27.548, 151.756 |
There was a Burton State School from 1900 to
1944 [source]
and people are listed as living in Burton in the electoral
rolls until about 1949. The area is now regarded as part of
Biddleston. The coordinates for Burton come from this
1975
map. |
C |
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Cabbage-Tree Creek |
Boondall |
-27.33796, 153.05736 | A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Boondall. [source] |
Cachen Gate |
Aratula |
-27.9814, 152.5496 | [source] |
Calbar Heights, Brisbane |
Burbank |
-27.531151, 153.165244 |
Land sales occurred in Calbar Heights in
1972-3 [source][source
p128] and the suburb was listed in a 1975 street directory
but is not listed in a 1990 street directory. |
Calliungal |
Mount Morgan |
-23.6434, 150.3891 | Renamed in 1888 [source] |
Campbell's Gully, near
Ipswich |
Walloon |
-27.6048, 152.6660 | Walloon was previously known as Five Mile, Five Mile Waters, Guilfoyles Creek, Campbell’s Gully and Ten Mile Peg. [source] |
Canningtown |
Warwick |
-28.2141, 152.0368 | [source] |
Canterbury, west of Windorah |
Canterbury |
-25.3771, 141.8986 | Although still an official
place name, Canterbury does not appear on many current maps.
It has streets mapped out but there are no sign of any
buildings. [source] |
Capalaba West |
Chandler |
-27.5152, 153.1896 |
Capalaba West was a suburb to the west of
Tingalpa Creek from the suburb of Capalaba. As Capalaba West
was in the City of Brisbane and Capalaba was in the City of
Redland, this caused some confusion. So in 2010, Capalaba
West was officially absorbed into neighbouring Chandler and
now comprises the western part of Chandler.[source][source]
The historic town of Capalaba (originally called Tingalpa in
1863) was on the western side of the creek (-27.51750,
153.1817),[source]
and since the town remains officially gazetted, it too is
now in Chandler, but there is now virtually no remains of
the historic town centre. The town of Tingalpa can be seen
to the west of the creek in this 1893
map. |
Carmilla Creek, Carmilla |
Carmila |
-21.9105, 149.4109 | Proposed to be renamed
Meribah in 1890 [source]
but I can find no evidence that this name change occurred.
However, the spelling appears to have changed over time. |
Carters Gate |
Aratula |
-27.9811, 152.5484 |
The area was known as Carters Gate, until the
railway station was called Aratula. Probably renamed around
1915. [source] |
Castle Creek |
Theodore |
-24.9464, 150.0757 |
Renamed about 1925. [source] |
Charcoal, Charcoal Scrub |
Rossmoya |
-23.0464, 150.4816 | Renamed prior to 1923 [source] |
Chardons Corner, Brisbane |
Annerley |
-27.51853, 153.02940 | A locality around the corner
of Ipswich Road and Cracknell Road now absorbed into
Annerley [source].
A
number
of businesses in the area still use Chardons Corner in their
name. |
Charleston, near Cairns | Forsayth | -18.5875, 143.6040 | Originally Finnigan's Camp, renamed Charleston in 1872, later Forsayth. It may also have been known as New Charleston at some point.[source][source][source] |
Chings Island, 40km NW of
Mackay |
Acacia
Island |
-20.8607, 148.9290 | [source] |
Chirn Park, Gold Coast |
Labrador/Southport |
-27.9554, 153.4005 |
In 1951 the South Coast Town Council decided
to name an area in "north west Southport" after Mr Walter
George Chirn of Turpin Road, whose land was acquired to
build a hall, a tennis court and to beautify the area.[source]
This is presumably the park still called Chirn Park in
Labrador close to the boundary with Southport, as well as
adjacent streets called Chirn Lane and Chirn Crescent. There
are people in the 1969 electoral roll living in Musgrave
Avenue using Chirn Park as a suburb name. Although not an
official place name, he name persists in that area in the
names of a number of businesses. |
City View Estate, Brisbane |
Greenslopes (part of) |
-27.50901, 153.04635 | City View Estate is that part
of Greenslopes on and around Ridge Street. The City View
name was still in use as late as 1931. [source] |
Clapham, Brisbane |
Moorooka |
-27.53539, 153.01309 | A locality absorbed in
Moorooka [source][source].
Clapham Railway Yards are immediately to the west of
Moorooka station so Clapham was most likely in that area.
Map references are approximate |
Clapham Junction, Brisbane |
Banyo |
-27.37868, 153.07487 |
Clapman Junction was a residential
subdivision south of the Banyo Railway Station, created in
1884. [source]
See this map
(North is downwards), noting hat Bishopsgate Road on the
west of the subdivision (shown on the left-hand side of the
map) no longer exists (it ran parallel to Earnshaw Road but
closer to the railway line and is now absorbed into the
industrial estate). The name Clapham Junction reflects the
belief/hope that the North Coast railway line would diverge
around this area, although it eventually diverged at
Northgate railway station. |
Clarence Corner, Brisbane |
area near the intersection of Annerley
Road and Stanley Street |
-27.48572, 153.02922 | A locality named after the
Clarence Hotel that sits on the south-east corner of that
intersection (or vice versa?) |
Clifton Hill, Brisbane |
Moorooka
/ Annerley / Yeronga / Yeerongpilly |
-27.52599, 153.02987 |
The area was originally called Balmoral Park
Estate when it was subdivided in 1926 [source].
However, in 1927, the Brisbane City Council renamed the area
Clifton Hill to avoid confusion with the suburb of
Balmoral [source].
A number of war service homes were built in this area. Today
Clifton Hill is mostly within the suburb of Moorooka but
some former Clifton Hill addresses might be within Annerley,
Yeronga or Yeerongpilly (the still existing Clifton Road is
right on the boundaries of these four suburbs). |
Clinton North, Shire of Calliope | Clinton,
Gladstone Region |
-23.8773, 151.2130 |
On 28 November 1988 it was decided that the
areas known as Clinton North and Clinton South within the
Shire of Calliope would be amalgamated as Clinton and be
placed within the City of Gladstone (now Gladstone Region).
[QSA]
This 1985
map suggests that Clinton North was north of the
Dawson Highway and Clinton South to the south. |
Clinton South, Shire of Calliope |
Clinton, Gladstone Region | -23.8855, 151.2190 |
On 28 November 1988 it was decided that the areas known as Clinton North and Clinton South within the Shire of Calliope would be amalgamated as Clinton and be placed within the City of Gladstone (now Gladstone Region). [QSA] This 1985 map suggests that Clinton North was north of the Dawson Highway and Clinton South to the south. |
Cobb's Camp, near Nambour |
Woombye |
-26.6603, 152.9650 | Originally known as Cobb's
Camp and Middle Camp. Renamed in 1889 [source][source] |
Colmslie, Brisbane |
Morningside |
-27.45314, 153.08502 | The riverside part of the
suburb of Morningside was known as Colmslie [source].
The
Colmslie
name is still in use in the area (street names, parks,
businesses). |
Colledges Crossing, Brisbane / Ipswich | Colleges
Crossing |
-27.55742, 152.80341 | The original name was
Colledges Crossing, apparently after a local family of that
name, but the spelling has been corrupted. The change
appears to have occurred very gradually, as the latest use
of Colledges Crossing in the digitised newspapers is 1942 [source]
but the earliest use of Colleges Crossing is 1894 [source]. |
Cooksland |
Queensland |
The Rev
John Dunmore Lang proposed that the northern part of
the Colony of New South Wales should be an independent
colony called Cooksland [source].
He
also proposed a Colony of Phillipsland in the south. Both
colonies were eventually established but called Queensland [source]
and Victoria, after Queen
Victoria. |
|
Coorindah, north of Gympie |
Theebine |
-25.9541, 152.5346 |
Originally a town called
Coorindah was surveyed in 1886 and was renamed Theebine in
1895. The area also was known as Slaty Creek (the local
creek) and Kilkivan Junction (because of the railway branch
line to Kilkivan left the main line here) [source][source] |
Cooroy West, Sunshine Coast hinterland |
Black
Mountain / Cooroy |
-26.4489, 152.8685 |
Can be seen in this 1942 map. |
Cornhill |
Lowood |
-27.4664, 152.5781 | Originally The Scrub, then Cornhill, then Lowood. [source] |
Cowper's Plains |
Cooper's Plains |
-27.5645, 153.0397 | Named after Dr Cowper, the
spelling of the name has been corrupted over the years. [source][source] |
Craigslea, Brisbane |
Chermside
West |
-27.3837, 153.0165 |
It is unclear if Craigslea was ever an
official name; most likely it was an estate name. The name
persists in the local primary and secondary schools as well
as in various local businesses. |
Cressbrook |
Toogoolawah |
Renamed prior to 1922 [source]
Note that on current maps there is a nearby area called Cressbrook. |
|
Cribb Island |
Brisbane Airport |
Cribb Island was completely
resumed for the expansion of Brisbane Airport at Eagle Farm
in 1981. [source]
[source]
[QSA] |
|
Crocodile, near Mt Morgan |
Bouldercombe |
Renamed prior to 1950 [source] |
|
Cumberland, west of Georgetown |
gone |
-18.2969, 143.3528 |
Cumberland was a gold mining town that
existed about 1880s to 1930s [source][source
see page 29 of the PDF][source].
Today there are still streets visible on the map (if you
zoom in) but there appears nothing still standing apart from
the Cumberland Chimney, the remains of a crushing mill.
Today, Cumberland is the official name of the parish in that
area, but there is no officially-named town any more [source].
I can find a few people listing Cumberland as their address
in the electoral roll as late as 1941 but there is nobody
there in 1949. Note, the township of Cumberland is not to be
confused with Cumberland Mine near Charters Towers. |
Cunningham, near Charters
Towers |
Mingela |
-19.8783, 146.6335 | Although the town was
officially named Cunningham when the allotments were first
sold in 1882 [source],
it appears to have been commonly known as Ravenswood
Junction, being located at the turn-off to Ravenswood. In
1915, Cunningham was renamed Mingela. [source] |
D |
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Davenport |
Nobby |
McDonald Camp was the original name for the area. A railway station was established called Nobby. A township called Davenport was established about 1891 [source]. At some point the town name became Nobby. [source] | |
Deighton Estate, Brisbane |
Highgate Hill |
A residential subdivision now
absorbed into Highgate Hill. [source] |
|
Diecks |
Bowen |
-20.1230, 148.2396 | Diecks was renamed Mookarra on or before
1918. [source]
Today the name Mookarra only exists as the name of a railway
station but it was not unusual for a railway station to have
the same name as the locality that surrounds it. The
locality name for that area is now Bowen, but Diecks /
Mookarra is about 12 km south of the town of Bowen. |
Dingo Creek |
Wondai |
-26.3197, 151.8732 |
Initially named Dingo Creek in 1903 but
quickly acquired the name Wondai [source] |
Dingo Hill |
Gailes |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
Diamantina Crossing |
Birdsville |
||
Dismal Creek, between Emerald
and Barcaldine |
Jericho |
Renamed in or before1897. [source] |
|
Doboy / Doboy Creek / Doughboy |
Murarrie |
A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Murarrie [source] |
|
Doomben, Brisbane |
Ascot
/
Eagle
Farm |
The locality of Doomben has
been absorbed into the suburbs of Ascot and Eagle Farm [source][source].
The
Doomben
name is still used by a railway station, a race track and
businesses. |
|
Dorrington, Brisbane |
Ashgrove |
Originally named Oakleigh in about 1942, it was renamed Dorrington in 1947 [source]. It was eventually absorbed into Ashgrove [source][source] | |
Downfall Creek, Brisbane |
Chermside |
Renamed around 1903 after
Governor Herbert
Chermside [source][source].
The
creek itself is still called Downfall Creek. |
|
Dulacca North, Darling Downs |
Bogandilla |
-26.4542, 149.7996 |
Dulacca North Road runs north from town of
Dulacca up to Bogandilla. The former Dulacca North
State School was within present-day Bogandilla. See this 1953
map. |
Dunellan Estate, Brisbane |
Greenslopes |
A residential subdivision now part of Greenslopes. The name Dunellan Estate was still in use in 1913. [source] | |
E |
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Eagle Farm Junction, Brisbane |
Clayfield | Originally Eagle Farm Junction (the turn-off from old Sandgate Road to Eagle Farm), then Eagle Junction, nw absorbed into the suburb of Clayfield [source] | |
Eagle Junction, Brisbane |
Clayfield / Wooloowin |
Originally Eagle Farm Junction (the turn-off from old Sandgate Road to Eagle Farm), then Eagle Junction, now absorbed into the suburbs of Clayfield and Wooloowin [source][source] | |
East Brisbane |
New Farm |
On an 1865 map of Brisbane,
East Brisbane is shown as what is now New Farm. [source] |
|
East Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
East Brisbane |
||
Easton Gray Estate, Brisbane |
Toowong |
-27.48893, 152.98020 |
A suburban subdivision on an 1895
map. The estate was bounded by Stanley Terrace to the
south and to the north by the Easton Gray residence (from
which the estate presumably takes its name and now the
Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology).
It is bounded to the west by Grosvenor Street (now Bywong
Street) and to the east by Miskin Street (not named on the
1895 map). It includes 3 sections of Mossman Street (two of
which have been renamed Dampier Street and Howitt Street),
Hunter Street, and Palmer Streets. The eastern end of
Stanley Street is now Keltie Street. |
Edinglassie |
Brisbane |
[source] |
|
Edwardstown, Edwardston |
Maytown |
-16.03992,
144.30130 |
Renamed in 1874 [source][source][source].
|
Ekibin, Brisbane |
Annerley / Tarragindi |
Absorbed into the suburbs. of
Annerley and Tarragindi [source][source] |
|
Elkana, near Albert River |
Alberton |
-27.703, 153.257 |
Elkana, meaning "God has created and
blessed", was the name given by early German settlers. It
was renamed after the river. [source][source] |
Elston, Gold Coast |
Surfers
Paradise |
-28.001819, 153.428641 |
Originally called Umbigumbi.
In 1889, a postal receiving office was opened and called
Elston (after Elston in Nottinghamshire, England which was
the home town of the postmaster's wife). In 1917 there was a
land sale conducted by Arthur Blackstone called the Surfers
Paradise Estate, possibly named by a surveyor Thor Jensen.
Although the land sale was not a success, James Cavill liked
the name and successfully lobbied to change the name from
Elston to Surfers Paradise in 1933. [source][source] |
Emu Creek, between Toowoomba
and Warwick |
Greenmount |
Renamed in about 1880 [source] |
|
Englesburg |
Kalbar |
Originally known as Fassifern Scrub, then Englesburg after its first inhabitant and renamed to Kalbar in World War 1 due to anti-German sentiment [source] | |
Etheridge |
Georgetown |
-18.2919, 143.5480 |
Renamed about 1871 after Howard St George,
Gold Commissioner on the Etheridge field [source] |
F |
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Fahley (Zahley?) |
Kilbirnie |
Fahley claimed to be renamed
Kilbirnie due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1 [source].
However, it appears the town was originally called Zahley
and the name was Lebanese [source] |
|
Farris, near Rockhampton |
Gracemere |
[source] |
|
Fassifern Scrub |
Kalbar |
Originally known as Fassifern
Scrub, then Englesburg after its first inhabitant and
renamed to Kalbar in World War 1 due to anti-German
sentiment [source] |
|
Fingal |
Murphys
Creek |
-27.4602, 152.0527 |
[source][source][source] |
Finnigan's Camp, near Cairns |
Forsayth |
Originally Finnigan's Camp, renamed Charleston in 1872, later Forsayth. It may also have been known as New Charleston at some point.[source][source][source] | |
First Plain, near Ipswich |
Marburg |
-27.565951, 152.595268 |
Marburg was known by a succession of names
over the years: First Plain, Sally Owens’ Plains, Rosewood
Scrub, Frederick, Marburg, Townshend and then Marburg
(again). [Ipswich
City Council] |
Five Mile, Five Mile Waters
(west of Ipswich) |
Walloon |
-27.6042, 152.6647 |
Walloon was previously known
as Five Mile, Five Mile Waters, Guilfoyles Creek, Campbell's
Gully and Ten Mile Peg. [source] |
Five Mile (north of Toowoomba) |
Cabarlah |
-27.4280, 151.9916 |
|
Fort Cooper, south-west of
Mackay |
Nebo |
Originally Fort Cooper (the
name of a nearby mountain) but often called Nebo (the name
of a nearby creek). Officially changed to Nebo in 1923 [source][source] |
|
Frederick |
Marburg |
-27.565951, 152.595268 |
Marburg was known by a succession of names over the years: First Plain, Sally Owens’ Plains, Rosewood Scrub, Frederick, Marburg, Townshend and then Marburg (again). [Ipswich City Council] |
Frenchman's Creek,
Rockhampton |
Frenchville |
Renamed prior to 1925 [source] |
|
Frenchton |
Minden |
In 1916, the name of the
school was changed from Minden to Frenchton, presumably due
to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
However, the name Minden was restored in 1930. [source] |
|
Friezland, SW of Cloncurry | Kuridala | -21.3656, 139.9868 | Also known as Gulatten and Hampden, became Kuridala in 1916 [source][source] |
Frog's Hollow, Brisbane |
area around lower part of
Albert Street |
The lower ground between
George St, Elizabeth Street, Albert Street and Alice Street
was prone to flooding and known as Frog's Hollow. [source]
[source] |
|
Fruitgrove, Brisbane |
Runcorn |
Absorbed into Runcorn [source][source] |
|
G |
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Gainsford |
Bulburra |
Renamed in 1874 [source].
However,
there is no Bulburra on current maps and there is a Gainsford. |
|
Gallanani |
Esk |
-27.2404, 152.4221 |
In 1878, the Queensland Government was
selling town and suburban lots in the town of Gallanani in
the parish of Esk. However, Esk appears to have been
preferred by many and it appears as an alternative name on
this 1906
map. In 1913, the town's name was officially changed
to Esk. [source] |
Galloway's Hill, Brisbane |
Hawthorne |
Originally known as Norman's
Hill, renamed Galloway's Hill in 1865. Later absorbed into
Hawthorne [source][source][source] |
|
Garfield Estate, Upper Paddington, Brisbane |
Paddington | -27.458928, 152.990079 | "Garfield" was the home built by Sir Arthur Rutledge in 1888 on Wettenhall's Hill, naming it after US President Garfield. He sold it in 1904 to W.R. Black, who sold it in 1908 to Sir Arthur Morgan, who renamed it "Clinton" (his wife's maiden name). At some time after Morgan's death in 1917, the house itself was sold to R.J. Archibald and the surrounding was sold off as Garfield Estate in 1924. See this 1924 map of the Garfield Estate showing the location of the house and the estate (bounded by Tooth Avenue to the north, Perrott Street to the east, La Trobe Terrace to the south. and MacGregor Terrace to the west). R.J. Archibald renamed the house "Brynderwyn" (because his mother was Welsh). [source] In 1939, the house was sold for removal so a modern property could be built by the Archibald family; it was bought to be dismantled and the timbers reused to build a seaside home at Tugun. [source] |
Gehrkevale |
Mount Mort |
-27.8266, 152.4188 | Gehrkevale was renamed Mount
Mort due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
Geraldton |
Innisfail |
-17.5246, 146.0320 | Renamed in 1910 to avoid
confusion with Geraldton in Western Australia. [source][source] |
German Bridge, Brisbane |
Holland Park |
Apparently renamed "Barter
Bridge" in 1916 due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1
[source]
but the "German Bridge" continued to be used well into the
1950s and there is no sign of any use of "Barter Bridge".
Today this locality has been absorbed into Holland Park. [source] |
|
German Gardens, Townsville |
Belgian Gardens |
Renamed in 1915 presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
|
German Station, Brisbane |
Nundah |
The area was originally known
as German Station because it was settled by German
missionaries. However, the parish name was Nundah and the
Divisional Board was called Nundah, and around the 1880s and
1890s, there was a gradual renaming from German Station to
Nundah. For example, the railway station was renamed in
1882, the post office in 1888, and the school in 1896. [source] |
|
Glenlyon
Gardens Estate, Brisbane |
Ashgrove |
Comparison of circa 1924 map
with current map [source] |
|
Glenora
Park Estate, Brisbane |
Kedron / Wavell Heights |
Comparison of 1925 map with
current map. [source] |
|
Goomeribong |
Goomeri |
[source] |
|
Gormoran, north of Toowoomba |
Douglas |
Renamed prior to 1950 [source] |
|
Gomorow, north of Toowoomba |
Goombungee |
Renamed in 1890. [source] |
|
Gowrie |
Charleville |
-26.402, 146.244 | Renamed in 1868 [source]
There is a nearby area to the north known as Gowrie Station. |
Gowrie Flat, Darling Downs |
Djuan |
-27.17452, 151.92390 |
The name persists in the Gowrie
Flat Uniting Church. Gowrie Creek flows behind the
church and is presumably the origin of the name. |
Gowrie Scrub, near Toowoomba |
Glencoe |
-27.4625, 151.8672 |
[source] |
Gramzow | Carbrook |
-27.6777, 153.2370 | Renamed in 1916 due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source][source] |
Grange Heights, Brisbane |
Alderley /
Grange |
-27.4225, 153.0099 |
Refers to the more elevated land in the west
of Grange, extending into Alderley. It was the name of a
real estate subdivision in 1925 described as "handy to the
Alderley and Newmarket stations". [source]
It appears from then on used like a suburb name in the
newspapers and also in the 1949 and 1959 electoral rolls.
Specific streets associated with Grange Heights include:
Gracemere, Munro, Newton & Southerden. |
Grassdale (Estate), Brisbane |
Gumdale |
Grassdale appears in a 1948
street directory as a suburb / district and confirmed by [source][source].
There is still a Grassdale Road in the area. |
|
Green Bank (Greenbank)
Estate, Brisbane |
Nundah |
-27.4048, 153.0551 |
Green Bank (Greenbank) Estate
was sold in 1884. It was between Kedron Brook and Buckland
Road around Hamson Terrace and Toombul Terrace.[advertising][estate
map] |
Green Camp, Brisbane |
Wakerley
/ Manly |
-27.4828, 153.1660 |
The locality in the vicinity of the still existing Green Camp Road. [source] It can be seen on this 1972 map. It appears the area was also known as The Springs, [source] but this is shown further west near Hargreaves Road on the 1972 map. |
Green Hills, Brisbane |
Upper Roma Street area | ||
Greenview (near Brisbane) |
Albany
Creek |
-27.3533, 152.9687 |
A locality now within Albany
Creek [source][source].
The name is preserved through Greenview Park. Map reference
is approximate. Not to be confused with Greenview
7km west of Wondai. |
Groveley / Grovely, Brisbane |
Mitchelton
/ Keperra |
-27.4000, 152.9656 |
The locality of Groveley /
Grovely (both spellings were used) was absorbed into the
suburbs of Mitchelton and Keperra [source][source][source].
The
name
Grovely is still in use by a railway station, a school, and
businesses. |
Guilfoyles Creek, near
Ipswich |
Walloon |
Walloon was previously known as Five Mile, Five Mile Waters, Guilfoyles Creek, Campbell's Gully and Ten Mile Peg. [source] | |
Gulatten, SW of Concurry |
Kuridala | -21.3656, 139.9868 | Also known as Friezland and Hampton, then as Kuridala from 1916 [source][source] |
H |
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Hamilton, near Caboolture |
Dayboro |
-27.197, 152.823 |
In 1875 it was called Hamilton after the local postmaster Hugh Hamilton. In 1892 it was called Terror's Creek after a famous Arab stallion from the district, but that became confusing with Torrens Creek and it was renamed Dayboro in 1919 after an early settler called William Henry Day [source][source][source][source][source] |
Hamilton, west of Mackay |
Mirani |
-21.1597, 148.8645 |
Renamed in 1885 to avoid confusion with
Hamilton in Brisbane. [source] |
Hampden, SW of Cloncurry |
Kuridala | -21.3656, 139.9868 | Also known as Gulatten and Friezland, then as Kuridala from 1916 [source][source] |
Happy Valley, Brisbane |
Stafford |
-27.4092, 153.0077 |
Stafford was originally called Happy Valley
but was renamed in the 1880s. [source]
The Queensland Place Names entry suggests the change was in
1885-6. The first use in the electoral rolls that I could
find was in 1889. |
Hapsburg |
Kowbi |
-25.1808, 152.2325 |
Renamed due to anti-German
sentiment in World War 1. [source]
While Kowbi is still an official neighbourhood name [source],
neither appear on current maps, although a Hapsburg road
exists leading to what appears to be the defunct Kowbi
railway station (the outline of the station is visible on a
close-up of the map). |
Harley, Central Queensland |
Ogmore |
-22.6208, 149.6588 |
Formerly Harley, also the railway station
name, changed 20 January 1933 to Ogmore, to avoid confusion
with Hartley in NSW. Ogmore is the name of a town and river
in Glamorganshire, Wales, in a coal mining area. [source] |
Harrisborough |
Fernvale |
-27.4553, 152.6514 |
Renamed prior to 1936 to
avoid confusion with other Harris place names [source] |
Hartsville |
Mossman |
-16.4603, 145.3736 |
Mossman was originally known
as Hartsville, then as Thooleer, and then as Mossman River.
[source
(archive)][source
(archive)][archive] |
Hessenberg / Hessenburg |
Ingoldsby |
-27.7367, 152.2664 |
In 1916, the name of the
school was changed from Hessenburg to Ingoldsby, presumably
as part of anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
Hidden Vale (Hiddenvale) via Ipswich |
Grandchester |
-27.7152, 152.4698 |
The district historically known as Hidden Vale (or Hiddenvale) is within the locality of present day locality of Grandchester, about 6km south of the town of Grandchester, where Hiddenvale Road has its junction with the Grandchester Mount Mort Road. The name persists in the road name, St Anne's Hidden Vale (Anglican church) [source], Spicers Hidden Vale (a rural resort) [source] and the Hidden Vale Wildlife Centre (jointly operated by the resort and the University of Queensland) [source]. |
Highland
estate, Brisbane |
Taringa |
-27.4928, 152.9844 |
Comparison of a 1929 map with
current map [source] |
Hill End, Brisbane |
West
End / Highgate Hill |
-27.4875, 153.0006 |
The south-western part of the
suburb of West End (beside the river) was once the locality
of Hill End [source][source].
The
name Hill End is in use for a street and businesses. |
Hillside, Brisbane Valley |
Coolana |
-27.5153, 152.5511 | According to the Queensland Place Names
database entry for Coolana, it was formerly known as
Hillside and changed to Coolana in 1945. However, the change
appears to have occurred much earlier. The 1913 electoral
roll shows people registered in Hillside and nobody
registered in Coolana, but the 1922 electoral roll show only
a handful of people registered in Hillside and many people
registered in Coolana, so the name change would appear to
have occurred between those dates. I found this 1918
Commonwealth gazette entry lists the name change, so
it probably occurred not long before 1918. Note there were
other places called Hillside in Queensland in those
electoral rolls, so not everywhere called Hillside is now
called Coolana. |
Home Creek, via Wondai |
Cushnie |
-26.3660, 151.7704 |
Home Creek appears on this 1943
map. It is used as place of residence in the electoral
rolls from at least 1906 to 1969. |
Hopetown |
Kilcoy |
-26.9431, 152.5653 |
Renamed in 1842 [source] |
Hubner |
Crestmead |
-27.6855, 153.0940 |
The district was unofficially known as Hubner
after local settlers John and George Hubner. However, when
the Beaudesert Shire Council proposed to formalise the name
in 1987, it was instead decided to call the area Creastmead,
the name of a local housing estate. [source] |
Humpybong |
Redcliffe area |
[source] |
|
Hungry Flats / Hungary Flats,
Ipswich |
Brassall |
-27.5964, 152.7397 |
Renamed [source] |
I |
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Indooroopilly (part of), Brisbane |
St Lucia |
-27.4977, 153.0036 | Formerly known as Indooroopilly, Toowong and Toowong South, the name St Lucia was first used by William Alexander Wilson in 1882 when he purchased a sugar mill and from William Dart (on Mill Road) and renamed it The St Lucia Sugar Plantation [source: Articles of Association St Lucia Riverside Land and Investment Co Ltd, Queensland State Archives]. In 1883 Wilson and Dart offered an adjoing farm for sale as residential alllotements and named it "St Lucia Estate" [source]. The plantation was subdivided in 1885 and was also known as the St Lucia estate [source]. Only the peninsula area was originally known as St Lucia; it was not until 1975 that the current suburb of St Lucia was created [source: Peter Brown, St Lucia History Group]. |
Inkerman |
Home
Hill |
-19.6605, 147.4141 |
The area was originally known as Inkerman because of the Inkerman Downs cattle station there, but when the town allotments were offered for sale in December 1912, the township was called Home Hill [source] but also referered to as Holme Hill. The Queensland Government claim the name Home Hill was chosen because it was the location of the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimean War in 1854. [source] There is also a claim that it refers to Colonel Home who fought in Crimean War. [source] For more information on Home Hill in the Battle of Inkerman, please read this Wikipedia article. |
Innis Island |
Coochiemudlo
Island |
-27.5692, 153.3311 |
Known as Innis Island from 1825 to 1850. [source]
Note that you will also find the name spelled in a number of
different ways, e.g. "Coochy" rather than "Coochie", "Mudlo"
may appear as a separate word, the "Island" word is dropped
etc. However, they all appear to refer to the same place. |
Ipswich Agricultural Reserve |
Harrisville |
-27.8108, 152.6675 | Renamed [source] |
Ironside, Brisbane |
St Lucia (one part of) St Lucia (another part of) |
-27.49424, 153.00015 -27.50011, 152.99655 |
Ironside Estate was subdivided for housing in 1885 [source] by William Alexander Wilson and comprised land between Carmody Road and north to the Brisbane River (in the area of the current Guyatt Park). Ironside was the maiden name of Wilson's wife. Although not located within the Ironside Estate, the nearby state school was renamed Ironside State School in 1905 (and is still known by that name today). In 1922 land around the school was developed for housing under the name St Lucia Heights Estate [source], but due to the school's name, it was this area that became commonly known as Ironside. A 1917 map shows the Ironside name located around the Swann Road area, while the original Ironside Estate area is shown under the name St Lucia. Wherever it precisely was located, Ironside was absorbed into the suburb of St Lucia in the 1975 Place Names Act [source: Peter Brown, St Lucia History Group]. |
Ironstone Mountain |
Mount Morgan |
-23.6434, 150.3886 | [source] |
Island Point |
Port Douglas |
-16.48395, 145.46606 | Originally Island Point, then
Salisbury, thenin 1877 Port Douglas [source][source] |
Ithaca, Brisbane |
Red Hill / Ashgrove |
-27.4522, 152.9978 |
Absorbed into the suburbs of
Red Hill and Ashgrove [source][source] |
Ivyvale, Sunshine Coast hinterland |
north-west
part of Ridgewood |
-26.4438,152.8376 |
Can be seen on this 1942
map. |
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Jackson's Estate, Brisbane |
Brisbane Airport |
-27.3569, 153.1283 |
A part of Cribb Island, fully
resumed for expansion of Brisbane Airport at Eagle Farm in
1981. [source] |
Jay Park, Brisbane |
Indooroopilly |
-27.5122, 152.9623 |
Absorbed into the suburb of
Indooroopilly [source].
It
was
in the area of Jerrang, Jainba and Jilba Streets. |
Jebropilly |
Amberley |
-27.6304, 152.6646 |
Renamed [source].
However,
Jeebropilly is still
an adjacent area. |
Josey's Lagoon |
Swanbank |
-27.6598, 152.7839 |
Originally Logan Lagoon, then Josey's Lagoon, then Swanbank [source] |
Juandah, north of Miles |
Wandoan |
-26.1259, 149.9634 |
Originally named after the property Juandah Station, it was renamed in 1926 to avoid confusion with the town of Jundah. [source][source] |
Jubilee / Jubilee Estate /
Jubilee Township Estate, Brisbane |
Bardon |
-27.4531, 152.9856 |
The first tranche of the Jubilee Township Estate was subdivided in 1887 with a subsequent 2nd tranche and this locality has now been absorbed into the suburb of Bardon. It was all the land bounded by Jubilee Terrace, Coopers Camp Road, and Ithaca Creek. [land sale map 1][land sale map 2][source][source]. Warning: the two land sale maps do not have North upwards (be prepared to rotate them so Coronation Street is at the top of the first map and the bottom of the second map). The name Jubilee refers to the 1887 Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria (who ascended to the throne 50 years earlier in 1837). Most of the original streets in Jubilee had names with royal associations, e.g. Coronation Street, Crown Street, but some have been subsequently renamed. |
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Kalbar, Bundaberg Region |
South Kolan |
24.940, 52.247 |
There was a Kalbar Provisional / State School
from 1896 to 1962. It takes its name from the Kalbar sugar
plantation and sugar mill. Kalbar Road still bears the
name.[source][source]
(Not to be confused with Kalbar in the Scenic Rim Region). |
Kalinga, Brisbane |
Wooloowin |
-27.4062, 153.0496 |
Kalinga is a locality name
from about 1900 [source]
now absorbed into the suburb of Wooloowin [source][source][source]
However, in |
Kannangur, near Toogoolawah |
Yimbun |
-27.0276, 152.3667 |
Yimbun was formerly known as
Mooraool and Kannangur [source] |
Keelar, near Gympie |
Gunalda |
-25.9944, 152.5614 |
Originally the town was called Keelar but the railway station was named Gunalda. The town was officially renamed Gunalda on 2 November 1923.[source] However, it is evident that even the government was using both names to avoid confusion at least as early as 1910.[source] |
Kelvin Grove Estate, Brisbane |
Newmarket |
-27.4367, 153.0068 |
Originally Brisbane
saleyards, Kelvin Grove Estate (near corner of Kelvin Grove
Road and Newmarket Road) was developed in 1936 [source],
now absorbed into Newmarket. |
Kenilworth, Kenilworth Lower |
Gheerulla |
-26.5766, 152.7499 |
The area had series of name changes. Yahoo Creek (about 1890), Kenilworth (about 1900), Gheerulla (about 1910), Kenilworth Lower (about 1921), then Gheerulla (again, 1928) [source] |
Kilkivan Junction, north of
Gympie |
Theebine | -25.9541, 152.5346 |
Originally a town called Coorindah was surveyed in 1886 and was renamed Theebine in 1895. The area also was known as Slaty Creek (the local creek) and Kilkivan Junction (because of the railway branch line to Kilkivan left the main line here) [source][source] |
Kirchheim / Kircheim |
Haigslea |
-27.5621, 152.5977 |
Originally Walloon Creek,
later Kirchheim. In 1916, the name of the school was change
from Kirchheim to Haigslea, presumably as part of
anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source][source] |
Kittah Kittah, near Texas |
Beebo |
-28.6809, 150.8470 |
[source] |
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Lagoon Creek |
Acland |
-27.3033, 151.6887 |
[source][source] |
Landers Pocket |
Brisbane
Airport |
-27.3833, 153.1167 |
The area was settled by 1875 but appears to
have had problems with flooding. [source]
Landers Pocket Market Garden Estate was a subdivision sold
in 1915 to small farmers. [source]
Landers Pocket can be seen on this 1925
map. It appears by the 1950s Landers Pocket was being
considered for the expansion of the airport (the then Eagle
Farm Airport being to the south of the current airport). [source]
Circa 1950s Ainsley Judge at
radio station 4BH had built Australia’s first directional
AM Transmission array on 1390 Khz at Landers Pocket. [source][source
p67] In 1971 land in Landers Pocket was resumed
for the new Brisbane Airport. [source]
Landers Pocket still appears in a 1975 street directory, but
the subsequent construction of the current Brisbane Airport
has obliterated almost all traces of any of its former
geographic features. Landers Pocket appears to have been
accessible from the west via Raubers Road and Buchanan Road
(both still in Banyo) which led to Landers Pocket Road or
from the south via Sugarmill Road (still in in Pinkenba)
which led to Main Road in Landers Pocket. The name lives on
through the Landers Pocket Drain which now channels the
water of the various creeks that once ran through the
airport land into Moreton Bay. [source]
Electoral rolls from 1922 to show occupations mostly as
farmers and gardeners as well as a number of horse trainers,
suggesting it remained a rural area. |
Latimer, near Gold Coast |
Advancetown |
[source].
There is still a Latimer Creek and a Latimer Crossing Road
in the district. |
|
Lilley
Estate, Toowoomba |
East
Toowoomba, near Lilley Street |
-27.55466, 151.96628 |
The Lilley Estate was sold in
1902 [source].
See the estate
map. Although the estate map mentions the adjacaent
Agricultural Show Grounds, the show grounds have been
relocated subsequently to Glendale. |
Limestone, Limestone Hills,
Limestone Station |
Ipswich |
Renamed about 1842 [source][source] |
|
Lindum, Brisbane |
Wynnum & Wynnum West |
Locality now absorbed into
Wynnum & Wynnum West [source][source].
There is still a Lindum railway station. |
|
Little Cabbage Tree Creek,
Brisbane |
Aspley |
Renamed 1897 [source][source][source] |
|
Little Ipswich |
West Ipswich |
Renamed prior to 1919 [source][source] |
|
Liverpool Creek |
Silkwood |
-17.7458, 146.0208 | Renamed 1918 or before. [source]
The creek Liverpool Creek forms the northern boundary of
present-day Silkwood. |
Logan Bridge |
North
Maclean South Maclean |
-27.7659, 152.9976 -27.7914, 152.9990 |
Around 1860 it was known as Logan Bridge,
then it was known as Maclean, then recently split into North
Maclean and South Maclean. [source] |
Logan Estate, Brisbane |
Brookfield |
[source] |
|
Logan Lagoon |
Swanbank |
Originally Logan Lagoon, then
Josey's Lagoon, then Swanbank [source] |
|
Logan Road (suburb) |
Buranda |
[source] |
|
Logan's Vale, between Warwick
and Killarney |
Yangan |
[source] |
|
Lone Pine, Brisbane |
Fig
Tree Pocket |
Locality now part of the
suburb of Fig Tree Pocket. [source]
The Lone Pine name persists in the koala sanctuary. |
|
Long Pocket, Brisbane |
Indooroopilly |
The locality around the
Meiers Road area is now absorbed into the suburb of
Indooroopilly. [source]
Not to be confused with the other Long
Pocket (near Innisfail) in Queensland. |
|
Lord John Swamp, near Warwick |
Wildash | Originally Lower John Swamp, then Lord John Swamp, finally Wildash. [source][source] | |
Lower Canungra |
Wonglepong |
-27.9672, 153.1604 | Originally called Lower Canungra, then Sara Vale, then Wangalpong, which corrupted into Wonglepong as it is known today [source] |
Lower John Swamp, near
Warwick |
Wildash |
Originally Lower John Swamp,
then Lord John Swamp, finally Wildash. [source][source] |
|
Lower Nudgee |
Brisbane Airport |
Lower Nudgee and Cribb Island were resumed to construct Brisbane Airport. The name Lower Nudgee was officially discontinued in 1921. [Qld State Archives] | |
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MacAlister's Crossing, near
Ipswich |
Woodend |
There is an 1860 reference to
McAlister's Crossing. It is believed to be somewhere along
the Bremer River. As Thomas MacAlister had a house Woodend
near the river from which the suburbs Woodend takes its name
[source],
I suspect that McAlister's Crossing is a reference to the
Woodend area. Can anyone confirm or
deny this? |
|
Maclean, south of Brisbane |
North
Maclean South Maclean |
-27.7659, 152.9976 -27.7914, 152.9990 |
Around 1860 it was known as Logan Bridge (as it was crossing the Logan River), then it was known as Maclean, then recently split into North Maclean and South Maclean. [Logan City Council] |
Maida Hill Estate, Brisbane |
Wooloowin |
-27.4216, 153.0452 |
An 1883 real estate subdivision centred
around Balmain Street, Wooloowin. See the estate map
and read the advertising. |
Marathon |
Aramac |
Renamed in 1874 [source][source][source] |
|
Martin Town, near Cairns |
Tolga |
-17.2226, 145.4799 |
Renamed in 1903 [source][source] |
Mater Hill, Brisbane |
Woolloongabba |
The locality of Mater Hill
was absorbed into the suburb of Woolloongabba. [source]
It was (as the name suggests) the area around the hill on
which the Mater Hospital still stands. |
|
Mayne, Brisbane |
Bowen Hills |
A locality name now absorbed into Bowen Hills [source][source][source] | |
McAlister's Crossing, near
Ipswich |
Woodend | There is an 1860 reference to McAlister's Crossing. It is believed to be somewhere along the Bremer River. As Thomas MacAlister had a house Woodend near the river from which the suburb Woodend takes its name [source], I suspect that McAlister's Crossing is a reference to the Woodend area. Can anyone confirm or deny this? | |
McDonald Camp, on the Darling
Downs |
Nobby |
McDonald Camp was the
original name, it was changed to Nobby, then to Davenport in
1891 [source]
and then back to Nobby. [source] |
|
McKeown |
Calvert | -27.6639, 152.5160 |
Originally known as McKeown, then as Western Creek (1877-1887), then as Alfred (1887-1931), finally renamed Calvert in 1931 [source][source][source] |
Meeandah, Brisbane |
Eagle
Farm |
A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Eagle Farm [source].
There
is
still a railway station by that name. |
|
Meribah |
Carmila |
-21.910, 149.411 | Carmilla (aka Carmilla Creek) was proposed to be renamed Meribah in 1890 [source] but I can find no evidence that this name change occurred. However, the spelling appears to have changed over time to Carmila. |
Merthyr, Brisbane |
New
Farm |
-27.4667, 153.0472 | A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of New Farm [source].
The
Merthyr
name persists strongly in Merthyr Road, Merthyr Shopping
Village and many local businesses. |
Middle Camp, near Nambour |
Woombye |
Originally known as Cobb's Camp and Middle Camp. Renamed in 1889 [source][source] | |
Moggill (parts of), Brisbane |
Anstead, Bellbowrie |
Once a farming district, its
redevelopment lead to the introduction of suburbs such as
Anstead and Bellbowrie. However, Moggill still exists today
but does not refer to as large an area as before. |
|
Mookarra |
Bowen | -20.1230, 148.2396 | Diecks was renamed Mookarra on or before 1918. [source] Today the name Mookarra only exists as the name of a railway station but it was not unusual for a railway station to have the same name as the locality that surrounds it. Mookarra appears as a district name on this 1936 map and is used as an address for the electoral roll through to at least 1969. The locality name for that area is now Bowen, but Diecks / Mookarra is about 12 km south of the town of Bowen. |
Moorabool, near Toogoolawah |
Yimbun |
Yimbun was formerly known as Mooraool and Kannangur [source] | |
Moore Estate, Brisbane |
Paddington |
Locality now absorbed into
Paddington [source] |
|
Moore's Creek |
Mungallala |
Renamed in 1885. [source] |
|
Mooretown, north of Esk |
Moore |
-26.8945, 152.2907 | Originally known as Stanley
Gate, then Mooretown and finally in 1910 Moore [source] |
Mooroobogue |
Munbilla |
Renamed [source] |
|
Moorooka Park
estate, Brisbane |
Moorooka
|
-27.53573, 153.01876 |
This estate in the Chaucer
Street area was sold in 1889 [source] |
Moorvale, Brisbane |
Moorooka |
-27.5342, 153.0238 |
Moorvale was the area around the Beaudesert
Road shops in Moorooka today. A number of the shops and
businesses in that area still have Moorvale as part of their
name and there is a bus stop called Moorvale. The Moorvale
Post Office was renamed Moorooka Post Office at some time in
the 1970s [source].
Moorvale appears in a 1975 street directory. The earliest
reference I can find to Moorvale is a 1942 funeral notice
for a family living in Mayfield Road [source]. |
Mossdale, Brisbane |
Gumdale |
The area was originally known
as Mossdale, the name of a grazing property [source][source] |
|
Mossman River |
Mossman |
Mossman was originally known as Hartsville, then as Thooleer, and then as Mossman River. [source][source][source] | |
Mount Bruce, Brisbane |
Seven
Hills |
According to a 1931 street
directory, Mount Bruce was the area around Ferguson Road,
Seven Hills. There was a tramway station called Mt Bruce
(now gone) and there was a Mount Bruce School (now Camp Hill
State School). |
|
Mount Dangar |
Bowen | approx -20.2063,148.1267 | Upper Don was renamed Mount Dangar by 1918. [source] It is now within the locality of Bowen. The exact location of this district is unclear. The mountain Mount Dangar (-20.2247, 148.1108) and the Upper Don State School (-20.1830,148.1243) are to the west of the Don River, while Mount Dangar Post Office and the Mount Dangar pastoral property are to the east of the Don River. |
Mount Esk Pocket |
Crossdale |
-27.17524, 152.49053 |
Appears on this 1978
map. As "pocket" suggests, it was tucked in a bend of
the Brisbane River. This area appears to have been resumed
for the development of the Wivenhoe Dam and Lake Wivenhoe.
While some of it is now underwater, other parts are still
above water but appear to be inaccessible to the public. |
Mount Pleasant, Brisbane |
Holland
Park |
-27.514231, 153.056117 |
Appears on a 1926 street directory as a
district name. |
Mowbraytown, Brisbane |
East Brisbane |
A residential subdivision
called Mowbraytown that is now in the suburb of East
Brisbane. [source]
[source] |
|
Mulgrave, near Cairns |
Gordonvale |
Originally called Mulgrave (presumably after the Mulgrave River than flows through the town), then Nelson in 1914 and finally Gordonvale which is now an outer suburb of Cairns [source][source][source] | |
Mulgrave, near Home Hill |
Clare |
-19.78423, 147.22768 |
Apparently renamed 1882 [source].
However, Mulgrave
still appears as a locality about 15km SW of Clare. |
Murphy's Waterhole |
Murphy's
Creek |
-27.4602, 152.0527 |
[source] |
Murra Murra |
Bergen |
It is claimed that Bergen was renamed Murra Murra during World War 1. [source] However, Bergen appears on the maps today and Murra Murra doesn't. | |
Murray's Creek, NW of
Bundaberg |
Berajondo |
Renamed in 1931 [source] |
|
Myall Creek |
Dalby |
Renamed in 1854 [source] |
|
Myrtle / Myrtletown, Brisbane |
Pinkenba | -27.3880, 153.1400 |
Boggy Creek was officially
renamed Myrtle in 1888 [source]
but the name seems to have quickly morphed into Myrtletown
by 1928 [source].
Later it was absorbed into the suburb of Pinkenba. [source][source]
There is still a creek called Boggy Creek flowing
into the Brisbane River in this area. Notwithstanding the
shared suburb name, Myrtletown
remains a distinct industrial area from the Pinkenba residential
area. The Main
Myrtletown Road leads from Pinkenba to Myrtletown. |
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Nashville, Gympie |
Gympie |
-26.1935, 152.6634 |
Gympie was originally known
as Nashville after James Nash who discovered gold in the
area.[source][source] Not to
be confused with Nashville, a locality in Brisbane (see
below). |
Nashville, Brisbane |
Brighton
/ Sandgate |
-27.3042, 153.0622 |
An area in the west of the
suburbs of Sandgate and Brighton. [source][source]
The name persists in Nashville State School and various
businesses. Presumably takes its name from the Nashville
Estate (see below). |
Nashville Estate, Brisbane |
Sandgate |
Nashville Estate was a real estate
subdivision first advertised in November 1882.[advertisement
(5th column)] [subdivision
map] |
|
Nathan Heights, Brisbane |
Nathan |
-27.5482, 153.0531 |
A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Nathan. [source]
Much of it is under Griffith University today. |
National Park, Brisbane |
Norman
Park |
-27.4838, 153.0691 |
From 1889 to the 1920s, residential land was
sold in the National Park estate. This was land east of
Bennetts Road and a few streets north and south of Macrossan
Avenue. The name National Park was widely used as a suburb
name by its residents (e.g. in the electorate roll) but
appears not to be official as it did not appear in street
directories. [source][source] |
Near North Coast |
Sunshine Coast |
Renamed in 1967 but was first proposed in
1958 [source] |
|
Nelson, near Cairns |
Gordonvale | -17.0912, 145.7870 |
Originally called Mulgrave
(presumably after the Mulgrave River than flows through the
town), then Nelson in 1914 and finally Gordonvale which is
now an outer suburb of Cairns [source][source][source] |
Nerang Creek Heads |
Southport |
-27.9670, 153.4141 |
Originally known as Nerang Creek Heads, the
area was officially survey in 1974 and renamed Southport in
1875, because it was the most southern port in Queensland
and after the city of the same name in England. [source][source] |
New Charlestone, near Cairns |
Forsayth | Originally Finnigan's Camp, renamed Charleston in 1872, later Forsayth. It may also have been known as New Charleston at some point.[source][source][source] | |
Newtown (or New Town), Maryborough |
Maryborough
city centre |
-25.5333, 152.7000 | The original settlement of Maryborough
occurred in a largely unplanned way from 1848 to 1855 about
4km north-west of the current city centre (-25.522,
152.669). However, it was a poor location for a port
so when the town was officially surveyed, it was recommended
that the town centre should be near the present Queen's Park
and the first land sales occurred there in 1852. [source]
The name "New Town" or "Newtown" evolved as a way to refer
to this "new" Maryborough. The name persists in Newtown Oval. |
Nine Mile Reserve, near
Ipswich |
Moreton Downs |
Renamed [source]
but neither appear on current maps |
|
Norman's Hill, Brisbane |
Hawthorne | Originally known as Norman's Hill, renamed Galloway's Hill in 1865. Later absorbed into Hawthorne [source][source] | |
Normanby, Brisbane |
Kelvin Grove & Red Hill |
A locality absorbed into the
suburbs of Kelvin Grove and Red Hill [source][source].
The
name
persists in the the hotel and the fiveways intersection. |
|
Normanby, between Ipswich and
Warwick |
Warrill View |
Renamed in 1931 [source] |
|
North Zillmere, Brisbane |
Taigum |
[source] |
|
Nukinenda, near Toowoomba |
Anduramba |
-27.06270, 152.14303 |
Nukinenda was absorbed into
Anduramba in 2005 [source][source].
There is still an Nukinenda Creek and a Nukinenda
Road in the area, suggesting Nukinenda was to the
north-east of Anduramba |
Nunkulla, near Greenmount |
Felton |
-27.7787, 151.7871 |
Nunkulla Road still exists. There was a
Nunkulla State School and a Nunkulla Telegraph Office. [1930
map] |
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O'Connelltown, Brisbane |
Windsor |
An old locality name now
absorbed into the suburb of Windsor. [source][source] |
|
Oakleigh, Brisbane |
Ashgrove |
Originally named
Oakleigh in about 1942, it was renamed Dorrington in
1947 [source].
It was eventually absorbed into Ashgrove [source] |
|
One Eye Waterhole |
Milbong |
Renamed [source] |
|
One Mile, Gympie |
Gympie |
-26.1999, 152.6749 |
The area approximately 1 mile south of Gympie
was known as One Mile (shown on this 1976
map).The name is preserved in the One Mile State
School, One Mile Park, etc. Today it is within the
boundaries of the Gympie CBD. |
One Mile Swamp, Brisbane |
Stanley Street area,
Woolloongabba |
-27.4863, 153.0338 |
The land in this area was
quite low-lying and swampy originally, giving rise to the
name One Mile Swamp. This 1923 article
provides a quite detailed description of where the swamp
was. I don't think One Mile Swamp was ever officially named,
but the name seems to have been in common conetemporary use
in the newspapers until early 1890s, then it disappears, and
in 1900s its use seems to be of a historical nature. |
Oxford Estate, Brisbane |
Paddington |
Locality now absorbed into
Paddington [source] |
|
Oxford Park, Brisbane |
Mitchelton |
A locality absorbed into the
suburb of Mitchelton [source][source].
The
name
persists through a railway station. |
|
Oxley (part of), Brisbane |
Archerfield |
The part of Oxley set aside
for noxious industries was renamed Archerfield in 1929 [source] |
|
Oxley Point,
Brisbane |
Chelmer |
Riverton township at Oxley Point is now part of the suburb of Chelmer. [source] | |
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Pacific
Ocean Estate, Southport |
Surfers Paradise |
Comparison of 1915 estate map
with current map. [source] |
|
Paddock Swamp |
Eukey |
-28.7747, 151.9734 |
Renamed Eukey in 1905. [source] |
Pelican Waterhole(s) |
Winton |
Renamed about 1876 [source][source] |
|
Pemberton, near Bundaberg |
Windermere |
This sugar-farming district
is still an official place name but has disappeared from
most current maps being apparently absorbed into Windermere.
It used to be the end of the Woongarra Branch Railway Line
until 1948. [source][source] |
|
Petrie Terrace, Brisbane |
Spring Hill |
-27.463, 153.013 | A locality officially
absorbed into the suburb of Spring Hill [source],
but
its
identity strongly persisted as Petrie Terrace is a major
road. Re-instated as a suburb in 2010. |
Philadelphia |
Eagleby |
-27.703,153.185 |
Eagleby was then another
farming community established as part of the initial German
settlement of the region. It was originally known as
Philadelphia. St John's Church, Philadelphia, was built in
1876. The old town subdivision was not utilised at the time
and development occurred on the rural properties, with the
church located on Herses Road. The first mail office was
established at Oppermann's farmhouse in July 1882.[source] |
Pimlico, Logan River |
Waterford
West |
-27.691, 153.1312 |
Arthur Pimm purchased land south of the Tygum
Lagoon and in 1865 he subdivided it to become the town of
Pimlico, which he advertised for sale in 1866. [source]
It does not appear to have been successful. [source] |
Pinbarren siding |
Pomona |
Renamed in 1906 [source][source].
There is a nearby village still called Pinbarren. |
|
Pine Ridge, Gold Coast |
Hollywell |
-27.9000, 153.3928 |
The name Pine Ridge appears on a 1926
map. The earliest use of the name Hollywell I have
found is in a 1934 electoral roll for the Proud family who
were resident and used it as the name of their house in that
area. The name persists in the Pine Ridge Conservation Park
and Pine Ridge Road which is shown in a 1978
map as extending along the current Oxley Drive through
to the current Paradise Road in Paradise Point. |
Plane Creek |
Sarina |
-21.4242, 149.2172 |
[source] |
Plough Station, Ipswich |
Raceview |
-27.6377, 152.7760 |
[source] |
Polson |
Pialba |
-25.2803, 152.8406 |
Name was officially changed on 19 March 1931.
[source]
The name Polson persisted through Polson cemetery (now
within the modern neighbouring suburb of Point Vernon). |
Poona, near Nambour |
Although there is a Poona in the Fraser Coast Region, there appears to have been another one near Nambour. There was the Poona State School (1915-1933) "via Nambour" as well as some electoral roll entries as Poona via Nambour. There are mentions of it as "North Coast line" (suggesting it is near the railway line) and being near Yandina [source]. There are addresses of Poona Road, Nambour (presumably the road from Nambour to Poona). It is mentioned in connection with Kiamba. [source] There is a Poona Dam in Kureelpa. There is mention of Holland's Hill being near Poona. Can you help with the location of Poona? | ||
Port Bundaberg |
Burnett
Heads |
-24.7754, 152.3879 |
|
Port Kennedy |
southern harbour on Thursday
Island |
-10.5849, 142.2203 |
Established in 1878, Port Kennedy was first
official European settlement on the southern side of
Thursday Island. However, the town is now officially called
Thursday Island. The name Port Kennedy persists for the
harbour facilities. See this map. |
Port Maryborough |
Urangan |
-25.2831, 152.9042 |
This 1913
newspaper article suggests the name change occurred at
that time. |
Pott's Point, Sunshine Coast |
Alexandra Headland |
Renamed in 1916 to promote a real estate
subdivision.[source] |
|
Priors Creek, near Cairns |
Atherton | [source].
The creek that flows through the town is still called Priors
Creek (two branches of it). |
|
Prior's Pocket, Brisbane |
Moggill |
A locality absorbed into the surburb of Moggill [source][source]. Not to be confused with the Priors Pocket near Cairns (now Atherton). | |
Priors Pocket, near Cairns |
Atherton |
[source].
Not to be confused with the Priors Pocket in Brisbane (now
part of Moggill). |
|
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Quart Pot Creek |
Stanthorpe |
Originally the town took its
name from the creek's name but was later changed to
Stanthorpe. [source][source]
Quart Pot Creek still flows through the town. |
|
Queensport, Brisbane |
Murrarie |
A locality absorbed into the suburb of Murrarie [source][source] | |
Queensport
Aquarium estate, Brisbane |
Hemmant |
Comparison of 1889 map with
current map [source] |
|
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Raby Estate, Brisbane |
Coorparoo |
The Raby Estate was sold in
1884 [source]
and was located on Old Cleveland Road "only a few chains
from Logan Road". There is a Raby Street currently in this
area, which I imagine would once have been part of or
adjacent to the estate. |
|
Rainworth & Rainworth
Estate, Brisbane |
Bardon |
-27.46910, 152.98788 |
Originally there was a house
with large lands on Boundary Street, Rosalie (now Toowong),
called "Rainworth" owned by Sir Augustus
Charles Gregory, Qld Surveyor-General; it was named
after the town of Rainworth near his birthplace in
Nottinghamshire, England. [source]
After his death in 1905, the
house and land were sold. [source]
In the 1918 and 1925 the land was sold off for housing; see
the 1925
land sale. The Rainworth Estate comprises land between
Boundary Road and Rainworth Road south to Birdwood Street
(formerly Heussler Terrace) and includes the streets of
Barton Street, Dudley Street, Nestor Street (now gone),
Osman Street (then Margaret Street), Rouen Road, Runic
Street, and Vimy Street. The name persists through a school
and local businesses. |
Rathdownie |
Rathdowney |
-28.211, 152.863 |
Historically the name is often written as
Rathdownie. There was a Rathdownie State School etc. |
Ravenswood Junction, near
Charters Towers |
Mingela |
-19.8783, 146.6335 | Although the town was officially named Cunningham when the allotments were first sold in 1882 [source], it appears to have been commonly known as Ravenswood Junction, being located at the turn-off to Ravenswood. In 1915, Cunningham was renamed Mingela. [source] |
Razorback, Sunshine Coast hinterland |
Montville |
-26.6906, 152.8933 | Renamed 1897. [QPN Montville population
centre][source].
The name Razorback persists in Razorback Road. |
Richmond Park, near Cairns |
Freshwater |
-16.8817, 145.7091 |
The development of the railway line from
Cairns to Herberton commenced with an 8-mile stretch from
Cairns to Redlynch. This caused land development near the
railway line and Freshwater Creek, sold from 1886 under the
name Richmond Park Estate. [source]
The railway siding on the line was originally called
Richmond siding, but was renamed Freshwater siding in 1890.
[source] |
Richter Estate, Brisbane |
Annerley | -27.51811, 153.03125 | A real estate subdivision in Annerley, Brisbane, centred on Devon Street (originally known as Richter Street) between Ferndale Street and Cracknell Road. See this 1889 real estate map and this 1895 map to see it in context. First advertising of the estate I could find was October 1888 [source]. |
Rishton |
Oombabia |
-20.0000, 146.4500 |
Renamed about 1890 [source].
May
be
called
Dotswood today? [source] |
Riverdale, near Logan River |
Meadowbank (south-east) |
-27.6726, 153.1534 |
Land settled in 1861 as part of the Logan
Agricultural Reserve. The name persists in Riverdale Park. [source] |
Riverton,
Brisbane |
Chelmer |
-27.50867, 152.97419 | Riverton township at Oxley
Point is now part of the suburb of Chelmer. [source] |
Rocky Water Holes, Brisbane |
Rocklea |
-27.5344, 153.0056 | The locality name was changed
[source]
but the Rocky Water Holes (as a geographic feature) still
appear on current maps. |
Roessler |
Applethorpe |
-28.6144, 151.958 | Town and railway station was renamed in 1915-6 presumably due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source][source][source] |
Rosalie |
Paddington
& Bardon |
-27.46632, 152.99698 | A locality which was
officially absorbed into the suburbs of Paddington &
Bardon [source]
but which retains a strong local identity due to a shopping
village and local businesses. |
Rosewood Gate |
Rosewood |
-27.6382, 152.594 | [source] |
Rosewood Scrub |
Described in 1873 as "This district extends
for about fifteen miles along the northern side of the
Southern and Western Railway, with an average width of about
seven miles, and comprises some of the finest agricultural
soil in the colony". It goes on to mentions place names such
as Glamorgan Vale, Brandy Gully (Lanefield), Walloon,
Rosewood Gate (Rosewood). [source]
Marburg seems to be regarded as its centre (see below). |
||
Rosewood Scrub |
Marburg |
-27.5643, 152.5975 | Marburg was known by a
succession of names over the years: First Plain, Sally
Owens’ Plains, Rosewood Scrub, Frederick, Marburg, Townshend
and then Marburg (again). [Ipswich
City Council][source] |
Ross Island, Townsville |
Railway
Estate |
-19.2710, 146.8156 |
It is not clear to me if this is a "renaming"
of a suburb as such, or whether the creation of a housing
estate on Ross Island warranted a separate name for the
suburb. Certainly the island (as a geographical feature) is
still officially called Ross Island. The earliest reference
I can find to Railway Estate is newspaper advertisements for
sale of land in 1887. [source][source][source][source][source] |
Ross Park / Rosspark |
Rossvale |
-27.6310, 151.5775 |
I cannot find a map which uses the name Ross
Park or Rosspark, but it appears the electoral rolls, as the
name of the local Lutheran Church, etc. It is s described as
"via Mount Tyson" and "via Springside", all of which point
to Rossvale as we know it today. |
Rossvale, in the Fassifern
district |
Rosevale |
-27.8656, 152.4891 | The original name of Rossvale
was corrupted into Rosevale [source].
There is another Rossvale
which is west of Toowoomba. |
Runcorn Heights, Brisbane |
Runcorn |
-27.6046, 153.0693 | A locality now absorbed by
the suburb of similar name [source].
The
name
persists in school names. |
Running Creek, near Nambour |
Burnside |
-26.6317, 152.9344 |
Renamed in 1918. [source] |
Rylatt Estate, Brisbane |
Rylatt
Street, Indooroopilly |
-27.49948, 152.96939 |
A real estate subdivision in 1890 centred on Rylatt Street, Indooroopilly.[estate map][advertising] |
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Salisbury |
Port
Douglas |
-16.4840, 145.4661 | Originally Island Point, then Salisbury, then in 1877 Port Douglas [source][source] |
Sally Owens Plains |
Marburg |
-27.5660, 152.5953 |
Marburg was known by a
succession of names over the years: First Plain, Sally
Owens’ Plains, Rosewood Scrub, Frederick, Marburg, Townshend
and then Marburg (again). [Ipswich
City Council][source] |
Sandgate North, near Brisbane |
Brighton |
-27.2875, 153.0632 |
This
1939 land sale map (large download) for the Town of
Sandgate North is selling land in the vicinity of 23rd
through to 25th Avenue. [source]
This land is now within the suburb of Brighton. |
Sandhills, near Bundaberg |
Bargara |
Renamed in about 1913 [source] |
|
Sandhills, near Rockhampton |
Keppel Sands |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
|
Sandy Gully, near Toogoolawah |
Biarra |
-27.12708, 152.33162 |
[1944
map] |
Sara Vale |
Wonglepong |
-27.9672, 153.1604 | Originally called Lower Canungra, then Sara Vale, then Wangalpong, which corrupted into Wonglepong as it is known today [source] |
Sea Spray
Estate, Woody Point |
Woody Point |
Comparison of old estate map
(undated) with current map. [source]
The map is undated but there is a reference to Anzac Avenue
which puts it after 1923 and there is a newspaper
advertisement for a land sale on the Seaspray Estate in
1938.[source][source] |
|
Sefton
Estate, Brisbane |
Clayfield |
Comparison of 1885 estate map
with current map. [source] |
|
Seven Mile Creek, via Ipswich |
Ebenezer /
Jeebropilly |
-27.6648, 152.6517 | Seven Mile State School (opened 1868) was
renamed Ebenezer School in 1888. [source]
Seven Mile Cemetery is now in Jeebropilly [source] |
Sherry Gully |
Cherry Gully |
Renamed before 1900 [source] |
|
Skyring Creek, near |
Federal |
-26.40028, 152.80417 | Originally named after pioneer brothers Zachariah and Daniel Skyring who established cattle runs in the district circa 1853. In 1905-6, a group of selectors from Federal, New South Wales, settled in the area and it became known as Federal.[source p13][source] The name Skyring Creek persists in the area as the name of the creek itself and Skyring Creek Road. |
Slaty Creek, north of Gympie |
Theebine | -25.9541, 152.5346 |
Originally a town called Coorindah was surveyed in 1886 and was renamed Theebine in 1895. The area also was known as Slaty Creek (the local creek) and Kilkivan Junction (because of the railway branch line to Kilkivan left the main line here) [source][source] |
Smithfield Heights, Cairns |
Smithfield |
-16.8160, 145.6859 |
The north-western part of present day
Smithfield (around the James Cook University campus) was
previously known as Smithfield Heights. See Smithfield
Heights on this 1987
map. |
Soldiers Flat, Brisbane |
Aspley |
[source][source] |
|
South Toowong
estate, Brisbane |
Taringa |
Comparison of an 1890 map
with current map [source] |
|
Sparking
Wave estate, Southport |
Southport
around Lawson and Garden Streets |
Estate was sold in 1882. [source] |
|
Springdale, near Gatton |
Adare, Lake
Clarendon, Spring Creek |
-27.4891,152.3424 |
There was a Springdale Provisional / State
School (previously called Claredon Provisional School) in
this area in the 1880s to 1909. Today the name persists in a
Springdale pastoral property (corner of Gatton Esk Road and
Miller Street) and the Gatton Springale Rural Fire
Service (641 Gatton Esk Road, Adare), so the Springdale
district appears to be on the intersection of the present
day localities of Adare, Lake Clarendon and Spring Creek. |
Springfield, south of Bundaberg |
Elliott Heads |
-24.9119, 152.4903 |
Originally known as Springfield, the town can
be seen on this 1943
map. In 1967, its renamed in 1967 to Elliott Heads,
reflecting its location at the mouth of the Elliott River.
[QPN44230]. There is also another
locality called Elliott further upstream on the Elliott
River. |
St John's Wood, Brisbane |
Ashgrove |
A locality absorbed into
Ashgrove in 1975 [source].
The 1959 electoral roll associates the suburb name with St
Johns Avenue and adjacent streets in the pocket of land
bounded on 3 sides by Enoggera Creek. There is still a local
scout troop by that name. The name West Ashgrove may be
sometimes used for the former St John's Wood. |
|
St Lucia Heights, Brisbane |
St Lucia |
Ironside Estate was subdivided for housing in 1885 [source] by William Alexander Wilson and comprised land between Carmody Road and north to the Brisbane River (in the area of the current Guyatt Park). Ironside was the maiden name of Wilson's wife. Although not located within the Ironside Estate, the nearby state school was renamed Ironside State School in 1905 (and is still known by that name today). In 1922 land around the school was developed for housing under the name St Lucia Heights Estate [source], but due to the school's name, this area that became commonly known as Ironside. A 1917 map shows the Ironside name located around the Swann Road area, while the original Ironside Estate area is shown under the name St Lucia. Wherever it precisely was located, Ironside was absorbed into the suburb of St Lucia in the 1975 Place Names Act [source: Peter Brown, St Lucia History Group]. | |
Stanley Gate, north of Esk |
Moore | -26.8945, 152.2907 | Originally known as Stanley Gate, then Mooretown and finally in 1910 Moore [source] |
Stannum |
Stanthorpe |
[source] |
|
Steley |
Howard |
-25.3180, 152.5591 |
Abel Steley (also written as Staley)
established the Beaufort Colliery in the area.[source]
George and son William Howard established the Howard
Colliery.[source] |
Stegeht (Steiglitz?) |
Woongoolba |
Claimed to have been renamed
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
However, I cannot find any evidence of Stegeht existing. I
think it may be referring to the renaming of the Steiglitz
post office to Woongoolba in World War 1. [source]
Note Woongoolba was not a new name; it was always the name
of the area west of Steiglitz; both appear on current maps. |
|
Stephens
Paddock Estate, Brisbane |
Highgate Hill |
-27.48651, 153.02259 |
A real estate subdivision
centred on Laura Street and bounded by Prospect Terrace to
the north, Strath Street to the east, Gloucester Street to
the south, and Bellevue Street (now Ruth Street) to the
west. See the 1890
estate map. [source] |
Stinking Gully, Brisbane Valley |
Fernvale |
-27.44270, 152.66931 |
Originally the name of a creek which gave its
name to the district. The creek was later renamed Ferny
Gully. In 1884, the railway station was called Fernvale and
the town took its name from the railway station. [source][1927
map] |
Stones Corner, Brisbane |
Greenslopes |
-27.49863, 153.04455 |
Originally known as Burnett Swamp (probably linked to the frequent flooding of Norman Creek at that point). [source] Later it became the suburb of Stones Corner, now a locality officially absorbed into the suburb of Greenslopes [source] but which retains a strong identity through the shopping precinct and hotel. |
Stoney Point, NW of Quilpie |
Windorah |
Township of Stoney Point was
created in 1878, renamed Windorah in 1884 [source] |
|
Summer Hill, south of
Hattonvale |
Summerholm |
Renamed in 1945 to avoid
confusion with Summer Hill in NSW. [source]
Also written as two words Summer Holm. |
|
Summer Hill Estate, Brisbane |
Taringa /
Indooroopilly |
-27.49197, 152.97006 |
A suburban subdivision on an 1895
map. It shows the estate as being bounded by
Goldsborough Road to the north, Hillsdon Road to the east,
Waverley Road to the south, and Taringa Parade to the west.
Most of the subdivision is within present-day Taringa except
for some properties on Taringa Parade which are within
Indooroopilly. |
Surrey Hills Estate, Brisbane |
Paddington |
-27.4573, 152.9997 |
A suburban subdivision centred on Terrace Street, Paddington. [source] It is advertised for sale in 1883. [source] See it on this 1895 map. |
Swan Hill, Brisbane |
Windsor |
-27.4398, 153.0274 |
Absorbed into the suburb of
Windsor. Swan Hill was in the vicinity of Swan Terrace
(named after James
Swan) [source] |
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Taringa Township Estate, Brisbane |
Taringa |
-27.49035, 152.98055 |
A suburban subdivision on an 1895
map. Its boundaries are a bit difficult to determine
but it appears to be roughly bounded by Stanley Terrace to
the north, Harrys Road to the east, Moggill Road and Walker
Street to the south, and Mount Coot-tha Road (now Moorak
Street) to the west. It including Frederick Street and
Lillian Street (now Marmion Parade). |
Tarranalma Estate, Brisbane |
Clayfield |
-27.4252, 153.0479 | This estate was sold in 1911
and was said to be bounded by Christian Street, Milne Street
and Sandgate Road (which might be a reference to Bonney
Avenue which was formerly Old Sandgate Road). Tarranalma
Avenue appears to have been created as part of the process
of subdividing land that previously belonged to Tarranalam
House. [source] |
Ten Mile Peg, near Ipswich |
Walloon |
-27.6060, 152.6648 | Walloon was previously known as Five Mile, Five Mile Waters, Guilfoyles Creek, Campbell’s Gully and Ten Mile Peg. [source] |
Teneriffe, Brisbane |
Newstead |
-27.4556, 153.0475 | A neighbourhood now absorbed
into the suburb of Newstead [source]
but name persists in a park, road and local businesses. It
was reinstated as a suburb in its own right in 2010. |
Termination Plains, near
Ipswich |
Prior's Pocket, Moggill |
-27.5982, 152.9021 |
[source] |
Terror's Creek, near
Caboolture |
Dayboro | -27.197, 152.823 | In 1875 it was called Hamilton after the local postmaster Hugh Hamilton. In 1892 it was called Terror's Creek after a famous Arab stallion from the district, but that became confusing with Torrens Creek and it was renamed Dayboro in 1919 after an early settler called William Henry Day [source][source][source][source][source] |
Teutoberg, near Maleny |
Witta |
-26.7180, 152.819 | Renamed in 1916 presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
There is a Teutoberg
Avenue in the area today. |
Teviot |
Greenbank |
-27.7217, 152.9865 |
A 1930 newspaper article suggests that
Greenbank is the common name but that Teviot was used about
50 years ago (about 1880). [source]
The name Teviot still appears in the district, e.g. Teviot
Road (an old road) and in a new housing estate called Teviot
Downs. |
Teviotville |
Coulson |
Teviotville was supposedly
renamed Coulson to avoid confusion with Teviot Brook [source]
but both Teviotville
and Coulson appear as neighbouring districts on current
maps. |
|
The Pocket, Pine Rivers area |
Bald Hills |
-27.30093, 153.03193 |
The Pocket was the name for the land between
the Pine River (after the confluence of the North and South
Pine Rivers) and Bald Hills Creek. In 1920 a large diary
farm was resumed by the government to create a soldier
settlement called Wyampa for around 25 returned soldiers to
establish market gardens. [source][source]
The Pocket is visible on this 1925
map. Like many soldier settlements, the families
struggled struggled to support themselves on too small
blocks of poor quality land (lacking fresh water and having
salt marshes). [source][source][source
pp224-231] Today there are only few riverside houses with
Wyampa Road providing access to them but most of this area
is now part of the Tinchi Tamba Wetland Reserve. |
The Scrub |
Lowood |
-27.4664, 152.5781 | Originally The Scrub, then
Cornhill, then Lowood. [source] |
The Springs, Brisbane |
Tingalpa
/ Wakerley / Manly West |
-27.4833, 153.1492 |
The Springs is variously described as being
in Tingalpa [source]
and Manly West [source].
The coordinates given by the Queensland Government place it
in Wakerley [source],
but as these are all nearby places, you get the general idea
of where it was. It appears the area was also known as Green
Camp. [source]
It appears on this 1972
map as being just east of Hargreaves Road. The name
dates back to at least 1916 when The Springs Methodist
Church was opened on Manly Road. |
Thompson Estate, Brisbane |
Woolloongabba-Annerley-Greenslopes
|
-27.50127, 153.03807 | A housing estate sold in 1881 which appears to be bounded by Ipswich Road, O'Keefe Street, Juliette Street and Junction Street (or creek beyond it). [source] There may have been later land sales for this estate. The name Thompson Estate was still in use in 1913. [source] |
Thooleer |
Mossman |
-16.4611, 145.3733 | Mossman was originally known as Hartsville, then as Thooleer, and then as Mossman River. [source][source][source] |
Thorroldtown, Brisbane |
Wooloowin |
-27.4163, 153.0462 |
An old locality of Brisbane
now absorbed into Wooloowin. [source][source][map] |
Three Mile / Three Mile
Creek, near Ipswich |
Amberley |
-27.6312, 152.7218 |
Amberley was originally
settled by the Collett family at "Three Mile Creek". The
name "Three Mile" appears to refer to the area three miles
along on the Old Toowoomba Road from Ipswich. (Similarly,
the existing suburb of "One Mile" is one mile along the Old
Toowoomba Road from Ipswich). The name Three Mile persists
in the Three
Mile Bridge where the Old Toowoomba Road crosses the
Bremer River, which is the boundary of the present day
suburbs of Amberley, Leichhardt and One Mile. [source][source] |
Three Mile Scrub, Brisbane |
Newmarket |
-27.4366, 153.0071 | Newmarket was originally
known as Three Mile Scrub (the distance from Brisbane) [source] |
Thuanpine, near Quilpie |
Toompine |
-27.22077, 144.36230 | Originally named Thuanpine in
1870, renamed Toompine prior to 1936 because it sounded
better [source]
There appears to be only a pub there today [source] |
Thulimbah, Scenic Rim |
Barney View |
-28.2261, 152.778 | Renamed to avoid confusion
with another Thulimbah near
Stanthorpe. The name Barney is a reference to the location
being dominated by the view of nearby Mount Barney
(-28.2814, 152.6864). |
Tingalpa (town) between Brisbane and
Cleveland |
Chandler |
-27.51750, 153.1817 | The historic town of Tingalpa was established
in 1863 on the western side of Tingalpa Creek [source]
can be seen to the west of the creek in this 1893
map. In 1927 it was renamed the town of Capalaba, as
Capalaba was the name in common use as it avoided confusion
with the other Tingalpa on Wynnum Road.[source][source]
See the town of Capalaba on this 1927
map. More recently the town of Capalaba was within the
suburb of Capalaba West (with the suburb of Capalaba being
east of the creek), but in 2010 the suburb of Capalaba West
was absorbed in to the neighbouring suburb of Chandler.[source][source]
Nothing remains of the historic town centre of
Tingalpa/Capalaba. |
Tirroan |
Gin
Gin |
-24.9922, 151.9549 |
Tirroan Station was renamed Gin Gin Station
in about the 1850s, giving its name to the present day town
of Gin Gin. [source]
However, the town immediately west of Gin Gin is now called
Tirroan having been previously called West Albion until
1899. [source] |
Toogoolawah, Brisbane |
Bulimba |
The McConnell family settled at Tugulawa / Toogoolawah aongside the Brisbane River and built a house with that name [source][source] in the area now known as Bulimba. Later the family moved further inland and reused the Toogoolawah name for a railway station (formerly Cressbrook railway station) resulting in the current town of that name.[source] | |
Toombul, Brisbane |
Nundah |
A locality officially
absorbed into the suburb of Nundah [source]
but the name persists strongly due to a railway station and
a major shopping centre. |
|
Toowong (part of), Brisbane |
St Lucia | -27.4977, 153.0036 | Formerly known as Indooroopilly, Toowong and Toowong South, the name St Lucia was first used by William Alexander Wilson in 1882 when he purchased a sugar mill and from William Dart (on Mill Road) and renamed it The St Lucia Sugar Plantation [source: Articles of Association St Lucia Riverside Land and Investment Co Ltd, Queensland State Archives]. In 2883 Wilson and Dart offered an adjoing farm for sale as residential alllotements and named it "St Lucia Estate". The plantation was subdivided in 1885 and was also known as the St Lucia estate. Only the peninsula area was known as St Lucia; it was not until 1975 that the current suburb of St Lucia was created [source: Peter Brown, St Lucia History Group]. |
Toowong South, Brisbane |
St Lucia | -27.4977, 153.0036 | Formerly known as Indooroopilly, Toowong and Toowong South, the name St Lucia was first used by William Alexander Wilson in 1882 when he purchased a sugar mill and from William Dart (on Mill Road) and renamed it The St Lucia Sugar Plantation [source: Articles of Association St Lucia Riverside Land and Investment Co Ltd, Queensland State Archives]. In 2883 Wilson and Dart offered an adjoing farm for sale as residential alllotements and named it "St Lucia Estate". The plantation was subdivided in 1885 and was also known as the St Lucia estate. Only the peninsula area was known as St Lucia; it was not until 1975 that the current suburb of St Lucia was created [source: Peter Brown, St Lucia History Group]. |
Toowong West, Brisbane |
Toowong | -27.4857, 152.9784 | Refers to the western part of present day Toowong. Specific streets using that suburb name in the 1941-1969 electoral rolls are Bent, Camp, Dempster, Maraket, Paisley and Soudan Streets. West Toowong Bowls Club still uses the name. Also written as West Toowong. |
Torwood |
Auchenflower |
A locality now absorbed into the suburb of Auchenflower [source][source] | |
Town Beach, near Mackay |
Iluka |
The locality of Town Beach
was officially renamed Iluka in 1968 [source].
However, I can find very little evidence of the name Iluka
being in popular use (only Iluka Park by the foreshore and
Iluka Court) while Town Beach appears to be in use [source].
It appears that Town Beach is still an official name but
only for the beach itself not the area [source],
while the suburb appears to be known as East Mackay on
current maps. |
|
Town Marie, Ipswich |
Karalee,
extending west to North Tivoli |
-27.57630, 152.80275 |
Town Marie was from Junction Road to the
Bremer River and beyond the western end of South
Queensborough Parade. It was a small industrial village that
existed between 1848 and 1880. [source with a map] |
Townshend |
Marburg |
-27.565951, 152.595268 |
Marburg was known by a
succession of names over the years: First Plain, Sally
Owens’ Plains, Rosewood Scrub, Frederick, Marburg, Townshend
and then Marburg (again). [Ipswich
City Council] In 1917, Marburg was renamed Townshend,
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
However, it was not a popular move with the locals even at
the time [source]
and in 1920, the original name was restored [source],
creating
a storm of protest.[source] |
Townsvale |
Veresdale Gleneagle Woodhill |
-27.9083, 152.978 -27.9377, 152.9815 -27.8987, 152.9739 |
Robert Towns established a cotton plantation
called Townsvale in 1863 in the area that is now Veresdale
and Gleneagle. [source]
Because Robert Towns later left the district and established
Townsville, the similarity in names between Townsvale and
Townsville caused a lot of confusion and delays for mail
(being over 1000 km apart), leading to the gradual dropping
of the use of the name Townsvale in favour of other names. [source]
The school was originally called Townsvale when it opened in
1873, was renamed Veresdale in 1874 and then Woodhill in
1899. [source] |
Traviston |
Burrum Heads |
-25.1842, 152.6139 |
It was
originally known as Traviston after the first settler
Robert Travis. It was renamed in 1960 to be Burrum Heads,
taking its name from its location at the mouth of the
Burrum River. [QPN
5449] It can be seen as Traviston on this 1943
map. |
Tugulawa, Brisbane | Bulimba | The McConnell family settled at Tugulawa / Toogoolawah aongside the Brisbane River and built a house with that name [source][source] in the area now known as Bulimba. Later the family moved further inland and reused the Toogoolawah name for a railway station (formerly Cressbrook railway station) resulting in the current town of that name.[source] | |
Tunbridge
Wells Estate, Humpybong |
Redcliffe
in the vicinity of George Street |
-27.22966, 153.09384 |
The Tunbridge Wells estate
was sold in 1885. [source]
Most of the street names on the estate map
(apart from George Street) do not exist today. It is unclear
to me if these streets never had these names or they were
changed very soon after. |
U |
|||
Ugly Creek, Ipswich |
Kholo |
[source] |
|
Umbigumbi |
Surfers
Paradise |
-28.001819, 153.428641 |
Originally called Umbigumbi. In 1889, a postal receiving office was opened and called Elston (after Elston in Nottinghamshire, England which was the home town of the postmaster's wife). In 1917 there was a land sale conducted by Arthur Blackstone called the Surfers Paradise Estate, possibly named by a surveyor Thor Jensen. Although the land sale was not a success, James Cavill liked the name and successfully lobbied to change the name from Elston to Surfers Paradise in 1933. [source][source] |
Upper Don |
Bowen |
approx -20.2063,148.1267 |
Upper Don was renamed Mount Dangar by 1918. [source]
It is now within the locality of Bowen. The exact location
of this district is unclear. The mountain Mount Dangar (-20.2247, 148.1108) and the
Upper Don State School (-20.1830,148.1243) are to the west
of the Don River, while Mount Dangar Post Office and the
Mount Dangar pastoral property are to the east of the Don
River. |
Upper Inkerman, near Burdekin River |
Osborne |
-19.6947, 147.3569 | Renamed by 1918. [source] |
Upper Paddington, Brisbane |
Bardon |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
V |
|||
W |
|||
Walker's Estate, Bundaberg |
Walkervale |
Renamed about 1950 [source] |
|
Wallace |
Burnett
Heads |
-24.7689, 152.4135 |
Originally surveyed as Wallace in the 1870s,
it was renamed Barolin Marine in the 1880s, and then Burnett
Heads [source][source] |
Walloon Creek, Walloon Scrub |
Haigslea |
Originally Walloon Creek,
then Kirchheim, then Haigslea [source] |
|
Wyampa |
Bald Hills | -27.30093, 153.03193 | The Pocket was the name for the land between the Pine River (after the confluence of the North and South Pine Rivers) and Bald Hills Creek. In 1920 a large diary farm was resumed by the government to create a soldier settlement called Wyampa for around 25 returned soldiers to establish market gardens. [source][source] The Pocket is visible on this 1925 map. Like many soldier settlements, the families struggled struggled to support themselves on too small blocks of poor quality land (lacking fresh water and having salt marshes). [source][source][source pp224-231] Today there are only few riverside houses with Wyampa Road providing access to them but most of this area is now part of the Tinchi Tamba Wetland Reserve. |
Wangalpong |
Wonglepong |
-27.9672, 153.1604 |
Originally called Lower
Canungra, then Sara Vale, then Wangalpong, which corrupted
into Wonglepong as it is known today [source] |
Warrill Creek |
Churchbank |
Renamed around 1880 [source].
However,
current
maps
don't
show
Churchbank,
although
they
show
roads
to
it.
The
creek
is
still
called
Warrill
Creek.
Map
location
is approximate. |
|
Waterford
Estate, Brisbane |
South Brisbane |
Comparison of early map (and
current maps. Note the early map appears have North pointing
to the bottom so rotate the map 180 degrees when comparing
with current maps. Newspaper reports suggest that Waterford
Estate was sold in 1862 suggesting the map is of that era. [source][source] |
|
Wathana Estate, Upper
Paddington, Brisbane |
near Lugg Street, Paddington |
[source] |
|
Wecker
Estate, Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Coorparoo
around Kirkdale Avenue and Hipwood Avenue |
-27.50330, 153.05322 |
The Wecker Estate was sold in
1884 [source].
The estate was named after Frederick Wecker, a German
immigrant prominent in the local community, whose former
farm was being subdivided for housing. The Wecker
estate map is somewhat difficult to relate with
current maps as almost all street names were changed in
World War 1 from the German names we see on the estate map
to other names; there was considerable public protest in
particular about the name change of Wecker Avenue to
Kirkland Avenue because of the high regard that the locals
had for Frederick Wecker. |
Welford Lagoon |
Welford Lagoon |
Although still an official
place name, it does not appear on many current maps. It has
streets mapped out but there are no sign of any buildings.
The township was reserved in about 1885. [source][source] |
|
Weller's Hill (Wellers Hill),
Brisbane |
Tarragindi |
A locality now absorbed into the suburb of Tarragindi [source][source], but the name persists through a local school and businesses. | |
Wellesley
estate, Brisbane |
Wellington Point |
Comparison of a 1889 map and
current map [source] |
|
Wendouree
Estate, Brisbane |
near Kirkdale Avenue, Coorparoo |
[source]
Note that Wecker Road is now Kirkland Avenue. |
|
West Albion |
Tirroan |
-25.0018, 151.9290 |
West Albion was renamed Tirroan in 1899. [source] However, the nearby town of Gin Gin takes its name from Gin Gin Station, which was known as Tirroan Station until the 1850s. [source] |
West Milton, Brisbane |
Taringa |
Renamed in 1875 [source] |
|
West Nundah, Brisbane |
Wavell Heights |
Renamed in 1941 [source] |
|
West Toowong |
Toowong |
-27.4857, 152.9784 |
Refers to the western part of present day
Toowong. Specific streets using that suburb name in the
1941-1969 electoral rolls are Bent, Camp, Dempster, Maraket,
Paisley and Soudan Streets. West Toowong Bowls Club still
uses the name. Also written as Toowong West. |
Western Creek, Western Gates |
Calvert |
-27.6639, 152.5160 |
Originally known as McKeown, then as Western Creek (1877-1887), then as Alfred (1887-1931), finally renamed Calvert in 1931 [source][source][source] |
Whinstanes, Brisbane |
Eagle
Farm |
A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Eagle Farm. [source]
|
|
White's Hill, Brisbane |
Camp
Hill / Carina Heights |
A locality now absorbed into the sububs of Camp Hill and Carina Heights [source] | |
Whittington |
Isisford |
The town was variously called Whittown and Wittown (and perhaps Whittington) after the brothers James and William Whitman who settled there. The town was officially renamed in 1897 but Isisford had been used informally prior to that. [source][source][source] | |
Whittown |
Isisford | The town was variously called Whittown and Wittown (and perhaps Whittington) after the brothers James and William Whitman who settled there. The town was officially renamed in 1897 but Isisford had been used informally prior to that. [source][source][source] | |
Wilston
Estate, Brisbane |
Wilston
in the vicinity of Lamond Road |
-27.43338, 153.01749 |
The Wilston Estate was sold in 1885 [source].
On the estate map, Wilston Road is now Lamond Road and Cross
Street is now MacGregor Street. |
Windsor
Castle Estate, Brisbane |
Holland Park West |
[source] |
|
Witton
Railway Station estate, Brisbane |
Fig Tree Pocket |
Comparison of an 1880s map
with current maps [source].
Despite the name of the estate, the railway line west of
Indooroopilly was never buit and so there was no Witton
Railway Station. |
|
Witton
Township, Brisbane |
Indooroopilly |
The Witton township was
absorbed into the suburb of Indooroopilly. [source] |
|
Wittown / Whittown |
Isisford | The town was variously called Whittown and Wittown (and perhaps Whittington) after the brothers James and William Whitman who settled there. The town was officially renamed in 1897 but Isisford had been used informally prior to that. [source][source][source] | |
Woogaroo, near Brisbane |
Goodna |
Renamed when the Woogaroo
Asylum was built [source] |
|
Woolloongabba
Estate, Brisbane |
Woolloongabba,
near Balaclava and Juergen Streets |
-27.49009, 153.03701 |
The Woolloongabba Estate was sold in sections in the 1870s and 1880s,e.g. [source]. See the estate map for this particular section which subdivides portion 166 and part of portion 165. |
Wooloongabba, Brisbane |
Woolloongabba |
-27.49139, 153.03833 | This is not a renaming, just a common
spelling variation. It is the same place but the current
official spelling today has 2 "L"s. This entry is just to
avoid any confusion that it might be a different place. |
Wyllie, Shire of Pine Rivers |
Lawnton,
Moreton Bay Region |
-27.27924, 152.9963 |
Wyllie was to the east of Gympie Road through
to the North Pine River. On 11 September 1989 the Queensland
Government decided to extend the boundaries of Lawnton (then
to the west of Gympie Road) to include all of Wyllie. [QSA
- includes a map] Since then, the Shire of Pine Rivers has
been amalgamated into Moreton Bay Region. Wyllie was named
after |
Wyvernleigh, Moreton Bay |
Manly,
Brisbane |
-27.457747, 153.184662 |
The name Manly (believed to be copied from
Manly in Sydney) came about in 1882 when land was
subdivided.[source][source].
The homestead Wyvernleigh was also called Tingalpa House.[source]
See the 1882
estate map. |
X |
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Y |
|||
Yahoo Creek |
Gheerulla |
The area had series of name
changes. Yahoo Creek (about 1890), Kenilworth (about
1900), Gheerulla (about 1910), Kenilworth Lower (about
1921), then Gheerulla (again, 1928) [source] |
|
Yamahnto Station |
Yamanto |
[source] |
|
Yarraman Creek |
Yarraman |
[source]
Yarraman Creek still runs runs through the town of Yarraman |
|
Yeulba |
Yuleba |
Spelling of name changed in
1938 [source] |
|
Z |
|||
Zahley | Kilbirnie | Fahley claimed to be renamed
Kilbirnie due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1 [source].
However, it appears the town was originally called Zahley,
the name was Lebanese, and the renaming occurred about 1925
[source]. |
Old name |
New name
& map link |
Latitude & Longitude |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
Capalaba post office, east of Brisbane |
Tingalpa |
In July 1875, the Capalaba post office was renamed Tingalpa and the Tingalpa post office was renamed Capalaba. [source] | |
Carmilla Creek post office |
Meribah |
Renamed in 1890. [source]
|
|
Clydesdale post office,
Brisbane |
Hemmant |
Originally Doughboy (Doboy?)
Creek, then Clysdesdale, then in 1876 Hemmant [source] |
|
Doughboy Creek (Doboy Creek?)
post office, Brisbane |
Hemmant |
Originally Doughboy (Doboy?) Creek, then Clysdesdale, then in 1876 Hemmant [source] | |
Emu Creek Siding post office, near Toowoomba |
Greenmount |
In September 1879, Emu Creek Siding PO was
renamed Greenmount, while Greenmount PO was renamed Emu
Creek. [source] |
|
Erewah post office |
Mount Erewah |
Renamed in 1890 from Erewah to Mount Erewah.
[source] |
|
Eungella post office | Dalyrmple Heights |
Renamed in August 1931 to avoid confusion
with Eungella in New South Wales. [source]
It was suggested that the town itself might also be renamed,
but that did not occur. |
|
Freestone Creek post office, near Warwick |
Lower Freestone Creek |
Renamed in January 1880. [source] |
|
Gap post office, on Townsville-to-Charters
Towers railway line |
Kikiambra |
Renamed in January 1880. [source] | |
German Station post office,
Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1888 [source] | |
Gomoron post office | Goombungee |
Renamed in 1890. [source] | |
Gootchie post office | Gundiah |
Renamed in December 1882. [source] |
|
Greenmount post office, near Toowoomba |
Emu Creek |
In September 1879, Greenmount PO was renamed Emu Creek, while Emu Creek Siding PO was renamed Greenmount. [source] | |
Isis Downs post office | Wittown |
Renamed in December 1876 [source]
Subsequently renamed Isisford [source] |
|
Johnstone River post office | Geraldton |
Renamed in October 1883. [source].
Geraldton is subsequently renamed Innisfail. |
|
Jubilee post office, Brisbane |
Bardon |
Renamed as part of the
renaming of Upper Paddington to Bardon in 1926 [source][source]
There is no post office in the area today but it was most
likely in the shopping centre where Jubilee Terrace meets
McGregor Terrace. [source] |
|
Koojarawon post office, near Toowoomba |
Highfields |
-27.4579, 151.9479 |
The post office was originally named Highfields, but was renamed Koojarewon in December 1877 [source][source] but it reverted back to Highfields in 1907. [source][source] Map reference is to Highfields not the Post Office. |
Killarney post office | South Killarney |
In 1905, the old Killarney PO was renamed South Killarney, and the old North Killarney PO was renamed Killarney. [source] | |
Landsborough Downs post office | Kummera |
Relocated/renamed in December 1889. [source]
Landsborough Downs and Kummera appear to have been pastoral
stations (which no longer exist) but which appear to have
been near Donors Hill which is Stokes, Shire of Carpentaria.
[source] |
|
Mellum Creek post office | Landsborough |
Renamed March 1890. [source] |
|
Mooloolah Plains post office | Meridan |
Renamed in 1890. [source] |
|
Mount Esk post office | Esk |
Renamed in March 1881. [source] |
|
Neereeadah post office,
on the Killarney Branch Railway |
Emu Vale |
-28.2289, 152.2489 | Renamed in October 1898. [source]
Coordinates are for the town generally. |
Neureum post office | Kilkivan |
Renamed in February 1881. [source] |
|
North Killarney post office | Killarney |
In 1905, the old Killarney PO
was renamed South Killarney, and the old North Killarney PO
was renamed Killarney. [source] |
|
Pikedale Road school house post office | Mountside |
In September 1883, the post office at the
Pikedale Road school house was renamed Mountside post
office. [source][source]
Pikedale and Mountside were pastoral properties in the area
between Warwick and Stanthorpe. |
|
Richmond Downs post office | Richmond |
Relocation and renaming in May 1899. [QPN
Richmond (population centre)] |
|
Rishton post office | Oombabia |
-20.00306, 146.44528 | Renamed in 1888 [source].
It was a town on the eastern side of Burdekin Road near
Sellheim. The river there was shallow enough to cross.
However, flooding made the town unviable. It is within the
location of Dotswood
today. [QPN Oombabia] |
Rocklands post office | Camooweal |
Relocated and renamed in April 1885. [source]
The town of Camooweal was proclaimed in August 1884 and
named in December 1884. [QPN Camooweal] |
|
Rocky Waterholes post office, Brisbane |
Rocklea |
Renamed in May 1885. [source] |
|
Sadlier's Waterholes post
office, between Mitchell Downs and Charleville |
Morven |
Established in 1876 [source] |
|
Star River post office, north of Charters
Towers |
Argentine |
-19.4306, 146.2528 | Renamed/relocated in December 1888. [source]
The mining in the Star River Mineral Field led to the
development of the town of Argentine in 1882. The town is
now abandoned and within the locality of Dotswood. [QPN
Argentine] Coordinates are for the town of Argentine
generally. |
Steiglitz post office | Woongoolba |
The post office at Steiglitz was renamed
in 1916 to Woongoolba, a neighbouring area. [source]
There doesn't appear to be a post office at either location
today. |
|
Telemon head station post office | Christmas Creek |
Renamed or relocated in February 1887. [source] |
|
Tingalpa post office | Capalaba |
In July 1875, the Tingalpa post office was
renamed Capalaba, and the Capalaba post office was renamed
Tingalpa. [source] |
|
Wallilah post office | Gaeta |
Renamed in February 1881. [source] | |
Wivenhoe post office | Fernvale |
Renamed in August 1877. [source] |
Old name
& old map link |
New Name and current map link | Latitude & Longitude |
Dates, Notes and Sources |
A |
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Albert
railway siding, on the South-West line, Brisbane |
Chelmer (gone) |
Albert Siding was where the
railway line crossed Wharf Street. However, as it would be
more-or-less under the southern supports of the Walter
Taylor Bridge today, it presumably disappeared prior to the
bridge's construction which also altered the route of Wharf
Street. [source] |
|
Allan railway station, on the South-Western
line, near Warwick |
abandoned |
-28.1987, 151.9497 |
Appears on this 1944
map marked with a red dot. The station is now
abandoned. |
Archer railway station, on
the Gladstone-Rockhampton line |
Archer |
Archer was renamed to
Mundabel in 1906 [source]
but current maps show the name as Archer still. |
|
Artesia railway stationon the Central Western
Line |
A former railway station probably between Barcaldine and Longreach. The railway station building has been preserved at Barcladine's Australian Workers' Heritage Museum. [source] Can you help with the location? | ||
B |
|||
Badgen railway siding on the Cleveland line |
gone |
-27.49286, 153.22928 |
Badgen railway siding was established on the
Cleveland railway line at Badgen Road in 1916 [source]
between Birkdale railway station and Wellington Point
railway stations. The siding no longer exists but can be
seen on this 1925
map . Badgen Road still exists. |
Beauaraba Junction railway
station, on the Toowoomba-Warwick line |
Wyreema |
-27.6541, 151.8573 | Name changed around 1915,
when Beauaraba (town) changed to Pittsworth [source] |
Belmont railway station, on
the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone | -27.5016, 153.1122 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Belmont Junction railway station, on the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane | gone | -27.47721, 153.06656 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Benowa railway station, on the South Coast
line |
Molendinar (gone) |
-27.9855,153.3560 |
Renamed in 1889 [source].
Molendinar railway station can be seen in this 1926
map. The line and the railway station closed in 1964.
|
Birt's railway siding, on the Cleveland line | Doboy | -27.4534, 153.1135 | Originally Birt's Siding. Renamed Buruda in 1910 [source] and then later to Doboy Railway Station (now closed) [source] |
Blackbutt railway station | Benarkin |
Renamed in 1910 [source].
Now closed. The map link is my best guess on where the
station was. |
|
Boggo Junction railway station, on the South
Brisbane / Beenleigh line |
Dutton
Park |
-27.49978, 153.02912 |
Renamed in 1914 [source].
It can be seen as Boggo Junction railway station on this 1914
map, but newspaper mentions from June 1914 call it
Dutton Park railway station [source].
It can be seen as Dutton Park railway station on this 1920
map. |
Brunswick Street railway station, Brisbane | Fortitude Valley |
Renamed about 2008 [source]
although the proposal to rename it Fortitude Valley dates
back to at least 1935 [source] |
|
Buckingah railway station, on the Gayndah
line |
Mount
Debateable |
-25.61681,151.51898 |
Renamed in 1913 [source].
Although the name suggests it is in the locality of Mount
Debateable, the station is in the neighbouring locality of
Dirnbir, across the Burnett River from Mount Debateable. |
Bunour railway station, on the Pinkenba line, Brisbane | gone |
-27.42833, 153.09778 | Bunour
railway station is a former railway on the boundary of
the suburbs of Eagle Farm and Pinkenba on the Pinkenba
railway line. The station opened in 1949 to provide
commuter services for workers in the surrounding industrial
area and closed in 1993. It can be seen on this 1977
map. |
Buruda railway station, on
Cleveland line |
Doboy | -27.4534, 153.1135 | Originally Birt's Siding. Renamed Buruda in 1910 [source] and then later to Doboy Railway Station (now closed) [source] |
C |
|||
Cabbage Tree Creek railway station | Boondall or North Boondall |
Cabbage Treek Creek station
was renamed Nudgee College station around 1911. [source].
It was later renamed Boondall
or North Boondall
(Boondall station is closer to the college so this seems
more likely). |
|
Caree railway station, on the
Babinda line |
Kamma |
Caree was renamed Kamma in
1922 [source]
but the station no longer appears on current maps (possibly
closed). |
|
Carina railway station, on
the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone | -27.49659, 153.09905 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Cedar Creek railway station,
on the Dayboro line |
Closeburn |
Renamed in 1931 [source].
The station is now closed. [source] |
|
Cedar Pocket South railway station, on the
Beaudesert line |
Cedar Grove
(gone) |
-27.86173, 152.99185 |
Called Cedar Pocket South on this 1888 map.
However, as that section of the railway line was not opened
until 1888, it is possible that this was just a name used
during construction. |
China-lane railway station,
on the Boyne Valley railway |
Gladstone West |
Renamed in 1911 [source]. Cannot find this
station under either name on a current map. |
|
City View railway station, on
the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone | -27.49301, 153.08012 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Cressbrook railway station, on the Brisbane
Valley line |
Toogoolawah
(gone) |
The McConnell family settled at Tugulawa /
Toogoolawah aongside the Brisbane River and built a house
with that name [source][source]
in the area now known as Bulimba. Later the family moved
further inland and reused the Toogoolawah name for a
railway station (formerly Cressbrook railway station)
resulting in the current town of that name.[source]
The line closed in 1993. |
|
D |
|||
Dingo Hill railway station,
on the Ipswich line |
Gailes |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
Doomben railway station,
Brisbane |
Doomben
(relocated) |
According to a 1948 street directory, the Doomben railway station was located on Lamington Avenue but adjacent to Nudgee Road, while the Whinstanes railway station was also located on Lamington Avenue between Silvia and Mordants Streets at the junction of the two railway lines. It seems likely that the current Doomben station on Lamington Avenue near Onslow street is a replacement for them both. | |
Drapers railway station, on the Eton line,
Mackay Region |
gone |
approx -21.24949,148.97709 |
The railway station immediately north of the
town of Eton on the former Eton railway line. Appears on
this 1923
map. It was named after Andrew Draper who lived near
there. [source] |
E |
|||
Eagle Farm Junction railway station, in
Brisbane |
Eagle
Junction |
-27.41546, 153.05050 |
Renamed in January 1888. [source] |
Emu Creek railway siding on
the Toowoomba-Warwick line |
Greenmount |
Renamed in about 1880 [source] | |
Etna railway station, on
Rockhampton - St Lawrence line |
The Caves |
Renamed in 1914. [source]. | |
F |
|||
Fassifern railway station, on
Munbilla-Mt Edwards extension |
Warumkarie |
Renamed in 1915. A new
station will take the name Fassifern. [source]
The railway line no longer appears to exist but the
footprint of the station
at Warumkarie appears to be visible im Map View. |
|
G |
|||
German Station railway
station, Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1882 within weeks of opening [source] | |
Gibson's railway siding |
Bingera |
Renamed 1897. [source] |
|
Gilmore railway siding, on
the Hughenden-Cloncurry line |
Bookin |
Renamed in 1929 [source] |
|
Glass Mountains railway
station, on the North Coast line |
Glass House Mountains |
Renamed in 1914 [source] |
|
Glencairn, on the Killarney branch railway |
gone |
-28.1927, 152.1209 |
Visible on this 1921 map. |
Gloucester Street railway
station, South Brisbane |
closed |
Located (as the name
suggests) at Gloucester Street between Glen and Firth
Streets. Closed in 1978 [source] |
|
Goomeribong railway station | Goomeri |
[source] | |
H |
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Hapsburg railway station, on
the Isis line |
Kowbi |
Renamed in 1916 presumable
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
There does not appear to be a station any more, but a
footprint can be seen in Map View. |
|
Hatton railway station, on
Cattle Creek tramway, Mackay district |
Pehon |
Renamed in 1906 [source]
but no sign of it on current maps. Can you help with the location? |
|
Hermitage, on the Killarney branch railway |
The Hermitage (gone) |
-28.2051, 152.1013 |
Visible on this 1921 map. |
I |
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J |
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Jardine railway station, on
North Coast line |
Milman |
Renamed in 1916 [source] |
|
Juandan railway station,
terminus of the Juandan-Miles branch |
Wandoan |
Renamed in 1927 to avoid
confusion with Jundah.
[source] |
|
K |
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Kannangur railway station, on the Brisbane
Valley line |
Yimbun (gone) |
-27.02912, 152.36651 | Was called Moorabool 1904-06, then Kannangur 1906-14 changed to Yimbun 7 August 1914. [source] The line closed in 1993. |
Kilkivan Junction railway station | Theebine | -25.9468, 152.5447 |
Renamed at some time prior to
1910 [source].
The town itself was renamed Theebine in 1895 [source]. |
L |
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Leslie railway station, on the South Western
line, near Warwick |
abandoned |
-28.1755, 151.9220 |
Appears on this 1944 map marked with a red dot. The station is now abandoned. |
Lilybank railway station, on
the Beaudesert Shire Tramway |
Christmas Creek |
The tramway station Christmas
Creek was briefly called Lilybank before it returned in 1911
to the name Christmas Creek.[source]
The Beaudesert Shire
Tramway no longer exists. |
|
Logan Road railway station, on the Cleveland
railway line |
Buranda |
-27.49656, 153.04060 |
The renaming of the station was announced in
this July
1917 newspaper article. It appears as Logan Road
railway station in this 1907
map and as Buranda railway station in 1934
map. |
Lowmead railway station, Brisbane on the
Pinkenba line |
Eagle Farm (original station) |
In 1896-1897, the railway commissioner
announced that the railway station at Eagle Farm on the new
Pinkenba railway line would be called Lowmead. This upset
the local people who thought Eagle Farm was the obvious name
for the station, and, after a number of protests and
refusals, eventually the commissioner gave in to the locals
and it was called Eagle Farm. [source][source]
It is unclear if or how long the station was called Lowmead,
but if you are looking for a Lowmead railway station in the
Brisbane area, this will be it! Note there was a second
Eagle Farm railway station built later on that line at a
different location (see the Eagle Farm entry). Note there
was another unrelated Lowmead railway station on the North
Coast railway line at the town of Lowmead between Bundaberg
and Gladstone (see the entry below). |
|
Lowmead railway station, on the North Coast
line between Bundaberg and Gladstone |
Lowmead (closed) |
-24.52943,151.75202 |
It is not clear exactly when this railway
station was operational (it is closed now) but its location
just west of the town of Lowmead is shown on numerous maps
ranging from this 1922
map through to this 1973
map.Note there was another Lowmead railway station in
Brisbane (see the entry above) |
Lutwyche railway station, Brisbane |
Wooloowin
railway station |
-27.4206, 153.0432 |
Renamed in 1889 as it was that close to
Lutwyche. [source] |
M |
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Mahoney's Gate railway
station, on Toowoomba-Oakey line |
Wetalla (gone) |
First called Mahoney's Gate, then Meringandan (not to be confused with a later Meringandan), then Wetalla (all prior to 1886) [source]. There is no such station today, but it may have been around the Willims Road intersection as shown on the map link. [source] Can you help with the location? | |
Mayfield Road railway
station, on the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone | -27.49542, 153.08944 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Melbourne Street railway
station Brisbane |
South
Brisbane |
-27.47635, 153.01865 |
Melbourne Street station was
on the corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets, South Brisbane.
In 1891, it was relocated to be on higher ground (given the
flooding of the Brisbane River) and renamed South Brisbane.
[source] |
Meringandan railway station,
on Toowoomba-Oakey line |
Wetalla (gone) | First called Mahoney's Gate, then Meringandan (not to be confused with a later Meringandan), then Wetalla (all prior to 1886) [source]. There is no such station today, but it may have been around the Willims Road intersection as shown on the map link. [source] Can you help with the location? | |
Molendinar railway station, on the South
Coast line |
(gone) | -27.9855,153.3560 | Originally named Benowa, but renamed in 1889 [source]. Molendinar railway station can be seen in this 1926 map. The line and the railway station closed in 1964. |
Moorabool railway station, on the Brisbane
Valley line |
Yimbun (gone) |
-27.02912, 152.36651 | Was called Moorabool 1904-06, then Kannangur 1906-14 changed to Yimbun 7 August 1914. [source] The line closed in 1993. |
Mount Bruce station, on
Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone | -27.48518, 153.07755 |
Operated between 1912 and 1924 [source]. The line can be seen on this 1915 map. |
Mundabel railway station,
between Gladstone and Rockhampton |
Archer |
Archer was renamed to Mundabel in 1906 [source] but current maps show the name as Archer still. | |
N |
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Ninderry railway station, North Coast railway
line |
Bridges |
A railway siding named Ninderry in 1911,
renamed Bridges in 1918. Between Yandina and North Arm
railway stations. [source] |
|
North Pine railway station | Petrie |
Renamed about 1911 [source] |
|
Nudgee College railway station | Boondall or North Boondall |
Cabbage Treek Creek station was renamed Nudgee College station around 1911. [source]. It was later renamed Boondall or North Boondall (Boondall station is clsoer to the college so this seems more likely). | |
O |
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Oba railway station, on the
Ingham-Townsville line |
Berdaje |
Renamed to avoid confusion
with Obi (could be Obi
Obi?) [source] |
|
Oxley Point (Oxley's Point) railway stationon
the Brisbane-Ipswich railway line |
Chelmer |
-27.5108, 152.9728 |
The original station opened north of its
current location in 1876 as Oxley's Point. In 1888, the
station was renamed Riverton. In 1889 it became Chelmer. [source] |
Oxley West railway station | Sherwood |
Renamed on or before 1883. [source] |
|
P |
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Palpanaco railway station, on
Rockhampton - St Lawrence line |
Etna
Creek |
-23.20723, 150.47632 |
Renamed in 1914. [source].
The station is now closed. [source]
The map links shows what I think the most likely location (a
station footprint visible in Map View). |
Pemberton railway station, on
the Woongarra Branch line |
gone |
This sugar-farming district
is still an official place name but has disappeared from
most current maps being apparently absorbed into Windermere.
It used to be the end of the Woongarra Branch Railway Line
until 1948. [source][source]
The map reference is approximate. Can
you
help
with the exact location? |
|
Q |
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R |
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Ransome railway siding, City of Brisbane |
Ransome
(gone) |
-27.479033, 153.188395 |
A railway siding on the Cleveland railway line between Lota Creek and Tingalpa Creek that existed from 1912 to 1931. It can be seen on a 1925 map. It was named after M.C.H. Ransome, a firewood supplier. It is the origin of the name of the suburb of Ransome. [Queensland Place Names] |
Rifle Range railway station,
on Enoggera line |
Gaythorne |
Renamed in 1923 [source] |
|
Riverton railway station, on the
Brisbane-Ipswich line |
Chelmer | -27.5108, 152.9728 | The original station opened north of its current location in 1876 as Oxley's Point. In 1888, the station was renamed Riverton. In 1889 it became Chelmer. [source] |
Roessler railway station,
between Thulimbah and Stanthorpe on the Southern line |
Applethorpe |
Originally named Roessler in 1910 [source]. Renamed in 1916 presumably due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] | |
Rosalie railway station, on
Oakey-Cooyar line |
Rosalie Plains |
Renamed in 1913 [source]
but there no longer appears to be a station there today. |
|
Running Creek railway station | Glenapp |
-28.2844, 152.9058 |
Renamed in 1911. [source]
Glenapp is now a closed station. The station building was
relocated to the Rathdowney Museum. The signal box is still
in situ and maintained as a museum. |
S |
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Sandgate railway station,
Brisbane |
Shorncliffe |
-27.32740, 153.08040 | Appears as Sandgate in a 1931
street directory. It was proposed to be renamed Shorncliffe
in 1932 [source]
but still appears in a 1938 street directory as Sandgate.
However, it appears as Shorncliffe in a 1948 street
directory as it is today. |
Sandgate Central railway
station, Brisbane |
Sandgate |
-27.32208, 153.06920 | Appears as Sandgate Central
in a 1931 street directory. It was proposed to be renamed
Sandgate in 1932 [source]
but still appears in 1938 and 1948 street directories as
Sandgate Central. However, a 1956 street directory shows it
as Sandgate as it is today. |
Seven Hills, on the Belmont
Tramway, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.48170, 153.07360 |
Operated between 1912 and
1924 [source].
The line can be seen on this 1915
map. |
Sideling Creek railway station, on the North
Coast line |
Narangba |
-27.2023, 152.9599 |
The renaming occurred before 1890.[source][source]
The name Sideling Creek continues to be used for the creek
and the Sideling
Creek Dam which impounds the creek creating Lake
Kurwongbah. |
Southport Junction railway
station, on the South Coast line |
Ernest Junction |
Renamed in 1890 [source].
The
South
Coast
line
was
closed
in
the
1964s.
It
was
"reopened"
as
the
Gold
Coast
line
from
1996
(and
not
completed as at 2011) but does not follow the same route, so
it is not clear where exactly the station was (map link is
only approximate). |
|
Springfield railway station,
on the Belmont Tramway, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.50045, 153.10585 |
Operated between 1912 and
1924 [source].
The line can be seen on a this 1915
map. Not to be confused with the current Springfield
station on the Springfield line in Ipswich [source] |
St Helen's railway station
(between Dinmore and Bundamba), near Ipswich |
Ebbw Vale |
|
Renamed in 1910 [source] |
Swan Creek railway station, on the Killarney
branch railway |
gone |
-28.1937, 152.1354 |
Visible on this 1921
map. |
T |
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Taabinga railway station, on
the Kingaroy-Tarong line |
Taabinga Village |
Renamed in 1916. [source]
There does not appear to be a railway station there today. |
|
Terror's Creek railway station | Dayboro |
-27.19634, 152.82521 | Renamed in 1917 to avoid
confusion with Torrens
Creek. [source]
There no longer appears to be a railway station at Dayboro,
but there appears to signs of a land corridor along the line
of the present Railway Street. Coordinates are approximate. |
Tralee railway station, on
the Northern line |
Barabon |
Renamed in 1918 [source] |
|
U |
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V |
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Victoria railway station, on the Eton line,
near Mackay |
gone |
-21.23333, 148.96667 | A former railway station on the closed Eton
railway line serving the former Victoria sugar mill. The
mill and the railway station can be seen on this 1923
map, |
Vulture Street railway station, Brisbane | South Bank | Vulture Street railway station was renamed South Bank in about 2001. [source] | |
W |
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West Milton railway station,
Brisbane |
Taringa |
-27.49294, 152.98205 | West Milton railway station was renamed Taringa in 1875 [source] |
Western Creek railway
station, on the Southern & Western line |
Calvert |
-27.6639, 152.5160 |
Western Creek railway station
was renamed Calvert in 1886 [source].
However the school was called Alfred. [source] |
Wetalla railway station, on
Toowoomba-Oakey line |
gone | -27.50121, 151.92474 | First called Mahoney's Gate
Railway Station, then Meringandan (not to be confused with a
later Meringandan), then Wetalla (all prior to 1886) [source].
There is no such station today, but it may have been around
the Willims Road intersection as shown on the map link. [source] Map references
are approximate. |
Whinstanes railway station,
on the Doomben line, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.43167, 153.07753 | According to a 1948 street
directory, Whinstanes railway station was located on
Lamington Avenue between Silvia and Mordants Streets at the
junction of the two railway lines, while Doomben railway
station was located also on Lamington Avenue but adjacent to
Nudgee Road. It seems likely that the current Doomben
station on Lamington Avenue near Onslow street is a
replacement for them both. |
Witton railway station,
Brisbane |
Indooroopilly |
-27.50311, 152.97597 | The name on the original
plans was Witton and there are newspaper references to
Witton Railway Station around 1875-1879, for example [source].
However, newspaper references to the Indooroopilly Railway
Station can also be found in the same period, e.g. [source],
so it is unclear what the official name was but clearly both
names were in popular use. |
Wolston railway station, on the
Brisbane-Ipswich line |
Wacol |
-27.58888, 152.92445 |
The Wolston railway station was often
confused with the Wilston railway station on the Enoggera
line in Brisbane, so in July 1927 Wolston was renamed Wacol,
which was a name coined for "a place for the weighing of
coal" as coal handling was an important part of that
station's work. [source] |
Wynnum South railway station,
Brisbane |
Wynnum Central |
-27.44583, 153.17063 |
Renamed in 1931 [source] |
X |
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Y |
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Yangan railway station, on the Killarney
branch railway |
Visible on this 1921 map. | ||
Yankolgy railway station, on North Coast line | Flaggy Rock | -21.9655, 149.4455 |
Renamed in 1921 [source] |
Yarronvale railway station,
on the Wallal-Tobermorey line |
Cooladdi |
-26.64169, 145.46359 | Renamed in 1914 [source] |
Yimbun railway station, on the Brisbane
Valley line |
gone |
-27.02912, 152.36651 | Was called Moorabool 1904-06, then Kannangur 1906-14 changed to Yimbun 7 August 1914. [source] The line closed in 1993. |
Yura railway station, on the Kilkivan line | Manyung (gone) |
-26.205001, 152.026944 | Renamed in 1910 [source].
The town of Manyung appears on current maps but there does
not appear to be a railway station any more. Map references
are approximate. |
Z |
Old name | New Name & website | Address & map link |
Latitude, Longitude |
Dates, Notes and Sources |
A |
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Acland State School |
closed |
Allen Street,
Acland |
-27.3053, 151.6919 |
Acland State School was opened in 1921 and closed on 31 December 2004. However, there is another Acland State School. Lagoon Creek Provisional School was established in July 1885, and became Lagoon Creek State School on 1 January 1909. The name of the school was changed to Acland State School in 1915, but the Education Office Gazette records a change in name from Acland back to Lagoon Creek in 1920; this school closes on 31 August 1930. Lagoon Creek is just north of Acland, so the two schools were probably not far apart. See the Lagoon Creek State School entry for more on this other school. [source] |
Allan State School |
closed |
280 Sandy
Creek Road, Allan |
-28.1866, 151.9526 |
Opened as Sandy Creek Provisional School on
13 May 1872. It became Allan State School in 1929. Closed
about December 1967.[source]
The buildings still exist and are listed on the Queensland
Heritage Register. It is marked on this 1944
map (with an "S"). |
Amberley State School |
Amberley District State School | -27.65716, 152.74906 | Warrill Creek State School opened on 2 June 1862. In 1902 it became Amberley State School. From 1942 to 1947 it was closed for the use of the RAAF. In January 2010 it was relocated to a new site and called Amberley District State School. [source] Map locations are for the current site. | |
B |
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Back Plains School |
Minden State School |
Originally Back Plains, then
Minden, then Frenchton, then Minden (again) in 1930. [source] |
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Baree State School |
Calliungal
North State School (closed) |
3-5 Calliungal Road, Baree |
-23.61300, 150.39134 |
Officially Calliungal North State School, but
often called Baree State School because of its location.
Also written as North Calliungal State School. |
Boggo School |
Yeronga State
School |
-27.5205, 153.0198 |
Opened as 1871 as Boggo School, renamed in
1886 as Yeronga State School. [source][QHR] |
|
Bony Mountain State School |
closed |
approx 20
Bony Mountain Road, Bony Mountain |
-28.1328, 151.8342 |
Under the Education Act 1875 Bony Mountain State School opened as a Provisional School on 18 February 1902. The average attendance for the year was 17 pupils. The first head teacher was Mary Augusta Connor who served at the school from 18 February 1902 until 8 July 1904. Bony Mountain Provisional School became a State School from 1 January 1909. The school closed on 30 March 1972. [source] It is marked on this 1944 map (with an "S"). |
Brisbane Girls High School,
Brisbane High School for Girls |
Somerville
House |
-27.4832, 153.0246 |
The old names are still
valid, but the name Somerville House (after Mary Somerville)
was introduced in 1920 and is now the common name. [source] |
|
Brooklands State School, via Beaudesert |
closed |
approx 637
Brookland Road, Allenview |
27.8738, 152.9324 |
Brooklands State School opened on 3 October
1910 and closed on 1965. Address and coordinates are
approximated from these maps. [1955
map][1927
map][1954
map] The name presumably derives from the nearby
Brooklands pastoral property. |
Brookleigh Provisional School |
Anderleigh State School (gone) |
-26.0205, 152.6851 |
Brookleigh Provisional
School opened in 1895. In 1899 it was renamed Anderleigh
Provisional School. It became Anderleigh State School in
1909 and closed in 1960. [source]
Map location is for Anderleigh locality; exact location of
the school is not known to me. |
|
Butlerville State School |
(gone) |
The Narrows
Road, Mount Larcom |
-23.7525, 151.0324 |
Butlerville State School opened on 18 February 1918 but closed circa 1919.[QSA] In 1922 it reopened in 1922 and closed permanently in 1927. [QFHS SPP] The school was located on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the western side of The Narrows Road.[Trove][map] |
C |
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Caningera / Caningera Creek
State School |
Wonglepong (gone) |
-27.9672, 153.1604 |
Variously known as Caningera,
Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera
Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source]
Map reference is approximate. |
|
Clayfield College (boy's
school) |
Brisbane Boys' College |
Renamed in 1919. [source]
A girls' school, Clayfield
College, was established on the Clayfield site after
Brisbane Boys College moved to Toowong in 1930. |
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Canungera Lower State School | Wonglepong (gone) | -27.9672, 153.1604 |
Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. | |
Cangunra Creek State School | Wonglepong (gone) | -27.9672, 153.1604 | Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. | |
Chermside State School | gone |
Opened in 1900 as Downfall Creek, renamed in 1903 to be Chermside, closed in 1996. [source][source] | ||
Clayfield State School |
Eagle
Junction |
Renamed in 1901 [source] |
||
Cobb's Camp State School | Woombye |
Cobb's Camp School was
replaced by Woombye State School in 1894 [source] |
||
D |
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Darkey Flat State School |
Heritage Park |
NW corner of
MacAlister and Bugden Streets, Pattern |
-28.0897, 151.7861 |
Darkey Flat State School opened 31 January
1876, in 1900 became Pratten State School which closed 24
January 1965. [QSA]
Appears on this 1944
map marked with an "S". It is now Heritage Park. [newspaper] |
Downfall Creek State
School, Brisbane |
Chermside (gone) |
Opened in 1900 as Downfall
Creek, renamed in 1903 to be Chermside, closed in 1996. [source][source] |
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Dunellan State School,
Brisbane |
Greenslopes
State School |
Opened in 1890 as Mt Pleasant
Provisional School, but was quickly renamed Dunellan
Provisional School (the name is already in use in 1890 [source]),
then in 1923 renamed Greenslopes State School. [source] |
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E |
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East End State School |
East End (gone) | Willmott State School opened on 26 April 1915. It was renamed East End State School in 1936 and closed in 1963. Map link is just to local area; can anyone help with the exact location of the school? [source] | ||
Emu Vale State School |
Emu Vale (gone) |
-28.224478, 152.245324 |
Opened 2 February 1876 as Emu Vale
Provisional School. Closed on 31 December 2003. The school
was located on the triangle of land bounded by Yangan
Killarney Road, Swift Road and Emu Creek.[source] |
|
F |
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Fountainebleau State School |
Branch Creek (gone) |
-25.4182, 151.4163 | It was on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the north-eastern side of Binjour Branch Creek Road. [1938 map][Wikipedia] | |
Frenchton State School | Minden |
Originally Back Plains, then Minden, then Frenchton, then Minden (again) in 1930. [source][source] | ||
G |
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German Station State School,
Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1896 [source] | ||
Gleneden State School |
Binjour (gone) |
-25.5588, 151.4612 |
Gleneden State School operated from 1913 to 1953. It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 1028 Humphery Binjour Road. [1950 map] |
|
Grassdale State School,
Brisbane |
Gumdale
State School |
Opened in 1935 as Grassdale
State School but renamed in 1941-2 as part of a move avoid
confusion with Grassdale in South Australia [source] |
||
H |
||||
Harrami State School |
closed |
1546 Harrami
Road, Harrami |
-24.76217, 150.63972 |
The school opened in 1941 and closed in 1966.
[QSA]
Location provided by former teacher at the school, confirmed
by this 1949
map showing the school reserve. |
Hendra State High School |
Aviation
High |
-27.41432, 153.06350 |
Hendra High (opened in 1963)
became Hendra Secondary College in 1990 and became Aviation
High in January 2007 [source] |
|
Hendra Secondary College |
Aviation
High |
-27.41432, 153.06350 |
Hendra High (opened in 1963) became Hendra Secondary College in 1990 and became Aviation High in January 2007 [source] | |
Hessenberg State School |
Ingoldsby (gone) |
Renamed in 1916, presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1 [source]
The school closed in 1974. [source]
Map link is approximate. |
||
Home Creek State School |
closed |
Chinchilla
Wondai Road, Cushnie |
-26.3667, 151.7689 |
Home Creek Provisional School opened on 29 January 1906. It became a State School on 1 January 1909. Home Creek State School closed on 6 February 1949. [QSA] The school was located on the south-western corner of the intersection of Chinchilla Wondai Road and Denmark/Harms Road and can be seen on this 1943 map (shown as an "S"). |
I |
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Inala State High School |
Glenala
State High School |
-27.58605, 152.97932 |
Originally Inala State High School, later merged with Richlands State High School to create Glenala State High School which operated from the site of the Inala State High School. [source] The site of Richlands State High School was then used as a TAFE College until 2004. After which, it appears the school buildings were demolished and the land sold for housing, creating the streets Thanbarran Place, Inala and Kulgun Circuit, Inala [source] | |
Indooroopilly State School |
Ironside
State School |
-27.50112, 152.99624 |
Opened in 1870 as Toowong
School, then about 1880 renamed Indooroopilly (when another
Toowong School was opened), then about 1889 renamed
Indooroopilly Pocket (when the other Indooroopilly
School opened), then some time around 1905 (due to ongoing
confusion with the other Indooroopilly school) renamed
Ironside [source][source][source].
Note that in 1889 another Indooroopilly State School was
created that still exists today. [source] |
|
Ithaca State School |
Ithaca
Creek State School |
-27.45139, 152.99149 |
It appears it was always
called Ithaca Creek State School, but that it was often just
called Ithaca State School. I have not found any evidence
that there were two different schools. |
|
Indooroopilly Pocket State
School |
Ironside State School |
Opened in 1870 as Toowong School, then (when?) renamed Indooroopilly, then about 1889 renamed Indooroopilly Pocket (when the other Indooroopilly School opened), then (when?) renamed Ironside [source][source][source]. | ||
J |
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K |
||||
Kilbirnie |
Kilbirnie (closed) | Originally Mt Darry, then Zahley in 1921, then Kilbirnie in 1928, closed 1961 [source][source] Map location is approximate. | ||
Kirchheim State School |
Haigslea State School |
760-766
Thagoona Haigslea Rd, Haigslea |
-27.5719, 152.6287 | Originally opened as Walloon Scrub State School, it was renamed Kirchheim State School in September 1884. [source] It was renamed Haigslea in 1916, presumably due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
L |
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Lagoon Creek Provisional/State School |
Acland State School (closed) |
Lagoon
Creek Provisional School was established in July
1885, and became Lagoon Creek State School on 1 January
1909. The name of the school was changed to Acland State
School in 1915, but the Education Office Gazette records a
change in name from Acland back to Lagoon Creek in 1920,
probably because another Acland State School was opened in
1921 but the Lagoon Creek State School continued until
closure on 31 August 1930. The 1921 Ackand State School
closed 31 December 2004. [source] |
||
Lord John Swamp State
School, near Warwick |
Wildash State School (closed) |
Renamed Wildash in 1924 but
closed in 1938 [source].
Map location is approximate, but presumably the school was
somewhere on Wildash School Road. |
||
Louisavale Provisional School, via Linville |
Monsildale State School (closed) |
-26.762, 152.367 |
Louisavale Provisional School opened on 11
November 1915. It closed on closed on 1 Feb 1934 due to low
student numbers, but reopened on 25 July 1934. It closed
permanently on 9 September 1940. [QSA]
I have been unable to find this school marked on
historic maps. But Louisavale is a rural property on
Louisavale Road. Most likely this school was for the
children of families living and working on the property.
Coords are for Louisavale pastoral property and therefore
not very accurate. |
|
Lyndhurst State School, Warwick |
Warwick (closed) | -28.2144, 151.9963 | Lyndhurst State School opened on January
1913, but was quickly renamed Mount Gordon State School. It
closed on 4 April 1985.[source]
The school was located on the corner of Wood Street and
Parker Street.[1994
map] |
|
M |
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Maria Creek State School |
El
Arish State School |
28 Chauvel Street, El Arish |
-17.8078, 146.0028 |
The Maria Creek State
School opened in 1922 and was renamed El Arish State School
in 1925. [source] |
Minden State School |
Frenchton, Minden |
Renamed in 1916, presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1 [source]
but is now Minden State School again. |
||
Mount Darry Provisional
School |
Kilbirnie (gone) |
Originally Mt Darry, then
Zahley in 1921, then Kilbirnie in 1928, closed 1961 [source][source]
Map location is approximate. |
||
Mount Gordon State School, Warwick |
Warwick (gone) |
-28.2144, 151.9963 |
Lyndhurst State School opened on January
1913, but was quickly renamed Mount Gordon State School. It
closed on 4 April 1985.[source]
The school was located on the corner of Wood Street and
Parker Street.[source] |
|
Mount Pleasant Provisional
School |
Greenslopes
State School |
Opened in 1890 as Mt Pleasant Provisional School, but was quickly renamed Dunellan Provisional School (the name is already in use in 1890 [source]), then in 1923 renamed Greenslopes State School. [source] | ||
N |
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Nerang Upper Provisional School |
Gilston
State School |
-28.03949, 153.31161 |
Nerang Upper Provisional School opened on 1
June 1881. In 1903 it became Gilston Provisional School and
in 1908 Gilston State School. [source] |
|
Newmarket State High School |
(gone) |
-27.43180, 153.00201 |
Opened 29 January 1963, closed 13 December
1996. It was located on Banks Street, Newmarket, immediately
to the west of the existing Newmarket State School. It is
now a housing estate with new streets such as Laurence
Street, Daniel Place and Nelson Place. [source][source][source] |
|
O |
||||
P |
||||
Pratten State School |
Hermitage Park |
NW corner of MacAlister and Bugden Streets, Pattern | -28.0897, 151.7861 | Darkey Flat State School opened 31 January 1876, in 1900 became Pratten State School which closed 24 January 1965. [QSA] Appears on this 1944 map marked with an "S". It is now Heritage Park. [newspaper] |
Q |
||||
R |
||||
Richlands State High School |
Glenala
State High School TAFE College Thanbarran Place, Inala Kulgun Circuit, Inala |
-27.59915, 152.96643 |
Richlands State High School
operated from 27 January 1970 to 13 December 1996,
when it was merged with Inala State High School to form
Glenala State High School, which operates from the site of
the former Inala State High School. [source]
The site of Richlands State High School was then used as a
TAFE College until 2004. After which, it appears the school
buildings were demolished and the land sold for housing,
creating the streets Thanbarran Place and Kulgun Circuit. [source] |
|
Rossmore State School |
Rossmore Road, Kilkivan (gone) |
-26.1182, 152.2894 |
Originally opened as Fairfield State School
circa 1915, renamed Rossmore State School 1916, closed circa
1943. [source][map]
As at 2020 the site appears to be a caravan park. |
|
S |
||||
Sandy Creek State School,
near Warwick |
Allan (gone) |
-28.1866, 151.9526 | Opened about 1872 as Sandy
Creek Provisional Schol, later renamed Allan State School,
closed in 1967 [source][source] |
|
Sandy Gully State School, via Toogoolawah |
Biarra, Somerset Region (gone) |
-27.1238, 152.3303 |
Opened in 1925. Closed 1959. [1944
map] |
|
Seven Mile Creek State
School, near Ipswich |
Ebenezer |
Seven Mile Creek School was
renamed Ebenezer School in 1888. The school was closed in
1957 [source].
Map location is approximate. |
||
Southport High School |
The Southport School |
Renamed in 1913 [source][source] |
||
St Benedict's School, East
Brisbane |
East Brisbane (gone) |
-27.4840, 153.0459 |
Catholic school operated by
the Sisters of the
Good Samaritan located behind St Benedict's church at
81 Mowbray Terrace, East Brisbane. Opened in 1928 [source],
believed to have closed in the 1970s following a fire. |
|
Swan Creek Lower State School, near Warwick | Swan Creek Lower State School opened 1877. It
closed in 1886. [QSA]
It has been suggested that this school became Swan Creek
State School. |
|||
Swan Creek State School, near Warwick |
gone |
106 Swan
Creek School Road, Swan Creek |
-28.1970, 152.1379 |
Swan Creek State School opened 1877. It
closed on 12 December 1997. [QSA]
It has been suggeste that this school was originally Swan
Creek Lower State School |
T |
||||
Toowong State School (circa
1870-circa 1880) |
Ironside State School, St
Lucia |
Opened in 1870 as Toowong
School, then (when?) renamed Indooroopilly, then about 1889
renamed Indooroopilly Pocket (when the other
Indooroopilly School opened), then (when?) renamed Ironside
[source][source][source] |
||
Toowong State School (1880 - circa 1909) |
68 Brisbane
Street, Toowong |
-27.48866, 152.99348 | In 1880, a Toowong School was opened in Alston Street, Toowong. An unnamed school appears on an 1895 map just off Alston Street on the corner of Brisbane Street and Glenny Street, but it is presumably the same school. It is moved around 1909 to its present location in St Osyth Street, Toowong. [source] | |
Toowong State High School |
Queensland
Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology |
78 Bywong
Street, Toowong |
-27.4870, 152.9794 |
Toowong State High School
closed and the academy opened on the same site in 2007. It
is a different school so not actually a renaming. [source] |
Townsvale National School |
Woodhill
State School |
-27.89335, 152.97423 |
The school was opened in 1873 as Townsvale
National School and renamed Veresdale Primary School in 1874
and then renamed Woodhill State School in 1899. [source]
[source] |
|
U |
||||
V |
||||
Verdant Vale State School |
Crowley Vale
State School |
-27.544, 152.3776 |
Verdant Vale State School opened in 1916. In
1918 it was renamed Crowley Vale State School. The school
closed circa 1941.[source][source].
Map reference is for Crowley Vale, not the actual
school. |
|
Veresdale Primary School |
Woodhill State School | -27.8934, 152.9742 | The school was opened in 1873 as Townsvale National School and renamed Veresdale Primary School in 1874 and then renamed Woodhill State School in 1899. [source] [source] | |
Virginia State School (near Crows Nest) |
Pierce Creek State School (gone) |
-27.18999, 152.06306 |
Virginia Provisional School opened on 12
October 1908 and became Virginia State School in 1909. In
1918 it was renamed Pierce Creek State School. It closed 18
October 1959. [source]
Not to be confused with the Virginia State School in
Brisbane. Coordinates are based on this 1944
map (see NS grid mark 25, EW grid mark 15). |
|
W |
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Walloon Scrub State School |
Kirchheim State School |
760-766
Thagoona Haigslea Rd, Haigslea |
-27.5719, 152.6287 |
In September 1884, Walloon Scrub State School
was renamed Kirchheim State School. [source]
In December 1916, it was renamed Haigslea State School as a
consequence of anti-German sentiment during World War I. [source] |
Wangalpong State School |
Wonglepong (gone) | -27.9672, 153.1604 |
Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. | |
Warrill Creek State School |
Amberley
District State School |
-27.6572, 152.7491 |
Warrill Creek
State School opened on 2 June 1862. In 1902 it became
Amberley State School. From 1942 to 1947 it was closed for
the use of the RAAF. In January 2010 it was relocated to a
new site and called Amberley District State School. [source]
Map locations are for the current site. |
|
Westbrook Crossing State School |
Westbrook State School |
The Westbrook Crossing State School commenced
classes on 9 February 1910 and was renamed Westbrook State
School in April 1910. It closed in 1969. [source] |
||
Westbrook Provisional School |
Athol State School (gone) |
-27.6044, 151.7493 |
Westbrook Provisional School opened on 25 July 1887. It was renamed Athol Provisional School in 1903. It became Athol State School on 1 October 1910 and closed on 20 July 1962. I don't know the exact location of the school but there is an Athol School Road, so the school was presumably somewhere on that road. Don't confuse this school with Westbrook State School (also known as Westbrook Crossing State School, see above) nor the school associated with the Westbrook Reformatory for Boys. [source] | |
Wilmott State School |
East End State School (gone) |
-23.8782, 150.9439 |
Willmott
State School opened on 26 April 1915. It was renamed East
End State School in 1936 and closed in 1963. [source][1943
map showing the school] |
|
X |
||||
Y |
||||
Z |
||||
Zahley State School |
Kilbirnie | Originally Mt Darry, then Zahley in 1921, then Kilbirnie in 1928, closed 1961 [source][source] Map location is approximate. | ||
Zillmere State High School, Brisbane |
Aspley
State High School |
-27.35692, 153.02429 |
Zillmere State High School was renamed Aspley
State High School on 17 January 1963, but the school did not
commence operation until 29 January 1963, so it is unlikely
anyone enrolled under the old name but I guess you might
find it mentioned under the old name while it was being
planned and constructed. [source] |
Old Name |
New Name
and map link |
Latitude, Longitude |
Dates,
Notes and Sources |
|
A |
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Acacia Drive
(part of), Ashgrove, Brisbane |
Marist Brothers
Sportsground |
-27.44174, 152.98088 | Comparison of a circa 1924
map and current map shows a section of Acacia Drive has been
incorporated into Marist Brothers Sportsground. [source]
Sections of Acacia Street still exist to the east and west
of the sportsground. |
|
Airken Street, Aitkenvale, Townsville
(northern part) |
Madden Street | By comparison of an 1885 estate map of Aitkenvale North with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland) | ||
Albert Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane | Hudd Street | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source].
It
appears
in
1904
that
Albert
/ Hudd Street went through to Abbortsford Road, but it does
not today, probably because of the development of the
railway line. |
||
Albert Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Dukinfield Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] |
||
Albert Road, Brighton | Bournewood Street | -27.29600, 153.05699 | Listed as a renamed street in a 1960-61 street directory and confirmed by comparison of a 1955 street directory with a current map. See also Albert Road, Brighton (entry below) for a different street of the same name. | |
Albert Street, Brighton |
Regency
Street |
-27.30736, 153.06131 | Listed as a renamed street in a 1960-61
street directory and confirmed by comparison of a 1955
street directory with a current map .See also Albert Road,
Brighton (entry above) for a different street of the same
name. |
|
Albert Street,
Chelmer, Brisbane |
Victoria Avenue |
Comparison of 1884 map with
current map [source]
Note that there was also an Albert Terrace in Chelmer (see
below). |
||
Albert Street,
Holland Park West, Brisbane |
Hockings Street and Kneale Street |
Comparison of 1884 map with
current map [source] |
||
Albert Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Kyabra Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Albert Street, North
Rockhampton |
Canovan Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the more major Albert Street on the
south side of Rockhampton [source] |
||
Albert Street, Roma |
Spencer Street |
Renamed in 1948 [source] |
||
Albert Street, Sandgate |
Regency
Street, Brighton |
-27.30736, 153.06131 |
Listed as a renamed street in a 1960-61
street directory and confirmed by comparison of a 1955
street directory with a current map. Now within the suburb
of Brighton. |
|
Albert Street, West End |
Beattie
Street |
-27.48229, 153.00473 |
Appears in a 1892 electoral roll listing as
Albert Street [source]
but as Beattie Street in an 1895
map. The reason for renaming is not known. But Samuel
Alexander Beattie owned property in the street (but lived
himself in Jane Street) and he died in 1893, so I speculate
the renaming may be intended as some kind of memorial to
him. |
|
Albert Terrace, Sherwood /
Graceville / Chelmer, Brisbane |
Honour Avenue |
-27.527510, 152.978719 |
Renamed in 1917 in memory of
the servicemen of the district [source] |
|
Alexander Road, Lota,
Brisbane |
Bowering Street |
Renamed in 1933 to avoid
confusion with nearby Alexander Street. [source] |
||
Alfred Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Harewood Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Hazelmount Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Alfred Street, Breakfast
Creek / Hamilton, Brisbane |
Joynt Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Corinda,
Brisbane |
Harrowby Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Coorparoo /
Norman Park, Brisbane |
Canara Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Geebung,
Brisbane |
Dartnell Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Graceville,
Brisbane |
Sandon Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Howell Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Kenmore /
Chapel Hill, Brisbane |
Fawkner Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Ellworthy Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Suthers Street (gone) |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. Although Suthers Street can still be found on a 1956 map, it has disappeared today. It was a very short street running westward off Mornington Street towards (but not through) to Dover Street. [source][source] | ||
Alfred Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Bevington Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 11 Alfred Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Ponsonby Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so
probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source]
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 street directory and current
maps. |
||
Alice Street, Breakfast
Creek, Brisbane |
Gartrell Street, Albion |
-27.4375, 153.0442 |
This street is called Ann Street appears on this 1895 map, but in this 1920 map, it has become Alice Street. Then it is renamed along with many other Ann Streets around 1938 to be Gartrell Street, as can be seen in this 1943 map. As the suburb of Breakfast Creek no longer exists, it is now in the suburb of Albion. | |
Alice Street, Albion,
Brisbane |
Frodsham Street |
One of the 17 Alice Streets
renamed in 1938 [source]
[source].
|
||
Alice Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Warilda Street |
Alice Street can be seen on a 1916 Coorparoo map [source] but it is Warilda Street by 1938. It is probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
Athelstan Street |
One of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Graceville,
Brisbane |
Bingham Street (gone) |
Alice Street (which connected
the eastern end of Strong Avenue and Graceville Avenue) was
renamed Bingham Street at some time prior to 1939 probably
as part of the renaming of 17 Alice Strets in 1938 [source][source]
but later the street disappeared when Graceville Avenue was
extended across Oxley Creek. Map link is approximate. |
||
Alice Street,
Holland Park West, Brisbane |
Barton Street |
Comparison of 1884 map with
current map [source] |
||
Alice Street, Kawana,
Rockhampton |
Power Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the other Alice Street on the south side of
Rockhampton [source].
However,
current maps do not show any other Alice Street in
Rockhampton. |
||
Alice Street, Kuraby,
Brisbane |
Alpita Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Rogoona Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Mt Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Boyanda Street, Wishart |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source] [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Newmarket /
Alderley, Brisbane |
Gawler Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Newmarket,
Brisbane |
Gosman Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Glassey Street |
One of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938 [source] [source] | ||
Alice Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Gilrey Street |
|||
Alice Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Egbert Street |
One of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Wilston /
Grange, Brisbane |
Ferres Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Fosbery Street |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Alice Street, (somewhere in)
southside Rockhampton |
In 1925, Alice Street in
Kawana was renamed Power Street to avoid confusion with
another Alice Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source].
However,
current maps do not show any other Alice Street in
Rockhampton, suggesting it too may have been renamed. |
|||
Allen Street, Holland Park, Brisbane |
Lamette
Street |
-27.51979, 153.06362 |
In 1926, the Tarana Estate subdivision was advertised with an estate map showing Allen Street. It is now Lamette Street. Brisbane City Council records suggest the renaming occurred on 19 October 1928. The new name can be seen in this 1937 map. | |
Alma Street, North
Rockhampton |
Robinson Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Alma
Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
||
Amaroo Street, Northgate, Brisbane |
gone initially, but later part of the Toombul Road
development |
-27.38825, 153.06961 |
Listed as a closed street in a 1960-61 street
directory. Its location is shown in a 1955 street
directory as a short street that commenced at Northgate
Street and went south-east towards the railway line. In the
1960-61 street directory map it has simply disappeared and
not replaced by anything. As that part of Northgate was
developing as an industrial estate, it was likely removed to
create larger land parcels for factories etc. However, more
recent redevelopment of Toombul Road changed the alignment
of that road to build an overpass over the railway line
along what would have been Amaroo Street. This overpass also
left a segment of the former Toombul Road (now known as Old
Toombul Road). |
|
Amelia Street, Buranda,
Brisbane |
Faversham Street now in Woolloongabba |
-27.494973, 153.03943 |
Renamed in 1938 [source].
Amelia
Street can be seen on this 1907
map (although the street does not go through to Taylor
Street as it does today). This [source]
claims that it was Amelia Street, Mitchelton, that was
renamed Faversham but that seems inconsistent with maps of
all periods; I suspect this source has the wrong suburb
listed. |
|
Amelia Street, Fortitude
Valley / Newstead, Brisbane |
Hynes Street |
Renamed in 1904 to reduce
duplication of street names [source].
It seems that in 1904, Amelia / Hynes Street went through to
Montpelier Road, but it does not today (a large retail
property appears to have subsumed a portion of the road). |
||
Amelia Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Faversham Street |
Supposedly renamed by 1939 [source].
However,
I
cannot
locate
either
an
Amelia
Street
or a Faversham Street in Mitchelton on maps of any period,
and, as can be seen above, an Amelia Street in Buranda was
renamed Faversham Street, so probably the source has the
wrong suburb listed (Buranda is nowhere near Mitchelton so
it isn't a case of suburb boundaries moving). |
||
Amy Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Sedgebrook Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Albion, Brisbane |
Storkey Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Alderley,
Brisabne |
Beatson Terrace |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Breakfast Creek |
Gartrell
Street, Albion |
-27.4375, 153.0442 | Ann Street appears on this 1895
map, but in this 1920
map, it has become Alice Street. Then it is renamed
along with many other Ann Streets around 1938 to be Gartrell
Street, as can be seen in this 1943
map. As the suburb of Breakfast Creek no longer
exists, it is now in the suburb of Albion. |
|
Ann Street, Clayfield /
Hendra, Brisbane |
Gellibrand Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Darra, Brisbane |
Stavordale Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Fairfield,
Brisbane |
Inchcape Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Rusden Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Cobar Street |
Renamed before 1939, probably in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source] | ||
Ann Street, Mt Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Huntingdon Street (gone) |
Renamed before 1939, probably
in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source]
Huntingdon Street appears on a 1956 map but no longer
appears on current maps. It used to run from High Street
across Mountain Street and through to Shire Road. An unnamed
laneway is still visible on current maps (between 73 and 73A
on Mountain Street). |
||
Ann Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Towner
Street |
-27.32223, 153.06794 |
Renamed before 1939, probably
in 1938 when 11 Ann Streets were renamed. [source][source]
It appears as Ann Street in a 1938 street directory but as
Towner Street in a 1948 street directory. |
|
Annie Street, Clayfield,
Brisbane |
Burrell Street |
Renamed in 1936 to avoid
duplication. [source]
There is Annie Street
in nearby Windsor. |
||
Appleton Street, Wavell Heights |
Highcrest Avenue |
Listed as a renamed street in a 1960-61
street directory. There is a Highcrest Avenue in Wavell
Heights today but I cannot find any evidence of it being
called Appleton Street in any earlier map or street
directory. |
||
Archer Street, North
Rockhampton |
Phillips Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Archer
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
||
Arthur Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Barramul Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Clayfield,
Brisbane |
Jolly Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Brecknock Street,
Archerfield |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
gone |
Arthur Street can be seen on
this 1892
Wendouree estate map, but appears to be subsumed into
St James's Catholic Church complex today. |
||
Arthur Street, Corinda,
Brisbane |
Ruthven Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Dunellan,
Brisbane |
Headfort Street,
Greenslopes |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Baringa Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Mt Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Barkoola Street, Upper Mt
Gravatt |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, North
Rockhampton |
Skardon Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
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Arthur Street, Red Hill, Brisbane |
Gray
Street |
-27.45308, 152.99810 |
It is listed as Arthur Street in Harris's
1917 street directory, but appears as Gray Street in this 1917
map, so the name change appears to have occurred
around 1917. I am guessing the name was changed because it
was confused with nearby Arthur Terrace (a much longer and
more major street). |
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Arthur Street, Nundah,
Brisbane |
Jenner Street |
-27.40059, 153.06557 |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | |
Arthur Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Torrington Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Jardine Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Horrocks Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Howitt Street, Taringa |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, West Toowong,
Brisbane |
Dacre Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source] | ||
Arthur Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Jessop Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Arthur Street, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane |
Harrogate Street |
There were too many Arthur Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938. [source][source] | ||
Ashgrove Avenue, Ashgrove,
Brisbane (part of) |
Ashgrove
Crescent, Brisbane |
Ashgrove Avenue (previously
Three Mile Scrub Road and possibly Serpentine Avenue)
originally had a significant bend along the now Ashgrove
Crescent (as seen in the 1917 street directory). In the 1931
through 1956 street directories Graham Street appears as
"short-cut" avoiding the longer route. At some point after
1956, Ashgrove Avenue was re-routed to take the more direct
route (subsuming Graham Street) and the winding part of
Ashgrove Avenue was presumably renamed Ashgrove Crescent as
a consequence of the re-routing. |
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B |
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Bank Lane, South
Brisbane/Woolloongabba |
Toohey Street |
-27.4956, 153.0387 |
Supposedly Bank Lane was to
become absorbed into Toohey Street in 1909 [source]
but both Bank Lane
and Toohey Street
appear on current maps. |
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Battunga Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
Battunga Street, Wishart (re-routed) | Mary Street was renamed Battunga Street in 1938 [source][source]. Battunga Street appears in the 1948 street directory but the area did not appear in the 1938 street directory, so the original name of Mary Street cannot be confirmed. The street layout in this area has undergone considerable change from what appears in the 1948 street directory. Battunga Street still exists but is very small compared with its 1948 version. | ||
Beatrice Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Beata Street |
Had been renamed by 1939. [source]
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 maps. |
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Beatrice Street, Dutton
Park?, Brisbane |
Maldon Street? |
This 1939 list [source]
shows a Beatrice Street in Brisbane has been renamed Maldon
Street but the suburb is not stated. The only Maldon Street
today and on a 1948 map is in Dutton Park and the earliest
reference I can find to it in the newspapers is in 1941
consistent with being renamed around 1939, but maps from
1938 show that there was no street where the present Maldon
Street is (the intersection of Annerley Road and Gladstone
road was a larger triangle than it is) which makes it
unlikely it was once called Beatrice! Can anyone help? |
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Beatrice Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Charlotte Street |
-27.4609, 153.0096 |
This 1895
map shows it as Beatrice Street. This 1914
map shows Beatrice Street running east-west between
Hale Street and Dowse Street but another 1914
map is showing it as Charlotte Street, yet a 1919
street directory lists it as Beatrice Street still! It seems
likely the name changed during 1914. Note that there is a
Beatrice Street in Bardon (which was originally considered
part of Paddington) and having two streets in Paddington
with the same name may have caused confusion, so that might
be the reason for the name change. Note the part of present
day Charlotte Street from Dowse Street west to Cochrane
Street was always Charlotte Street (and was not Beatrice
Street). |
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Beereegan Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
gone |
Originally Margaret Street
but renamed Beereegan Street about 1938. [source]
The street layout in this area has undergone considerable
change from what apepars in the 1948 street directory.
Beereegan Street no longer exists. |
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Belgrave Cresent, Taringa / Indooroopilly |
Vincent
Street |
-27.4966, 152.9721 |
By comparison of an 1887 Nelson estate map with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). It appears as Vincent Street on a 1895 map. | |
Belgrave Road/Street, Taringa / Indooroopilly |
Ward Street (extension), Indooroopilly | -27.50036 152.98237 | Ward Street originally extended from Clarence Road to Fairley Street and, after a small kink in the road, a second street extended from present-day Fairley Street (then Church Street) to Turner Street. In the 1880s and 1890s, this second street was called Belgrave Street/Road [1880 map][1892 map], but, by 1895, it was called Pye Street [1895 map][1921 map]. On 24 May 1937, it was renamed Ward Street as an extension of the original Ward Street [source (download)]. Historically, the area has been described as being in Taringa or Indooroopilly but it is within Indooroopilly today. | |
Bell Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Brookes Street and Exhibition Street |
Bell Street appears in an 1875
map (Queensland State Archives) but on an 1885
map (Queensland State Archives) and current maps it is
Brookes Street. The street name appears to have changed
around 1875-1876 as the Brisbane
Directory and Squatters' Directory of 1876 has "see
Brookes Street" against the Bell Street entry. However,
in 1904, a newspaper article claims Bell Street was recently
renamed Exhibition Street [source],
a name that reflects that it is within the Royal National
Association's Exhibition Grounds. (Note. Don't be confused
by the source saying Bell Street comes off Leichhard
Street because that part of Leichhardt Street was later
renamed St Paul's Terrace.) Given that Brookes Street and
Exhibition Street are immediately parallel to one another,
it suggests that when the name Brookes Street came into use
in the 1875-1885 period, the name Bell Street was
re-assigned to the adjacent street (which does not appear in
the 1875
map) but may have been a back lane of the original
Bell Street? |
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Bell Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Keera Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Keera Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map it is Keera Street. | ||
Bell Street, Enoggera,
Brisbane |
Wardell Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Wardell Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map it is Wardell Street. | ||
Bell Street, Fairfield,
Brisbane |
Bledisloe Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was
renamed Bledisloe Street [source];
most
likely
it
was
one
of
11
Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source].
This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell
Street, but on a 1948 map it is Bledisloe Street. Note that,
on the 1948 map, Bledisloe Street runs from Fairfield Road
across to Lang Street (now Lagonda Street), but today only
the segment from Fairfield Road to the railway line exists
and the segment east of the railway line to Lagonda Street
no longer appear to exist as a road (although it is still
visible on the map). |
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Bell Street, Hendra, Brisbane |
Goble Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Gable Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map and present day maps the name is Goble Street, so most likely Gable Street was a typo in the 1939 source. | ||
Bell Street, Merthyr /
Newstead, Brisbane |
Patterson Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source].
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Bell Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Leighton Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Leighton Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map it is Leighton Street. | ||
Bell Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Reading
Street |
-27.46041, 152.99123 |
A 1920 map of
Brisbane shows one straight Bell Street, but current
maps show Reading Street broken into two segments. |
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Bell Street, Petrie Terrace,
Brisbane |
Melford Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Pratten Street according to this [source]. However, inspection of a 1938 map and a 1948 map show that Bell Street was renamed Melford Street. However, as Pratten Street very nearly adjoins Bell / Melford Street, perhaps the intention reported in the 1939 source had been to join the two streets into a single Pratten Street (but, if so, this did not occur). | ||
Bell Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Fullerton Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Barnsley Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map it is Barnsley Street. | ||
Bell Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Bathgate Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Bathgate Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell Street, but on a 1948 map it is Bathgate Street. | ||
Bell Street, Tarragindi,
Brisbane |
Brentford Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was renamed Brentford Street [source]; most likely it was one of 11 Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. However, I cannot locate a Bell Street in Tarragindi in early maps nor a Brentford Street anywhere in Brisbane in later maps. Click if you can help! | ||
Bell Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Barnsley Street |
By 1939 Bell Street was
renamed Barnsley Street [source];
most
likely
it
was
one
of
11
Bell Streets renamed in 1938 [source].
This is confirmed by a 1938 map that shows it as Bell
Street, but on a 1948 map it is Barnsley Street. |
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Bellevue
Street, Highgate Hill, Brisbane |
Ruth Street |
Comparison of 1889 map and
current map [source] |
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Berguna Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
gone |
Originally Jane Street, renamed Berguna Street in 1938 [source][source], confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. There is no Berguna Street in current maps; it has been replaced by a housing development [source]. | ||
Berlin
Road, Clayfield, Brisbane |
Sefton Road |
Comparison of 1885
estate map and current maps. May have been renamed
during World War 1 due to anti-German sentiment? |
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Bilyarra Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Pollock Street | Originally Third Avenue, then renamed in 1938 to be Bilyarra Street [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. But appears in the 1956 street directory to current maps, it appears as Pollock Street (perhaps Bilyarra Street was too easily confused with nearby Bilyana Street)? | ||
Bingham Road, south of Hervey Bay |
Booral Road | -25.34382, 152.83322 | This long road has had many names. It also passes through many suburbs. It was known as Urangan Road from at least 1869 [source] and was the location of the Urangan Road State School, then variously as Urangan-Bingham Road [source] or just Bingham Road, then by 1941 it was Nikenbah Bingham Road (1941 map) and now Booral Road. | |
Birdwood Street, Manly |
Major Street |
-27.4559, 153.1696 |
Appears as Birdwood Street on the Graveston Estate map of 1917 courtesy of State Library of Queensland).but as Major Street in an 1931 street directory. | |
Bishopsgate Road, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
-27.37918, 153.07830 |
The streets in this area have been replaced by large industrial estates. Bishopsgate Road ran from Blinzinger Road (which went through to Earnshaw Road at that time) to Tufnell Road. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Bismarck Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Hipwood Avenue |
Renamed in 1916 presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
This street was originally in the Wecker Estate (see above). |
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Bismarck Street, Mayborough |
Gallipoli Street |
Renamed in 1917 due to
anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
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Blaker
Road, Mitchelton, Brisbane |
Glenholm
Street |
According to a 1948 map,
Blaker Road commenced at Samford Road and went north to the
railway line and then followed the railway line to the
north-west until just past the intersection with Church
Road. However, a 1956 map shows the segment from Samford
Road to the railway line as being an extension of Glenholm
Street (which in 1948 commenced at the railway line and ran
north to Kedron Brook Creek). The 1956 map also shows Blaker
Road having been extended through to Dawson Parade (as it
appears on current maps). |
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Blinzinger Road (part of),
Banyo, Brisbane |
partly
gone and partly Crockford Street |
Blinzinger Road used to extend across the railway line through to Northgate Road (now Earnshaw Road), but part of it disappeared under the Golden Circle Cannery. The disconnected section of Blinzinger Road from Northgate Road (now Earnshaw Road) to Nudgee Road is still shown on a 1956 map as Blinzinger Street, but its name on current maps is Crockford Street. | ||
Blocksidge Street, South
Brisbane area |
Water Street East? |
Supposedly Water Street East was renamed Blocksidge Street in 1909 [source] but Water Street East was still in existence (off Stanley Street roughly opposite Raymond Terrace) until the Mater Hospital extensions and busway were built around the 1990s/2000s (the street disappeared as a result of that redevelopment).There is no sign of Blocksidge Street in current maps. | ||
Boggo Road, Dutton Park,
Brisbane |
Annerley Road |
Renamed about 1906 [source]
as residents did not like the association with the Boggo
Road Gaol. The gaol continued to be known by that name for
many years after. |
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Booner Road, Lota, Brisbane |
Booner Street & Bethania Street | Francis Street was renamed Booner Street in 1938 [source][source] and this confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. At this time Francis / Booner Street ran from Railway Terrace straight through to Whites Road. However, today Booner Street goes only from Railway Terrace to Avadne Road. It appears that some time (after 1956) part of Booner Road (between Avadne Road and Toombes Street) was subsumbed into Cox Park. The section of Booner Street from Toombes Street to Whites Road was then combined with Toombes Street (which went from Booner Street to Andrew Street) into the Bethania Street that exists today. | ||
Botts Road, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Brighton
Road |
-27.3128, 153.0645 |
In 1913 the council decided to combine part of Deagon Street and Botts Road to create Brighton Road. [source] It is not indicated which part of the current Brighton Road was formerly Deagon Street and which part was Botts Road, but looking at the angle that the current Deagon Road connects into Brighton Road, it seems most likely that the southern section of Brighton Road (from the current Deagon Street to Seymour Street) was originally Deagon Street, while the northern section of Brighton Road (from the current Deagon Street to Ward Street) was originally Botts Road. | |
Boundary Road, Petrie Terrace
/ Paddington, Brisbane |
Hale Street |
[source] |
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Boundary Street, South
Brisbane / Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Vulture Street |
When Brisbane was first
settled, a number of Boundary Streets were established
representing the boundaries of the town. Some remain, others
were renamed. The southern Boundary Street that ran from the
western Boundary Street to Ipswich Road (as shown on an 1865
map of Brisbane) is now known as Vulture Street. [source] |
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Bourne Street, South Brisbane
area |
Savage Street |
Supposedly Bourne Street was
renamed Savage Street in 1909 [source]
but it is Bourne Street and
not Savage Street that appears on current maps. |
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Bowen Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Carville
Street |
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Boyanda Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
Boyanda
Street (re-routed slightly) |
The street layout of this
area has changed considerably from what is shown in the 1948
street directory. Boyanda Street still exists but is
slightly re-routed. |
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Bridgeman Road, Banyo |
Northumbria
Road |
-27.357128, 153.064738 |
Appears as Bridgeman Road in an 1948 street
directory but as Northumbria Road on current maps. However,
in 1948 Bridgeman Road went further east (immediately
adjacent to Nudgee College) where it met Aberdeen Parade at
the railway line. Northrumbia Avenue is shorter today
probably to accommodate the suburban development that was
not present in 1948. Other streets in this area affected by
the development include Holme Avenue and Thoms Avenue. |
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Bridgewater Street,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.482004, 153.05779 |
Appears on a 1956 map but not
on current maps. |
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Brisbane
Road, Southport |
Queen
Street |
-27.97279, 153.41295 |
Appears as Brisbane Road on
this 1882 estate map [source] |
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Bruce Street, Lutwyche,
Brisbane |
Swinburne Street
(eastern end) |
Renamed in 1938 [source]. The 1938 street directory shows O'Mara Street as a short street running east from Brook Street for about 200 metres, meanwhile Bruce Street ran from Lutwyche Road west for about 150 metres. The 1948 street directory shows that O'Mara Street and Bruce Street have now been connected into a single street called Swinburne Street. | ||
Bulimba Road,
Hawthorne, Brisbane |
Hawthorne Road |
Comparing an 1885 map with a current map we discover the old Bulimba Road became Hawthorne Road and that the old Hawthorne Road became Uhlmann Street [source] | ||
Bulimba
Road, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane |
Shafston Avenue |
Deduced from comparison of
1865 map [source]
and current maps |
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Burns Road, Banyo |
Saltash
Street, Virginia |
-27.367135, 153.066464 |
Appears as Burns Road in an 1948 street directory but as Saltash Street on current maps. It is one of several streets renamed in this area, possibly when the industrial estate was built? | |
Burton Street, South Brisbane
area |
Leamington Street? |
Supposedly Leamington Street was renamed Burton Street in 1909 [source] but it is Leamington Street and not Burton Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Byron Street, Banyo |
Ullswater
Street, Virginia |
-27.369346, 153.065219 |
Appears as Byron Street in an 1948 street directory but as Ullswater Street on current maps. It is one of several streets renamed in this area, possibly when the industrial estate was built? | |
C |
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Caflisch Street, South
Brisbane area |
Colton Street? |
Supposedly Colton Street was renamed Caflisch Street in 1909 [source] but it is Colton Street not Caflisch Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Cahill Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Irvine Street | Originally Third Avenue, renamed to Cahill Street in 1938 [source]. However, it appears to be have been absorbed into adjoining Irvine Street on current maps. | ||
Cairns Range Tablelands
Highway, between Cairns and Atherton |
Gillies Highway |
Renamed in 1934 [source] |
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Cairns Street, South Brisbane
area |
Garsden Street |
Supposedly Cairns Street was renamed Garsden Street in 1909 [source] but it is Cairns Street not Garsden Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Cameron Street, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Granard
Road, Rocklea (part of) |
In 1948, Granard Street
(formerly known as Main Street) only went from Beaudesert
Road west to Beatty Street. Then, from Beatty Street, it
became Cameron Steet continued west to Douglas Street; there
was no further connection west of Douglas Street. However,
in the 1956 street directory, we see Granard Road
connecting Beaudesert Road all the way through to Ipswich
Road (as appears on current maps) having apparently subsumed
Cameron Street in the process. |
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Cannon Avenue / Row, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
-27.37931, 153.07553 |
This area is now an industrial estate. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Caroline Street, North
Rockhampton |
Macaree Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Caroline
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
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Caroline Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Moreton Street and Chrystal
Street |
A 1914? map shows Caroline
Street running east-west between Dowse Street and Hale
Street. [source]
In about 1914, the middle portion of it was resumed to
create a children's playground [source]
but the remaining east and west portions were still called
Caroline Street [source]
and can still be found on 1956 maps. However, on current
maps, the western portion is now an extension of Moreton
Street and the eastern portion an extension of Chrystal
Street. |
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Carter Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
gone |
Carter Street ran north-south
between Ferry Street and Cairns Street close to (but not
alongside) the river. It was resumed in 1940-1 for
extensions to the Evans
Deakin shipyard during World War 2 [source],
and this is confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948
street directories. |
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Castlereagh Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Subsumed into an industrial
estate. Based on comparison of 1956 street directory and
current maps. |
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Caton's / Caton Road, northern Brisbane |
This road is mentioned twice in reports of
the Nundah Divisional Board (later the Kedron Division
Board) in 1889 [source]
and 1892 [source]. Can
you help with any information about this road? |
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Cedar Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Worthing Street |
The portion south-west of the
railway line was renamed in 1928 [source][source]
The north-east portion is still Cedar Street. |
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Cemetery Road, Mount Morgan |
Coronation Drive |
Renamed in 1953 [source] |
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Cemetery Road, Nundah/Toombul, Brisbane | Hedley
Avenue (north) Hedley Avenue (south) |
-27.40562, 153.06643 -27.41330, 153.07051 |
In a 1931 street directory
and the 1934 electoral roll, the street appears as Cemetery
Road. A newspaper advertisement in August 1937 mentions
Hedley Avenue [source].
In a 1938 street directory, the street is listed as Hedley
Avenue. The new name is believed to refer to local doctor
Hedley Brown. [source]
At that time, the street commenced at Vernon Street and ran
south to Hows Road and then south-east past the Nundah
cemetery and across a creek via a bridge into Toombul and
then finally turned east to join with Nudgee Road. Today the
combination of Schulz Canal, the railway line to the airport
and the East-West Arterial Road have split Hedley Avenue
into two segments, the northern segment in Nundah and the
southern segment in Toombul. |
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Cemetery Road, Petrie Terrace
/ Paddington, Brisbane |
Hale Street |
[source] | ||
Cemetery Road, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Sylvan Road |
[source] |
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Century Street, Chermside |
Buruda Street |
-27.39244, 153.03342 |
This 1937
map shows Century Street commencing at Oxley Street
(now Pilba Street) and extending north to Mermaid Street and
then terminating before the present junction with Buna
Street, while this 1955
map shows it as Buruda Street and extending from Pilba
Street to Kuran Street (was Wallace Street). |
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Chancer Street, Stephens
Shire |
It was proposed to rename
this street in 1916 due to anti-German sentiments during
World War 1 but it is unclear whether it was renamed or what
the new name was. [source]
However, no such street exists on current maps. |
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Charles Street, Auchenflower
/ Milton, Brisbane |
MacIntosh Street |
Comparison of 1934 and 1941 electoral rolls show that Charles Street has been renamed MacIntosh Street, probably one of the 11 Charles Streets in Brisbane which were renamed in 1938 [source] The name change is mentioned in 1939. [source] | ||
Charles Street,
Buranda/Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Atherton Street |
Comparison of 1934 and 1941 electoral rolls show that Charles Street has been renamed Atherton Street, probably one of the 11 Charles Streets in Brisbane which were renamed in 1938 [source] | ||
Charles Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Parkhill Street | Renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Charles Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Geera Street | [source: a resident of the street]. Most probably changed in December 1938 [source]. Last newspaper reference to Charles Street is June 1938 [source]. First reference to Geera Street is in 1939 [source] | ||
Charles Street, Deagon /
Sandgate, Brisbane |
Loftus Street |
Comparison of 1934 and 1941 electoral rolls show that Charles Street has been renamed Loftus Street, probably one of the 11 Charles Streets in Brisbane which were renamed in 1938 [source]. | ||
Charles Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Elaroo Street |
Comparison of 1934 and 1941 electoral rolls show that Charles Street has been renamed Elaroo Street, probably one of the 11 Charles Streets in Brisbane which were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by this 1939 source listing the changed name [source] | ||
Charles Street, Northgate /
Banyo, Brisbane |
Corser Street (gone) |
The streets in this area have
been replaced by large industrial sites. It was one of the
11 Charles Street replaced in 1938. [source][source]
Corser Street was a short street running NW-SE roughly
between Kia-ora Street and Axford Street (but adjoined
neither). It was one of a small group of roads accessed via
Royal Parade (which ran further south than it does today).
Note there was a 2nd Charles Street in Northgate, now Dethridge Street. |
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Charles Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Dethridge Street |
Charles Street had been
replaced by Dethridge Street by 1939 [source].
It
was
probably
one
of
the 11 Charles Streets renamed in 1938 [source].
This is confirmed by Charles Street appearing in an 1938 map
and Dethridge Street in a 1948 map. |
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Charles Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Garling Street |
Comparison of 1934 and 1941 electoral rolls show that Charles Street has been renamed Garling Street, probably one of the 11 Charles Streets in Brisbane which were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by the name change having happened by 1939 [source] | ||
Charles Street, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Brockman Street, Kedron |
Charles Street had been renamed Brockman Street by 1939 [source]; probably one of the 11 Charles Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by finding Charles Street in a 1938 map and Brockman Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Charles Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisabne |
Atherton
Street |
Charles Street had been renamed Atheron Street by 1939 [source]; probably one of the 11 Charles Streets renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed by finding Charles Street in a 1938 map and Atherton Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Charles Street, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Ewing Street | Renamed in 1938. [source] The name change has occurred by 1939 [source] | ||
Charles Street, (somewhere
in) Brisbane |
In 1938, 11 Charles Streets were renamed but unfortunately we don't know in all cases what suburb they were in or what their new name was. [source] | |||
Charlotte Street, North
Rockhampton |
Sharples Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
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Chelmsford Street, South
Brisbane area |
Stephens Road? |
Supposedly Stephens Street was renamed Chelmsford Street in 1909 [source]. On current maps there is no Chelmsford Street but there is a Stephens Road. | ||
Cheshire Road, Kedron,
Brisbane |
gone |
Cheshire Road can be seen in
a 1956 street directory as running west from Shaw Road
intersecting with Nabiac and a longer version of Mercer
Avenue than exists today and then south roughly parallel
with the creek. Today it appears completely subsumed within
Shaw & Mercer Parks. |
||
Chestnut Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Drayton Terrace |
The portion south-west of the
railway line was renamed in 1928 [source][source].
The north-east portion remains Chestnut Street. |
||
Chinaman Road, Yeerongpilly,
Brisbane |
Waragil Street |
Renamed in 1930 [source]
but I cannot locate either street name on any map. |
||
Church Avenue, off Arthur
Street, South Brisbane area |
Denison Street |
Supposedly Church Avenue (off
Arthur Street, now Harrowgate Street) was renamed Denison
Street in 1909 [source]
but it is Church Avenue
not Denison Street that appears on current maps. Although
Church Avenue does not connect to Harrowgate Street on
current maps, they probably did connect up until the 1960s
when the South-East Freeway (Pacific Motorway) was built. |
||
Church Avenue, off Stanley
Street, South Brisbane area |
Weedon Street |
Supposedly Church Avenue was
renamed Weedon Street in 1909 [source]
but neither can be found on a current maps. There is a Church Avenue in the
Woolloongabba area, but nowhere near Stanley Street. |
||
Church Street, Bald Hills,
Brisbane |
Adair Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Church Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Nesbit
Street (now gone) |
-27.38010, 153.07484 |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] Unfortunately there is no Nesbitt Street on a contemporary map as the Golden Circle Cannery was built over it. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Church Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Birkalla Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Church Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Bombery Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Church Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Birubi Street |
Too many Church Streets so
many were renamed in 1938. [source]
This 1939 [source]
claims it was renamed Birwoi Street, but there is no
evidence of this name in any street maps. |
||
Church Street (part of?),
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane |
Wandoo Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source].
Since
there
is
still
a
Church
Street
almost
directly
opposite
Wandoo
Street
(across
Ann
Street),
it
seems
likely
that
Church
Street
was originally one longer dog-legged street and that the
renaming was to eliminate the dog-leg. |
||
Church Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Fairley
Street |
-27.50199, 152.98056 |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | |
Church Street, Ithaca / Kelvin Grove/ Red
Hill |
Lintern
Street |
-27.451190, 153.000414 |
Church Street appears in a 1917 street
directory, but in a 1931 street directory it is called
Lintern Street (as it is to this day). |
|
Church Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Amesbury
Street |
-27.474337, 153.035178 |
On an 1887 map and a 1917 street directory it appears as St Mary Street (noting that St Mary's Church is next door). The 1931 and 1938 street directories calls it Church Street. It was renamed in 1938 to Amesbury Street [source] [source] and this is confirmed by the 1956 street directory. | |
Church Street, Milton,
Brisbane |
Chippendall
Street |
-27.46626, 153.00940 |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | |
Church Street, North
Rockhampton |
Macfarlane
Street |
-23.36886, 150.52225 |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
|
Church Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Egmont Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Church Street, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Collier Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | ||
Church Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Jephson Street | There were too many Church
Streets so many were renamed in 1938. Church Street in
Toowong was renamed Elworthy Street in 1938 [source].
However,
it
seems
it
was
renamed Jephson Street by 1939 [source]
[source]
. In the 1941 electoral roll, a few people are listed as
living in Elworthy Street but many more are listed as living
in Jephson Street. |
||
Church Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Ambleside Street Amersham Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] However, Ambleside and Amersham Streets appear to be the same L-shaped street called Ambleside on the long side and Amersham on the short side. [source] | ||
Church Lane, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Trinity Lane |
-27.4876, 153.0309 |
Shown as Church Lane in 1931 street direction
and Trinity Lane in 1938 street directory. The names
"Church" and "Trinity" presumably both refer to the Holy
Trinity Anglican Church at the top of the lane (the
site has been used for an Anglican Church since 1870 but did
not acquire the name Holy Trinity until 1875). |
|
Church Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Hawthorne
Street |
-27.4879, 153.0310 |
Appears on an 1876 Clarendon Estate map as Church Road. Appears on an 1895 map as Hawthorne Road. The name Church presumably refers to the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in that street (established 1870). | |
Clancarty Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
gone |
Originally Russell Street, it was renamed Clancarty Streety in 1938 [source]. Clancarty St appears on a 1956 map as adjoining Toohey Road but has now been subsumed into Toohey Forest Park. | ||
Clara Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Besham Parade |
The portion south-west of the
railway line was renamed in 1928 [source][source]
The north-east portion remains Clara Street. |
||
Clifford Parade, Mount Gravatt, Brisbane |
Invermore
Street |
-27.53203, 153.07736 |
Clifford Parade appears as an address in the
1954 electoral roll and in a 1955 street directory, but in
the 1959 electoral roll and a 1960 street directory, it
appears as Invermore Street, so the name change appears to
have occurred in the late 1950s. |
|
Clontarf
Road, Woody Point, Redcliffe |
Hornibrook Esplanade |
Comparison of map from
1923-1938 with current map. [source] |
||
Collard Place, Banyo, Brisbane |
Froude Street (north-east
segment) and gone |
-27.3752, 153.0756 |
This 1884 map (North is downwards)
shows Collard Place commencing at the intersection of
Musgrave Street and Station Street (now Kennaway Street) and
continuing north-east parallel with the railway line. Sturt
Street is shown as commencing at Collard Place and heading
north-west. Looking at a 1926 street directory, the
short north-east segment of Victoria Street appears to be
the start of Collard Place and the north-west segment of
Victoria Street appears to be Sturt Street. The remainder of
Collard Place (further to the north-east) does not appear in
the 1926 street directory. Victoria Street appears in a 1956
street directory but in a 1975 street directory, it has been
renamed to its current name Froude Street. |
|
Colton Street, South Brisbane
area |
Caflisch Street |
Supposedly Colton Street was renamed Caflisch Street in 1909 [source] but it is Colton Street not Caflisch Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Compo Road, Rocklea, Brisbane |
Evans Road |
Renamed in 1941 [source] |
||
Cooksley Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Third
Avenue |
-27.31832, 153.07122 |
In 1913, the council decided to rename Petty, Wilson, Cooksley, Henry, and Tully streets to be First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Avenues respectively. [source] But it leaves us wondering about the origins of Fourth Avenue. | |
Cornwall Street, Dutton Park,
Brisbane |
partly
gone |
According to 1948 maps,
Cornwall Street continued into a straight line down to the
river and the most westerly intersection was with Fairfield
Road. However, since 1903, South Brisbane cemetery had been
extended into the land between Cornwall Street and Princess
Street (west of Fairfield Road) and this section of Cornwall
Street was closed as a public road in 1930 and was absorbed
into the cemetery (it does not show in a 1956 street
directory). The northern most part of Fairfield Road (north
of Princess Street) appears to have been renamed Cornwall
Street as part of this process. [source] |
||
Coronation Drive, Mount Coot-tha,
Brisbane |
Sir Samuel Griffith Drive
(aka Sir Samuel Griffith Scenic Drive) |
Renamed in 1951 to avoid
confusion with Coronation Drive in Milton / Auchenflower /
Toowong and to honour Sir Samuel Griffith [source] |
||
Coronation Drive, St Lucia, Brisbane |
Renamed in 1949 to avoid confusion with Coronation Drive in Milton / Auchenflower / Toowong and to honour Professor Hawken of the University of Queensland [source] |
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Corser Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area were
replaced by large industrial sites. |
||
Cowley Street,
New Farm, Brisbane |
SE part of Hopetoun Way & Hollins Crescent | By comparison of 1887 map with current map. [source] However, so much redevelopment has occurred in this area that it is difficult to say if Hopetoun Way & Hollins Crescent are renaming Richardson Street & Cowley Street or whether they are completely new streets approximately where the old streets used to be. | ||
Creek Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Lewisham
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source];
probably
one
of
the
14
Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source].
This
is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and
as Lewisham Street in a 1948 map. Note that Lewisham Street
only went between Ekibin Road and Dudley Street at that time
(and did not cross the creek). In the 1960s/70s Lewisham
Street was extended under the South-East Freeway to cross
the creek and connect to Earl Street as the South-East
Freeway development destroyed the former Ridge Street creek
crossing. |
||
Creek Street, Breakfast
Creek, Brisbane |
Pedder
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Pedder Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Corio
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Corio Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Deagon,
Brisabne |
Lendon
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Lendon Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Kinloch
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source] (although the source has the spelling Kinlock); probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Kinlock Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Piper
Street |
Apparently renamed before
1939 [source];
it
appears
to
be
one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in
1938 [source]
as it appears on a 1938 map as Creek Street. However, on a
1931 map it was called Graham Street. |
||
Creek Street, Kenmore,
Brisbane |
Sutling
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source];
probably
one
of
the
14
Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source].
Unfortunately
this area is not covered by my 1938 map so I cannot confirm
it was originally called Creek Street (although it was
clearly adjacent to a creek). |
||
Creek Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Northmore
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source];
probably
one
of
the
14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source].
According
to a 1938 map, Creek Street ran only from Kedron Avenue (now
McConaghy Street) across Osborne Street and towards Kedron
Brook Creek (that is, the easternmost part of Northmore
Street today) and it is only that segment of road that is
renamed Northmore Street on a 1948 map. In 1948 the western
end of the current Northmore Street from Keylar Street to
Blackwood Street was known as Ivy Street and the segment of
the current Northmore Street between Blackwood Street and
Kedron Avenue (now McConaghy Street) did not exist. However,
a 1956 map shows Northmore Street running all the way from
Keylar Street down to Kedron Brook (as it does today). |
||
Creek Street, Newmarket,
Brisbane |
Finsbury
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Praed Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Praed
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Finsbury Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Road, Rocklea, Brisbane |
Donaldson Road |
Renamed in 1926 [source].
Not to be confused with nearby Donaldson Street in
Corinda. |
||
Creek Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Kidman Street |
One of the 14 Creek Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source] This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Kidman Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Creek Street, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane |
Camberwell
Streeet |
Renamed before 1939 [source];
probably
one
of
the
14
Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source].
This
is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and
as Camberwell Street in a 1948 map. |
||
Creek Street, Wynnum,
Brisbane |
Coreen
Street |
Renamed before 1939 [source]; probably one of the 14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. This is confirmed as it appears as Creek Street in a 1938 map and as Coreen Street in a 1948 map. | ||
Cribb Island Road, Cribb
Island, Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Cribb Parade, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Cross Street, Wilston, Brisbane | MacGregor
Street |
-27.43412, 153.01931 |
The Wilston Estate was sold in 1885 [source]. Cross Street appears on the 1885 estate map, but it
appears as MacGregor Street on a 1917 map. |
|
Crown Avenue, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Subsumed into an industrial
estate. Based on comparisons of 1956 street directory and
current maps. |
||
Croydon Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
-27.37889, 153.07650 |
This area is now an industrial estate. See this 1884 map (note, North is downwards). | |
D |
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David Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Davies Road, South Brisbane |
Montague Road? |
Supposedly Montague Road was renamed Davies Road in 1909 [source] but it is Montague Road not Davies Road that appears on current maps.There is a Davies Park adjacent to Montague Road. | ||
Dawson Street, Rockhampton |
Barry Street |
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Deagon Street, Deagon, Brisbane |
Albury
Street |
-27.32585, 153.06540 | Deagon Street appears in a 1919 street
directory but it has become Albury Street in a 1931 street
directory. Not to be confused with Deagon Street, Sandgate
(see below); indeed, maybe that was the reason for its
renaming. The earliest newspaper reference I could find to
Albury Street is in 1929. [source] |
|
Deagon Street (part of), Sandgate, Brisbane |
Brighton
Road |
-27.3155, 153.0661 |
In 1913 the council decided to combine part
of Deagon Street and Botts Road to create Brighton Road. [source]
It is not indicated which part of the current Brighton Road
was formerly Deagon Street and which part was Botts Road,
but looking at the angle that the current Deagon Road
connects into Brighton Road, it seems most likely that the
southern section of Brighton Road (from the current Deagon
Street to Seymour Street) was originally Deagon Street,
while the northern section of Brighton Road (from the
current Deagon Street to Ward Street) was originally Botts
Road. Not to be confused with Deagon Street, Deagon (see
above). |
|
Deighton Street, South Brisbane area | Dutton Street | Deighton Street was renamed
Dutton Street in 1909 [source].
However,
there is also a Deighton
Road on current maps. |
||
Denham Street, North
Rockhampton |
Goodsall Street | In 1925 it was proposed to
rename Denham Street in North Rockhampton to avoid confusion
with the Denham Street
on the south side of the city but no new name had been
agreed to. [source]
but later the name Goodsall Street was chosen [source] |
||
Denison Street, South
Brisbane area |
Church Avenue? |
Supposedly Church Avenue (off Arthur Street, now Harrowgate Street) was renamed Denison Street in 1909 [source] but it is Church Avenue not Denison Street that appears on current maps. Although Church Avenue does not connect to Harrowgate Street on current maps, they probably did connect up until the 1960s when the South-East Freeway (Pacific Motorway) was built. | ||
Derby Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
gone |
A 1956 map shows Derby Street
coming off Toohey Road in an area that is now Toohey Forest
Park. It is possible that Derby Street might be the current
Flanders Street, but I think Derby Street was a bit further
north than Flanders. |
||
Devereux Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
gone |
Devereux Street appears in a
1956 directory running north-south through the area subsumed
by Shaw & Mercer Parks. |
||
Dixon Street, South Brisbane
area |
Raven Street? |
Supposedly Raven Street was renamed Dixon Street in 1909 [source] but it is Raven Street not Dixon Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Dudley Street East, Annerley, Brisbane |
Dudley
Street |
-27.51117, 153.03515 |
Street directories from 1917 to 1956 shows
Dudley Street running west from Ipswich Road while Dudley
Street East runs east from Ipswich Road. Modern maps show
both segments being called Dudley Street. |
|
Duff Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Kuran
Street |
Appears in the 1938 street directory as Duff Street, in the 1948 street directory as Wallace Street (presumably an extension of the still existing Wallace Street west of Gympie Road), and in the 1956 street directory as Kuran Street. See also this 1937 map (as Wallace Street) and this 1955 map (as Kuran Street). | ||
Dunn Street, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Kadumba Street | In 1938, the road running from Fairfield Avenue to Rhyndarra Street had four separate names: Railway Avenue, Dunn Street, Rome Street and Kadumba Street. The entire road was renamed Kadumba Street. [source][source] | ||
E |
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Eagle Farm Road, Eagle Farm,
Brisbane |
Kingsford Smith Drive |
The road from Breakfast Creek
to the Pinkenba level crossing (known as Hamilton Road until
the junction with Racecourse Road and then Eagle Farm Road
beyond that) was renamed in 1953 in honour of Charles
Kingsford Smith. Ironically, that road had been
renamed Bailey Memorial Drive in 1938 after J.F. Bailey
(curator of the Botanic Gardens) but that name had not been
used. [source]
Note that Eagle Farm Road beyond the Pinkenba level crossing
was not renamed and is still visible on current maps. |
||
Edith Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Emsworth Street |
The portion to the south-west
of the railway line was renamed in 1928 [source][source]
The north-east portion remains Edith Street. |
||
Edward Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Portland Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edward Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Langton Street |
Too many Edward Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Edward Street, Belmont / Mt
Bruce, Brisbane |
Wyena Street, Camp Hill |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.. Compare with this 1889 map of East Coorparoo. | ||
Edward Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Jamieson Street |
Renamed in 1904 [source].
|
||
Edward Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Yarung Street (gone) |
Too many Edward Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories, but the street has completely disappeared on a
1956 map having been absorbed into the Bulimba Barracks.
Edward / Yarung Street was the street immediately north and
parallel to Carbeen Street, running from Baldwin Street
across Bolan Street and toward (but did not actually connect
to) Taylor Street (Carbeen Street did not connect through to
Taylor Street either at that time). |
||
Edward Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Yarramba Street (gone) |
Too many Edward Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories, but no longer appears on current maps as it has
been absorbed into Bill Cash Memorial Park. Edward /
Yarramba Street commenced at Wynnum Road opposite Stanton
Street (probably the park entrance today) and ran NNE
(parallel with Barrack Road) until it intersected at a 3-way
intersection with Whitworth Road (which crossed the railway
line) and Andrews Street (probably a small extension of the
current street). |
||
Edward Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Lawley Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edward Street, Kuraby,
Brisbane |
Donegal Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] | ||
Edward Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Faucett Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edward Street, Nashville /
Sandgate, Brisbane |
Borella Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. In 1938, it was renamed Borella Street according to these [source][source] and this is confirmed by a 1938 map showing it as Edward Street and a 1948 map showing it as Borella Street. This [source] claims Edward Street in Nashville was renamed Jennings Street in 1938 but I cannot find any maps showing this street as Jennings Street. | ||
Edward Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Carisbrook Street |
Too many Edward Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source].
Unfortunately
this
area
is
not covered by the 1938 map I am using so I cannot confirm
that it was originally Edward Street. |
||
Edward Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Eldridge Street |
Too many Edward Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Edward Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
Jefferis Street |
In 1938, Edward Street was renamed Jeffries Street [source][source] and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. However, in 1948, it was renamed again to be Jefferis Street [source: Brisbane City Council Archives], a subtle change that appears to have taken a number of years to become adopted by the residents of the street, many of whom persisted in calling it Jeffries Street in the electoral roll in the 1950s. The Council Archives do not indicate why the name was changed in 1948, nor why the new name was so similar to the previous one. Can anyone help? | ||
Edward Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | Grantham Street, Dutton
Park |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edward Street, Woolowin,
Brisbane |
Madden Street, Albion |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edward Street, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Lovegrove Street |
Too many Edward Streets in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Edwardstown
Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.22966, 153.09384 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from
George Street) do not exist today. There is one 1902
reference to Edwardstown Street [source],
but nothing that helps pin down its exact location. Can
you help? |
|
Elfrida Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Elliott Street |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
||
Elizabeth Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
gone |
The street layout in this area has undergone considerable change from what appears in the 1948 street directory. Elizabeth Street no longer exists. | ||
Elizabeth Street, Park
Avenue, Rockhampton |
Underwood Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Elizabeth
Street on the south side of Rockahmpton [source] |
||
Ella Street, New Farm,
Brisbane |
Hazel Street |
Renamed in 1937 to avoid
confusion with another Ella
Street in New Farm [source] |
||
Ellen Street,
Holland Park West, Brisbane |
Gower Street |
Comparison of 1884 map and current map. [source] | ||
Ellery Street, Wavell
Heights, Brisbane |
gone |
Ellery Street appears in a
1956 street directory but today has been subsumed into Shaw
& Mercer Parks. It ran westward (roughly) from Shaw Road
to Boree Street. |
||
Ellison Road, Virginia,
Brisbane |
Ellison Road (shorter) |
According to a 1956 street
directory, Ellison Road used to terminate at Sandgate Road
but today it ends at Bilsen Road. |
||
Elworthy Street, Toowong |
Jephson Street | There were too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. Church Street in Toowong was renamed Elworthy Street in 1938 [source]. However, it seems it was soon after renamed Jephson Street [source]. In the 1941 a few people were still listed as living in Elworthy Street but many more are listed as living in Jephson Street. | ||
End Street, South Brisbane
area |
Woodness Street |
Supposedly renamed in 1909 [source]
but there is no Woodness Street on current maps and there is
an End Street. |
||
Entrance A, Hendra |
Bulli Street |
-27.418562, 153.074605 |
Entrance A and its counterpart Entrance B
both appear in a 1948 street directory but appear as Bulli
and Gadara Streets respectively in a 1956 street directory |
|
Entrance B, Hendra |
Gadara Street | -27.417718, 153.074786 |
Entrance A and its counterpart Entrance B both appear in a 1948 street directory but appear as Bulli and Gadara Streets respectively in a 1956 street directory | |
Esplanade, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
F |
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Fairfield Road, Dutton Park,
Brisbane (northern end) |
Cornwall
Street |
According to 1948 maps, Cornwall Street continued into a straight line west down to the river and the most westerly intersection was with Fairfield Road. However, since 1903, South Brisbane cemetery had been extended into the land between Cornwall Street and Princess Street (west of Fairfield Road) and this section of Cornwall Street was closed as a public road in 1930 and was absorbed into the cemetery (it does not show in a 1956 street directory). The northernmost part of Fairfield Road (north of Princess Street) appears to have been renamed Cornwall Street as part of this process. [source] | ||
Ferry Road, Indooroopilly |
Coonan Street |
-27.50370, 152.97480 |
An 1895
map shows Ferry Road immediately west of the railway
line, starting at the Wharf Reserve at the Brisbane River
and extending north to the Indooroopilly railway station. It
is now Coonan Street, which extends further north than Ferry
Road did. |
|
Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Holman
Street (west of Main Street) |
A 1887 map shows
Ferry Street running from the western riverbank (with a
ferry connection to the Customs House that still exists to
this day) to Main Street, while the segment from Main Street
to the eastern riverbank is called Holman Street. However,
in the 1917 street directory, the entire street between the
two riverbanks is called Holman Street. Probably the reason
for the renaming was to avoid confusion with the other Ferry
Street in Kangaroo Point (that still exists today but
is now L-shaped rather than a straight road down to the
river as it was until at least 1956). |
||
Fifth (5th) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Lutzow
Street |
While First through Fourth
Avenue at Tarragindi were renamed in 1938, Fifith Avenue
remained unchanged and it appears as Fifth Avenue in a 1948
street directory, but it is listed as Lutzow Street in a
1956 street directory. Note in 1948 Lutzow Street only went
from Sexton Road to Weller Road, but in 1956 it continues
through to Toohey Road, as it does today. |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Albion,
Brisbane |
Blackmore Street, Windsor |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Baddow, Maryborough |
Campbell
Street (part of) |
-25.52873, 152.68305 |
Based on comparison of the 1963 and 1968
electoral rolls, First Avenue appears to have bene between
Neptune and Tanner Streets and was amalgamated into Campbell
Street which was previously only north-west of Neptune
Street. Second Avenue will ran parallel to First Avenue
appears to have been similarly amalgamated into Edward
Street. |
|
First (1st) Avenue, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Eames Street |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. (See also First Street, Banyo, below) |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Boondall,
Brisbane |
Peacock Street |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and supported by comparison of 1938 street directory (index
entry but no map) and 1948 street directory. |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Wright Street |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed to Poomong Street in 1938 [source][source]
which is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However on a 1956 street directory and current
maps it is called Wright Street. Only
First through Fourth Avenues were renamed in 1938; Fifth and
Sixth Avenues still remain. |
||
First (1st) Avenue,
Chermside, Brisbane |
Manitoba
Place |
There were too many First
Avenues in Brisbane so First Avenue in Chermside was renamed
Taverner Street in 1938 [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, by comparison of 1956 street directory
with current maps, First Avenue / Taverner Street would
appear to have been renamed Manitoba Place. However, First
Avenue / Taverner Street used to connect through to Bilsen
Street while Manitoba Place does not. Meanwhile a new First Avenue has been
created in Chermside (too far away to be related to the
original one). |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Keeling Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Panitya Street, Greenslopes |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Once the names of First through Fourth Avenues
were changed in 1938; the others (Fifth through Tenth)
remain. |
||
First (1st) Street, Cribb Island, Brisbane | gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Darra,
Brisbane |
Warrender Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Eagle
Junction, Brisbane |
Roseby Avenue, Clayfield |
Renamed in 1938 after a noted
clergyman of New South Wales [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. There was an earlier proposal to call it Aljon
Street in honour of the mayor Alfred Jones who lived in the
street, but he didn't like the name. |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Lassetter Street |
There were too many First
Avenues in Brisbane, so it was renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note only the names of First through
Fourth Avenue were changed in 1938; the others (Fifth
through Fourteenth) remain. |
||
First (1st) Avenue,
Mitchelton, Brisbane |
Fenwick Street |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, at that time First Avenue / Fenwick
Street went right through to Samford Road as opposed to the
short cul-de-sac that exists to day. |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Murarrie,
Brisbane |
Tamba Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, St Lucia,
Brisbane |
Ironside Street |
Too many First Avenues in
Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note only the names of First through Fourth
Avenue were changed in 1938; the others (Fifth through
Eleventh) remain. |
||
First (1st) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Shaftesbury Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Torwood,
Brisbane |
Ennever Street, Bardon |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Wilston,
Brisbane |
Antill Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Avenue, Woody
Point, Redcliffe |
McLellan Street |
Comparison of map
(c1923-1938) with current map. |
||
First (1st) Avenue, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Rowell Street |
Too many First Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
First (1st) Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Gold
Street |
-27.37504, 153.07451 |
This 1884 map
shows it as First Street. By 1926, a street directory shows
it as Gold Street. (See also First Avenue, Banyo,
above) |
|
Fifth (5th) Street, Cribb
Island |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Fifth (5th) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Lutzow
Street |
Appears in the 1948 street
directory as Fifth Avenue but in the 1956 street directory
as Lutzow Street. The adjacent First through Fourth Avenues
were renamed back in 1938, leaving Fifth Avenue unchanged.
Presumably the change to Lutzow Street reflected the desire
to remove the anomaly of having only one "numbered" street.
The first reference I can find to Lutzow Street is in 1954 [source]. |
||
Fish Lane, South Brisbane |
Fish Street? or Fish Lane? |
Fish Lane was renamed Fish
Street in 1927 [source]
but still appears as Fish
Lane on current maps. |
||
Fitzroy Street, North
Rockhampton |
In 1925, it was proposed to
rename the continuation of Fitzroy Street in North
Rockhampton to avoid confusion with the Fitzroy Street on the
south side of the city but the new name was not agreed upon
[source]
but later Toft Street was chosen [source]
but evidently not implementd as in 1927 it is proposed to
rename it Thorn Street [source].
Perhaps
no
new
name
was
ever
agreed
upon
as
current
maps
show
that
Fitzroy
Street
does
still
extend across to the north side of
the river and there is no Toft Street and, while there
is a Thorn Street, it
is not a continuation of Fitzroy Street. Or perhaps Queen Elizabeth Drive
is the new name (although presumably that name must date
from the 1950s). |
|||
Fitzroy Street, Park Avenue,
Rockhampton |
Gough Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the more major Fitzroy Street on the
south side of the city [source] |
||
Fleming Lane, Fairfield,
Brisbane |
Aylesford
Street |
According to this [source], Fleming Lane had been renamed Aylesford Street by 1939. However, a 1948 street directory still shows it as Fleming Lane, but a 1956 street directory and current maps show it as Aylesford Street. | ||
Flood Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Strickland Terrace (southern
end) & gone |
A 1956 street directory shows
Flood Street commencing at the eastern end of Plumer Street
(formerly William Street) and then curved southwards
following the line of the creek to connect with Thomas
Street (which then ran right down to the creek). In 1956
Strickland Terrace commenced at the eastern end of Long
Street East and then curved southwards connecting with the
eastern end of Central Avenue and Borden Street (was Short
Street). The current Strickland Terrace is in two segments,
the northern part commencing further north at Strong Avenue
with a new section down to Long Street East, while the
southern part commences at Central Avenue and extends
further south through to Plumer Street and incorporates the
northern part of the old Flood Street. The rest of Flood
Street, the eastern end of Thomas Street and the section of
Strickland Terrace between Long Street East and Central
Avenue are not longer streets, but a close-up look at a
current map shows walking tracks / bike paths along their
former routes. Most likely the frequent flooding of the
creek resulted in the loss of these street segments. |
||
Florence Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Ronald Street |
The portion south-west of the
railway line was renamed in 1928 [source][source]
The north-east portion is still Florence Street. |
||
Forster Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Combles
Road |
Forster Street was renamed
Combles Road prior to 1939 according to [source].
However
I cannot find any evidence of Combles Road ever having an
earlier name. Can
you
help? |
||
Fourth (4th) Avenue / Street,
Belmont, Brisbane |
Koondara
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. The 1938 street directory shows First, Second,
Third and Fourth Streets, of which only Second and Fourth
appear to have been renamed by 1948. First and Third Streets
still exist today. |
||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Wallara
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Only First through Fourth Avenues were renamed in 1938; Fifth and Sixth Avenues still remain. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Dowar
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, Darra,
Brisbane |
Ebrington
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Arnott
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue,
Mitchelton, Brisbane |
Willcocks
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that Fourth / Willcocks used to go through
to Samford Road and crossed Main Avenue (now Hay Street) to
create a small cul-de-sac (approximately where 6 Hay Street
is today); the 1956 street directory shows it as it appears
today between Crown Street and Hay Street. |
||
Fourth (4th) Avenue,
Murarrie, Brisbane |
Andan
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, St
Lucia, Brisbane |
Townley
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Note only the names of First through Fourth Avenue were changed in 1938; the others (Fifth through Eleventh) remain. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Fingal
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, Torwood,
Brisbane |
Tristania
Drive?,
Toowong |
In 1938 Fourth Avenue (which
ran from Fifth Avenue in a south-westerly direction down to
Stuartholme Road) was renamed Webber street [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Webber Street can still be found in the 1956
street directory, but current maps no longer show such a
road. Tristania Drive appears to be in same position in
terms of the connection to Fifth Avenue but doesn't go
through to Stuartholme Road although the small
south-westerly cul-de-sac may be the remants of that
connection. |
||
Fourth (4th) Avenue, Wilston,
Brisbane |
Angliss
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth (4th) Avenue,
Zillmere, Brisbane |
Ardill
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Fourth Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Francis Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Laird Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. My 1938 street directory lists Francis Street in Ashgrove in the index but does not have a map covering that area to confirm it is the street now known as Laird Street. | ||
Francis Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Boongall Street, Camp Hill |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Francis Steet, Eagle
Junction, Brisbane |
Milman Street, Clayfield |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that Francis / Milman Street used to
connect right through to Jackson Street (the disconnection
happened after 1956). |
||
Francis Street,
Indooroopilly, Brisbane |
Rankin Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Francis Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Anglesey Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Francis Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Huet Street, Nundah /
Wavell Heights and gone |
In 1938 Francis Street
commenced at Shaw Road and ran west and then south-west,
where it met Castor Street and then continued further
south-west intersecting with Hardacre Street and terminating
at an intersection with Roberts and Devereux Streets. In
1938 it was renamed Huet Street [source][source].
The
1948 street directory shows that the name Huet Street has
been extended to include the road between Shaw Road and
Brooks Street (previously Sylvan Street). Some time after
1956, the parkland we see today (Shaw Park and Mercer Park)
has subsumed a number of streets in this area including the
SW section of Huet Street after the junction with Castor
Street (as well as Hardacre, Roberts and Devereux Streets). |
||
Francis Street, Kedron North,
Brisbane |
Mellor Street, Kedron |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Francis Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Ricardo Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Francis Street, Lota,
Brisbane |
Booner Street & Bethania
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. At this time Francis / Booner Street ran from Railway Terrace straight through to Whites Road. However, today Booner Street goes only from Railway Terrace to Avadne Road. It appears that some time (after 1956) part of Booner Road (between Avadne Road and Toombes Street) was subsumbed into Cox Park. The section of Booner Street from Toombes Street to Whites Road was then combined with Toombes Street (which went from Booner Street to Andrew Street) into the Bethania Street that exists today. | ||
Francis Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Fincastle Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Francis Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Wyandra Street |
Francis Street was probably
named after Francis Robert Chester Master who had a large
house called Stratton in this area in the 1850s. Commercial
Road was once known as Stratton Road. Francis Street was
renamed Wyandra Street in 1904 to avoid duplication [source]. |
||
Francis Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Pinnock Street (gone) |
There were too many Francis
Streets so some were renamed in 1938. [source]
Pinnock Street appears on a 1956 map, but current maps show
it has been replaced by an industrial estate. It ran
south-west from Blinzinger Road (now 85 Crockford Road)
towards the creek and then turned north-west to join
Frederick Street. |
||
Francis Street, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Tamworth Street, Annerley |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Franz
Road, Hendra, Brisbane |
Alexandra Road |
In a 1938 street
directory, Franz Street is shown as commencing at the
railway line and running north while Alexandra
Road commenced on the other side of the railway line
and ran south. In 1938, approval was given to change the
name of Franz Street to Alexandra Road [source]
presumably to have the same name along the entire street.
However, the 1948 street directory still shows the road
north of the railway line as Franz Street, the name which is
still in use today. However, at some time after 1956, the
section of Railway
Parade that ran from Sandgate Road to Alexandra Road
was incorporated into Alexandra Road. |
||
Fraser Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Kinnaird
Street |
Renamed at some time after
1959. The reason for the renaming is not known but I suspect
there was probably confusion with nearby Frasers
Road (which was itself renamed from Stewart Road
between 1941 and 1948). The official name of the street is
spelled as Frazer Street in titles documents and street
directories, yet residents consistently spelled it Fraser
Street in electoral rolls and newspapers. |
||
Fraser Terrace (part of),
Highgate Hill, Brisbane |
Derby Street |
Due to gullies, Fraser
Terrace was split into two pieces. The eastern piece was
absorbed into Derby Street (to which it was connected) in
about 1920. |
||
Frazer Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Kinnaird Street | Renamed at some time after 1959. The reason for the renaming is not known but I suspect there was probably confusion with nearby Frasers Road (which was itself renamed from Stewart Road between 1941 and 1948). The official name of the street is spelled as Frazer Street in titles documents and street directories, yet residents consistently spelled it Fraser Street in electoral rolls and newspapers. | ||
Frederick Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Hamel
Street |
Frederick Street had been
renamed Hamel Street by 1939 [source].
A
1931 street directory shows Hamel Street so presumably the
change happened prior to that but I cannot find any earlier
maps of the area. |
||
Fritz Street,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Wylie
Avenue |
Originally called Fritz
Street when the Wecker
Estate was sold in 1884, it had been renamed by 1930
to be Wylie Street. [source]
As all of the other German-named streets in the Wecker
Estate were renamed due to anti-German sentiment in World
War 1, it is likely that this street was also renamed in
World War 1. The fact that the last newspaper reference to
Fritz Street that I could find was in 1914 [source]
and the first newspaper reference to Wylie Avenue is in 1919
[source]
would seem to support this theory. |
||
G |
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Garden Street, North
Rockhampton |
Williamson Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
||
Garsden Street, South
Brisbane area |
Cairns Street? | Supposedly Cairns Street was renamed Garsden Street in 1909 [source] but it is Cairns Street not Garsden Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Gaythorne Road, Albion / Breakfast Creek,
Brisbane |
Crosby Road,
Albion |
-27.432454, 153.045869 |
A 1919 street directory shows Gaythorne Road
starting at Sandgate Road and then going east to a junction
with Toorak Road (which does not go that far north today).
In 1929 Gaythorne Road was extended through to Anthony
Street in Ascot. [source]
The name change appears to have occurred about 1930 as a
1931 street directory shows Crosby Road on the map but the
list of residents still refers to it as Gaythorne Road. The
renaming was probably caused by confusion with Gaythorne
Road, Gaythorne (which still exists). Crosby Road was
presumably named after Crosby Park (which already existed)
on that street. Mr Crosby was a popular post office official
who lived in Albion. [source] |
|
Geebung Road, Geebung, Brisbane |
Newman
Road |
-27.36814, 153.04806 | Renamed [source][source].
What is not clear is when the renaming occurred. There is a
reference to Newman's Road in that area as early as 1886 [source]
and references to Geebung Road as late as 1952 [source]
and for many years 1922 onwards both names appear in the
electoral rolls. Given that Newman Road today is very long,
I suspect that the southern part was originally Newman's
Road and the northern part was Geebung Road (they might not
have even been connected in the early days) and that at some
time the name was standardised along the full length of the
road. |
|
Geoffrey Street, Merthyr / New Farm |
Oxlade
Drive |
-27.472589, 153.049642 |
According to a 1926 street directory, River Road went from Sydney Street to Turner Avenue, after which it was called Geoffrey Street from Turner Avenue to Brunswick Street. On 5 September 1927, River Road and Geoffrey Street were both renamed as Oxlade Drive. | |
George Street, Albion,
Brisbane |
Anstey Street |
-27.43044, 153.04255 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Ashgrove, Brisbane |
Gailey
Street |
-27.43861, 152.99556 |
References to George Street appear in this
1921 newspaper article [source]
and in the 1922 electoral roll and is known to intersect
with Lindsay Street. The families Graham, McCabe and Peters
all live in George Street and were later found to be living
in Gailey Street. |
|
George Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Hurworth Street |
-27.44806, 153.03650 | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
George Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane (see also below) |
Bambil Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps. |
||
George Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane (see also above) |
Carbeen Street |
-27.44730, 153.06821 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Camboor Street |
-27.48992, 153.08113 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. View this street on a 1889 map of East Coorparoo. | |
George Street, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Hailsham Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps.
George / Hailsham Street was south of Willingdon Street
(similar spacing to the other streets to the north) and of
similar length (a cul de sac). |
||
George Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Barradine
Street, Greenslopes |
-27.50726, 153.05635 | Renamed by 1939 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
|
George Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
Elmslie Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.
Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire
suburb of Cribb
Island was subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. |
||
George Street, Kangaroo
Point?, Brisbane |
Pearson Street | -27.47744, 153.03712 | Renamed in 1938. The [source] gives the old and new street name but not the suburb [using best guess] | |
George Street, Kedron /
Chermside, Brisbane |
Duff
Street, Wavell Heights |
-27.39482, 153.04955 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Lennon Street |
-27.40909, 153.02322 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Ross Street |
-27.44310, 153.04275 | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
George Street, North
Rockhampton |
Part Street | -23.36367, 150.52024 | Renamed in 1925 to avoid confusion with another George Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] | |
George Street, Rosalie,
Brisbane |
Agars Street |
-27.46672, 152.99682 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Inskip Street |
-27.53839, 153.00655 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories | |
George Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Darling Street |
-27.31441, 153.05796 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, South Brisbane area | Schofield Street | Renamed in 1909 [source] but neither name appears on current maps. Can anyone help? | ||
George Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Allenby Street |
-27.46111, 153.02254 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Sunnybank,
Brisbane |
Lister Street |
-27.23051, 153.01633 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Taringa,
Brisbane |
Adsett Street |
-27.494113, 152.982910 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. |
|
George Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
Lisgar Street |
-27.37071, 153.05712 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Cordeaux
Street |
-27.48885, 153.00085 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. |
|
George Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Northey Street | -27.44223, 153.02778 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Woollongabba, Brisbane | Lockhart Street |
-27.48961, 153.02967 | Although a 1938 newspaper
article says that George Street was renamed Lockhart Street
[source],
a 1938 street directory and a 1933
map both show that Lockhart Street was formerly St
George Street. |
|
George Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Rawson Street |
-27.41492, 153.04438 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
George Street, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Somervell Street | -27.51392, 153.02824 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
German Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Eton Street
(east of Sandgate Road) |
-27.4000, 153.0592 |
By comparison with 1882 Nundah Railway
Station estate map with current maps (courtesy of State
Library of Queensland). Both German and Eton Streets are
present in Nundah from 1882 onwards, suggesting Eton Street
was extended to replace German Street. Since Eton Street is
to both the east and west of Sandgate Road today and the
1882 Nundah Railway Station estate was on the east of
Sandgate Road, it seems most likely that the western part
was always Eton Street and the eastern part was originally
German Street. This 1922
letter to the newspaper editor says it was still
German Street in about 1909 but changed to Eton Street some
time before 1922. Given the time frame, it may have been
changed to due to anti-German sentiment during World War I. |
|
Gillespie Street, South
Brisbane area |
Merton Road? |
Supposedly Merton Road was renamed Gillespie Street in 1909 [source] but it is Merton Road not Gillespie Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Glasshouse Mountain Road,
Glasshouse Mountains |
Steve Irwin Way |
Renamed in 2006 after the
death of Steve
Irwin whose zoo was located on that road [source] |
||
Gore Street, Wavell Heights,
Brisbane |
gone |
In a 1956 Gore Street appears
as a north-south street in an area now completely subsumed
by Shaw & Mercer Parks. |
||
Grace Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Morse Street |
-27.45486, 153.04122 | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source].
Note
Grace
Street
is
described
as
coming
off
Church
Street
(renamed
Wandoo
Street
at
this
same
time)
but
today
the
connection
to Wandoo Street has been lost and it is only accessible
from Chester Street. The new name honoured Alderman Morse. |
|
Graham Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Ashgrove
Avenue (segment of) |
Ashgrove Avenue (previously
Three Mile Scrub Road and possibly Serpentine Avenue)
originally had a significant bend along the now Ashgrove
Crescent (as seen in the 1917 street directory). In the 1931
through 1956 street directories Graham Street appears as
"short-cut" avoiding the longer route. At some point after
1956, Ashgrove Avenue was re-routed to take the more direct
route (subsuming Graham Street) and the winding part of
Ashgrove Avenue now bypassed was presumably renamed Ashgrove
Crescent in consequence. So Graham Street was the segment of
the current Ashgrove Avenue between the two intersections
with the current Ashgrove Crescent. |
||
Graham Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Piper
Street |
-27.41896, 153.03063 | On a 1931 map, it appears as
Graham Street. On a 1938 map it appears as Creek Street. By
1939 it had been renamed Piper Street [source],
presumably
one
of
the
14 Creek Streets in Brisbane that were renamed in 1938 [source]. |
|
Granville Terrace, Gordon
Park, Brisbane |
Bedford Street |
-27.41800, 153.02314 | According to [source],
Bedford
Street
had
been
renamed
Granville
Terrace
by 1939. However, it appears as Granville Terrace on a 1931
map and a 1938 map but as Bedford Street on a 1948 map and
on current maps, so I think the source got the story
back-to-front. Note that today Bedford Street starts at Beaconsfield
Terrace and continues down past the intersection with
Stirling Street, then there is a missing segment and
then a short east-west
segment off Montrose Street. The longer segment
and missing segment were once Granville Terrace; the short
segment off Montrose Street was originally Short Street. |
|
Gray Road, South Brisbane
area |
O'Reilly Street |
Supposedly renamed in 1909 [source] but it is Gray Road not O'Reilly Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Gray Street east, Ipswich |
Chelmsford Avenue |
-27.61932, 152.75723 | Renaming proposed in 1907 as
part of a tree planting program. [source] |
|
Grays Road, Lower Nudgee,
Brisbane |
gone |
Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Green Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Daventry
Street (northern part) |
The 1938 street directory shows Mary Street running from the river north to Bell Street (now Barnsley Street) with Green Street running from Bell Street to Dornoch Terrace, but the 1948 street directory shows both Mary Street and Green Street being re-named Daventry Street. | ||
Gregory Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Pioneer
Street |
-27.48227, 152.98520 | There was another Gregory
Street, and Pioneer Street was the new land because the land
there was sold off under the name of the Pioneer Estate.[source]
|
|
Green Road, Lower Nudgee,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Grenay (Grenenay?) Street,
Alderley, Brisbane |
Lexington
Street |
-27.42986, 152.99596 | Renamed prior to 1939 [source].
Appears as Lexington Street on my 1938 street directory but
Grenenay Street appears in the index. The street does not
exist in 1931. |
|
Grey Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
gone |
A 1956 map shows Grey Street
adjoining Toohey Road in what is now Toohey Forest Park. |
||
Grosvenor Street, Toowong, Brisbane |
Bywong Street |
-27.4872, 152.9785 |
Can be seen as Grosvenor Street on this 1895
map but as Bywong Street on current maps. Appears as
Grosvenor Street in a 1948 street directory but as Bywong
Street in a 1956 street directory. Appears in the 1941
electoral roll as Grosvenor Street while the first entries
for Bywong Street are present in the 1949 electoral roll.
The last
newspaper mention of Grosvenor Street is December 1948
while the first
newspaper mention of Bywong Street is in January 1949.
This suggests the name change occurred about the start of
1949. |
|
Grove Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Dalmore
Street |
-27.44143, 152.99282 | In the 1931 street directory
it is Grove Street (note the area was originally called
Grove Estate) but confusingly there is a Grove Parade nearby
(which is now Frobisher
Street). In the 1938 & 1948 street directories both Grove Street and
Grove Parade appear to have been renamed Frobisher Street;
this seems frankly unlikely and perhaps the map makers were
confused about which street had been renamed? In the 1956
street directory the original Grove Street is now called
Grove Street again, but the former Grove Parade is still
Frobisher Street. Looking at electoral rolls through the
period it seems the names in active use are Grove Street and
Frobisher Street, which support the theory that it was only
Grove Parade that was ever renamed Frobisher Street.
However, current maps show Grove Street as Dalmore Street (a
change that must have occurred after 1956), and this appears
to be the only name change that has actually occured. |
|
Grove Parade, Ashgrove,
Brsibane |
Frobisher Street | -27.44182, 152.99991 | In the 1931 street directory it is Grove Parade (note the area was originally called Grove Estate) but confusingly there is a Grove Street nearby (which is now Dalmore Street). In the 1938 & 1948 street directories both Grove Parade and Grove Street appear to have been renamed Frobisher Street; this seems frankly unlikely and perhaps the map makers were confused about which street had been renamed? In the 1956 street directory Grove Parade is still shown as Frobisher Street, while original Grove Street is now shown as Grove Street again. Looking at electoral rolls through the period it seems the names in active use are Frobisher Street and Grove Street, which support the theory that it was only Grove Parade that was ever renamed Frobisher Street. | |
Guelph Street, Jubilee, Brisbane |
Jubilee
Park |
-27.45268, 152.98216 | Guelph Street appears on the Jubilee Estate
map of 1897 [source]
running east-west between Empress Terrace and Crown Street
(at about the point of the slight kink in Crown Street). It
appears on maps and street directories until at least 1938.
However, in a 1948 street directory Guelph Street has
disappeared and a unnamed park is shown. There is no
evidence in the electoral roll of anyone living in Guelph
Street although there is one newspaper reference to land at
Guelph Street in 1923 [source].
As all original streets in the Jubilee Estate had royal
connections (it was established at the time of Queen
Victoria's Diamond Jubilee), it is worth knowing that
"guelph" means a member of a
princely family of Swabian origin from which the British
royal house is descended through George I [source]. |
|
H |
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Haddon Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
St
Lawrence Street, Wavell Heights |
-27.38227, 153.05101 | There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane and so Second Avenue in Chermside was renamed Haddon Street in 1938 [source][source] and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. However comparison between the 1956 street directory and current maps suggests Haddon Street has been subsequently renamed St Lawrence Street. | |
Hall Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
McLachlan Street |
Windmell Street (from James Street to Brunswick Street) and Hall Street (from Brunswick Street to Bowen Terrace) were renamed into a single street called McLachlan Street in 1925 [source][source] | ||
Hall Street, North
Rockhampton |
Tomkins Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Hall
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
||
Halloran Street, Caboolture |
gone / never
built? |
-27.0835, 152.9557 |
A circa 1888 Caboolture estate map shows
Halloran, Sinnott and Lagoon Streets being east of Battersby
Street (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). These
streets are mentioned in the 1889
advertising of the land sale but, while Battersby
Street exists to this day), I cannot find any subsequent
mention of these other three streets and there are not 3
streets to the east of Battersby Street. Perhaps the land
sale was unsuccessful and the land was subsquently developed
in a different way. |
|
Hamilton Place, Bowen Hill, Brisbane
(northern part) |
Mayne Road |
-27.4466, 153.0359 |
According to a circa 1885 map, there may have
been section of Hamilton Place north of Campbell Terrace
which is now Mayne Road (courtesy of Queensland State
Library). |
|
Hamilton Road, Hamilton,
Brisbane |
Kingsford Smith Drive |
The road from Breakfast Creek
to the Pinkenba level crossing (known as Hamilton Road until
the junction with Racecourse Road and then Eagle Farm Road
beyond that) was renamed in 1953 in honour of Charles
Kingsford Smith. Ironically, that road had been
renamed Bailey Memorial Drive in 1938 after J.F. Bailey
(curator of the Botanic Gardens) but that name had not been
used. [source] |
||
Hampson Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Lower Clifton Terrace |
In 1921, Hampson Street was renamed Lower Clifton Terrace, the name it had been in use 50 years ago. [source] A new Hampson Street was created in the Kelvin Grove area. | ||
Hanover Street, Newtown,
Ipswich |
Lusitania Street |
Probably renamed during the
first World War following the sinking of the RMS
Lusitania and definitely by 1922 (new name appears in
electoral roll) |
||
Happy Valley Road, Kedron / Gordon Park /
Stafford / Everton Park, Brisbane |
Stafford Road |
This 1895
McKellar map shows it as "Stafford Road OR Happy
Valley Road". I can find the Happy Valley Road name in use
as late as 1946 in
the Everton Park area. The suburb of Stafford was
originally called Happy Valley [source]
and is presumably the origin of the road name. |
||
Hardacre Street, Wavell
Heights, Brisbane |
gone |
Hardacre Street appears in a
1956 street directory but now has been subsumed by Shaw
& Mercer parks. It meandered westward (it was not at all
straight) from Shaw Road towards the direction of Bennelong
Street (but never joined it). |
||
Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne, Brisbane | Uhlmann Street | Comparing an 1885 map with a current map we discover that Hawthorne Road became Uhlmann Street, probably so that the old Bulimba Road could become the current Hawthorne Road [source] | ||
Henry Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
Scanlan Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Henry Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area have been subsumed into large industrial estates. | ||
Henry Street, Park Avenue,
Rockhampton |
Thackeray Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid confusion with another Henry Street on the south side of the city [source] | ||
Henry Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Fifth
Avenue |
-27.31655, 153.07032 |
In 1913, the council decided to rename Petty, Wilson, Cooksley, Henry, and Tully streets to be First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Avenues respectively. [source] But it leaves us wondering about the origins of Fourth Avenue. | |
Herbert Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Astor Terrace |
Renamed in 1937 [source] |
||
Heussler Terrace,
Auchenflower / Milton, Brisbane (part of) |
Haig
Road Birdwood Terrace Sir Samuel Griffith Drive |
Heussler Terrace originally
ran from Castlemaine Street to Mt Cootha Road. The section
of Heussler Terrace (from Baroona
Road to Rathdonnell
Street) was renamed Haig Road at some time after 1916
[source: a reader] and 1919 based on this newspaper
article [source].
The section of Hussler Terrace (from Rathdonnell
Street to Sir Samuel Griffith Drive as it is today)
was renamed Birdwood Terrace around 1918. The small
north-south segment from the now Birdwood Terrace to Mt
Coot-tha Road is now part of Sir Samuel Griffith Drive (but
appears as Simpson Road in a 1931 street directory). Heussler
Terrace is still so named from Castlemaine
Street to Baroona
Road. |
||
Higgins Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
High Street, Koongal,
Rockhampton |
Stack Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another High
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
||
Hilderstone Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
St Vincents Hospital (gone) |
Hilderstone Street was a short street running west from Main Street, roughly half way between the intersection with Cairns Street and the intersection with Shafston Avenue. It appears in the 1956 street directory but appears to have been subsequently subsumed into Mt Olivet Hospital (Hospice) which was renamed St Vincents Hospital in 2010. | ||
Hill Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Allambie Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note there was also a Hill
Crescent in Belmont (now Carina Heights). |
||
Hill Street, Clayfield,
Brisbane |
Creswick Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Not to be confused with a nearby Hill Street in
Wooloowin (now Stopford Street). |
||
Hill Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Armuna Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Although Armuna Street appears in the 1948 street directory,
the street appears unnamed in the 1931 and 1938 street
directories, so the previous name of Hill Street cannot be
confirmed. |
||
Hill Street, Dunellan,
Brisbane |
Drummond Street, Greenslopes | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
Antrim Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Hill Street, Kedron, Brisbane |
Childers Street (3
segments) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. The 1938 street directory shows Hill Street
running between Gympie Road and Pfingst Street. In the 1948
street directory, Hill Street is shown as having been split
by the Wavell Heights High School, with the western segment
(to Gympie Road) being called Childers Street and the
eastern segment to Pfingst Street still called Hill Street
(but curiously Hill Street does not appear in the street
index of that directory). A 1956 map shows the two segments
both called Childers Street. Current maps show that the
western segment has been split (separated by a creek with
what appears to be a pedestrian bridge), making 3 segments
today. |
||
Hill Street, Kedron?,
Brisbane |
Erskine Avenue |
Renamed in 1938. The [source] gives the old and new street name but not the suburb [using best guess based on 1956 map]. | ||
Hill Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Dalley Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Lane, Newmarket,
Brisbane |
Crane Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Loraine Street (gone) | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Although Hill Street in Moorooka is listed in the street index in the 1931 and 1938 street directories, that area is not covered by the maps. In the 1948 street directory, there are still no maps of the area but Hill Street no longer appears in the index but Loraine Street does (with the note that is "off Toohey Road"). A 1956 map shows Loraine Street as a street adjoining Toohey Road in what is now Toohey Forest Park. | ||
Hill Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Calvert Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Rosalie,
Brisbane |
Daintree Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Bentinck Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Chisholm Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Taringa,
Brisbane |
Darvall Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane |
Athlone Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Hill Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Stopford Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Not to be confused with a nearby Hill Street in Clayfield (now Creswick Street). | ||
Hill Street, Wynnum, Brisbane |
Alkoomie Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Hill End Road, South Brisbane |
Montague Road |
Montague Road is shown on an
1865 Brisbane map as being only a short street between
Boundary Street and Stanley Street. From Boundary Street
back towards Highgate Hill the now Montague Road is called
Hill End Road. [source]
|
||
Holingside Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
St Vincents Hospital (gone) |
The 1956 street directory
shows Holingside Street as a very short street (about 50
metres) running west from Main Street but not through to the
river, roughly aligned with Prospect Street but a little
further south. It would appear to have been absorbed at some
stage into the northern end of Mt Olivet Hospital (Hospice)
which became St Vincents Hospital in 2010. This street does
not appear in many of my earlier street directories (but
small streets are often omitted due to space reasons).
However, in this 1887 map, the section of Prospect Street to
the west of Main Street appears to be in much the same
position as Holingside Street in 1956 (although Prospect
Street extended right down to the river) so possibly it was
formerly Prospect Street. |
||
Holme Avenue, Banyo |
Holme
Avenue |
-27.35331, 153.06653 |
In a 1948 street directory, Holme Avenue
connected Wellington Road (now Stanworth Road) to Bridgeman
Road (now Northumbria Road. Today, Holme Avenue ends where
College Way begins and Northumbria Road is also shorter than
it was, also terminated at its junction with College Way.
Note College Way and the associated suburban development did
not exist in 1948. |
|
Hope Street, Fairfield, Brisbane |
FJ O'Grady Memorial Park (gone) |
-27.5065, 153.0227 |
A 1959
map shows Hope Street running north-south between
Victoria Street and Brougham Street (to the east of
Crutchley Street). That area is now part of the FJ O'Grady
Memorial Park. The street has been replaced by the park by
the late 1960s. |
|
Hope Street (part of), South
Brisbane |
South
Brisbane Railway Station Colchester Street |
-27.47953, 153.02108 |
A 1919 map shows Hope Street
running from the Milton Reach of the Brisbane River through
to Vulture Street. However, the expansion of South Brisbane
railway station closed part of Hope street [source],
splitting it into two segments, visible in a 1931 street
directory. In a 1948 street directory both segments were
still called Hope Street, but at some time soon after that,
the southern segment was renamed Colchester Street. The
earliest reference I can find to Colchester Street is in
1952 [source].
The rest of Hope Street
remains further to the north, but no longer extends |
|
Huet Street, Wavell Heights,
Brisbane |
partly
gone |
In 1938 Francis Street commenced at Shaw Road and ran west and then south-west, where it met Castor Street and then continued further south-west intersecting with Hardacre Street and terminating at an intersection with Roberts and Devereux Streets. In 1938 it was renamed Huet Street [source][source]. The 1948 street directory shows that the name Huet Street has been extended to include the road between Shaw Road and Brooks Street (previously Sylvan Street). Some time after 1956, the parkland we see today (Shaw Park and Mercer Park) has subsumed a number of streets in this area including the SW section of Huet Street after the junction with Castor Street (as well as Hardacre, Roberts and Devereux Streets). | ||
I |
||||
Ipswich Road, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Main
Street |
-27.47527, 153.03560 | This 1865
map of Kangaroo Point shows it as Ipswich Road but an 1887 map shows it
as Main Street. From Woolloongabba Fiveways onwards it is
still Ipswich Road. |
|
Irving Street, Hamilton, Brisbane |
Balowrie
Street |
-27.437122, 153.065862 |
Appears on a 1907 map as William Street, in street directories from 1917 to 1948 as Irving Street, with Balowrie Street being mentioned in a March 1949 newspaper advertisement. Not to be confused with William Street in Breakfast Creek (now Higgs Street, Albion). | |
Irving Street, Newmarket, Brisbane |
Baradine
Street |
-27.4368, 153.0097 |
Irving Street appears in a 1948 street
directory but the last newspaper mention I an find of it is
in July 1951. [source]
The first mention as Baradine Street occurs in September
1952. [source] |
|
Irving Street, Torwood,
Brisbane |
Bangalla
Street, Auchenflower |
-27.47132, 152.99640 | The name change occurred
about 1948 as the last newspaper references to Irving Street
appear in September 1948 [source]
and the earlier reference to Bangalla Street is in November
1948 [source].
Name change is also confirmed by this newspaper
advertisement mention of both names [source]
and by comparison of the 1948 and 1956 street directories. |
|
Isaac Street, Auchenflower,
Brisbane |
Bayliss Street |
-27.47841, 152.99348 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 strret
directories. |
|
Isles Street, Mount Pleasant /Holland Park |
Oxley
Drive/Wilbur Street |
-27.511697, 153.059570 |
According to a 1926 street directory, Isles
Street ran from Raff Street to Love Street to Oxley Drive
(at the intersection of present day Wilbur Street) and
through to Abbotsleigh Street. On 16 July 1926, the segments
of Isles Street from Raff Street to Oxley Drive were renamed
as Oxley Drive. It is not clear when the segment to
Abbotsleigh Street was renamed but it appears as Wilbur
Street on current maps. |
|
Ithaca Parade, Jubilee,
Brisbane |
Fletcher Parade, Bardon |
-27.44985, 152.98416 | A short segment of Ithaca
Parade (from Coopers Camp Road to Coronation Street) can be
seen on the Jubilee Estate map of 1897 [source]
and a 1917 street directory shows Ithaca Parade from Coopers
Camp Road to Jubilee Terrace, roughly following the line of
the creek. However, in the 1931 street directory, Ithaca
Parade has been replaced by Fletcher Parade. |
|
Ivy Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Northmore
Street |
-27.40511, 152.97500 | In 1948, Ivy Street ran from
Keylar Street to Blackwood Street while Northmore Street ran
only from Kedron Avenue (now McConaghy Street) down to the
Kedron Brook Creek (Northmore Street had been known as Creek
Street until 1938/1939) with no connection between Blackwood
Street and Kedron Avenue (McConaghy Street). However, a 1956
map shows that connection has been added and that Northmore
Street runs from Keylar Street right down to the creek. |
|
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Jackson Street, Holland Park, Brisbane |
Contay
Street |
-27.51935, 153.06445 |
In 1926, the Tarana Estate subdivision was advertised with an estate map showing Jackson Street. It is now Contay Street. Brisbane City Council records suggest the renaming occurred on 19 October 1928. The new name can be seen in this 1937 map. | |
Jackson Street, Sunnybank,
Brisbane |
Chilton
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source] |
||
James Street, Alderley (near
Enoggera), Brisbane |
Huddart
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 streeet
directories. Note there was another James Street in Alderley
(now Trackson Street
-- see below). |
||
James Street, Alderley (near
Newmarket), Brisbane |
Trackson Street |
Renamed in 1929 [source]
to avoid confusion with another James Street in Alderley
(now Huddart
Street -- see above). |
||
James Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Kintore
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Breakfast
Creek, Brisbane |
Hutcheson
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Banya
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Beanga
Street, Greenslopes |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Eagle Junction,
Brisbane |
Kemble
Street, Clayfield |
One of the 16 James Streets
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.
Note that James / Kemble Street was longer than it is today.
It used to go almost through to Park Avenue, intersecting
with William Street (now Fitzroy Street). |
||
James Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Bainbridge Street (does not
exist?!) |
According to this [source],
James Street in Kelvin Grove was renamed Bainbridge (a claim
not supported by any map I could find). I believe that this
source has typos and that it was Jane Street in Kelvin Grove
that was renamed Banbridge
Street in 1938. |
||
James Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Belgamba
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Milton,
Brisbane |
Blaxland
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Beelarong
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.
Note that today Beelarong exists in a number of segments
running between Thynne Road and Junction Road, yet it is
shown in 1956 as a single straight road; perhaps drainage
works have been required, creating the current disconnected
segments. |
||
James Street, Mount Gravatt, Brisbane | Ballarat Street | One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, North
Rockhampton |
Higson Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
||
James Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Hungerford
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Kennerley
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Stafford
(Kedron), Brisbane |
Hutchins
Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane |
Lochaber
Street, Dutton Park |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
James Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Inwood Street |
One of the 16 James Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Lothian Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Ascot, Brisbane |
Lonsdale Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Breakfast Creek,
Brisbane |
Jobson Street, Albion |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
Robertson Street |
Jane Street was renamed
Robertson Street in 1934, because there was too much
confusion between Jane Street and nearby James Street. [source][source] |
||
Jane Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Wicklow Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Banbridge Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.Curiously this name change is not listed here [source] (instead it says that James Street was renamed Bainbridge Street but this is not confirmed by any street directory, so I believe it is a pair of typos). | ||
Jane Street, Manly, Brisbane |
Benalla Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Mitchelon,
Brisbane |
Kennion Street |
One of the Jane Streets
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Kennion Street appears in the 1948 street directory, but
unfortunately the street is not labelled in the 1931 or 1938
street directories to confirm that it was formerly Jane
Street. |
||
Jane Street, Mount Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Berguna Street, Wishart (gone) |
One of the Jane Streets
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories.
There is no Berguna Street in current maps; it has been
replaced with housing. [source] |
||
Jane Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Austin Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Jane Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Jeffcott Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Lissner Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Purkiss Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Steet, Wilston, Brisbane |
Jeffery Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Lucas Street, Lutwyche |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jane Street, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Jennings Street |
One of the Jane Streets renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Jeffries Street, Viriginia,
Brisbane |
Jefferis
Street |
In 1938, Edward Street was
renamed Jeffries Street [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, in 1948, it was renamed again to be
Jefferis Street [source: Brisbane City Council Archives], a
subtle change that appears to have taken a number of years
to become adopted by the residents of the street, many of
whom persisted in calling it Jeffries Street in the
electoral roll in the 1950s. The Council Archives do not
indicate why the name was changed in 1948, nor why the new
name was so similar to the previous one. Can
anyone help? |
||
John Street, Albion, Brisbane |
Bonython Street | One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note the suburb may be Albion or Windsor. |
||
John Street, Bardon, Brisbane |
Bousfield Street | One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Karthina Street |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that Karthina Street once went a bit
further to the east than it currently does; presumably that
section was resumed for the military base. |
||
John Street, Buranda,
Brisbane |
Deshon Street,
Woolloongabba |
Apparently John Street had been approved to be renamed Deshon Street by 1938 [source][source]. However, Deshon Street already appears in a 1931 street directory and there are references to Deshon Street "off Logan Road" as early as 1900 [source]. I cannot find any evidence of the street ever being called John Street. Perhaps, as it is a crooked street, part of it was originally called John Street and the name Deshon was extended to encompass all of it? Can anyone help? It is also worth noting that Deshon Street terminated at the creek (as shown in street directories from 1931 through to 1956), but today it extends across the creek and terminates at Eighth Avenue. | ||
John Street, Clayfield,
Brisbane |
Batman Street |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1931 and 1948 street
directories. The 1938 street directory shows the street as
Wongarra Street, which appears to be a confusion with the
other John Street of Clayfield that was renamed Wongara
Street. |
||
John Street, Clayfield,
Brisbane |
Wongara
Street |
John Street appears in the 1931 street directory, but it is renamed Wongara Street in the 1938 street directory. Not to be confused with the other John Street of Clayfield that was renamed Batman Street. | ||
John Street, Coopers Plains,
Brisbane |
Rodwell Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Adina Street, Norman Park |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
John Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
Higgins
Street (gone) |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Higgins Street appears in the 1948 street directory, but
unfortunately the earlier additions don't have maps for
Cribb Island to confirm that it was original John Street.
Cribb Island no longer exists as a suburb as it was resumed
for Brisbane Airport. |
||
John Street, Graceville,
Brisbane |
Allardyce Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Rotherham Street |
Existed as John Street in 1878 [source]. One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Kedron, Brisbane |
Bromilow Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Broadhurst Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Barwon Street |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Today Barwon Street is in a number of segments,
but John / Barwon Street originally ran from Thynne Road
through to Junction Road. |
||
John Street, Myrtletown,
Brisbane |
Brownlee Street |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Brownlee Street appears in 1948 street directories, but this
area is not covered by maps in the 1938 street directory,
but it does mention John Street of Myrtletown in the index.
So the original name of John Street is not confirmed, but
seems probable. |
||
John Street, New Farm,
Brisbane |
Berwick Street, Fortitude
Valley |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Durong Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
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John Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Beeby
Street, Wavell Heights |
One of the John Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source];
however, while there is a Beeby Street in Wavell Heights in
the 1948 street directory, there is no street at that
location shown in the 1938 street directory, so there is no
evidence that it was originally called John Street. And
there are 2 other John Street's in Nundah! |
||
John Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Evatt
Street, Wavell Heights |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Not to be confused with the 2 other John Street's in Nundah! | ||
John Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Henchman Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Not to be confused with the 2 other John Street's in Nundah! | ||
John Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Bowler Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Park Avenue,
Rockhampton |
Face Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another John
Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
||
John Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Knox Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Cadell Street | One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
John Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Bonython Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Note the suburb may be Albion or Windsor. | ||
John Street, Wynnum South,
Brisbane |
Dibar Street |
One of the John Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Johnson
Street, Moorooka, Brisbane |
Dinmore
Street |
-27.53805, 153.02129 |
By comparison of this 1889 map of
Moorooka Park estate and current maps. |
|
Judge Street, Petrie Terrace,
Brisbane |
Judge Street | A1914? map shows the portion of Judge Street between Hale Street and Castlemaine Street being resumed to create Lang Park (now Suncorp Stadium). [source] In 1925, the remaining part of Judge Street (between Petrie Terrace and Hale Street) was renamed to Long Street at the request of the residents because of the "opprobrium" attached to the old name [source][source]. The nature of the opprobrium is not clear, but might be the association with the old Petrie Terrace Gaol [source]. However, at some time between 1948 and 1951, it appears to revert to Judge Street (which appears on current maps) | ||
Julia Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
gone |
This area is now a number of large industrial sites. | ||
Junction Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
-27.37755, 153.07814 |
This area is now an industrial estate. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Junction Street, Stones
Corner, Brisbane |
Stoneham Street |
The proximity of this
Junction Street to another Junction Street was the
subject of complaint in 1938 [source]
but both streets are still shown on a 1956 map. However,
current maps show that the Junction Street at Stone's Corner
was renamed Stoneham Street. |
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K |
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Kaiser Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Rees Avenue |
-27.50146, 153.05603 | Renamed in 1915 presumably
due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
This street was originally in the Wecker estate (see above). |
|
Kate Street (part of), Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Pier
Avenue |
-27.32481, 153.08204 |
Kate Street (from Friday Street to Sunday
Street, now Park Parade) was renamed Pier Avenue in 1913. [source][source][source]
Kate Street (from Barton Street to Friday Street) appears on
an 1919 street map as Lower Kate Street but simply as Kate
Street in a 1931 street directory. Presumably with the
renaming of the more elevated part of the street to Pier
Avenue, the use of "lower" became unnecessary. |
|
Kauri Road
(part of), Ashgrove, Brisbane |
Glenlyon Road (part of) |
-27.44398, 152.97942 | Comparison of circa 1924 map
with current map shows the north-south section of Kauri Road
has been amalgamated into an extension of Glenlyon Drive [source]
most likely following the redevelopment of the Glenlyon
House. |
|
Kaye
Street (part of), Bardon, Brisbane |
Boundary
Road (part of) |
-27.46095, 152.98827 | The 1956 street directory
shows Kaye Street commencing at the intersection of
MacGregor Terrace, Fernberg Street and Soudan Street and
continuing south to Warburton Street (formerly Main Street).
At some later time Boundary Road was extended up through
this area and the section of Kaye Street between Soudan and
Shaw Streets was subsumed into this new Boundary Road. |
|
Kedron Avenue (part of),
Mitchelton, Brisbane |
McConaghy
Street |
-27.4059, 152.9768 | A 1948 shows that Kedron
Avenue as running from Samford Road all the way north to
Kedron Brook Creek (despite being interrupted by the
Mitchelton railway station). However, in a 1956 map, Kedron
Avenue is shown as only being the small segment from Samford
Road to the Mitchelton Railway station and the road from the
railway station to the creek has been renamed McConaghy
Street. |
|
Kedron Road, Grange, Brisbane |
Thomas Street |
-27.42808, 153.01447 |
Shown on Kedron Road on this 1895
McKellar map, but this 1904
map has it as Thomas Street. |
|
Keillor Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Meston Street |
-27.41498, 152.97202 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. It was named after Archibald
Meston. |
|
Kennedy Street, North
Rockhampton |
Johnson Street |
-23.32411, 150.50091 | Renamed in 1927 [source] |
|
Kennedy Street, Rockhampton |
Littler Street |
-23.38719, 150.48890 | Renamed in 1927 [source] | |
King Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Piddington
Street |
-27.44592, 152.97116 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Meymot
Street |
-27.37314, 153.07158 | This 1884 map shows it as Second Street (not to be confused with a separate Second Avenue). By 1926, a street directory shows it as King Street. It was one of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Brisbane |
Albert Street |
-27.46906, 153.02470 | Late in 1910, Albert Street
was renamed King Street (to complement Queen Street) but
early in 1911 it was changed back to Albert Street as the
residents didn't like the new name. [source] |
|
King Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Goolara
Street |
-27.47167, 153.07987 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, East Brisbane,
Brisbane |
Lisburn
Street |
-27.48806, 153.04189 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Gaythorne,
Brisbane |
Burdekin
Street |
-27.41625, 152.98191 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Holland Park,
Brisbane |
Arabilia
Street |
-27.51722, 153.06356 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Castlebar
Street |
-27.47587, 153.03931 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Kedron, Brisbane |
Maudsley
Street |
-27.40294, 153.02886 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Koongal,
Rockhampton |
Stenhouse Street |
-23.37208, 150.55477 | Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with King Street
on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
|
King Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Arakurta
Street |
-27.47289, 153.18173 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Byres Street |
-27.44753, 153.04380 | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
King Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
Morphett Street (gone) |
One of the 14 King Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, Morphett Street no longer exists
today; it appears to have been subsumed by an industry site. |
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King Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Lower
Hardgrave Road |
-27.48791, 153.00588 | In the 1938 and earlier
street directories, there was a north-south street in West
End called Hardgrave Road at the north and King Street at
the south. In 1938, the whole street was named Hardgrave
Road [source][source].
It is not clear at exactly what point the street name
changed, but the cramped writing of the name King Street
seems to suggest it may have been as little as the segment
between Ryan Street and Gray Road. The whole street appears
as Hardgrave Road in 1948 and 1956 street directories, but
current maps call the southern end of the street Lower
Hardgrave Road (presumably reflecting the fall of the land
from the ridge at Dornoch Terrace). |
|
King Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Maygar Street |
-27.42656, 153.02747 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, Wynnum, Brisbane |
Glenora
Street |
-27.43675, 153.16900 | One of the 14 King Street's renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
King Street, (somewhere in)
Brisbane |
In 1938, 14 King Streets in Brisbane were renamed, but I have identified only 13 of them above. Was the count in error or is there still another renamed King Street to find?! [Trove] | |||
Kirkup Street, Alderley,
Brisbane |
Clifford Street |
Apparently renamed prior to
1939 [source].
Unfortunately I cannnot find a Clifford Street in Alderley
today or in any previous map; there is a Clifford
Street in Stafford (which seems to have been known as
Clifford Avenue earlier) although it seems a bit of a
stretch that a document issued by the Brisbane City Council
would have considered that street to be in Alderley. I
cannot find any Kirkup Street in Brisbane in any street
directory. Consequently I am somewhat dubious about the
whole thing. Can
anyone shed any light on this? |
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Kitchener Street, Manly |
Blackwood
Street, Manly West |
-27.4586, 153.1740 |
Appears as Kitchener Street on the Graveston
Estate map of 1917 but also as Blackwood Street in an
1917 street directory (courtesy of State Library of
Queensland). |
|
Kob Street, Albion |
Marne Road |
-27.4254, 153.0395 |
Described as "Marne-road, late Kob-street" in
1920.[Trove]
Kob street (and not Marne Road) appears in the 1913
electoral roll so the name change occurred between these
dates. |
|
L |
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Lagoon Street, Caboolture |
gone / never built? | -27.0835, 152.9557 | A circa 1888 Caboolture estate map shows Halloran, Sinnott and Lagoon Streets being east of Battersby Street (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). These streets are mentioned in the 1889 advertising of the land sale but, while Battersby Street exists to this day), I cannot find any subsequent mention of these other three streets and there are not 3 streets to the east of Battersby Street. Perhaps the land sale was unsuccessful and the land was subsquently developed in a different way. | |
Landsborough Street, Toowong, Brisbane |
Landsborough
Terrace (part of) |
-27.4826, 152.9949 |
Paradise Avenue appears in a 1917 map as a short east-west street off River Road (now Coronation Drive) terminating at a small creek (which we cannot see on modern maps, but is about half way between Coronation Drive and the railway line). Today Paradise Avenue is the section of Landsborough Terrace beside the Regatta Hotel. No other parts of the present day Landborough Terrace are visible in the 1917 map. However, on a 1931 map, we see all of the present Landsborough Terrace but shown as three separately named segments. Theresa Street is the north-south section of Landsborough Terrace off Sylvan Road, which gives access to the east-west Landsborough Street which runs between the railway line and the creek, and then Paradise Avenue from the creek to River Road (Coronation Drive) unchanged from the 1917 map. The 1931 map does not show if there is a bridge/connection across the creek, but a 1938 map seems to suggest that the creek is still separating Landsborough Street and Paradise Avenue. The three separately named streets are still visible in a 1975 street directory, but appear as the single Landsborough Terrace in a 1990 street directory. [source] | |
Lang Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Rusk
Street Tamar Street Mildmay Street, Fairfield Ensign Avenue Equity Street Lagonda Street |
-27.5007, 153.0296 -27.5025, 153.0292 -27.5076, 153.0283 -27.5053, 153.0291 -27.5090, 153.0285 -27.5115, 153.0276 |
In the 1956 street directory,
Lang Street runs north-south from Cornwall Street to Venner
Road, although the railway line passes through parts of it.
On current maps, it has been renamed as a number of separate
segments. Starting from the north, it is Rusk
Street from Cornwall Street to Annerley Road, then Tamar
Street from Annerley Road to the intersection with
Wilkins Street (where the train line passes through it.
Then, as the railway ran along the middle of Lang Street,
there are now two parallel segments. On the western side of
the railway line, it has become Mildmay
Street from the intersection with Wilkins Street down
to Ashby Street. On the eastern side of the railway line, it
has become Ensign
Avenue from the intersection with Wilkins Street down
to the intersection with Denham Street. There is then a gap
on the eastern side (as the railway is on the eastern-side
of the old Lang Street), and then it resumes as Equity
Street from Cronin Street (was Riverview Terrace) to
Dudley Street. Then it is Lagonda
Street from Dudley Street to Vennor Road. |
|
Lavis Street, Redlynch,
Cairns |
Tenni Street |
Renamed in 1952 to avoid
confusion with Lavis Road
in Freshwater. [source] |
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Leamington Street, off
Leonard Street, South Brisbane area |
Burton Street |
Supposedly Leamington Street was renamed Burton Street in 1909 [source] but it is Leamington Street and not Burton Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Leichhardt Street (part of),
Spring Hill, Brisbane |
St Paul's Terrace |
In 1929 it was proposed to
rename Leichhardt Street from Boundary Street to Bowen
Hills, keeping the name Leichhardt Street between Wickham
Street and Spring Hill. [source].
This proposal would appear to have been successful at some
time as there is a reference to the name change on this 1932
map [source]
and current maps show the street name changes to "St Paul's
Terrace" at Boundary Street through to Bowen Hills. |
||
Lilian Street, Wilston, Brisbane |
Uxbridge
Street, Grange |
-27.4250, 153.0200 |
Appears as Lilian Street in the 1948 street
directory and in the 1949 street directory, but as Uxbridge
Street in the 1959 street directory. My informant believes
the name changed between 1956 and 1962, so the name probably
changed between 1956 and 1959. |
|
Lillian Street, Taringa,
Brisbane |
Marmion
Parade (extension) |
A 1948 street directory shows
Lillian Street ran east-west between Mt Coot-tha Road (now
Moorak Street) and Harrys Road, while Marmion Parade ran
east-west between Mt-Cootha Road (now Moorak Street) and
Woodstock Street. The name Marmion Parade now applies from
Harrys Road to Woodstock Street. |
||
Lillian Street, Yeerongpilly |
Varley Street |
-27.5284, 153.0115 |
By comparison of 1885 New London Estate map
with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland).
Historically Lillian Street was shorter, being between Ethel
Street and Pulle Street, but now (as Varley Street) it
extends from Tennyson Memorial Drive through to Fairfield
Road. It is still Lillian Street in an 1948 street
directory, in the 1949 electoral rolls and in 1954 newspaper
advertisement, but Varley Street appears in the 1959
electoral rolls, so the change happened between these dates. |
|
Little George Street,
Newstead, Brisbane |
Small Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Little Ross Street,
Rockhampton |
Bartlem Street |
Renamed about 1951 [source] |
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Little Virginia Avenue,
Hawthorne, Brisbane |
Aaron
Avenue |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Presumably the original name related to
adjacent Virginia Avenue and that confusion between them was
the motivation for the renaming. |
||
Little Windmell / Windmill Street, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
MacLachan
Street (between James Street and Connor Street) |
-27.4563, 153.0383 |
Windmell Street (from James Street to Brunswick Street) and Hall Street (from Brunswick Street to Bowen Terrace) were renamed into a single street called McLachlan Street in 1925 [source][source]. Both of these sources call it "Windmell" but the 1917 street directory uses the more conventional spelling of "Windmill". In the 1917 and 1919 street directories, Windmell / Windmill was not shown as a through street but rather as two segments (both called Windmell / Windmill), one longer section starting at Brunswick Street and stopping just short of Morgan Street and a shorter section starting at James Street and finishing at Connor Street. I am guessing the missing section may have been part of the forecourt of St Patrick's Catholic Church? Anyhow, it seems the shorter segment from James Street to Connor Street was known as Little / Lower Windmell / Windmill Street to distinguish it from the other segment. | |
Logan Road,
Moorooka, Brisbane |
Beaudesert
Road |
-27.5367, 153.0225 |
Comparison of this 1889 map of
Moorooka Park estate and current maps |
|
Long Street, Petrie Terrace,
Brisbane |
Judge Street | In 1925, Judge Street was renamed to Long Streeet at the request of the residents because of the "opprobrium" attached to the old name [source]. The nature of the opprobrium is not clear, but might be the association with the old Petrie Terrace Gaol [source]. However, at some time between 1948 and 1951, it appears to revert to Judge Street (which appears on current maps) | ||
Long Pocket Road, Long Pocket
/ Indooroopilly, Brisbane |
gone |
Long Pocket Road commenced at
the intersection of Harts Road and Meiers Road and ran
roughly down the middle of the Long Pocket peninsula,
terminating by the river, roughly where Meiers Road
terminates today. It appears to have been fully absorbed
into the Indooroopilly Golf Club. |
||
Loraine Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
gone |
Originally Hill Street but renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Although Hill Street in Moorooka is listed in the street index in the 1931 and 1938 street directories, that area is not covered by the maps. In the 1948 street directory, there are still no maps of the area but Hill Street no longer appears in the index but Loraine Street does (with the note that is "off Toohey Road"). A 1956 map shows Loraine Street as a street adjoining Toohey Road in what is now Toohey Forest Park. | ||
Lower Clifton Terrace, Red
Hill, Brisbane |
Hampson Street |
Lower Clifton Terrace
was renamed Hampson Street around 1870, but the original
name was restored in 1921. [source]
A new Hampson Street
was created in the Kelvin Grove area. |
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Lower Kate Street, Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Kate
Street |
-27.3259, 153.0792 |
Lower Kate Street (from Barton Street
to Friday Street) appears on an 1919 street map but in a
1931 street directory it is simply known as Kate Street.
Presumably the "lower" became redundant after the more upper
part of Kate Street (from Friday Street to Sunday Street,
now Park Parade) was renamed Pier Avenue in 1913. [source][source][source]
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Lower Sherwood Road, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Woodstock Road |
Renamed in 1904. [source] |
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Lower Windmell / Windmill Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane | MacLachan Street (between James Street and Connor Street) | -27.4563, 153.0383 | Windmell Street (from James Street to Brunswick Street) and Hall Street (from Brunswick Street to Bowen Terrace) were renamed into a single street called McLachlan Street in 1925 [source][source]. Both of these sources call it "Windmell" but the 1917 street directory uses the more conventional spelling of "Windmill". In the 1917 and 1919 street directories, Windmell / Windmill was not shown as a through street but rather as two segments (both called Windmell / Windmill), one longer section starting at Brunswick Street and stopping just short of Morgan Street and a shorter section starting at James Street and finishing at Connor Street. I am guessing the missing section may have been part of the forecourt of St Patrick's Catholic Church? Anyhow, it seems the shorter segment from James Street to Connor Street was known as Little / Lower Windmell / Windmill Street to distinguish it from the other segment. | |
Lutwyche Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane |
Wooloowin
Avenue |
-27.4215, 153.0442 |
Appears as Lutwyche Street on this circa
1920 map but as Wooloowin Avenue on current maps. The
Brisbane Heritage Register confirms the name change in the
entry for "17
Wooloowin Avenue, Wooloowin" |
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Macfarlane Street, Ipswich |
Milford
Street |
-27.6170, 152.7656 |
By comparison of 1885 Limestreet Railway Station Estate with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland) | |
Main Street, Bardon, Brisbane |
Warburton
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source]
and confiromed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that the north-south segment of the
current Bundary Road (from MacGregor Terrace down past
Government House towards Baroona Road) did not exist at that
time. It was Kaye Street that connected MacGregor Terrace
down to Main / Warburton Street. |
||
Main Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Bundah
Street, Camp Hill |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Bunowang
Street, Balmoral |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Street, Bulimba Hill,
Brisbane |
Harrison Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with Main
Avenue [source] |
||
Main Street, Coopers Plains,
Brisbane |
Granard
Road, Rocklea |
Main Street was renamed
Granard Street prior to 1939 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that in 1948, Main / Granard Street only
went from Beaudesert Road west to Beatty Street. Then it
became Cameron Steet that went west from Beatty Road to
Douglas Street; there was no further connection west of
Douglas Street. However, in the 1956 street directory, we
see Granard Road connecting Beaudesert Road all the
way through to Ipswich Road (as appears on current maps). |
||
Main Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Hay
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that through until at least 1956, the
street directory shows Hay Street as a single straight
street from Glen Retreat Road down to just beyond the
junction with Fourth Avenue (now Willcocks Street) where it
became a cul de sac. However, on current maps, Hay Street is
in three segments. The original Main / Hay Street two
segments disconnected near Hoben Street due to a creek and
park and a new segment has appeared which connects the
original Main / Hay Street cul-de-sac down to Meston Street
(formerly Keillor Street) where there was no street
connection in 1956. |
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Main Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Gainsborough
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Coolana
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Street, Saint Lucia,
Brisbane |
Walcott
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Barclay
Street, Deagon Bridge Street, Sandgate |
Both Barclay Street and
Bridge Street were originally called Main Street at some
time prior to 1939 [source].
A 1931 street directory shows Bridge Street just as it is
today. However, Barclay
Street acquired its new name between 1938 and 1948
(based on street directories). A 1917 street directory lists
only Main Street (and not Bridge Street) in its index and
its map shows Main Street as forking. The position of the
railway line suggests to me that the original Main Street
was a straight road that was "bent" to accommodate the
railway line and that the segment of the old Main Street
that was cut off by the railway line was probably renamed
Bridge Street at some later time. The new "bent" Main Street
was then renamed Barclay Street in 1938. Can
anyone confirm this? |
||
Main Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Adamson
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Main Towers Road, Aitkenvale, Townsville |
Ross River Road |
By comparison of an 1885 estate map of Aitkenvale North with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland) | ||
Marcus Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
gone |
Appears on a 1956 map but not
on current maps. At that time Birubi Street (formerly Church
Street) was a straight street, so it may have had the U-bend
added to provide access to properties on the former Marcus
Street. |
||
Mareeba Road
(part of), Ashgrove, Brisbane |
Oleander Drive |
Comparison of circa 1924 map
and current map shows the western end of Mareeba Road has
been amalgamated into Oleander Drive. [source] |
||
Margaret Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Meredith Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Bilyana Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Kingsmill Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Amherst Street, Acacia
Ridge |
There were too many Margaret
Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source].
Amherst Street appears in the 1948 street directory but
unfortunately the 1938 street directory does not cover this
area so I cannot confirm it was originally Margaret Street. |
||
Margaret Street, Graceville,
Brisbane |
Tweedale Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Berrimilla Street, Manly
West |
-27.4556, 153.1679 |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Margaret Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Berringar Street, Wynnum |
There were too many Margaret
Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Margaret Street, Milton,
Brisbane |
Nairn Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Medina Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
Beereegan Street (gone) |
There were too many Margaret
Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source].
Beereegan Street appears in the 1948 street directory but
unfortunately that area is not covered by the 1938 street
directory so I cannot confirm it was originally Margaret
Street. However Beereegan Street and other neighbouring
streets have been redeveloped and Beereegan Street has now
disappeared. |
||
Margaret Street, Newmarket,
Brisbane |
Newbery Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street, Oxley,
Brisbane |
Avalon
Street |
There were too many Margaret
Streets. Renamed Waterford Street in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, current maps have the street called
Avalon Street. |
||
Margaret Street, Rosalie,
Brisbane |
Osman Street, Bardon |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Margaret Street,
Yeerongpilly, Brisbane |
Albermarle Street, Yeronga |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Marquis
Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.2297, 153.0938 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. I can find no other references to Marquis Street in this area. Can you help? | |
Mary Street, Bald Hills,
Brisbane |
Windeyer Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Breakfast Creek,
Brisbane |
Beaumont Street, Albion |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Ferry Lane |
Renamed in 1938. The [source] gives the new street name as Palall Street but not the suburb, but comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories confirm that Mary Street in Bulimba was renamed Palall Street. The 1956 street directory still shows Palall Street in Bulimba, but current maps show the street as Ferry Lane (although the southern part of the street has disappeared). This [source] says the name changed from Mary Street to Palace Street, but this appears to be a typo of Palall Street as there is no sign of a Palace Street. | ||
Mary Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Latham Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Biran Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Corinda,
Brisbane |
Merewether Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Deagon, Brisbane |
Playford Street, Bracken
Ridge |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Although Playford Street appears in the 1948 street
directory, this area is not covered by the 1938 street
directory, so I am unable to confirm that it was originally
called Mary Street. |
||
Mary Street, Dunellan,
Brisbane |
Newdegate Street,
Greenslopes |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Geebung,
Brisbane |
Brierly Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 street directory and
current maps (the 1948 street directory doesn't show that
area clearly). |
||
Mary Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Blythe Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Kenmore,
Brisbane |
Bingham
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
The current Bingham Street appears in the 1948 street
directory but not in my 1938 street directory, so I cannot
confirm it was previously Mary Street. |
||
Mary Street, Kuraby, Brisbane |
Strathmore
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Strathmore Street appears in the 1948 street directory, but
the area is not covered in the 1938 street directory so I
cannot confirm it was originally Mary Street. Note that in
1948 Strathmore Street went from Logan Road across Alice
Street (now Alpita Street) through to Winifred Street.
Today, the section between Alpita Street and Winifred Street
appears to be subsumed into Kuraby Special School. |
||
Mary Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Beltana Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Note that in both of these street directories as well as the 1956 street directory, the street crosses the creek and extends west to the railway line. However, current maps show Beltana Street as terminating at the creek. | ||
Mary Street, Milton, Brisbane |
Beard Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Mary Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Burrai Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Mount Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Battunga Street, Wishart (re-routed) | Mary Street was renamed Battunga Street in 1938 [source][source]. Battunga Street appears in the 1948 street directory but the area did not appear in the 1938 street directory, so the original name of Mary Street cannot be confirmed. The street layout in this area has undergone considerable change from what appears in the 1948 street directory. Battunga Street still exists but is very small compared with its 1948 version. | ||
Mary Street, Park Avenue,
Brisbane |
Hogan Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the Mary
Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
||
Mary Street, Rosalie,
Brisbane |
Beck Street, Paddington |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Chubb Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
This is confirmed by finding it as Mary Street in a 1917
street directory but as Chubb Street in 1948. |
||
Mary Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Chancellor Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, South Brisbane
area |
Neylan Street |
Supposedly renamed in 1909 [source] but neither name appears on current maps. | ||
Mary Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Daventry Street
(southern part) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
The 1938 street directory shows Mary Street running from the
river north to Bell Street (now Barnsley Street) with Green
Street running from Bell Street to Dornoch Terrace, but the
1948 street directory shows both Mary Street and Green
Street being named Daventry Street. |
||
Mary Street, Wynnum, Brisbane |
Berrima Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Mary Street, (somewhere in)
Brisbane |
Barwell Street |
Supposed renamed in 1938, but
the [source]
gives the old and new street name but not the suburb and I
cannot find Barwell Street in old street directories or in
current maps. However, there is a 1938 reference to
renaming Barwell Street in Coorparoo [source]
but I cannot find that in any old street directories or
electoral rolls either. Perhaps the original plan had been
to rename Mary Street in Coorparoo to be Barwell Street, but
the objection in the newspaper article resulted in it being
renamed Biran Street (see above). |
||
Mathilda
Street, Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Errington Street |
This source
claims this name change occurred before 1939. However,
Mathilda Street appears to be unchanged on historic and
current maps suggesting no name change has occcured and this
source
suggest that Errington Street is a new street "off Mathilda
Street" and not a renaming of Mathilda Street. |
||
Maud / Maude Street |
There appears to be
considerable confusion regarding the correct spelling of the
various "Maud" and "Maude" streets discussed below, most of
them appear under different variants in different places.
For this reason I list them all as Maud/e Street. |
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Maud/e Street, Auchenflower,
Brisbane |
Dowling
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Brinawa
Street, Camp Hill |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Hamilton,
Brisbane |
Castleton
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Highgate Hill,
Brisbane |
Audenshaw
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Twigg
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Lota, Brisbane |
Booran
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Bundara
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Beatham
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Tarragindi,
Brisbane |
Tiverton
Street, Annerley |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Toombul,
Brisbane |
Dalziel
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Maud/e Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Cartwright
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that the end of Maud / Cartwright Street
may be a bit different today due to changes in the alignment
of the creek and railway lines. |
||
May Street, Belmont, Brisbane |
Epala
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
However, both the 1938 and 1948 street directories show it
as May Street, but in the 1956 street directory it appears
as Epala Street. However, the 1941 electoral roll shows a
resident living in Epala Street, suggesting the name change
had indeed occurred in 1938. |
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May Street, Belmont, Brisbane |
Lunga
Street, Carina |
According to this [source]
May Street was renamed Gosford Street in 1938 but comparison
of 1938 and 1948 street directories show Mary Street was
renamed Lunga Street (which appears in the following entry
in the source, suggesting a printer's error). |
||
May Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Rutledge
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
May Street, Milton, Brisbane |
Dorsey
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
May Street, Mount Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Gosford
Street |
According to this [source]
May Street was renamed Galloway Street in 1938 but
comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories show May
Street was renamed Gosford Street (which appears in the
following entry in the source, suggesting a printer's
error). Note that in 1938 and 1948, May / Gosford Street was
a short street only accessible from Gowrie Street. It was
extended to connect to Tenby Street in the 1956 street
directory and today, in a most unusual Y-formation, it also
connects to Shire Road. |
||
May Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Winship
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
May Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Galloway
Street |
According to this [source]
May Street was renamed Marlborough Street in 1938 but
comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories show Mary
Street was renamed Galloway Street (which appears in the
following entry in the source, suggesting a printer's
error). Note there is a Marlborough Street in Sherwood, but
comparison of the 1938 street directory and the 1948 street
directories show it was formerly Station Street. |
||
May Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Ashington
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
May Street, Wilston, Brisbane |
Scriven
Street, Newmarket |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
May Street, Wilston, Brisbane |
Sellheim
Street, Grange Myrtle Street, Grange (perhaps) |
May Street was renamed
Sellheim Street in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, in 1938 and 1948, May / Sellheim
Street ran from Grange Road through to Jean Street. But in
the 1956 street directory, the section from Grange Road to
Lanham Avenue had been renamed Myrtle Street. However, there
are numerous newspaper references and electoral entries for
Myrtle Street in the Grange back into the 1930s and 1940s ,
suggesting that perhaps Myrtle Street was always there and
the street directories are wrong. |
||
May Street, Wynnum, Brisbane |
Manin
Street |
Based on comparison of 1938
and 1948 street directories. |
||
McGuire Street, Brisbane |
Created in 1925 at the rear of the new (current)
City Hall between Adelaide and Ann Streets. [source]
However it does not appear on current maps. |
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Medway Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Sherwood
Road (maybe) |
In 1938 Queen Street was renamed Medway Street [source][source]. Queen Street appears in the 1931 and 1938 street directories as the street north and parallel to Sherwood Road. However, in the 1948 street directory, the former Queen Street has been renamed Sherwood Road (to the north) and the former Sherwood Road is called Queen Street (to the south), as they appear on current maps. It is not clear if the names were really swapped, or whether the street directories in 1931 and 1938 were wrong. | ||
Mercer Avenue, Kedron,
Brisbane |
partly gone |
Mercer Avenue appears a much
longer street in the 1956 street directory. It extended
further northwards through what is now Mercer Park,
intersecting with Eighth Avenue (which came a bit further
east than it now does) and then into a large triangular
intersection with Nabiac Street and Cheshire Road (also
completely subsumed). |
||
Merton Road, South Brisbane
area |
Gillespie Street |
Supposedly Merton Road was
renamed Gillespie Street in 1909 [source],
but it is Merton Road
not Gillespie Street that appears on historic and current
maps. So this renaming does not appear to have been
implemented. |
||
Merton Street (east to west), Woolloongabba |
Ross
Street |
-27.49016, 153.02815 |
This 1933
map shows Merton Street going from east to west and
intersecting with Merton Road which goes from north
to south. Having two streets with such similar names so
close presumably caused confusion (which may explain the
entry above about supposedly renaming Merton Road in 1909
which appears not to have occurred). However, in this 1943
map, Merton Street has been renamed Ross Street. |
|
Michel Road (aka Michel's Road, Michael
Road), Geebung, Brisbane |
Ellison
Road |
-27.3757, 153.0451 |
Based on the entries in the electoral roll
for the Herrmann, James and Gurowski families, it appears
that Michel Road is renamed Ellison Road at some time. The
earliest street directory I can find the road appearing in
is in 1938 and it is called Ellison Road at that time. The
earliest electoral roll entry I have found for Ellison Road,
Geebung is in 1934, but there are mentions of Ellison Road
in Zillmere in 1922. If there is
anyone who can confirm this name change, please contact
me! |
|
Middle Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Allwood Street (west of
railway line) |
-27.3757, 153.0451 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
The 1938 street directory shows Middle Street as a very
short street from Coonan Street to the railway line, while
on the eastern side of the railway line there is a short
street called Short Street which connects Railway Avenue to
Clarence Road (it is not clear if the railway underpass
existed at that time). However, in the 1948 street
directory, both Middle Street and Short Street have been
renamed Allwood Street. |
|
Milton Road, Banyo |
Radley
Street, Virginia |
-27.3665, 153.0634 |
Appears as Milton Road in an 1948 street
directory but Radley Street on current maps. It is one of
several streets renamed in this area, possibly when the
industrial estate was built? |
|
Moggill Road, Milton /
Auchenflower / Toowong |
River Road, then Coronation Drive High Street |
Moggill Road originally
started in the centre of Brisbane and ran out to Moggill.
Later the section along the river became known as River Road
(see below), later Coronation Drive. The section through the
village of Toowong became High Street, Toowong. [source] |
||
Moggill Road, Kenmore |
Cedarleigh Road |
-27.5081, 152.9435 |
When Moggill Road was rebuilt
onto a less hilly route through Kenmore, the old bypassed
section became Cedarleigh Road. |
|
Montague Road, South Brisbane
area |
Davies Road |
Supposedly renamed in 1909 [source]
but it is Montague Road
not Davies Road that appears on current maps.There is a Davies Park adjacent to
Montague Road. |
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Moore Road, Banyo |
Telford
Street, Virginia |
-27.3685, 153.0638 |
Appears as Moore Road in an 1948 street directory but as Telford Street on current maps. It is one of several streets renamed in this area, possibly when the industrial estate was built? | |
Morphett Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Some time after 1956 it was subsumed into an industrial estate. Known as King Street until 1938. [source][source] | ||
Moreton
Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.2297, 153.0938 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. Can you help? | |
Morton Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Mossgrove Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Dudley Street |
Supposedly Mossgrove Street was absorbed into Dudley Street in 1909 [source] but it must not have occcurred as there were still complaints about having two names for the same street in 1938 [source]. However, current maps still show Mossgrove Street and Dudley Street as different names for the same street. | ||
Mossman Street, Toowong |
Dampier
Street |
-27.48829, 152.9797 |
On an 1895
map, Mossman Street runs north from Stanley Terrace
(this section is still called Mossman Street, then west
(this section is now Dampier Street), and then south (this
section is now called Howitt Street) |
|
Mossman Street, Toowong | Howitt Street |
-27.48867, 152.97922 |
On an 1895 map, Mossman Street runs north from Stanley Terrace (this section is still called Mossman Street, then west (this section is now Dampier Street), and then south (this section is now called Howitt Street) | |
Mount Coot-tha Road, Taringa,
Brisbane |
Moorak
Street |
-27.4913, 152.9791 | A 1948 street directory shows
Mount Coot-tha Road running north-south from Stanley Terrace
to Moggill Road. It appears as Moorak Street on current
maps. |
|
Musgrave Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Musgrave Road |
Not clear if this is an
official name change. |
||
Musgrave Road, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane (south of Moggill Road) |
gone |
A 1956 street directory shows
Musgrave Street extending south to the river. However, on
current maps it terminates at the junction with Rankin
Street (formerly Francis Street), although there appears to
be a pathway extending through to Goldieslie Road. |
||
Musgrave Parade, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
McLean
Parade |
A 1917 street directory shows
it as Musgrave Parade. In the 1931 street directories and
subsequently, it appears as McLean Parade. |
||
Musgrave Parade, Taringa / Indooroopilly (north of Moggill Road) | Nelson Parade | -27.4952, 152.9724 | By comparison of an 1887 Nelson estate map with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). It appears as Nelson Parade on a 1895 map. | |
Musgrave Street, Rockhampton |
MacGregor Street |
-23.4049, 150.4968 | Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the more major Musgrave Street on the
north side of the city [source] |
|
N |
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Nelson
Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.2297, 153.0938 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. Can you help? | |
Nesbitt Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.3801, 153.0748 |
Originally called Church Street, but there were too many Church Streets so it was renamed Nesbitt Street in 1938. [source] Unfortunately there is no Nesbitt Street on a contemporary map as the Golden Circle Cannery was built over it. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Nestor Street, Rosalie |
gone |
-27.46750, 152.98766 |
The very short Nestor Street
can be see on this 1925
Rainworth Estate map. It can still be seen on a 1956
street directory, but today it has been absorbed into a
roundabout. Not to be confused with Nestor
Avenue in Bardon. |
|
New Cleveland Road, East Brisbane to Tingalpa |
Wynnum Road |
-27.47620, 153.05062 |
New Cleveland Road commenced at Canning
Bridge over Norman Creek in East Brisbane, and extended east
through many suburbs to Tingalpa (intersection with Belmont
Road, -27.47456,
153.12904). At the intersection at Tingalpa, Wynnum
Road (which was already in existence before 1926) headed
north-east towards Wynnum. Renamed in September 1926 [news
article] and confirmed by a comparison of a 1926
Refidex street directory (maps 26, 27, 22, and 64) with a
1931 street directory. However, the use of the name New
Cleveland Road in suburbs like East Brisbane, Norman Park,
and Morningside (the ones I checked) persists in the
electoral rolls and real estate advertisements into the
1950s; perhaps the name change was not popular? |
|
New Cleveland Road, Tingalpa |
Manly Road |
-27.47666, 153.13625 |
The section of New Cleveland Road after the
intersection with Belmont Road through to the intersection
where New Cleveland Road turned south (the commencement of
the present-day New Cleveland Road, -27.47588,
153.14061) can be seen in a 1926 Refidex street
directory (maps 64 and 65) . It appears as New Cleveland
Road in a 1955 street directory but as Manly Road in a
1960-61 street directory, so the change presumably occurred
between those years. I note there was an existing Manly Road
that commenced where New Cleveland Road turned south, so the
renaming under discussion here is just the segment between
the intersection with Belmont Road and New Cleveland Road
turning south. |
|
New Farm Road, Fortitude Valley & New Farm | Brunswick Street | Renamed prior to 1914 [source] | ||
New Sandgate Road, Brisbane |
Sandgate Road |
In 1938, Old Sandgate Road
was renamed Bage Street, allowing New Sandgate Road to called simply Sandgate
Road [source] |
||
Neylan Street, South Brisbane
area |
Mary Street? |
Mary Street was supposedly renamed to Neylan Street in 1909 [source] but neither name appears on current maps. | ||
Nicholson Street, North
Rockhampton |
Lucas Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with a Nicholson
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
||
Nikenham Bingham Road, south of Hervey Bay |
Booral Road | -25.34382, 152.83322 | This long road has had many names. It also
passes through many suburbs. It was known as Urangan Road
from at least 1869 [source]
and was the location of the Urangan Road State School, then
variously as Urangan-Bingham Road [source]
or just Bingham Road, then by 1941 it was Nikenbah Bingham
Road (1941
map) and now Booral Road. |
|
Norman Street, Rockhampton |
Nathan Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
||
Norman Road, Frenchville,
Rockhampton |
Dean Street |
Renamed about 1930 [source] |
||
North Dulacca School Road, Darling Downs |
Dulacca North
Road |
-26.46629, 149.79812 |
In 1953, Dulacca North State School was on
the south-west corner of North Dulacca School Road and
Frizzells Road. [1953
map] The school closed in 1956 so presumably the road
name was subsequently changed to reflect that closure
(although this is not usual practice as there are many
School Roads in Queensland that no longer have a school on
them). |
|
Northgate Road (part of),
Northgate, Brisbane |
Earnshaw
Road |
-27.3819, 153.0780 |
On a 1956 map, Northgate Road runs from Sandgate Road to Queens Road. However, on current maps, the section from the railway line to Childs Road is called Earnshaw Road. | |
Northgate Road (part of), Northgate, Brisbane | gone |
-27.3705, 153.0952 |
On a 1956 map, Northgate Road runs from Sandgate Road to Queens Road. However, on current maps, the section from Childs Road to Queens Road has disappeared and appears to be bushland (possibly a consequence of the construction of the Gateway Motorway?). | |
O |
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O'Mara Street, Lutwyche,
Brisbane |
Swinburne Street |
Renamed in 1938. [source] | ||
Oak Street, Tingalpa,
Brisbane |
Caladium Street &
Basella Street & Dianthus Street, Wakerley |
A 1956 map shows Oak Street
as a "U"-shaped street to the north of New Cleveland Road,
Tingalpa in an undeveloped area. Current maps show this is
now developed as the suburb Wakerley. |
||
Oateson Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Arcardia
Crescent |
|||
Old
Burleigh Road, Southport |
Surfers Paradise Boulevard,
Gold Coast |
Comparison of 1915 estate map
with current maps [source] |
||
Old Glenmore Road,
Rockhampton |
Cowap Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source].
Note there is also a Glenmore
Road. |
||
Old Sandgate Road, Albion /
Clayfield, Brisbane |
Bonney Avenue |
Renamed in 1938 after Maude Bonney the aviatrix. [source][source] | ||
Old Sandgate Road, Nundah,
Brisbane |
Bage Street |
Renamed in 1938 after Freda Bage, founding principal of Women's College at the University of Queensland [source][source] | ||
O'Mara Street, Lutwyche,
Brisbane |
Swinburne
Street (western end) |
Renamed in 1938 [source].
The 1938 street directory shows O'Mara Street as a short
street running east from Brook Street for about 200 metres,
meanwhile Bruce Street ran from Lutwyche Road west for about
150 metres. The 1948 street directory shows that O'Mara
Street and Bruce Street have now been connected into a
single street called Swinburne Street. |
||
O'Reilly Street, South
Brisbane area |
Gray Street? or Gray Road? | Supposedly Gray Street was renamed O'Reilly Street in 1909 [source] but it is Gray Road not O'Reilly Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Oriel Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Strathavon
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Orient Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Strathaird
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street
directory and current maps |
||
Orlando Street, Darra,
Brisbane |
Himalaya
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Ormonde Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Stratheden
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Ormuz Street, Darra, Brisbane |
Strathnaver
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street
directory and current maps. Note in 1945 Ormuz Street ran
from Orient Road / Strathaird Street through to Osterley /
Iberia Crescent; presumably the playing fields were not
there in 1956. |
||
Orphanage Road, Nudgee |
Queens
Road |
-27.3639, 153.0925 |
In a 1948 street directory, Orphanage Road
runs from the Nundah Creek down to the junction with Weyers
Road and then along the present Queens Road and then beyond
to Nudgee Road. Presumably the connection to Nudgee Road
disappeared with the construction of the Gateway Motorway,
which impacted on the route of Nudgee Road. In 1948, the St
Vincents Orphanage is on Orphanage Road at the junction of
St Vincents Road; this is presumably the origin of the old
street name. The orphanage no longer exists but the Sisters
of Mercy operate a range of community care services
from that site. |
|
Orsova Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Jervis
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Osterley Crescent, Darra,
Brisbane |
Iberia
Crescent |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Orvetio Street, Darra,
Brisbane |
Largs
Street |
Comparison of 1956 street directory and current maps | ||
Oxford Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Road layout has changed.
Based on comparison of 1956 street directory and current
maps. |
||
Oxley Street, Chermside |
Pilba Street |
-27.39274, 153.03230 |
In this 1937
map, Oxley Street is a short street between Gympie
Road and Century Street (now Buruda Street). In this 1955
map, Oxley Street has been replaced by the longer
Pilba Street which goes from Gympie Road to Barker Street. |
|
Oxley Street, New Farm,
Brisbane |
Amity Street |
Renamed in 1936 as there were
many Oxley streets [source].
Note
there
is
still
an
Oxley Lane in New
Farm. |
||
P |
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Palall Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Ferry Lane | -27.4512, 153.0544 |
Renamed in 1938. The [source] gives the new street name as Palall Street but not the suburb, but comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories confirm that Mary Street in Bulimba was renamed Palall Street. The 1956 street directory still shows Palall Street in Bulimba, but current maps show the street as Ferry Lane (although the southern part of the street has disappeared). This [source] says the name changed from Mary Street to Palace Street, but this appears to be a typo of Palall Street as there is no sign of a Palace Street. | |
Paradise Avenue, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Landsborough
Terrace (part of) |
-27.4829, 152.9958 |
Paradise Avenue appears in a
1917 map as a short east-west street off River Road (now
Coronation Drive) terminating at a small creek (which we
cannot see on modern maps, but is about half way between
Coronation Drive and the railway line). Today Paradise
Avenue is the section of Landsborough Terrace beside the
Regatta Hotel. No other parts of the present day Landborough
Terrace are visible in the 1917 map. However, on a 1931 map,
we see all of the present Landsborough Terrace but shown as
three separately named segments. Theresa Street is the
north-south section of Landsborough Terrace off Sylvan Road,
which gives access to the east-west Landsborough Street
which runs between the railway line and the creek, and then
Paradise Avenue from the creek to River Road (Coronation
Drive) unchanged from the 1917 map. The 1931 map does not
show if there is a bridge/connection across the creek, but a
1938 map seems to suggest that the creek is still separating
Landsborough Street and Paradise Avenue. The three
separately named streets are still visible in a 1975 street
directory, but appear as the single Landsborough Terrace in
a 1990 street directory. [source] |
|
Park Avenue, Banyo, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.3814, 153.0748 |
The streets in this area have been replaced by the Golden Circle Cannery. Park Avenue went from Royal Parade to Earnshaw Rd (as if it was an extension of the still existing Park Street). See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Park Road West, South
Brisbane area |
Park Road? or Park Road West? |
Supposedly Park Road West was absorbed into Park Road in 1909 [source] but both Park Road and Park Road West appear on current maps. | ||
Park Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Wood Street |
-27.4007, 153.0603 |
By comparison with 1882 Nundah Railway
Station estate map with current maps (courtesy of State
Library of Queensland). The earliest mention I can find for
Wood Street is 1924. |
|
Perry Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Folkestone
Street |
-27.4444, 153.0404 |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
Pine Ridge Road, Southport / Labrador, Gold
Coast (northern section) |
Oxley Drive, Hollywell Paradise Road, Paradise Point |
-27.886459, 153.391647 |
The current Pine Ridge Road terminates
Runaway Bay at the junction with Oxley Drive (a more modern
road). However, it is shown in a 1978
map as extending along the current Oxley Drive in
Hollywell and through to the current Paradise Road in
Paradise Point (the coordinates shown indicate its
northernmost extent in Paradise Point in 1978). |
|
Petty Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
First
Avenue |
-27.3194, 153.0728 |
In 1913, the council decided to rename Petty,
Wilson, Cooksley, Henry, and Tully streets to
be First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth
Avenues respectively. [source]
But it leaves us wondering about the origins of Fourth
Avenue. |
|
Pine Street (part of),
Wynnum, Brisbane |
Barnham Street |
Pine Street (from Thomas
Street to Wynnum Road) renamed Barnham Street in 1928 [source][source].
The north-east part is still Pine Street. |
||
Pitt Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Subsumed into an industrial
estate. Based on comparison of 1956 street directory and
current maps. |
||
Poison Creek Road Deviation,
near Mount Morgan |
Stopford Way |
Renamed in 1937 [source].
Stopford
Way does not appear on current maps, perhaps it is now the Burnett Highway? |
||
Poomong Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Wright Street | Originally First Avenue, it
was renamed to Poomong Street in 1938 [source][source].
It
appears
as Poomong in a 1948 street directory but in a 1956 street
directory it has been renamed Wright Street, the name
which appears on current maps. |
||
Princess Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Collings Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the other Princess
Street [source] |
||
Princess Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Cowlishaw Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Proclamation Row, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane |
Jubilee
Terrace & Coopers Camp Road |
-27.4564, 152.9855 | Proclamation Row is shown as the boundary of
the Jubilee Estate in the estate map of 1897 [source].
The extent of Proclamation Road is not entirely clear from
the map, but it would appear to commence at the (now)
intersection of Jubilee Terrace with Coronation Street
through to the intersection of Cooper's Camp Road with
Fletcher Parade (then known as Ithaca Parade). Proclamation
Row is mentioned as a street address in the newspaper
between 1891 [source]
and 1902 [source]
and appears in the 1903 electoral roll. It does not appear
in the 1913 electoral roll and a 1917 map shows the street
names Jubilee Street and Coopers Camp Road as they appear on
the map today. However, Jubilee Terrace is mentioned as
early as 1892 in the newspapers [source]
and appears in the 1903 electoral roll. Similarly there are
many references to Cooper's Camp Road too throughout the
same period. This seems to suggest that the developers of
the Jubilee Estate may have attempted to rename the already
existing Jubilee Terrace and Coopers Camp Road to be
Proclamation Row (all the Jubilee Estate street names in
1897 have a "regal" theme) but that the name Proclamation
Row never completely caught on and eventually the earlier
names were restored. |
|
Progress Street, Tingalpa,
Brisbane |
Arenga Street, Wakerley |
A 1956 maps shows it as
Progress Street in an undeveloped area. Current maps show
the suburb of Wakerley. |
||
Prospect Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Prospect
Street (what remains) |
Although Prospect Street still exists, it is much shorter than it was. On this 1887 map, it extended east from Main Street towards the river (but not quite reaching it, terminating at the now disappeared Carter Street that ran north-south between Ferry Street and Cairns Street); it appears this way until at least 1956, but now it has been shortened at both ends. On the 1887 map, Prospect Street also extended west of Main Street down to the river; this segment has disappeared by 1917. However, the 1956 street directory shows Holingside Street as a very short street (about 50 metres) running west from Main Street but not through to the river, roughly aligned with Prospect Street but a little further south, more or less where the western segment of Prospect Street used to be. Whether Holingside Street is a renaming of Prospect Street (west) or the creation of a new street, I cannot say, but this street was absorbed at some stage after 1956 into the northern end of Mt Olivet Hospital (Hospice) which became St Vincents Hospital in 2010. | ||
Pye Street, Taringa/Indooroopilly |
Ward Street (extension),
Indooroopilly |
-27.50036 152.98237 | Ward Street originally extended from Clarence
Road to Fairley Street and, after a small kink in the road,
a second street extended from present-day Fairley Street
(then Church Street) to Turner Street. In the 1880s and
1890s, this second street was called Belgrave Street/Road [1880 map][1892
map], but, by 1895, it was called Pye Street [1895
map][1921 map].
On 24 May 1937, it was renamed Ward Street as an extension
of the original Ward Street [source
(download)]. Historically, the area has been described
as being in Taringa or Indooroopilly but it is within
Indooroopilly today. The name Pye may refer to John Thomas
Pye, the railway contractor who built Pye's Cutting in
Taringa (see separate entry) and who lived in the Taringa
area. |
|
Q |
||||
Queen Street, Aitkenvale, Townsville |
Nathan Street (Bruce Highway) |
By comparison of an 1885 estate map of
Aitkenvale North with current maps (courtesy of State
Library of Queensland) |
||
Queen Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Rignold Street (gone) | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Some time after 1956 the streets in this area have been replaced by large industrial estates. | ||
Queen Street, Bardon, Brisbane | Lewin
Street |
-27.4529, 152.9838 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | |
Queen Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Orana
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Brighton,
Brisbane |
Longstaff Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Wambool
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Merinda
Street, Greenslopes |
One of the two Queen Streets in Coorparoo renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Tarana
Street, Camp Hill |
One of the two Queen Streets in Coorparoo renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Jubilee,
Brisbane |
Lewin
Street, Bardon |
-27.4529, 152.9838 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | |
Queen Street, Koongal,
Rockhampton |
Norris Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid confusion with another Queen Street on the southern side of the city. [source] | ||
Queen Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Cranbrook
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Mount Gravatt, Brisbane | Brodie Street, Holland Park West | Appears as Queen Street in
1884 map and as Brodie Street in 1938 street directory. [source]
There is a possible reference to Brodie Street in 1917 [source] |
||
Queen Street, Murarrie,
Brisbane |
Woodanga
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, North
Rockhampton |
Charles Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Queen
Street on the southern side of the city. [source] |
||
Queen Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Medway
Street or Sherwood Road |
In 1938 Queen Street was
renamed Medway Street [source][source].
Queen Street appears in the 1931 and 1938 street directories
as the street north and parallel to Sherwood Road. However,
in the 1948 street directory, the former Queen Street has
been renamed Sherwood Road (to the north) and the former
Sherwood Road is called Queen Street (to the south), as they
appear on current maps. It is not clear if the names were
really swapped, or whether the street directories in 1931
and 1938 were wrong. |
||
Queen Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Longstaff
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queen Street, Tarragindi,
Brisbane |
Cavan
Street, Annerley |
-27.52134, 153.03329 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directory. Cavan Street is now within Annerley. |
|
Queen Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Carlow
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directory. |
||
Queen Street, West
Rockhampton |
Melbourne Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid confusion with another Queen Street on the southern side of the city. [source] | ||
Queen Street, Wynnum North,
Brisbane |
Warra
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | ||
Queens Road, Banyo, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.3787, 153.0749 |
This area is now an industrial estate. See this 1884 [map] (note, North is downwards). | |
Queer Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Brigalow
Street |
-27.4605, 152.9895 |
A 1920 map of
Brisbane shows Queer Street and it is still listed by
that name in a 1948 map, but it is Brigalow Street in a 1956
street directory. In 1920 Queer Street only went east as far
as Bell Street (now Reading Street); it did not go through
to Wilden Street as Brigalow Street does today. |
|
R |
||||
Raby Street,
Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.2297, 153.0938 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. Can you help? | |
Racecourse
Road, New Farm |
Merthyr Road |
There was a racecourse in New
Farm that operated from 1846 to ?? which gave the street its
name. Later (when??) it was named after the Welsh town of
Merthyr, the birthplace of Sir
Samuel Griffith. [source][source] |
||
Railway Avenue, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Kadumba Street |
In 1938, the road running
from Fairfield Avenue to Rhyndarra Street had four separate
names: Railway Avenue, Dunn Street, Rome Street and Kadumba
Street. The entire road was renamed Kadumba Street. [source] |
||
Railway Parade, Herston,
Brisbane |
Alexandra
Road |
Comparison of 1956 street
maps with current maps shows that the segment of Railway
Parade that ran east from Sandgate Road along the southern
side of the railway line was incorporated into Alexandra
Road (which was then a north-south road that
terminated at the railway line). Note that the section of Railway
Parade west of Sandgate Road still exists by that
name. |
||
Railway Parade, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Hudson Road |
Suggested that Hudson Road
may be the new name of the now non-existent Railway Parade
due to its location. |
||
Railway
Terrace, Chelmer, Brisbane |
Honour Avenue |
Comparison of an 1884 map and
a current map. [source]
However, in 1917, it was Albert Terrace (and not Railway
Terrace) that was renamed Honour Avenue [source]
so perhaps Railway Terrace had been previously renamed
Albert Terrace? |
||
Rankin Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Captain Burke Park (gone) |
Rankin Street ran from Main
Street east to the river at the northern tip of Kangaroo
Point (north of Holman Street). It appears in the 1938
street directory but has disappeared from the 1948 street
directory. It may have been closed as part of the
construction of the Story
Bridge (then known as the Jubilee Bridge) [source]. |
||
Raven Street, South Brisbane
area |
Dixon Street |
Supposedly Raven Street was renamed Dixon Street in 1909 [source] but it is Raven Street not Dixon Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Red Hill Road, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Musgrave Road |
Renamed in 1889. [source] |
||
Redcliffe Road, Redcliffe,
Brisbane |
Anzac
Avenue |
-27.2295, 153.1049 |
In 1922 the Royal Automobile
Club of Queensland (RACQ) proposed that a road route from
Kedron Brook in Brisbane to Redcliffe should be created and
named Anzac Memorial Avenue. At that time most people
travelled by steamer to Redcliffe due to lack of good road
connections (there was no bridge to Sandgate at that time).
The route that was eventually built went from Petrie to
Redcliffe. [source]
Redcliffe Road was one of the names of the roads that was
absorbed into the route, but I do not know which section of
the route so the map reference is just a guess. Can anyone help?
At some point the "Memorial" part of the name was dropped as
it is simply known as Anzac Avenue today. |
|
Redfern Street, South
Brisbane area |
Supposedly Redfern Street was
absorbed into Lewis Street in 1909 [source]
but clearly it did not occur as there were still complaints
about having two names for the street in 1938 [source].
Current maps still show Redfern
Street and Lewis
Street as different ends of the same street. |
|||
Reid Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
gone |
Reid Street was a very short
street that ran west from Main Street toward (but not
reaching) MacDonald Street; it was a little bit south
relative to Wharf Street but north of Baildon Street (was
Wilson Street). Reid Street appears in street directories
until at least 1956. |
||
Reneham Street, Cribb Island,
Brisbane |
gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Rice Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Ipswich Road |
The 1931 street directory
shows that Ipswich Road was disconnected between Keats
Street, Moorooka, and Station
Street, Rocklea; I suspect this disconnection probably
occurred as a result of building the train line through this
area. The two segments of Ipswich were then connected via
Station Street, Moorooka (between Keats
Street and Hamilton
Road, Moorooka) and then by Rice Street (from Hamilton
Road to Station
Street, Rocklea). It appears that in 1938 Station
Street, Morooka, and Rice Street were both renamed to create
one continuous Ipswich Road [source]
which is confirmed by the 1948 street directory. |
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Richardson
Street, New Farm, Brisbane |
NW part of Hopetoun Way & Hollins
Crescent |
By comparison of 1887 map with
current map. [source]
However, so much redevelopment has occurred in this area
that it is difficult to say if Hopetoun Way & Hollins
Crescent are renaming Richardson Street & Cowley
Street or whether they are completely new streets
approximately where the old streets used to be. |
||
Richmond Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Strathmore
Street |
By comparison of 1956 street
directory and current maps. |
||
Richter Street, Annerley, Brisbane |
Devon
Street |
-27.51811, 153.03125 |
This name change appears to have occurred
about 1918 as Richter Street is listed in Wise's 1918 street
directory index as "see Devon Street". Given that Richter is
a German name and that many German place names in Queensland
were changed during World War 1 into more patriotic British
names (and Devon is a place in Britain), this may be
the reason for the change. |
|
Rignold Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
Formerly Queen Street but
renamed in 1938. Subsequently the streets in this area have
been replaced by large industrial estates. |
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River Drive, Fairfield, Brisbane | Brisbane Corso | The name changed some time between 1949 and 1956 based on comparisons between the 1949 electoral roll and a 1956 street directory. A 1950 newspaper advertisement lists both street names in an address [source], suggesting the change occurred around 1949-1950. There had been a Brisbane Corso at Yeronga for many years prior to this but the roads were not connected; Brisbane Corso ended at the intersection with Ormonde Street and River Drive ended at the intersection of Williams Parade. Most likely the connecting of these two roads lead to a decision to have a single name for the entire route. | ||
River Road, Milton / Auchenflower / Toowong, Brisbane |
Previously called Moggill Road. [source]
Then River Road, Then renamed to Coronation Drive in 1937
in honour of the coronation of King George VI [source] |
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River Road, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Jesmond
Road |
Called River Road on a 1948
map, now called Jesmond Road. |
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River Road, Merthyr / New Farm |
Oxlade
Drive |
-27.47379, 153.047861 |
According to a 1926 street directory, River
Road went from Sydney Street to Turner Avenue, after which
it was called Geoffrey Street from Turner Avenue to
Brunswick Street. On 5 September 1927, River Road and
Geoffrey Street were both renamed as Oxlade Drive. |
|
River Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Dath Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
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River Street, North
Rockhampton |
Hopkins Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the River
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
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River Glen Crescent, Fairfield, Brisbane |
Turley Street
& Sharp Street |
-27.50535, 153.02285 |
River Glen Crescent looks like two separate
streets on this 1945 map
and may explained why the northern curved part was renamed
Turley Street and the straight southern section was renamed
Sharp Street. The earliest mention of Turley Street I can
find is the 1949 electoral roll and the earliest mention of
Sharp Street in a 1952
newspaper article about a crocodile sighting in the
Brisbane River (although written as Sharpe Street). So the
renaming would appear to have occurred in the late 1940s. |
|
River Park (Street?), Fairfield, Brisbane |
Hefferan
Street |
-27.50128, 153.02471 |
River Park appears on this 1945 map.
The earliest mention of Hefferan Street I could find was
this 1952
advertisement. There was no mention of Hefferan Street
in the 1949 electoral rolls, so the renaming probably
occurred between 1949 and 1952. It was probably named after
William Vincent Hefferan, who was a long-serving member of
the Brisbane City Council representing the Annerley
/Fairfield area until his sudden death in 1937 .Hefferan
Park on the corner of Annerley Road and Cornwall Street
nearby is named after him. [source] |
|
River Vale (Street?), Fairfield, Brisbane |
Stimpson
Street |
-27.50285, 153.02418 |
River Vale appears on this 1945 map.
The earliest mention of Stimpson Street I could find was
this 1950
advertisement, so the renaming probably occurred in
the late 1940s. The new name probably refers to prominent
local citizen, Frederick Arthur Stimpson, who lived in
nearby 39 Fairfield Road, see his 1947
obituary. |
|
River View Road, Milton,
Brisbane |
Coronation Drive | Coronation Drive is named
River View Road on a 1865 Brisbane map. [source] |
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River Ville (Street?), Fairfield, Brisbane |
Luya Street |
-27.50348, 153.02402 |
River Ville appears on this 1945 map.
The first mention of Luya Street I can find is in the 1949
electoral roll and then in a 1950
advertisement. So it was renamed in the late 1940s.
Given Luya is a very uncommon name, it is most likely refers
to Abraham
Fleetwood Luya who was the mayor of South Brisbane
(died 1899) or perhaps his descendants, some of whom lived
in Annerley Road (although they are not residents in the
area in the 1940s). |
|
River Road, Yeronga / Yeerongpilly, Brisbane |
Paragon
Street |
-27.522172, 153.013052 |
River Road appears in the 1949 electoral
rolls but in the 1959 electoral rolls it is known as Paragon
Street. |
|
River Terrace,
Chelmer, Brisbane |
Longman Terrace |
Comparison of 1884 map with
current map. [source] |
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Riverton Terrace, Chelmer, Brisbane |
Queenscroft
Street |
-27.5112, 152.9767 |
Appears as Riverton Terrace in a 1948 street
directory and the 1949 electoral roll, but appears as
Queenscroft Street in the 1959 electoral roll and on current
maps. There is a newspaper reference to Riverton Terrace in
1954 but no mention of Queenscroft Street prior to 1955, so
most likely renamed in the late 1950s. |
|
Riverview Drive, Chelmer,
Brisbane |
Leybourne
Street |
-27.5160, 152.9816 |
Comparison of 1948 and 1956
street directories. |
|
Riverview Street, South
Brisbane area |
Waterview Terrace? |
Supposedly Riverview Street was renamed Waterview Street in 1909 [source] Today there is no Waterview Street but there is a Waterview Terrace. | ||
Riverview Terrace, Annerley, Brisbane |
Cronin
Street |
-27.50842, 153.03043 |
Riverview Terrace appears in the 1948 street
directory, but in the 1956 street directory it has become
Cronin Street. |
|
Robert Street, Alderley,
Brisbane |
Affleck Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Robert Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Wingfield Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Yardley Avenue |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Belmont, Brisbane | Nyrang Street, Carina | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Myuna Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Barina Street |
One of the two Robert Streets in Cannon Hill renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert(s) Street, Cannon
Hill, Brisbane |
Narela Street |
One of the two Robert Streets
in Cannon Hill renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note the 1938 street directory gives its name
as Roberts Street. |
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Robert Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Farnell Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Corinda,
Brisbane |
Kennard Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Fortitude
Valley / Newstead, Brisbane |
Nardoo Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
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Robert Street, Gordon Park,
Brisbane |
Groom
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Hamilton,
Brisbane |
Arran Avenue |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Kangaroo Point
Brisbane |
Lockerbie Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Ellery Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Ellery Street appears in Kedron on a 1956 map,
but in current maps has disappeared, replaced by parkland
(Shaw & Mercer Parks). |
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Robert Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
This [source]
claims that a Robert Street in Kedron was renamed Groom
Street in 1938. However, a comparison of the 1938 and
1948 suggest it was Rose Street in Kedron that was renamed Groom
Street. |
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Robert Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Allara Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert(s)
Street, New Farm, Brisbane |
Welsby Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source][source] |
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Robert Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Almond Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Sperling Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, Runcorn,
Brisbane |
Lampson Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Unfortunately my 1938 street directory provides only an
index and not a map of Runcorn, but comparison with the 1948
street directory supports this renaming occurred. |
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Robert Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Benson Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Robert Street, (somewhere in)
Brisbane |
Bytheway Street |
Renamed in 1938. The [source]
gives the old and new street name but not the suburb.
However, I cannot find Bytheway Street on any map
(and, yes, the name is real as there really was a Gympie
pioneer called Edward Bytheway). |
||
Rockhampton-Banana Road (part
of) |
Banana-Rannes Road |
Renamed in 1930 [source].
This road no longer appears on maps but may be the Leichhardt Highway. |
||
Rockhampton-Banana Road (part
of) |
Westwood-Wowan Road |
Renamed in 1930 [source] |
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Rode Street, Nundah, Brisbane |
Bridge Street |
-27.3993, 153.0602 |
By comparison with 1882 Nundah Railway
Station estate map with current maps (courtesy of State
Library of Queensland). Note this is about Rode
*Street* not Rode *Road* (which sometimes is written
as Rode Street, just to be confusing). Bridge Street first
appears in the 1906 electoral roll and in a 1906 newspaper
advertisement, but does not appear in the 1903 electoral
roll, suggesting the name changed between 1903 and 1906. |
|
Rome Street, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Kadumba Street | In 1938, the road running from Fairfield Avenue to Rhyndarra Street had four separate names: Railway Avenue, Dunn Street, Rome Street and Kadumba Street. The entire road was renamed Kadumba Street. [source] | ||
Rose Lane, Jimboomba |
Cusack
Lane |
-27.8307, 153.0227 |
[source] |
|
Rose Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Lambton
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Eagle Farm,
Brisbane |
Armes Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, it is missing from the 1956 street
directories and Armes Street now appears on current maps as
an unnamed driveway (between Violet Street and Roman Street)
through an industrial site. [source] |
||
Rose Street, Graceville,
Brisbane |
Erroll
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Hemmant,
Brisbane |
Boolarra
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Highgate Hill,
Brisbane |
Ampthill
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Kedron, Brisbane |
Westwood
Street, Wavell Heights |
One of the Rose Streets in Kedron renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Kedron, Brisbane |
Groom
Street, Gordon Park |
A comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories show that one of the Rose Streets in Kedron was renamed Groom Street. It was one of the 13 Rose Streets that was renamed in 1938. [source] | ||
Rose Street, Kelvin Grove,
Brisbane |
Horsburgh
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Mitchelton,
Brisbane |
Hicks
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, North
Rockhampton |
Linnett Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Rose
Street in Rockhampton [source] |
||
Rose Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Allworth
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Rose Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
Hopkins
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Rose Street, Yeronga,
Brisbane |
Ellesmere
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Royal Parade (part of),
Banyo, Brisbane |
gone |
Royal Parade used to be on
both sides of the railway line, but the eastern side was
absorbed into large industrials estates. |
||
Russell Street, Albion Park, Brisbane | Reeve Street, Clayfield |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Billan Street, Carina |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Bolan Street |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Bulimba East,
Brisbane |
Tandoor
Street, Balmoral |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Bindaree Street,
Greenslopes |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Fairfield, Brisbane | Cottenham Street |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Kedron, Brisbane | Rentoul Street, Gordon Park |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Barrinia Street |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Moorooka, Brisbane | Clancarty Street (gone) |
Too many Russell Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
but cannot be confirmed as my 1938 street directory does not
cover that area. Clancarty St appears on 1948 and 1956
street directories as adjoining Toohey Road but appears to
be been subsumed into Toohey Forest Park some time after
1956. |
||
Russell
Street, New Farm, Brisbane |
Alford Street |
Too many Russell Streets in
Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Russell Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Eagar Street, Ashgrove |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Darnley Street |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Russell Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Renwick Street, Clayfield |
Too many Russell Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
S |
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Sandeman Street, Grange,
Brisbane |
Raymont
Road |
-27.42126, 153.00685 |
Sandeman Street was absorbed
into Raymont Street in 1933 [source] |
|
Sandgate Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Bungama
Street, Deagon |
-27.32688, 153.06626 |
Appears as Sandgate Street in
the 1948 street directory and Bungama Street in the 1956
street directory. |
|
Savage Street, Grange, Brisbane |
Inglis Street |
-27.42817, 153.01600 |
Appears as Savage Street on this
1895 McKellar map and through to this 1920
map and the 1922 electoral roll, but as Inglis Street
in this 1923
map. The first newspaper mention of Inglis Street was
in May 1922, so appears to have been renamed in early 1922.
As this street is immediately adjacent to Wilston State
School in 1920, it seems likely that Inglis Street was named
after local alderman Alexander Inglis, who was also chairman
of the school committee. [source] |
|
Savage Street, South Brisbane
area |
Bourne Street? | -27.49425, 153.03750 |
Supposedly Bourne Street was renamed Savage Street in 1909 [source] but it is Bourne Street and not Savage Street that appears on current maps | |
Sceptre Row, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.45403, 152.98711 | Sceptre Row appears on the Jubilee Estate map of 1897 [source]. It was a cul-de-sac parallel and south of Royal Row, connecting to Empress Terrace at approximately 154 Empress Terrace, Bardon (today). The estate map shows Sceptre Row as giving d. Possibly the decision to create the park made the creation of Sceptre Row unnecessary, although it is mentioned in two newspaper advertisements in 191access to a number of housing plots that are today being used as parkland [source] and 1917 [source] and appears on a 1920 map [source] and in street directories until at least 1948, yet there are no electoral roll entries for the street. | |
Schofield Street, South
Brisbane area |
George Street was renamed in
1909 to be Scholfield Street [source]
but neither name appears on current maps. Can
anyone help? |
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School Street, Upper
Paddington, Brisbane |
Lugg Street, Bardon |
-27.45093, 152.99129 | Comparison of 1917 street
directory and 1931 street directory show School Street has
been renamed Lugg Street. The street was created in about
1886 apparently to provide access to the Ithaca school (now
Ithaca Creek State School) [source]. |
|
Second (2nd) Avenue, Albion,
Brisbane |
Hadfield Street,
Windsor |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue, Baddow, Maryborough |
Edward
Street (part of) |
-25.52809, 152.68365 |
Based on comparison of the 1963 and 1968 electoral rolls, First Avenue appears to have been between Neptune and Tanner Streets and was amalgamated into Campbell Street which was previously only north-west of Neptune Street. Second Avenue ran parallel to First Avenue between Neptune and Tanner Streets and appears to have been similarly amalgamated into Edward Street. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Hindmarsh Street |
There were too many Second
Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. (See also Second Street, Banyo below) |
||
Second (2nd) Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Durimbil Street, Camp Hill |
There were too many Second
Streets in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Curiously the adjacent First Street and Third
Streets were not renamed. |
||
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Boondall, Brisbane |
Holroyd Street |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and supported by comparison of 1938 (index but no map) and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Dilkera Street, Balmoral |
There were too many Second Avenes in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Chermside, Brisbane |
St
Lawrence Street, Wavell Heights |
There were too many Second
Avenues in Brisbane and so Second Avenue in Chermside was
renamed Haddon Street in 1938 [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However comparison between the 1956 street
directory and current maps suggests Haddon Street has been
subsequently renamed St Lawrence Street. |
||
Second (2nd) Avenue, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Longden Street |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Wilpunda Street,
Greenslopes |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Street, Cribb Island, Brisbane | gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue, Darra,
Brisbane |
Harrington Street |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Second (2nd) Avenue, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Haines
Street |
-27.41157, 153.03648 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Mitchelton, Brisbane |
Hoben
Street |
-27.41300, 152.97230 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Murarrie, Brisbane |
Wareela
Street |
-27.46264, 153.10310 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue, St Lucia, Brisbane | Guilfoyle
Street |
-27.49795, 152.99662 |
There were too many Second
Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. This [source]
claims that it was Second Avenue in Zillmere that was
renamed Guilfoyle Street, but this is not confirmed by any
street directories so I believe it is an error. |
|
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Ellington
Street |
-27.51817, 153.04337 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue, Torwood,
Brisbane |
Harwood
Street, Toowong |
-27.46906, 152.98253 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue, Wilston,
Brisbane |
Hawdon
Street |
-27.42848, 153.02006 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Avenue,
Zillmere, Brisbane |
Halcomb
Street |
-27.35744, 153.04287 |
There were too many Second Avenues in Brisbane. Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Second (2nd) Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Meymot
Street |
-27.37537, 153.07349 |
This 1884 map
shows it as Second Street (not to be confused with a
separate Second Avenue). By 1926, a street directory shows
it as King Street. It was one of the 14 King Street's
renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and the new name of Meymot Street is confirmed by comparison
of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. (See also
Second Avenue, Banyo, above) |
|
Serpentine Avenue, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Ashgrove
Avenue |
-27.4381, 152.9993 |
Originally called Serpentine Avenue, then in the 1920s/1930s Three Mile Scrub Road, and finally Ashgrove Avenue. [source] | |
Shade Street, Eagle Farm,
Brisbane |
gone |
Comparison of 1956 street
directory and current maps shows that Shade Steet has been
subsumed into industrial estates. Shade Street was a short
north-south street starting at Want Street (between Violet
Street and Schneider Road) and going south to Westaway
Street (also now gone but about half-way to Eagle Farm Road
now Kingsford Smith Drive). |
||
Shelley Street, Banyo |
Vauxhall
Street, Virginia |
-27.370489, 153.063781 |
Appears as Shelley Street in an 1948 street directory but as Vauxhall Street on current maps. It is one of several streets renamed in this area, possibly when the industrial estate was built? | |
Sherwood Road, Rocklea,
Brisbane |
Medway Street (maybe) | In 1938 Queen Street was renamed Medway Street [source][source]. Queen Street appears in the 1931 and 1938 street directories as the street north and parallel to Sherwood Road. However, in the 1948 street directory, the former Queen Street has been renamed Sherwood Road (to the north) and the former Sherwood Road is called Queen Street (to the south), as they appear on current maps. It is not clear if the names were really swapped, or whether the street directories in 1931 and 1938 were wrong. | ||
Short Street |
Please note that many Short
Streets got their name because they were short (that is, not
long). Some of them are very short indeed. This means that
they were sometimes left off less detailed maps. In some
cases, street directories have the street name in the index
with a map reference but the street does not actually get
shown on the map referred to. So, if your Short Street is
not shown on a map, don't automatically assume it wasn't
there. |
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Short Street, Alderley,
Brisbane |
Ainsley
Street |
-27.42648, 153.00305 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Short Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Laurier
Street |
-27.50563, 153.03276 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Short Street, Ascot, Brisbane |
Dennison Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Belmont, Brisbane | Binda Street, Carina | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Bingarra Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Banfield Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Coopers Plains,
Brisbane |
Scaddan Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Darreen
Street, Greenslopes |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Note there were other Short Streets in close proximity to this one (although technically in different suburbs) so also consider Short / Birch Street and Short / Lindsay Street as possibilities. | ||
Short Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Lindsay
Street |
Renamed about 1938. Indexed in the 1938 street directory as Lindsay Street (late Short Street), Coorparoo, yet appears in the 1938 and 1948 maps as Short Street still. Appears as Lindsay Street in the 1956 street directory. Note there were other Short Streets in close proximity to this one (although technically in different suburbs) so also consider Short / Dareen Street and Short / Birch Street as possibilities. | ||
Short Street, Corinda,
Brisbane |
Probyn Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Deagon,
Brisbane |
Yaldwyn Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
The area is not covered by the 1938 street directory, but
Yaldwyn Street appears in the 1948 and 1956 street
directories. However, at some time after that, it
disappeared, apparently subsumed into parkland. Not to be
confused with the two Short Streets in Sandgate (see below). |
||
Short Street, Dunellan,
Brisbane |
Birch
Street, Greenslopes |
Renamed in 1938 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note there were other Short Streets in close
proximity to this one (although technically in different
suburbs) so also consider Short / Dareen Street and Short /
Lindsay Street as possibilities. |
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Short Street, Mount Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Belar Street, Eight
Mile Plains |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Unfortunately this area is not covered by my street
directories of that period so I am unable to confirm this. |
||
Short Street, Hawthorne,
Brisbane |
Birkai Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Hendra,
Brisbane |
Bannister Street (gone) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, Short / Bannister Street has
disappeared from the 1956 street directory, apparently
absorbed into Brisbane Airport. Short / Bannister Street was
a short north-south street running from Hamilton Avenue
north towards Webster Avenue (but not quite intersecting
with it) approximately in line with Blackburn Street. Today
the Southern Cross Motorway has been built over that area. |
||
Short Street, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Allwood Street (east of
the railway line) |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. The 1938 street directory shows Short Street as a short street on the east of the railway line which connects Railway Avenue to Clarence Road, while Middle Street is a very short street from Coonan Street to the western side of the railway line (it is not clear if the railway underpass existed at that time). However, in the 1948 street directory, both Short Street and Middle Street have been renamed Allwood Street. | ||
Short Street, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Bromley Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Backhouse Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Kedron, Brisbane | Bagot Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Kedron, Brisbane | Bedford Street, Gordon
Park |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Note that today Bedford Street starts at Beaconsfield Terrace and continues down past the intersection with Stirling Street, then there is a missing segment and then a short east-west segment off Montrose Street. Only the short segment off Montrose Street was originally Short Street. The longer segment and missing segment was originally Granville Terrace [source]. Note that source claims that Bedford Street had been renamed Granville Terrace but a study of old maps confirms that it was Granville Terrace that was renamed Bedford Street. | ||
Short Street (off Herston
Street), Kelvin Grove, Brisbane |
McComb Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
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Short Street, Norman Park,
Brisbane |
Bodalla Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Axford Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Nundah,
Brisbane |
Aspinall Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Short Street, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Vowles
Street |
-27.45248, 152.99806 |
It is listed as Short Street in Harris's 1917 street directory, but appears as Vowles Street in this 1917 map, so the name change appears to have occurred around 1917. Not to be confused with another renamed Short Street in Red Hill, see below. | |
Short Street, Red Hill, Brisbane | Atkins Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Not to be confused with another renamed Short Street in Red Hill, see above. | ||
Short Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Verney
Street |
-27.319710, 153.064074 | Appears as Short Street in the 1919 street
directory but as Verney Street in the 1931 street directory.
Not to be confused with another Short Street in Sandgate
(see immediately below) nor the Short Street in Deagon (see
above). |
|
Short Street, Sandgate,
Brisbane |
Bamford Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. Not to be confused with another Short Street in Sandgate (see immediately above) nor the Short Street in Deagon (see further above). | ||
Short Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Borden
Street |
-27.52734, 152.98517 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Unlike most Short Streets, this one was
relatively long! |
|
Short Street, Southport |
Suter
Street |
-27.97014, +153.41136 |
Appears on the 1882 Sparkling
Wave estate map as Short Street [source] |
|
Short Street, West End,
Brisbane |
Baynes
Street |
-27.48475, 153.01376 |
Absorbed into Baynes Street
in 1909. [source] |
|
Short Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Batchelor
Street |
-27.43476, 153.02510 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Short Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Balaclava
Street |
-27.49018, 153.03891 |
In this 1880s Woolloongabba Estate map (note
that North is to the left on this map) Short Street connects
Balaclava Street to Logan Road.Today, it is called Balaclava
Street which has a
Y-shape due to retaining its original eastern end pf
Balaclava Street in addition to Short Street. |
|
Short Street, Woolloongabba,
Brisbane |
Denbigh
Street, Dutton Park |
-27.49595, 153.02647 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Short Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Ashbolt
Street |
-27.41746, 153.04295 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
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Silcock Road, Stafford,
Brisbane |
Webster Road |
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Sinnott Street, Caboolture |
gone / never built? | -27.0835, 152.9557 | A circa 1888 Caboolture estate map shows Halloran, Sinnott and Lagoon Streets being east of Battersby Street (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). These streets are mentioned in the 1889 advertising of the land sale but, while Battersby Street exists to this day), I cannot find any subsequent mention of these other three streets and there are not 3 streets to the east of Battersby Street. Perhaps the land sale was unsuccessful and the land was subsquently developed in a different way. | |
Skinner Street, South
Brisbane area |
Webb Street |
Supposedly renamed in 1909 [source] but it is Skinner Street not Webb Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Skinner Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane |
Union
Street |
-27.45874, 153.02528 |
Renamed before December 1870. [source] |
|
Slack Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Belmore
Street |
-27.38547, 153.06442 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 maps. |
|
Somerset Parade, Holland Park, Brisbane |
Cavillon
Street |
-27.51885, 153.06519 |
In 1926, the Tarana Estate subdivision was advertised with an estate map showing Somerset Parade. It is now Cavillon Street. Brisbane City Council records suggest the renaming occurred on 19 October 1928. The new name can be seen in this 1937 map. | |
South Coast Road, Brisbane |
Logan
Road |
-27.52428, 153.06711 |
Also called Pacific Highway
from 1931 [source]
but the current Pacific Motorway was a new development and
did not follow the old road/highway. |
|
South End, Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Allpass
Parade (part of) |
-27.32887, 153.08697 |
In a 1919 street directory, the north-east
section of the current Allpass Parade from Jetty Street to
Shorncliffe Parade is called South End, while the south-west
section from Jetty Street to Friday Street is called Wharf
Terrace. In a 1931 street directory, both have been replaced
with Allpass Parade. |
|
Southport Road, Brisbane |
Logan Road | Also called Pacific Highway from 1931 [source] but the current Pacific Motorway was a new development and did not follow the old road | ||
Spencer Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Gainsborough
Street |
-27.53505, 153.01925 |
By comparison of 1889 estate
map of Moorooka Park and current maps |
|
Spring Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane |
Baxter
Street |
-27.45428, 153.03215 |
Renamed about the mid 1950s (based on a
contributor's memory) which is consistent with this 1951
map showing it as Spring Street, while this 1958
map shows it as Baxter Street. |
|
St George Street, Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Lockhart
Street |
-27.48961, 153.02967 | This street has been listed as being renamed
from George Street (not St George Street) to Lockhart Street
in 1938 [source],
a 1938 street directory and a 1933
map both show that Lockhart Street was formerly St
George Street and I can find no evidence of it ever being
called George Street. |
|
St John Lane, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Captain Burke Park (gone) |
If Annie Street today
extended a little bit north across Holman Streeet, then that
would be the site of St John Lane. It appears in a 1948
street directory, but not in a 1956 one (but it may be too
small to show at that scale). However, it appears that it
may have been closed in 1935 as part of the preparations for
the construction of the Story Bridge (then known as the
Jubilee Bridge) [source]. |
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St Lucia Road, St Lucia,
Brisbane |
Sir Fred Schonell Drive |
The name was changed [source].
Sir
Fred Schonell was the vice-chancellor of the
University of Queensland (at the end of St Lucia Road) so
most likely the road was renamed after his death in 1969. |
||
St Mary Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Amesbury
Street |
On an 1887 map and a 1917
street directory it appears as St Mary Street (noting that
St Mary's Church is next door). The 1931 and 1938 street
directories calls it Church Street. It was renamed in 1938
to Amesbury Street [source]
[source]
and this is confirmed by a 1956 street directory. |
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Station Street, Albion / Ascot / Clayfield |
Upper
Lancaster Road, Clayfield |
-27.42972, 153.05425 |
The Upper Lancaster name appears in
newspapers from 1928 onwards [source]
but a 1931 street directory still shows it as Station
Street. However, a 1938 street directory shows it as Upper
Lancaster Road. |
|
Station Street, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Kennaway Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station
Street, Chelmer, Brisbane |
Regatta Street |
Comparison of a 1884 map and
a current map shows that Station Street that used to run
between River Terrace (now Longman Terrace) and Albert
Street (now Victoria Avenue) towards the now disappeared
Albert railway siding has been renamed as a extension of
Regatta Street (which previously went only from the river to
River Terrace, now Longman Terrace). [source] |
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Station Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Yarrabin Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, this 1887 map shows
the street (unnamed) before the railway station was built so
presumably the street was presumably not called Station
Street back then and there is yet another earlier name. [source] |
||
Station Road, Darra, Brisbane |
Darra
Station Road |
Comparison of 1956 street map
with current maps. Note that there is (and was) a Station
Avenue (running north of the railway station) |
||
Station Street, Geebung,
Brisbane |
Innes Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. This area is not covered by the 1938 street directory maps so I cannot confirm it was previously Short Stret, but in index of the the 1948 street directory, there is the entry "Innes Street, Geebung (late Station Street) ". | ||
Station Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Yamboyna Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Ipswich Road |
The 1931 street directory shows that Ipswich Road was disconnected between Keats Street, Moorooka, and Station Street, Rocklea; I suspect this disconnection probably occurred as a result of building the train line through this area. The two segments of Ipswich were then connected via Station Street, Moorooka (between Keats Street and Hamilton Road, Moorooka) and then by Rice Street (from Hamilton Road to Station Street, Rocklea). It appears that in 1938 Station Street, Morooka, and Rice Street were both renamed to create one continuous Ipswich Road [source][source] which is confirmed by the 1948 street directory. | ||
Station Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Waminda Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Norman Park,
Brisbane |
Myall Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Nudgee,
Brisbane |
Hayden Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Oxley,
Brisbane |
Tavistock Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Runcorn,
Brisbane |
Abercorn Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
As this area is not covered by the 1938 street directory, I
cannot confirm it was originally Station Street. |
||
Station Street (East), Sherwood, Brisbane | Bute Street, Sherwood | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
Station Street, Sherwood
(west), Brisbane |
Marlborough
Street |
According to this [source] May Street was renamed Marlborough Street in 1938 but comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories show Mary Street was renamed Galloway Street (which appears in the following entry in the source, suggesting a printer's error). There is a Marlborough Street in Sherwood, and comparison of the 1938 street directory and the 1948 street directories show it was Station Street in 1938 and Marlborough Street in 1948 and this name change occurred in 1938 [source]. | ||
Station Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Gillingham Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Wooloowin,
Brisbane |
Hamley Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Station Street, Wynnum,
Brisbane |
Mungala Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Stephens Street, South
Brisbane area |
Chelmsford Street |
Supposedly Stephens Street was renamed Chelmsford Street in 1909 [source]. On current maps there is no Chelmsford Street but there is a Stephens Road. | ||
Stewart Parade, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Lindsay
Street |
Stewart Parade appear in a
1917 street directory but in a 1931 street directory it
appears as Lindsay Street, probably to avoid confusion with
nearby Stewart
Road. |
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Stewart Road, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Frasers
Road |
The western end of Stewart
Road was renamed Frasers Road between 1941 and 1948.
Not to be confused with Frazer / Fraser Street in Ashgrove
(now Kinnaird
Street). Not to be confused with nearby Stewart Parade
(which is now Lindsay
Street). |
||
Stonehaven Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area were
replaced by large industrial sites. |
||
Stratton Road, Fortitude
Valley, Brisbane |
Commercial Road |
Commercial Road is shown on
1865 map of Brisbane as Stratton Road. [source] |
||
Strickland Terrace, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Strickland
Terrace, Graceville Strickland Terrace, Sherwood |
In 1956 Strickland Terrace commenced at the eastern end of Long Street East and then curved southwards connecting with the eastern end of Central Avenue and Borden Street (was Short Street). In 1956 Flood Street commenced at the eastern end of Plumer Street (formerly William Street) and then curved southwards following the line of the creek to connect with Thomas Street (which then ran right down to the creek).The current Strickland Terrace is in two segments, the northern part commencing further north at Strong Avenue with a new section down to Long Street East, while the southern part commences at Central Avenue and extends further south through to Plumer Street and incorporates the northern part of the old Flood Street. The rest of Flood Street, the eastern end of Thomas Street and the section of Strickland Terrace between Long Street East and Central Avenue are not longer streets, but a close-up look at a current map shows walking tracks / bike paths along their former routes. Most likely the frequent flooding of the creek resulted in the loss of these street segments. | ||
Stuart Street (South),
Toowoomba |
Geddes
Street |
Name changed occurred during
the 1940s based on comparison of 1941 and 1949 electoral
rolls [source].
The existing Stuart
Street in Toowoomba appears to be formerly known as
Stuart Street (North). As you will see on a current map,
Geddes Street and Stuart Street are in a line, interrupted
by parkland and the museum. |
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Sturt Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Froude
Street (north-west segment) |
-27.374483, 153.075315 |
This 1884 map (North is downwards) shows Collard Place commencing at the intersection of Musgrave Street and Station Street (now Kennaway Street) and continuing north-east parallel with the railway line. Sturt Street is shown as commencing at Collard Place and heading north-west. Looking at a 1926 street directory, the short north-east segment of Victoria Street appears to be the start of Collard Place and the north-west segment of Victoria Street appears to be Sturt Street. The remainder of Collard Place (further to the north-east) does not appear in the 1926 street directory. Victoria Street appears in a 1956 street directory but in a 1975 street directory, it has been renamed to its current name Froude Street. | |
Suburban Boundary Road,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
O'Keefe Street? |
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Sunday Street (part of), Shorncliffe,
Brisbane |
Park
Parade |
-27.32415, 153.08394 |
In a 1917 street directory, Sunday Street
connects from Signal Row down to South End (now Allpass
Parade). But in a 1931 street directory, the section from
Signal Row to Swan Street has been renamed Park Parade and
Sunday Street is reduced to Swan Street down to
Allpass Parade. However, newspapers references to Park
Parade can be found as early as 1902. [source] |
|
Sutton
Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane |
Alexandria Street |
An 1885 drainage sketch shows
Sutton Street running from Gregory Terrace straight down to
Leichhardt Street (now St Pauls Terrace) and heading
south-east across Wickham Terrace and beyond (the end of the
road is not known in the sketch). A 1927 map
shows the southern leg of the present-day Alexandria Street
as being called Sutton Street (the northern leg was
Alexandria Street), suggesting the section of Sutton Street
from Gregory Terrace to the intersection with Alexandria
Street has been subsumed into the Exhibition Grounds by this
time. Today it is all Alexandria Street. This section of
Sutton Street from St Pauls Terrace to the current railway
line no longer exists, probably subsumed by the large
buildings in that area. It is not so clear what happened to
Sutton Street beyond the current railway line, but its
position is roughly that of the current East Street, so it
may be that the cutting of Sutton Street with the
development of the railway line |
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Sutton Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
gone |
Sutton Street ran east from
Main Street toward the river. On a 1887 map it is
shown as extending to the river, but by 1917 it stops short
of the river. It appears in street directories until at
least 1956. Note that the 1887 map shows it as being south
of William / Mackenzie Street but the later directories show
it as north of William / Mackenzie Street. It is not clear
if the street moved or the maps became more accurate over
time. |
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Sylvan Street, Toombul /
Nundah, Brisbane |
Huet
Street |
Street directories from 1931
and 1938 show Sylvan Street running between Shaw Road and
Brooks Street, south and parallel to Buckland Road. The 1948
street directory shows that the Huet Street has been
extended to incorporate the old Sylvan Street and a new
Sylvan Street (parallel and north of Buckland Road) has been
created running from Shaw Road to Imbros Street. Note in
1938 Imbros Street ran from Edinburgh Castle Road to just
south of the junction with Lemnos Street, but in 1948 it has
been extended south to Buckland Road. |
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Tamrookum Street, New Farm, Brisbane |
Heal Street |
-27.46186, 153.04349 |
In 1880, local residents asked for street to
be renamed from Tamrookum Street to Robert Street (no reason
was given). However, there was already a Robert Street in
Spring Hill, so the Brisbane City Council decided to rename
it Heal Street after the former mayor Daniel
John Heal. [source] |
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Taunton Street, Holland Park, Brisbane |
Avesnes Street |
-27.51824 153.06598 |
In 1926, the Tarana Estate subdivision was
advertised with an estate map
showing Taunton Street. It is now Avesnes Street. Brisbane
City Council records suggest the renaming occurred on 19
October 1928. The new name can be seen in this 1937
map. |
|
Taverner Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Manitoba
Place |
There were too many First
Avenues in Brisbane so First Avenue in Chermside was renamed
Taverner Street in 1938 [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, by comparison of 1956 street directory
with current maps, First Avenue / Taverner Street would
appear to have been renamed Manitoba Place. However, First
Avenue / Taverner Street used to connect through to Bilsen
Street while Manitoba Place does not. Meanwhile a new First Avenue has been
created in Chermside (too far away to be related to the
original one). |
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The Esplanade (part of),
Cairns |
Wharf Street |
Renamed about 1888 [source] |
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Theresa Street, Maryborough |
Garden
Street? |
-25.52590, 152.69867 |
The former St Thomas's Anglican church in
Maryborough was at 197 Pallas
Street and which was described as being on thc corner
of Theresa Street when its foundation stone was laid in
1877.[source]
Today the church building is not on a corner but is one lot
down from the intersection with Garden Street, so that is
most likely to be current name of Theresa Street. The
nearest intersection in other direction is with Churchill
Street so that might be possibly the new name of Theresa
Street. |
|
Theresa Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Landsborough
Terrace (part of) |
-27.48215, 152.99473 |
Paradise Avenue appears in a
1917 map as a short east-west street off River Road (now
Coronation Drive) terminating at a small creek (which we
cannot see on modern maps, but is about half way between
Coronation Drive and the railway line). Today Paradise
Avenue is the section of Landsborough Terrace beside the
Regatta Hotel. No other parts of the present day Landborough
Terrace are visible in the 1917 map. However, on a 1931 map,
we see all of the present Landsborough Terrace but shown as
three separately named segments. Theresa Street is the
north-south section of Landsborough Terrace off Sylvan Road,
which gives access to the east-west Landsborough Street
which runs between the railway line and the creek, and then
Paradise Avenue from the creek to River Road (Coronation
Drive) unchanged from the 1917 map. The 1931 map does not
show if there is a bridge/connection across the creek, but a
1938 map seems to suggest that the creek is still separating
Landsborough Street and Paradise Avenue. The three
separately named streets are still visible in a 1975 street
directory, but appear as the single Landsborough Terrace in
a 1990 street directory. [source]
[source] |
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Third (3rd) Avenue, Banyo,
Brisbane |
Apperley Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
Pollock Street |
Renamed in 1938 to be
Bilyarra Street [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. But appears in the 1956 street directory to
current maps, it appears as Pollock Street
(perhaps Bilyarra Street was too easily confused with nearby
Bilyana Street)? |
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Third (3rd) Avenue, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Dartmouth Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Street, Cribb Island, Brisbane | gone | Appears on 1956 map but not on current maps as the entire suburb of Cribb Island and parts of Lower Nudgee were subsumed into Brisbane Airport around 1970. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
Baragoola Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Darra,
Brisbane |
Ducie Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Erskine Avenue | Renamed in 1938 [source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue,
Michelton, Brisbane |
Irvine Street | Renamed to Cahill Street in
1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. However, it appears to be have been absorbed
into adjoining Irvine
Street in the 1956 street directory and in current
maps. |
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Third (3rd) Avenue, Murrarie,
Brisbane |
Billungah Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, St Lucia,
Brisbane |
Baty Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue,
Tarragindi, Brisbane |
Effingham Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Torwood,
Brisbane |
Couldrey Street,
Bardon |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Wilston,
Brisbane |
Dalrymple Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Third (3rd) Avenue, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Rodway Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Thomas (3rd) Street,
Northgate, Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area have been replaced by large industrial estates | ||
Thomas Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Thomas Street (shortened) |
In 1956 Thomas Street extended through to the creek and Flood Street commenced at the eastern end of Plumer Street (formerly William Street) and then curved southwards following the line of the creek to connect with Thomas Street. A close-up look at a current map shows walking tracks / bike paths along their former routes. Most likely the frequent flooding of the creek resulted in the loss of these street segments. | ||
Thoms Avenue, Banyo, Brisbane |
Thoms
Avenue |
-27.353239, 153.070827 |
In a 1948 street directory, Thoms Avenue
connected Aberdeen Parade through to Holme Avenue.
Today, the creation of College Way and the associated
suburban development have shortened both Thomas Avenue and
Holme Avenue and they no longer have a junction. |
|
Thoms Street, Toowoomba |
Peel
Street |
Renamed in the 1970s to avoid
confusion with Thomas
Street [source: a reader] and confirmed by comparison
of 1959 and 1978 electoral roll entries. |
||
Thorton Lane, Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Pixley
Street |
Appears as Thornton Lane in a
1887 map, but
as Pixley Street in a 1917 street directory and confirmed by
this 1930 newspaper
article. Presumably it was renamed to avoid confusion
with adjoining Thornton Street. |
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Three Mile Scrub Road,
Ashgrove, Brisbane |
Ashgrove Avenue Ashgrove Crescent |
On a 1917 street directory,
it appears as Three Mile Scrub Road and generally follows
the route of the current Ashgrove Avenue except that it
winds around following the current Ashgrove Crescent (as the
straighter segment of Ashgrove Avenue now adjacent to
Ashgrove Crescent did not exist in 1917). In the 1931 street
directory, it appears as Ashgrove Avenue (still following
the same route as 1917 -- it is not until some time after
1956 that Ashgrove Avenue takes the straighter line along
the former Graham Street). This source
claims it was originally called Serpentine Avenue. |
||
Three Mile Scrub Road, Kelvin
Grove / Newmarket, Brisbane |
Kelvin Grove Road |
Kelvin Grove Road is shown on an 1865 map of Brisbane as "road from Three Mile Scrub" [source] | ||
Tingal Street, Wynnum North,
Brisbane |
Southwick Street |
Renamed in 1928 [source][source]
However, there is a long Tingal
Road adjoining it. |
||
Toad Street, Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Todd
Street |
-27.32589, 153.08345 |
Street directories in 1917 and 1919 show this
street (both on the maps and in the index) as Toad Street. A
1931 street directory calls it Toad Street on the map but
Todd Street in the index. In 1938 the street directory calls
it Toad Street on both the map and index. In 1948 onwards it
appears as Todd Street. |
|
Toohey Road, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
re-routed |
The 1956 street directory
shows Toohey Road running straight north-south as opposed to
the current curved segment through Toohey Forest Park. It
gave access to four other streets -- Loraine (formerly
Hill), Clancarty (formerly Russell), Grey and Derby Streets
-- that no longer exist. |
||
Toohey Street, South Brisbane
area |
Bank Lane? or Toohey Street | Supposedly Bank Lane was to become absorbed into Toohey Street in 1909 [source] but both Bank Lane and Toohey Street appear on current maps. | ||
Toombul Avenue, off Rode
Road, Nundah, Brisbane |
Kinmond Avenue |
Renamed in 1928 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1917 and 1931 street
directories. |
||
Toombul Road, Northgate, between Harold
Street and the railway line |
Old Toombul
Road |
-27.38766, 153.06813 |
Toombul is shown in a 1960-61 street
directory as a straight road which crossed the railway line,
presumably with boomgates. However, more recent
redevelopment of Toombul Road changed the alignment of that
road to build an overpass over the railway line running
parallel and east of the original Toombul Road. The bypassed
section of Toombul Road was then renamed as Old Toombul Road
and it no longer crosses the railway line. |
|
Truby Street, Alderley,
Brisbane |
Milford
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source].
Milford Street appears in the 1938 street directory and
there is no street there in the 1931 street so I cannot
confirm it was originally Truby Street. |
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Tully Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Sixth
Avenue |
-27.31600, 153.07004 | In 1913, the council decided to rename Petty, Wilson, Cooksley, Henry, and Tully streets to be First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Avenues respectively. [source] But it leaves us wondering about the origins of Fourth Avenue. | |
Tully Street, Thursday Island |
Douglas
Street |
-10.5836, 142.2164 |
[source]
Presumably renamed after Government Resident and former
Queensland Governor John Douglas |
|
Twickenham Place, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
St Vincents Hospital (gone) | Twickenham Place was a short
street running west from Main Street, parallel and slightly
north of Cairns Street. It appears in the 1956 street
directory but appears to have been subsequently subsumed
into Mt Olivet Hospital (Hospice) which was renamed St
Vincents Hospital in 2010. |
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U |
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University
Road, Mitchelton, Brisbane |
Pascoe
Street |
In a 1948 map, University
Road ran from Samford Road straight north to St Helens Road
despite being interrupted by the railway line. In a 1956
map, University Road is showing as being only from Samford
Road north to the railway line, while the section from the
railway line to St Helens Road has been renamed Pascoe
Street. The section of the current University Road that
turns west at the railway line and intersects with Glenholm
Street must have been created after 1956. |
||
Union Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Proe Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
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Urangan Road, south of Hervey Bay |
Booral
Road |
-25.34382, 152.83322 |
This long road has had many names. It also
passes through many suburbs. It was known as Urangan Road
from at least 1869 [source]
and was the location of the Urangan Road State School, then
variously as Urangan-Bingham Road [source]
or just Bingham Road, then by 1941 it was Nikenbah Bingham
Road (1941
map) and now Booral Road. Not to be confused with
Urangan Street in Torquay. |
|
Urangan-Bingham Road, south of Hervey Bay | Booral Road | -25.34382, 152.83322 | This long road has had many names. It also passes through many suburbs. It was known as Urangan Road from at least 1869 [source] and was the location of the Urangan Road State School, then variously as Urangan-Bingham Road [source] or just Bingham Road, then by 1941 it was Nikenbah Bingham Road (1941 map) and now Booral Road. Not to be confused with Urangan Street in Torquay. | |
V |
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Venice Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
gone |
Appears in a 1956 map but not
on current maps. |
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Victoria Street, Banyo, Brisbane |
Froude
Street |
-27.37440, 153.07523 |
This 1884 map (North is downwards) shows Collard Place commencing at the intersection of Musgrave Street and Station Street (now Kennaway Street) and continuing north-east parallel with the railway line. Sturt Street is shown as commencing at Collard Place and heading north-west. Looking at a 1926 street directory, the short north-east segment of Victoria Street appears to be the start of Collard Place and the north-west segment of Victoria Street appears to be Sturt Street. The remainder of Collard Place (further to the north-east) does not appear in the 1926 street directory. Victoria Street appears in a 1956 street directory but in a 1975 street directory, it has been renamed to its current name Froude Street. | |
Victoria Street, Bulimba, Brisbane |
Godwin
Street |
-27.45227, 153.05622 |
Victoria Street (on the western side of the
Bulimba Memorial Park) appears in a 1948 street directory,
but as Godwin Street in a 1956 street directory. Not to be
confused with the nearby Victoria
Street, Balmoral. |
|
Victoria Street, Fortitude
Valley / Newstead, Brisbane |
Doggett Street |
-27.45449, 153.04268 | Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication. The new name honoured Alderman Doggett. [source][source] |
|
Victoria Street, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane |
Carmel
Street, Bardon |
-27.45396, 152.98472 | Victoria Street appears on the Jubilee Estate
map of 1897 [source]
and appears on a 1920 map [source] but
has become Carmel Street in a 1931 street directory. The new
name might be related to the Carmel Presbyterian Church
which was established in nearby Kennedy Terrace
in 1904 [source][source]. |
|
Victoria Parade, St Lucia, Brisbane |
Sir
William MacGregor Drive (part of), University of
Queensland |
-27.49286, 153.01507 | A 1917 street directory shows Victoria Parade
as a stretch of road following the line of the river from
the (now) Toowong Rowing
Club to Blair
Drive. In 1926 funds were donated to establish the St
Lucia campus of the University of Queensland on what was
then described as farmland, so it is possible that Victoria
Parade was never really developed. Certainly there is no
sign of a road in that location in this 1936 photo [source]. |
|
Victoria Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Jurgens
Street |
-27.48884, 153.03678 |
It appears as Victoria Street
on the 1881 estate map, but it is Jurgens Street in this
1889 newspaper article [source] |
|
W |
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Wallace Street, Chermside,
Brisbane |
Kuran Street | -27.39031, 153.03502 |
Appears in the 1938 street
directory as Duff Street, in the 1948 street directory as
Wallace Street (presumably an extension of the still
existing Wallace Street west of Gympie Road), and in the
1956 street directory as Kuran Street. See also this 1937
map (as Wallace Street) and this 1955
map (as Kuran Street). |
|
Wandal Street, Rockhampton |
Wilkinson Street |
-23.37045, 150.49550 |
Renamed in 1926 to avoid
confusion with nearby Wandal
Road [source] |
|
Warwick Street (off Cosker
Street), Annerley, Brisbane |
Marjorie Street |
-27.52116, 153.03273 |
Renamed in 1927 [source]
possibly because there is another Warwick Street in
Annerley. |
|
Water Street, Alderley,
Brisbane |
Moran Street |
-27.42742, 153.00338 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Water Street, Chelmer,
Brisbane |
Halsbury Street |
-27.51236, 152.97303 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
|
Water Street West, Highgate Hill, Brisbane | Dorchester Street | -27.48324, 153.02127 |
Water Street West was supposedly renamed plain Water Street in 1909 [source]. However, in 1938 Water Street West was again renamed, this time to Dorchester Street [source][source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Water Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Boothby Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Water Street, Mt Gravatt,
Brisbane |
Coora
Street, Wishart |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
The area is not covered by my street directories so I cannot
confirm it. |
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Water Street East, South Brisbane | Water Street | Supposedly Water Street East was renamed Blocksidge Street in 1909 [source] but Water Street East was still in existence (off Stanley Street roughly opposite Raymond Terrace) until the Mater Hospital extensions and busway were built around the 1990 and after that appears to called Water Street. There is no sign of Blocksidge Street in the 1956 map nor current maps. | ||
Water Street West, South Brisbane | Dorchester Street | Water Street West was supposedly renamed plain Water Street in 1909 [source]. However, it must not have happened, because in 1938 Water Street West was again renamed, this time to Dorchester Street [source][source][source] and this change is confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Water Street, Windsor, Brisbane | Allom Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Water Street, (somewhere in)
Brisbane |
In 1938, 10 Water Streets
were renamed but unfortunately we don't know what suburb
they were all in or what their new name was. |
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Waterford Street, Oxley,
Brisbane |
Avalon
Street |
There were too many Margaret Streets. Renamed Waterford Street in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. However, current maps have the street called Avalon Street. | ||
Waterloo
Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.22966, 153.09384 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. Can you help? | |
Waterworks Road, Red Hill,
Brisbane |
Musgrave
Road |
-27.4566, 153.0092 |
Renamed in 1889. [source]
Note that only the more inner city part of Waterworks Road
was renamed. Waterworks
Road is still a long road running from Red Hill out to
The Gap. |
|
Webb Street, South Brisbane
area |
Skinner Street? | Supposedly Skinner Street was renamed Webb Street in 1909 [source] but it is Skinner Street not Webb Street that appears on current maps. | ||
Webber Street, Torwood /
Toowong, Brisbane |
Tristania
Drive?,
Bardon |
-27.46782, 152.97730 |
In 1938 Fourth Avenue (which
ran from Fifth Avenue in a south-westerly direction down to
Stuartholme Road) was renamed Webber street [source][source]
and this is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Webber Street can still be found in the 1956
street directory, but current maps no longer show such a
road. Tristania Drive appears to be in same position in
terms of the connection to Fifth Avenue but doesn't go
through to Stuartholme Road although the small
south-westerly cul-de-sac may be the remants of that
connection. |
|
Wecker Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Kirkland
Avenue |
-27.50117, 153.05214 | Renamed in 1914 due to
anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source]
This street was part of the Wecker Estate (see above).
Presumably renamed after Alexander Morrison Kirkland who
lived in Wecker Street and had been a chairman of the
Coorparoo Shire Council. |
|
Weedon Street, off Stanley
Street, South Brisbane |
Supposedly Church Avenue was renamed Weedon Street in 1909 [source] but neither appears on current maps. | |||
Wellington Road, Banyo |
Stanworth
Road |
-27.351467, 153.063274 |
Wellington Road appears in a 1948 street
directory but current maps call it Stanworth Road. Note
Bicentennial Road did not exist in 1948. |
|
Wellington Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Creswell Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
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Wendt Street, Annerley, Brisbane |
Victoria
Street, Fairfield |
-27.50574, 153.02350 |
Appears as Wendt Street in a 1919 street
directory but as Victoria Street in a 1931 street directory. |
|
Westaway Street, Eagle Farm,
Brisbane |
gone |
Comparison of 1956 street
directory with current maps shows that Westaway Street has
been subsumed into industrial estates. Westaway Street ran
from Roman Street to Schneider Road roughly half-way between
the railway line and Eagle Farm Road (now Kingsford Smith
Drive) |
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Wharf Street, Brisbane |
gone |
According to this 1887 map, Wharf
Street ran between Alice Street and Margaret Street,
parallel to but south-west of William Street. Not to be
confused with other Wharf
Street that still exists to this day. |
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Wharf Street,
New Farm, Brisbane |
Lamington Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source][source].
The name presumably honours the former Governor of
Queensland, Lord
Lamington. |
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Wharf Street, Newstead,
Brisbane |
Gordon Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
Wharf Street, North
Rockhampton |
Reaney Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the Wharf
Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
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Wharf Terrace, Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Allpass
Parade (part of) |
-27.32970, 153.08437 | In a 1919 street directory, the south-west
section of the current Allpass Parade (from Jetty Street to
Friday Street) is called Wharf Terrace, while the north-east
section from Jetty Street to Shorncliffe Parade is called
South End. In a 1931 street directory, both have been
replaced with Allpass Parade. |
|
Whitley Street, between View
Street and Enoggera-Terrace, Paddington Brisbane |
Ottis Lane | This street existed in 1930 [source]
and appears on a 1956 map. Comparison with current maps
shows it has been renamed Ottis Lane. |
||
Whynot Street, South Brisbane
area |
Wood Street? or Whynot Street? |
Supposedly Whynot Street was absorbed into Wood Street in 1909 [source] but it is Whynot Street and not Wood Street that appears on current maps. | ||
William Street, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
Crawford
Street |
Appears in a 1917 street
directory as William Street, but in the 1931 street
directory and onwards, it appears as Crawford Street. |
||
William Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Best Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
||
William Street, Belmont,
Brisbane |
Akala Street, Camp Hill |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Compare with this 1889 map of East Coorparoo. | ||
William Street, Breakfast
Creek, Brisbane |
Higgs Street, Albion |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Not to be confused with William Street,
Hamilton (subsequently renamed Irving Street and now
Balowrie Street). |
||
William Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
Alutha Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Coopers
Plains, Brisbane |
Willingdon Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Eagle
Junction, Brisbane |
Fitzroy Street,
Clayfield |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Hamilton, Brisbane |
Balowrie Street | -27.437122, 153.065862 | Appears on a 1907
map as William Street, in street directories from 1917
to 1948 as Irving Street, with Balowrie Street being
mentioned in a March
1949 newspaper advertisement. Not to be confused with
William Street in Breakfast Creek (now Higgs Street,
Albion). |
|
William Street, Humpybong |
Redcliffe in the vicinity of George Street | -27.22966, 153.09384 | The Tunbridge Wells estate was sold in 1885. [source] Most of the street names on the estate map (apart from George Street) do not exist today. There is a William Street today in Redcliffe but it does not intersect with George Street. Can you help? | |
William Street, Indooroopilly / Taringa, Brisbane (west of Moggill Road) | Payne Street | -27.4946, 152.9754 | By comparison of an 1887 Nelson estate map
with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland).
It appears as Payne Street on a 1895 map. |
|
William Street,
Indooroopilly, Brisbane (east of Moggill Road) |
Usher Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Mackenzie
Street |
William Street appears in an
1887 map, but
it is Mackenzie Street in the 1917 street directory. Note
that there was another William Street in Kangaroo Point (see
below). |
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William Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Llewellyn Street |
Renamed in about 1936 [source] because there were too many William Streets. Confirmed by comparison of 1931 and 1938 street directories. Note that there was another William Street in Kangaroo Point (see above). | ||
William Street, Lota,
Brisbane |
Ambool Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Moorooka,
Brisbane |
Amery Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that William / Amery Street terminated at
the intersection with Glen Street at that time and did not
connect through to Forest Street as it does today. |
||
William Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Algoori Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Mount
Gravatt, Brisbane |
Amega Street, Mount
Gravatt East |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
but this area is not covered by my 1938 and 1948 street
directories to confirm it. |
||
William Street, Mount Gravatt, Brisbane | Balcha Street, Holland Park | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Northgate,
Brisbane |
Stonehaven Street, Virginia (gone) | Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Stonehaven Street appears in Virginia in the 1956 street directory, but subsequentlys streets in this area of Virginia have been subsumed into large industrial sites. | ||
William Street, Nudgee,
Brisbane |
Somers Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Nundah,
Brisbane |
Wade Street | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note in 1938 William Street had two
disconnected segments, one coming south from Goss Road down
to the intersection with Maddock Street and then terminating
shortly after in a cul de sac, while the other segment came
north from Hamilton Road. In the 1948 street directory, they
have been connected up to form a single street. |
||
William Street, Oxley,
Brisbane |
Bannerman Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note at this time, William / Bannerman Street
commenced at Oxley Road and went east a short way, not
joining any other streets. In the 1956 street directory it
connects through to Campana Street. The connection through
to Ipswich Road (giving it a strange "Y-shape" it has today)
must have occurred after 1956. |
||
William Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Mort Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Rockhampton,
Brisbane |
Kelly Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source]
presumably to avoid confusion with the other William Street |
||
William Street, Rosalie,
Brisbane |
Bass
Street, Paddington |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Runcorn,
Brisbane |
Dew Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source].
Dew Street appears in the 1948 street directory but this
area is not covered by the 1938 street directory so I cannot
confirm it was originally William Street. |
||
William Street, Sandgate, Brisbane | Ashford Street,
Shorncliffe |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Sherwood,
Brisbane |
Plumer Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Spring Hill,
Brisbane |
Kinross Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Taringa,
Brisbane (east of Moggill Road) |
Cunningham Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Taringa / Indooroopilly,
Brisbane (west of Moggill Road) |
Payne Street |
-27.4946, 152.9754 |
By comparison of an 1887 Nelson estate map with current maps (courtesy of State Library of Queensland). It appears as Payne Street on a 1895 map. | |
William Street, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Dampier Street, Taringa |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Virginia, Brisbane | Stonehaven Street (gone) | Renamed in 1938. The [source] gives the old and new street name but not the suburb (but Stonehaven Street appears in Virginia in a 1956 map). The streets in this area of Virginia have been replaced by large industrial sites. | ||
William Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Fuller Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street,
Woolloongabba, Brisbane |
Abingdon Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. |
||
William Street, Wynnum,
Brisbane |
Akonna Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
William Street, Zillmere,
Brisbane |
Gillies Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Note at this time William / Gillies Street commenced at Muller Street and went west, intersecting with Beckman Street, and then went west for another approx 200 metres as a cul de sac. In the 1956 street directory Gillies Street has come further west but still ends in a cul de sec (almost but not quite intersecting with Church Street) and Yukon Street and Saxby Streets have been created and intersect with Gillies Street. The connection through to Church Street must have occurred after 1956. | ||
Wilson Street, Coorparoo,
Brisbane |
Carranya
Street, Camp Hill |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Groveley,
Brisbane |
Rolleston
Street, Keperra |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Wilson Street still appears in my 1948 street directory (but is on the limit of the map coverage), but my 1956 street directory shows it as Rolleston Street. | ||
Wilson Street, Kangaroo
Point, Brisbane |
Baildon
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Kedron,
Brisbane |
Sadlier
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Manly,
Brisbane |
Carbethon
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Morningside,
Brisbane |
Carramar
Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Newstead /
Teneriffe, Brisbane |
Chermside Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source].
Presumably
named
after
the
previous
Governor
of
Queensland,
Sir
Herbert Chermside. |
||
Wilson Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Plunkett Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
Second
Avenue |
-27.31909, 153.07176 |
In 1913, the council decided to rename Petty, Wilson, Cooksley, Henry, and Tully streets to be First, Second, Third, Fifth and Sixth Avenues respectively. [source] But it leaves us wondering about the origins of Fourth Avenue. | |
Wilson Street, South Brisbane
area |
School Street |
Supposedly Wilson Street was
renamed School Street in 1909 [source].
However,
both
Wilson Street and School Street appear on
current maps, so it's not clear what happened. |
||
Wilson Street,
Taringa, Brisbane |
Whitmore Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. Wilston Street can be seen on the left hand edge of this 1890 real estate map. | ||
Wilson Street, Windsor,
Brisbane |
Lowerson
Street, Lutwyche |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | ||
Wilson Street, Yeerongpilly,
Brisbane |
Curzon Street |
-27.52949, 153.00461 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. | |
Wilston Road,
Wilston, Brisbane |
Lamond Road |
-27.43338, 153.01749 | The Wilston Estate was sold in 1885 [source]. Wilston Road appears on the 1885
estate map, but it appears as Lamond Road on a 1917 map.
There is another Wilston
Road in nearby Newmarket. |
|
Wilton Street, South Brisbane
area |
Peterson Street? or Wilton Street? |
Supposedly Wilton Street was
absorbed into Peterson Street in 1909 [source]
but both Wilton Street
and Peterson Street
appear on current maps. |
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Windmell / Windmill Street,
Fortitude Valley, Brisbane |
McLachlan Street |
Windmell Street (from James
Street to Brunswick Street) and Hall Street (from Brunswick
Street to Bowen Terrace) were renamed into a single street
called McLachlan Street in 1925 [source][source].
Both of these sources call it "Windmell" but the 1917 street
directory uses the more conventional spelling of "Windmill".
In the 1917 and 1919 street directories, Windmell / Windmill
was not shown as a through street but rather as two segments
(both called Windmell / Windmill), one longer section
starting at Brunswick Street and stopping just short of
Morgan Street and a shorter section starting at James Street
and finishing at Connor Street. I am guessing the missing
section may have been part of the forecourt of St Patrick's
Catholic Church? Anyhow, it seems the shorter segment from
James Street to Connor Street was known as Little / Lower
Windmell / Windmill Street to distinguish it from the other
segment. |
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Witton Road (part of), Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
Radnor
Street |
-27.50467, 152.97108 |
A 1948 street directory appears to show
Witton Road extending all the way through to the bridge over
the creek beside Foxton Street. However, in the 1956 street
directory, it shows the current situation where Witton Road
terminates at the intersection with Twigg Street and it is
Radnor Street from Twigg Street through to Foxton Street. |
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Wood Street, North
Rockhampton |
Pine Street |
-23.35416, 150.52772 |
Renamed in 1927 [source]
presumably to avoid confusion with Wood Street on the
south side of Rockhampton |
|
Wood Street, South Brisbane
area |
Whynot Street? | -27.48476, 153.00888 |
Supposedly Whynot Street was absorbed into Wood Street in 1909 [source] but it is Whynot Street and not Wood Street that appears on current maps. | |
Woodbine Street, Blackall |
Coronation Drive |
-24.4216, 145.4643 |
Renamed in about 1953 in honour of the coronation of
Queen Elizabeth II [source: a reader]. Note that there is
still a Woodbine
Street in Blackall separated from the now Coronation
Drive by the railway line and a Woodbine Road.
|
|
Woodness Street, South
Brisbane area |
End Street? | In 1909 End Street was
renamed Woodness Street [source]
but there is no Woodness Street on current maps and there is
an End Street. Is
this the "renamed" End Street or another one? |
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Wynnum Road, East Brisbane,
Brisbane |
Lytton
Road |
Renamed before 1939 [source].
I am not sure when this renaming must have occurred as
Lytton Road appears on street directories back to 1917 in
exactly the same position as it has today. I cannot find any
map ever showing it as Wynnum Road. |
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Y |
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Yarramba Street, Cannon Hill,
Brisbane |
gone |
In 1938 Edward Street was renamed Yarramba Street [source][source] which is confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories, but no longer appears on current maps as it has been absorbed into Bill Cash Memorial Park. Edward / Yarramba Street commenced at Wynnum Road opposite Stanton Street (probably the park entrance today) and ran NNE (parallel with Barrack Road) until it intersected at a 3-way intersection with Whitworth Road (which crossed the railway line) and Andrews Street (probably a small extension of the current street). | ||
Yarung Street, Bulimba,
Brisbane |
gone |
Edward Street was renamed Yarung Street in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories, but the street has completely disappeared on a 1956 map having been absorbed into the Bulimba Barracks. Edward / Yarung Street was the street immediately north and parallel to Carbeen Street, running from Baldwin Street across Bolan Street and toward (but did not actually connect to) Taylor Street (Carbeen Street did not connect through to Taylor Street either at that time). | ||
Yeerongpilly Street,
Fairfield, Brisbane |
Mearns Street |
Renamed in 1936 to avoid
duplication [source].
It is not clear what other Yeerongpilly Street existed at
that time as there are none on current maps. |
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Z |
For the most comprehensive list of Queensland churches (of about
5000 existing and closed churches), please see Thom
Blake's Queensland Religious Places database. Another useful
website is Churches
Australia.
Old name |
Address, map links | Latitude & Longitude |
What become of it, with dates, notes & sources |
Ashgrove Presbyterian Church, Ashgrove,
Brisbane |
16 Oleander Street, Ashgrove | -27.445560, 152.986280 | This church was being constructed in January 1936 as a Presbyterian church. [source] It opened on Saturday 7 March 1936 as the Ashgrove Presbyterian Church.[source] In 1959 it was modified and renamed St David's Presbyterian Church.[source] Following the amalgamation of the Presbyterian Church into the Uniting Church, it appears to have become no longer needed and since at least 1996 it has been a private home. It was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register on 30 October 2000. [source] View it! |
Catholic Apostolic Church, Brisbane |
16 Manning Street, South Brisbane | -27.4750, 153.0142 | In June 1888 the first Catholic Apostolic Church in Queensland was opened at 16 Manning Street, South Brisbane.[source] This religious denomination believed in the return of Christ prior to the death of their apostles (the last of whom died in 1901) and, when this did not occur, it led to a decline of the church both in terms of its members but, without its apostles, no further ministers could be appointed. [source] The South Brisbane church was burned down on Saturday 21 July 1917, [source] but a new brick church was built [source] but this church was never consecrated (apparently this required an apostle). The last minister at South Brisbane, Joseph Todd Young, died on 22 February 1932 and the South Brisbane church continued to operate under its deacons until the death of its last deacon in 1957. In 1962 the South Brisbane church building was acquired by the Anglican Church and became the third St Thomas' Anglican Church in South Brisbane.[source] The denomination gave away its Australian church buildings in the 1960s and 1970s.[source] It is unclear if this was the means by which the Anglican church acquired the South Brisbane church. The Anglican church ceased to use the church in 1979 and sold the church building in 1984 into private ownership, [source] but the church building still exists as at 2020.[See it!] |
City Congregational Church, Brisbane CBD |
409 Adelaide
Street, Brisbane (gone) |
-27.464191, 153.030723 |
The City
Congregational Church was the successor of the Wharf
Street Congregational Church. The congregation bought
a block of land in Queen Street extending through to
Adelaide Street. Initially they constructed a church hall on
the Adelaide Street side of the block which was used for
church services from January 1928 with the intention that a
church would be built on the Queen Street side of the block,
but this did not occur due to the Great Depression. In
January 1942 during World War 2, the Australian Government
took over the site for war work and the congregation
relocated to Albert Street Methodist Church. [source][source]
temporarily before leasing a former Presbyterian Church in
Wickham Terrace. The congregation never returned to this
site. It is now modern commercial buildings. |
Hill End Presbyterian Church / Mission Rooms,
Hill End, Brisbane |
18 Mitchell
Street, West End |
-27.485934, 153.005268 |
Opened in 1891. It was amalgamated into the
Uniting Church in Australia in 1980. Repurposed as a
childcare centre in 1988. [source] |
Holy Family Catholic Church, Indooroopilly,
Brisbane |
35 Ward
Street, Indooroopilly |
-27.499968, 152.980057 |
Opened on 5 July 1926 and designed like many early Catholic churches to be used as both a church and a school. In 1963 a new Holy Family Catholic church was built beside the old church. The old church continues to be used as part of the Holy Family Catholic School. [source] |
Holy Spirit Anglican Church, West Toowong,
Brisbane |
Exmouth/Orchard
Street, Toowong |
-27.4846, 152.9779 |
Opened on 21 November 1959. Closed 28
November 2006. A 1975 street directory has it at 11 Exmouth
Street but a 1990 street directory has it as 45 Orchard
Street (two adjacent sites). The 11 Exmouth site is now an
Anglicare aged care facility. The 45 Orchard Street site is
a house. |
Home Creek Methodist Church |
Chinchilla
Wondai Road, Cushnie (gone) |
-26.3665, 151.7708 |
This 1943
map shows a church (marked with a "+") on
south-eastern corner of the intersection of Chinchilla
Wondai Road and Denmark/Harms Road. The only church I can
find mention of in the Home Creek area is a Methodist
Church. The earliest mention I can find of this church is
1909 [source]
and the latest is 1949 [source].
This newspaper article suggests that the church was founded
between 1906 (Mrs Rackemann's arrival) [source]
and 1909 (first mention above). |
South Bank Baptist Church, South Brisbane |
128 Vulture Street, South Brisbane | -27.483184, 153.027522 | A Baptist Sunday school was established in 1857, but it was not until July 1872 that the Vulture Street Baptist Church was built at 128 Vulture Street (corner of Christie Street).[source] It was later renamed the South Brisbane Baptist Church. The church was rebuilt in 1966, reopening on 10 December 1966. In 2003 it was renamed the South Bank Baptist Church. It was demolished in early 2013 when the congregation moved to a new church at 859 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba. As at 2020, it is called Church@TheGabba.[source][source][source] |
South Brisbane Baptist Church |
128 Vulture
Street, South Brisbane |
-27.483184, 153.027522 |
A Baptist Sunday school was established in 1857, but it was not until July 1872 that the Vulture Street Baptist Church was built at 128 Vulture Street (corner of Christie Street).[source] It was later renamed the South Brisbane Baptist Church. The church was rebuilt in 1966, reopening on 10 December 1966. In 2003 it was renamed the South Bank Baptist Church. It was demolished in early 2013 when the congregation moved to a new church at 859 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba. As at 2020, it is called Church@TheGabba.[source][source][source] |
Stanley Street Methodist Church, South Brisbane | Wesley Church, Kangaroo Point | |
In 1887 the congregation relocated from their Stanley Street Methodist Church to their new Wesley Church between Linton and Princess Streets, Kangaroo Point [source]. |
St Davids Presbyterian Church, Ashgrove |
16 Oleander
Street, Ashgrove |
-27.445560, 152.986280 |
This church was being constructed in January
1936 as a Presbyterian church. [source]
It opened on Saturday 7 March 1936 as the Ashgrove
Presbyterian Church.[source]
In 1959 it was modified and renamed St David's Presbyterian
Church. In 1977 it became part of the Ashgrove parish of the
Uniting Church. Since 1996 it has been a private home. It
was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register on 30 October
2000. [source]
View it! |
St George's Greek Orthodox Church, Brisbane
CBD |
44 - 48
Charlotte Street, Brisbane CBD (gone) |
-27.471679, 153.025850 |
The first sod was turned on 4 November 1928. The church was officially opened on 30 March 1929. [source][source] View it! It became too small with the wave of Greek immigration after World War 2 and a new St George's was built at 33 Edmondstone Street (corner Besant Street) at South Brisbane (-27.479889, 153.015622), which opened on 24 April 1960. [source] It is unclear to me what happened to the Charlotte Street Church after the new church opened, but, as at 2020, 44-48 Charlotte Street is a high-rise building. |
St John's Anglican Church, Kuraby |
1410
Beenleigh Road |
-27.6059, 153.0934 |
St John's Anglican Church was dedicated on 19 June 1960 by Archbishop Reginald Halse. It closed circa 1989.[source] It was purchased in the early 1990s by the Islamic community and converted it into Kuraby Mosque.[source] View it! |
St Mark's Catholic Church, Jondaryan |
22
Duke Street (Warrego Highway) |
-27.36690, 151.58949 |
Constructed in 1897. Closed as a church in
1975. Then used as an art gallery, storage shed and office.
In 2009 it was sold and converte to family home. [source]
View
it! |
St Paul's Anglican Church, Taringa, Brisbane |
approx 165
Moggill Road (gone) |
-27.4924, 152.9803 |
The foundation stone was laid on 20 Saturday
20 June 1908 by Archdeacon of Brisbane Henry le Fanu.[source]
It closed circa 1982-1986.[source][source]
It is marked on this 1927
map. The building is gone; the site is now part of the
Taringa Central building. |
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Coorparoo |
30 Stirrat
Street, Coorparoo |
-27.36690, 151.58949 | Built in 1922 on Cavendish Road, it was
relocated to the rear of the church block to be used as a
parish youth centre to make way for the new Stephens Church
which opened in 1958. [source] |
St Thomas' Anglican Church, South Brisbane
(1858-1883) |
Melbourne
Street, between Grey and Stanley Streets, South Brisbane
(gone) |
-27.4736, 153.0185 | There have been three St Thomas' Anglican
Churches in South Brisbane. The first was on a block of land
(1 acre 3 roods 8 perches) facing Melbourne Street and
extending to Grey Street and Stanley Street, in the
forecourt of the present-day Queensland Museum (see this 1865
map). The land was reserved in 1849. A building for a
combined use as a church and school was built in August
1858. The church was adversely impacted by the construction
of the 1874 Victoria Bridge as the bridge was higher and the
approach roads had to be built up accordingly, resulting in
the church being below the new road level, forcing the
parishioners to approach the church from the rear (an
extension of the present day Fish Lane through to Stanley
Street). The church was used until 6 June 1883 when the
congregation opened their new (and still operating) St
Andrew's Anglican Church on the triangle of land between
Vulture Street, Cordelia Street and Ernest Street (-27.4815,
153.0193).[source][source][source][source]
This church building no longer exists. |
St Thomas' Anglican Church, South Brisbane
(1931-1962?) |
68 Grey
Street, South Brisbane (gone) |
-27.4733, 153.0181 |
There have been three St Thomas' Anglican
Churches in South Brisbane. The second opened on 10 May 1931
at 68 Grey Street and was to the immediate north of Fish
Lane (which then extended through to Stanley Street) on the
site of the current Queensland Museum. This is very close to
the site of the first St Thomas's which was to the south of
Fish Lane, possibly part of the original land parcel? [source]
The building no longer exists, but it is unclear when it
closed, presumably at / before the opening of the third St
Thomas' Anglican Church in 1962.[source] |
St Thomas' Anglican Church, South Brisbane (1962-1979) | 16 Manning
Street, South Brisbane |
-27.4750, 153.0142 |
There have been three St Thomas' Anglican
Churches in South Brisbane. The third St Thomas's Anglican
Church opened at 16 Manning Street in the former Catholic
Apostolic Church in 1962. The church operated to 1979, and
was sold in 1984 and has subsequently been used as a home
and commercial premises. [source]
The church building still exists as at 2020.[See
it!] |
Vulture Street Baptist Church, South Brisbane |
128 Vulture
Street, South Brisbane (gone) |
-27.483184, 153.027522 | A Baptist Sunday school was established in 1857, but it was not until July 1872 that the Vulture Street Baptist Church was built at 128 Vulture Street (corner of Christie Street).[source] It was later renamed the South Brisbane Baptist Church. The church was rebuilt in 1966, reopening on 10 December 1966. In 2003 it was renamed the South Bank Baptist Church. It was demolished in early 2013 when the congregation moved to a new church at 859 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba. As at 2020, it is called Church@TheGabba.[source][source][source] |
Wharf Street Congregational
Church, Brisbane CBD |
49 Wharf
Street (corner Adelaide Street), Brisbane (gone) |
-27.464583, 153.029486 |
The Wharf
Street Congregational Church was the first
Congregational church in Brisbane. It operated from June
1860 until October 1927 when the congregation relocated from
their Wharf Street Congregational Church to their new
location on a block between Queen and Adelaide Street, where
they initially built a hall at 409 Adelaide Street, renaming
themselves City Congregational Church. The Wharf Street
church building was demolished in 1928.[source] |
Old name |
New name
& map link |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
Dickabram, Miva Road, Miva |
Miva |
Renamed in 1938 [source] |
Jeebropilly, via Ipswich |
Stone Quarry cemetery | [source] |
Miva, Bauple-Woolooga Road |
Munna Creek |
Renamed in 1938 [source] |
Paddington, Brisbane |
Lang Park (no longer a
cemetery) |
[source] |
Seven-Mile, via Ipswich |
Stone Quarry
cemetery |
[source] |
Old name |
New name /
number & map links |
Latitude & Longitude |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
A |
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Albert 3 Cinemas, Brisbane |
Albert Street, Brisbane | -27.47001, 153.02576 | The Metro Theatre opened in 1937 on the eastern side of Albert Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. [source] In 1973 it was redeveloped as a triple cinema initially known as the Albert 3 Cinemas but later known as the Greater Union Brisbane City Cinemas, which closed in 2001 and the building was demolished in 200. [source] Note to be confused with the Empire Theatre (later St James Theatre and Paris Theatre) that stood opposite on the western side of Albert Street. Map references are approximate. |
Albert Square, opposite City
Hall, Brisbane |
King George Square | -27.46834, 153.02412 |
Originally called Albert
Square, it was renamed King George Square in 1936 [source][source],
but was sometimes referred to as (The) King's Square. |
Albion quarry |
Around Comus
Avenue |
-27.4317, 153.04962 |
John Petrie opened a quarry on a site which was roughly bounded by the present-day streets of Crosby Road (then Gaythorne Road) to the south, Morgan Street to the east, Tower Street to the north, and Lapraik Street to the west. Access was via Gaythorne Road. It opened in 1860. [1895 map] |
Alhambra Theatre, Stones Corner, Brisbane |
Alhambra
Place, 28 Old Cleveland Road, Greenslopes, Brisbane |
-27.49843, 153.04513 |
Listed at 28 Old Cleveland Road in a 1938
street directory. Now a small commercial building called
Alhambra Place. |
Armstrong's Paddock,
Paddington, Brisbane |
Armstrong Terrace |
[source] |
|
Astor Theatre, New Farm, Brisbane |
New Farm
Cinemas, 701 Brunswick Street, New Farm |
-27.46478, 153.04264 |
Originally open in 1921 as the Merthyr Picture Palace, it was redeveloped as the Astor Theatre in 1924 [source], then rebuilt in 1970 as the Village Twin Cinemas (the Blue Room and the Purple Room) which operated until 2002. Since then the building was partially demolished. [source][source] Recently it has been renovated and reopened as the New Farm Cinemas. [source] |
B |
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Ballarat Hotel, Maryborough |
Hotel Carlton |
Renamed in 1940 [source] |
|
Brisbane City Cinemas |
Albert Street, Brisbane | -27.47001, 153.02576 | The Metro Theatre opened in 1937 on the eastern side of Albert Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. [source] In 1973 it was redeveloped as a triple cinema initially known as the Albert 3 Cinemas but later known as the Greater Union Brisbane City Cinemas, which closed in 2001 and the building was demolished in 200. [source] Note to be confused with the Empire Theatre (later St James Theatre and Paris Theatre) that stood opposite on the western side of Albert Street. Map references are approximate. |
Brisbane saleyards, corner of
Kelvin Grove Road & Newmarket Road, Brisbane |
Kelvin Grove Estate |
Renamed about 1936 [source] |
|
"Brynderwyn" (house), Upper Paddinton,
Brisbane |
24-26 Garfield Drive, Paddington (gone) | -27.458928, 152.990079 | "Garfield" was the home built by Sir Arthur Rutledge in 1888 on Wettenhall's Hill, naming it after US President Garfield. He sold it in 1904 to W.R. Black, who sold it in 1908 to Sir Arthur Morgan, who renamed it "Clinton" (his wife's maiden name). At some time after Morgan's death in 1917, the house itself was sold to R.J. Archibald and the surrounding was sold off as Garfield Estate in 1924. See this 1924 map of the Garfield Estate showing the location of the house and the estate. R.J. Archibald renamed the house "Brynderwyn" (because his mother was Welsh). [source] In 1939, the house was sold for removal so a modern property could be built by the Archibald family; it was bought to be dismantled and the timbers reused to build a seaside home at Tugun. [source] |
Bullock Flat, Rockhampton |
Kettle Park |
Renamed in 1930 [source] |
|
Burnett Swamp Bridge, Logan
Road, Brisbane |
Buranda Bridge |
Renamed in 1928 [source] |
|
C |
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Cabbage Tree Creek reservoir |
Lake Manchester (dam) |
Renamed between 1916 and 1928
[source] |
|
Carrier Arms Hotel,
Charleville |
Bell's Hotel |
Renamed about 1930 [source].
Unclear what happened to it after that but there is no
Bell's Hotel today in Charleville. But there appears to have
been an earlier Bell's Hotel in Charleville in 1912 [source]
(and later dates) to add to the confusion. Bell's Hotel may
have burned down [source]. |
|
Cascade Tea Gardens / Nightclub,
Indooroopilly, Brisbane |
179 Radnor
Street and 8-18 Twigg Street, Indooroopilly |
-27.505597, 152.968818 |
The tea gardens (later used as a nightclub)
had a street address of Twigg Street and was situated on the
riverbank [source]
on the piece of land now bounded by Radnor Street (then
Witton Road) to the north, Twigg Street to the west, and
Kinloch Street to the south. By comparing 1946 aerial
imagery with current street addresses suggests the piece of
land is probably now 179 Radnor Street an 8-18 Twigg Street.
There was a jetty on approximately the boundary of 8-10
Twigg Street. |
Chelmer Swamp, Brisbane |
Powenyenna
Oval |
1948 street directory shows
the swamp; in the 1956 street directory it is a recreational
reserve. It is not clear when it acquired its present name
of Powenyenna Oval. |
|
"Clifton" (house), River
Terrace, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane |
178 River Terrace |
-27.48042, 153.03376 |
The house that occupied the
site is believed to have been relocated to Pullenvale. The
land is currently vacant. |
"Clinton" (house), Upper Paddington, Brisbane |
24-26 Garfield Drive, Paddington (gone) | -27.458928, 152.990079 | "Garfield" was the home built by Sir Arthur Rutledge in 1888 on Wettenhall's Hill, naming it after US President Garfield. He sold it in 1904 to W.R. Black, who sold it in 1908 to Sir Arthur Morgan, who renamed it "Clinton" (his wife's maiden name). At some time after Morgan's death in 1917, the house itself was sold to R.J. Archibald and the surrounding was sold off as Garfield Estate in 1924. See this 1924 map of the Garfield Estate showing the location of the house and the estate. R.J. Archibald renamed the house "Brynderwyn" (because his mother was Welsh). [source] In 1939, the house was sold for removal so a modern property could be built by the Archibald family; it was bought to be dismantled and the timbers reused to build a seaside home at Tugun. [source] |
Coolangatta Swamp | Goodwin Park | Established in 1927 [source] | |
Coorparoo Racecourse, Brisbane | Coorparoo Secondary College | Comparison of 1956 map with current maps. The racecourse had not been used since 1931 and the Cooparoo High School opened in 1962 [source] | |
D |
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"Denholm", Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
St
Vincents Hospital, 393 Main Street |
Based on a 1887 map, the house "Denholm" appears to have been located on what is now the site of St Vincents Hospital. Denholm is listed as 393 Main Street in the 1922 electoral roll and Denholm was still in existence in 1930 [source], but appears to have been renamed "Riverton" in 1930 [source]. The electoral roll shows residents still at 393 Main Street in 1959, whereas Mt Olivet Hospice was established in 1954. It seems likely that some subsequent expansion of Mt Olivet overtook Denholm / Riverton. In 2010, Mt Olivet Hospice was renamed St Vincents Hospital [source]. | |
Dendy George Street Theatre, George Street,
Brisbane |
Tribal Theatre, 346 George Street | -27.469157, 153.021671 | The Lyceum Theatre opened in 1909 [source][source]. It was renamed the Elite Theatre in about 1921 [source]. It was rebuilt in 1965 as the George Theatre and operated until 1991. In 1994, it was turned into a twin cinema and reopened as the Dendy George Street Theatre which operated until 2008. Then in 2010 it become Tribal Theatre. [source][source] |
Doolbi Sugar Mill, Doobi |
Isis
Golf Course |
-25.231593, 152.299909 |
The Doolbi Sugar Mill was located at the
south-western end of the Isis Golf Course. A brick chimney
can still be seen. [source] |
E |
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"Edenbank", Kangaroo Point,
Brisbane |
Seafarers, 245 Main Street |
The history of this house is
described in this 1930 newspaper
article. Originally called "Edenbank", some time
before 1922 it became Wyameta Flats. The 1934 electoral roll
gives the street address of 245 Main Street. Today, a modern
apartment block called "Seafarers" occupies the site. |
|
"Edenbann", Ashgrove Road,
Newmarket |
Newmarket Caravan Park |
[source] |
|
Elite Theatre, George Street, Brisbane |
Tribal Theatre, 346 George Street | -27.469157, 153.021671 | The Lyceum Theatre opened in 1909 [source][source]. It was renamed the Elite Theatre in about 1921 [source]. It was rebuilt in 1965 as the George Theatre and operated until 1991. In 1994, it was turned into a twin cinema and reopened as the Dendy George Street Theatre which operated until 2008. Then in 2010 it become Tribal Theatre. [source][source] |
"Elizabeth Creek" (property) |
"Minnie Downs" |
Renamed about 1890 (sinking
of Quetta) [source][source] |
|
Empire Theatre, Albert
Street, Brisbane |
Myer Centre, 176 Albert Street, Brisbane (gone) | -27.470182, 153.025625 | The Empire Theatre was built in 1911 for live performances. In 1933 it was converted to screen movies and became known as the St James theatre (and is listed at 176 Albert Street in a 1938 street directory) [source][source]. In 1965 it was renovated and was called the Paris Theatre. In 1986 the Paris was demolished to make way for the Myer Centre. [source] Not to be confused with the Metro Theatre located opposite on the other side of Albert Street (later the Albert 3 Cinemas and Greater Union Brisbane City Cinemas). |
F |
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"Firshot" (property), near
Longreach |
"Wingalong" |
Renamed around 1924 [source][source].
Map location is for "Wingalong Shed" |
|
Forest Inn / Hotel, Toowoomba |
Stock Exchange Hotel |
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G |
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"Garfield" House, Upper Paddington, Brisbane |
24-26 Garfield Drive, Paddington (gone) |
-27.458928, 152.990079 |
"Garfield" was the home built by Sir
Arthur Rutledge in 1888 on Wettenhall's Hill, naming
it after US
President Garfield. He sold it in 1904 to W.R. Black,
who sold it in 1908 to Sir
Arthur Morgan, who renamed it "Clinton" (his wife's
maiden name). At some time after Morgan's death in 1917, the
house itself was sold to R.J. Archibald and the surrounding
was sold off as Garfield Estate in 1924. See this 1924 map
of the Garfield Estate showing the location of the house and
the estate. R.J. Archibald renamed the house "Brynderwyn"
(because his mother was Welsh). [source]
In 1939, the house was sold for removal so a modern property
could be built by the Archibald family; it was bought to be
dismantled and the timbers reused to build a seaside home at
Tugun. [source] |
George Theatre, George Street, Brisbane |
Tribal Theatre, 346 George Street | -27.469157, 153.021671 | The Lyceum Theatre opened in 1909 [source][source]. It was renamed the Elite Theatre in about 1921 [source]. It was rebuilt in 1965 as the George Theatre and operated until 1991. In 1994, it was turned into a twin cinema and reopened as the Dendy George Street Theatre which operated until 2008. Then in 2010 it become Tribal Theatre. [source][source] |
Glanosmond (house), Old Cleveland Road, Camp
Hill, Brisbane |
Glanosmond,
22-24 Dorothy Street, Camp Hill, Brisbane |
-27.490421, 153.071797 |
Originally on a 5 acre block, a 1920s?
subdivision gave Glanosmond a new street address on a much
smaller block. Probably the house itself did not move and
Glanosmond Avenue (which runs from Old Cleveland Road and
intersects with Dorothy Street) is most likely the former
driveway to the house. |
"Glenlyon
House", Glenlyon Drive, Ashgrove, Brisbane |
"Glenlyon House", Marist
College Ashgrove |
-27.445265, 152.979437 |
The house and its extensive
grounds can be seen on a circa 1924 map. In 1924 it was
purchased by the Catholic church for a college/seminary.
Most of the grounds have been redeveloped but the
house itself still exists and remained part of Marist
College Ashgrove until 2003 when it was sold as a private
residence [source][source][source][source]. |
Greater Union Brisbane City Cinemas, Albert
Street, Brisbane |
Albert Street, Brisbane | -27.47001, 153.02576 | The Metro Theatre opened in 1937 on the eastern side of Albert Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. [source] In 1973 it was redeveloped as a triple cinema initially known as the Albert 3 Cinemas but later known as the Greater Union Brisbane City Cinemas, which closed in 2001 and the building was demolished in 200. [source] Note to be confused with the Empire Theatre (later St James Theatre and Paris Theatre) that stood opposite on the western side of Albert Street. Map references are approximate. |
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Hickey's Paddock, Grange,
Brisbane |
Lanham Park |
Renamed prior to 1938 [source] |
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"Hillbury" (house), corner of Miskin Street
and Sherwood Road, Toowong, Brisbane |
gone | -27.484229, 152.983735 |
I am told but have not personally confirmed that the book Arcadian Simplicity (written c 1890 by J B Fewings) gives the location as being on the corner of Miskin Street and Sherwood Road and that the property burned down. I don't know which corner. It was occupied by the Collings family at one time. |