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.
The list is sorted alphabetically by
the old name or use the Find function in your browser (usually
CTRL-F) if that's faster or you are looking for a new name.
The information provided here is on a
"best efforts" basis. Please read the notes and sources and check
the map link in order to satisfy yourself that this is the
location you are looking for. Where possible, I try to include
online access to sources and maps I refer to, but in some cases I
cannot do so for reasons such as copyright.
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researchers would welcome any clue to track down those elusive
places.
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you can about how you came upon the placename as that may contain
vital clues. I can add them to the WWW page and someone out there
may be able to provide the new name if I can't track it down.
Just a note on sources. I try to
provide online sources wherever possible, but unfortunately some
web pages move or disappear over time. Please let me know if you
find a broken link. Often I can find the new online location or
provide access to the old page via the Internet Archive.
Unfortunately the Internet Archive usually only saves the text
from old web pages and not the images, so if I must now point you
at the Internet Archive, please expect that the page you will
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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Abednego, Thursday Island,
Torres Strait |
Rose
Hill |
-10.57339, 142.22218 |
Renamed in 1991 [source] |
Albion Park, Brisbane |
Albion |
-27.43975, 153.04549 |
A locality name now absorbed
into the suburb of Albion. |
Alfred |
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 |
A locality now absorbed into
Sunnybank. [source][source]
There is an Altandi railway station and an Altandi Street in
that area. |
Annerley Junction, Brisbane |
area near the intersection of Ipswich
Road and Annerley Road, Annerley |
-27.50976, 153.03264 |
|
Arcadia, Magnetic Island |
Alma
Bay |
-19.148, 146.865 | A locality now officially
part of Alma Bay but Arcadia still appears on maps [source] |
Ascot, near Aramac |
Clemeshia
(or Clemesha) |
-23.31667, 145.23334 |
Renamed to avoid confusion
with another Ascot [source][source].
It was named after Samuel Clemesha (whose surname is
consistently spelled that way in BDM records, electoral
rolls and newspaper articles) so it is not clear why it is
officially spelled Clemeshia. |
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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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] |
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. |
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] |
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 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 to1939 [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] |
Breakfast Creek (part of),
Brisbane |
Albion |
-27.44015, 153.04596 | Renamed 1864 [source] |
Breakfast Creek (part of),
Brisbane |
Hamilton |
-27.4386, 153.0495 | The locality of Breakfast
Creek was absorbed into the suburb of Hamilton [source] |
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. |
Brown's Inn, near Warwick |
Inglewood |
-28.417, 151.081 | Renamed prior to 1936 [source] |
Bulimba (north of the river),
Brisbane |
Teneriffe or 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. |
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] |
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 retains a strong identity through the shopping precinct and hotel. |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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. |
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] |
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].
Claphan Railway Yards are immediately to the west of
Moorooka station so Clapham was most likely in that area.
Map references are approximate |
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). |
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 |
-25.95407, 152.53457 |
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] |
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] |
|
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] |
|
Dingo Hill |
Gailes |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
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. |
|
Dunellan Estate, Brisbane |
Greenslopes |
A residential subdivision now part of Greenslopes. The name Dunellan Estate was still in use in 1913. [source] | |
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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] |
|
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] |
|
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] | |
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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 |
[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] | |
Five Mile, Five Mile Waters |
Walloon |
Walloon was previously known
as Five Mile, Five Mile Waters, Guilfoyles Creek,
Campbell’s Gully and Ten Mile Peg. [source] |
|
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] |
|
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] |
|
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Gainsford |
Bulburra |
Renamed in 1874 [source].
However,
there is no Bulburra on current maps and there is a Gainsford. |
|
Galloway's Hill, Brisbane |
Hawthorne |
Originally known as Norman's
Hill, renamed Galloway's Hill in 1865. Later absorbed into
Hawthorne [source][source][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. |
Gramzow | Carbrook |
-27.6777, 153.2370 | Renamed in 1916 due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source][source] |
Grassdale (Estate), Brisbane |
Gumdale |
Grassdale appears in a 1948
street directory as a suburb/district and confirmed by [source].
There is still a Grassdale Road in the area. |
|
Green Bank Estate, Brisbane |
Nundah |
Green Bank Estate was being
sold in 1884. [source]
I do not know the exact location beyond being in the Nundah
area. |
|
Green Camp, Brisbane |
Wakerley/Manly |
-27.4828, 153.1660 |
The locality in the vicinity of the still
existing Green Camp Road. [source]
It appears the area was also known as The Springs. [source] |
Green Hills, Brisbane |
Upper Roma Street area | ||
Greenview (near Brisbane) |
Albany
Creek |
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. |
|
Grovely, Brisbane |
Mitchelton/Keperra |
The locality of Grovely was
absorbed into the suburbs of Mitchelton and Keperra [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] |
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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] |
Hampden, SW of Cloncurry |
Kuridala | -21.3656, 139.9868 | Also known as Gulatten and Friezland, then as Kuridala from 1916 [source][source] |
Hapsburg |
Kowbi |
Renamed due to anti-German
sentiment in World War 1. [source]
While Kowbi is still an official name, neither appear on
current maps, although a Hapsburg road exists leading to
what appears to be the defunct Kowbi railway station. |
|
Harrisborough |
Fernvale |
Renamed prior to 1936 to
avoid confusion with other Harris place names [source] |
|
Hartsville |
Mossman |
Mossman was originally known
as Hartsville, then as Thooleer, and then as Mossman River.
[source][source][source] |
|
Hessenberg |
Ingoldsby |
In 1916, the name of the
school was changed from Hessenberg to Ingoldsby, presumably
as part of anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
|
Highland
estate, Brisbane |
Taringa |
Comparison of a 1929 map with
current map [source] |
|
Hill End, Brisbane |
West
End/Highgate Hill |
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. |
|
Hopetown |
Kilcoy |
Renamed in 1842 [source] |
|
Humpybong |
Redcliffe area |
[source] |
|
Hungry Flats / Hungary Flats,
Ipswich |
Brassall |
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]. |
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 |
Absorbed into the suburbs of
Red Hill and Ashgrove [source][source] |
|
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Jackson's Estate, Brisbane |
Brisbane Airport |
A part of Cribb Island, fully
resumed for expansion of Brisbane Airport at Eagle Farm in
1981. [source] |
|
Jay Park, Brisbane |
Indooroopilly |
Absorbed into the suburb of
Indooroopilly [source].
It
was
in the area of Jerrang, Jainba and Jilba Streets. |
|
Jebropilly |
Amberley |
Renamed [source].
However,
Jeebropilly is still
an adjacent area. |
|
Josey's Lagoon |
Swanbank |
Originally Logan Lagoon, then Josey's Lagoon, then Swanbank [source] | |
Juandah, north of Miles |
Wandoan |
Originally named after the property Juandah Station, it was renamed in 1926 to avoid confusion with the town of Jundah. [source][source] | |
Jubilee Estate, Brisbane |
Bardon |
Jubilee Estate was subdivided
in 1877 and this locality has now been absorbed into the
suburb of Bardon. [source][source] |
|
K |
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Kalinga, Brisbane |
Wooloowin |
Kalinga is a locality name from about 1900 [source] now absorbed into the suburb of Wooloowin [source][source][source] | |
Kannangur, near Toogoolawah |
Yimbun |
Yimbun was formerly known as
Mooraool and Kannangur [source] |
|
Kelvin Grove Estate, Brisbane |
Newmarket |
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 |
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 | -25.95407, 152.53457 |
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 |
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 |
[source] |
|
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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] |
|
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 |
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] |
|
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MacAlister's Crossing, near
Ipswich |
Woodend |
There is an 1860 reference to
McAlister's Crossing. It is believed to be somwhere 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? |
|
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 somwhere 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? | |
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. |
|
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] |
|
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). |
|
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. |
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 |
-26.1935, 152.6634 |
[source][source] Not to
be confused with Nashville, a locality in Brisbane (see
below). |
Nashville, Brisbane |
Brighton |
-27.3042, 153.0622 |
A locality around the area of
the Third Lagoon now absorbed into the suburb of Brighton. [source][source]
The name persists in Nashville State School and various
businesses. |
Nathan Heights, Brisbane |
Nathan |
A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Nathan. [source]
Much of it is under Griffith University today. |
|
Nelson, 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] |
|
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] | |
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 |
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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 Swamp, Brisbane |
Stanley Street area,
Woolloongabba |
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] |
|
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 |
A locality officially
absorbed into the suburb of Spring Hill [source],
but
its
identity strongly persists as Petrie Terrace is a major
road. |
|
Philadelphia |
Eagleby |
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] |
|
Pinbarren siding |
Pomona |
Renamed in 1906 [source][source].
There is a nearby village still called Pinbarren. |
|
Plough Station, Ipswich |
Raceview |
[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). |
|
Q |
|||
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] |
|
R |
|||
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. |
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] |
Rishton |
Oombabia |
Renamed about 1890 [source].
May
be
called
Dotswood today? [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 |
Marburg |
-27.5643, 152.5975 | [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] |
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 |
-27.60461, 153.06933 | A locality now absorbed by
the suburb of similar name [source].
The
name
persists in school names. |
S |
|||
Salisbury |
Port
Douglas |
-16.48395, 145.46606 | Originally Island Point, then Salisbury, then in 1877 Port Douglas [source][source] |
Sally Owen Plains |
Marburg |
[source] |
|
Sandhills, near Bundaberg |
Bargara |
Renamed in about 1913 [source] |
|
Sandhills, near Rockhampton |
Keppel Sands |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
|
Sara Vale |
Wonglepong |
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] |
|
Sherry Gully |
Cherry Gully |
Renamed before 1900 [source] |
|
Slaty Creek, north of Gympie |
Theebine | -25.95407, 152.53457 |
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] |
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] |
|
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] |
|
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 |
Comparison of 1889 map with
current map [source] |
|
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. |
|
Surrey Hills Estate, Brisbane |
Red Hill |
Locality now absorbed into
Red Hill [source] |
|
Swan Hill, Brisbane |
Windsor |
-27.43985, 153.02740 |
Absorbed into the suburb of
Windsor. Swan Hill was in the vicinity of Swan Terrace
(named after James
Swan) [source] |
T |
|||
Tarranalma Estate, Brisbane |
Clayfield |
-27.42524, 153.04796 | 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 |
A locality now absorbed into
the suburb of Newstead [source]
but name persists in a park, road and local businesses. |
|
Termination Plains, Ipswich |
Prior's Pocket |
[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. |
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 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] |
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 |
An old locality of Brisbane
now absorbed into Wooloowin. [source][source] |
|
Three Mile, Ipswich |
gone |
[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 |
Barney View |
-28.2261, 152.778 | Renamed to avoid confusion
with another Thulimbah near
Stanthorpe. The name is a reference to the location being
dominated by nearby Mt Barney. |
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]. |
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. |
|
Townshend |
Marburg |
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] |
|
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] |
|
Upper Paddington, Brisbane |
Bardon |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
V |
|||
W |
|||
Walker's Estate, Bundaberg |
Walkervale |
Renamed about 1950 [source] |
|
Walloon Creek, Walloon Scrub |
Haigslea |
Originally Walloon Creek,
then Kirchheim, then Haigslea [source] |
|
Wangalpong |
Wonglepong |
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, 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 Milton, Brisbane |
Taringa |
Renamed in 1875 [source] |
|
West Nundah, Brisbane |
Wavell Heights |
Renamed in 1941 [source] |
|
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 |
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 1881 [source].
See the estate
map. |
X |
|||
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 |
Dates,
Notes & Sources |
Carmilla Creek |
Meribah |
Renamed in 1890. [source]
|
Clydesdale, Brisbane |
Hemmant |
Originally Doughboy (Doboy?)
Creek, then Clysdesdale, then in 1876 Hemmant [source] |
Doughboy Creek (Doboy
Creek?), Brisbane |
Hemmant |
Originally Doughboy (Doboy?) Creek, then Clysdesdale, then in 1876 Hemmant [source] |
German Station, Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1888 [source] |
Gomoron |
Goombungee |
Renamed in 1890. [source] |
Jubilee, 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] |
Killarney |
South Killarney |
In 1905, the old Killarney PO was renamed South Killarney, and the old North Killarney PO was renamed Killarney. [source] |
North Killarney |
Killarney |
In 1905, the old Killarney PO
was renamed South Killarney, and the old North Killarney PO
was renamed Killarney. [source] |
Rishton |
Oombabia |
Renamed in 1888 [source].The
area might be called Dotswood
today? [source] |
Sadlier's Waterholes, between
Mitchell Downs and Charleville |
Morven |
Established in 1876 [source] |
Steiglitz |
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. |
Old name
& old map link |
New Name and current map link | Latitude & Longitude |
Dates, Notes and Sources |
A |
|||
Albert 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] |
|
Archer, on the
Gladstone-Rockhampton line |
Archer |
Archer was renamed to
Mundabel in 1906 [source]
but current maps show the name as Archer still. |
|
B |
|||
Beauaraba Junction, on the
Toowoomba-Warwick line |
Wyreema |
-27.6541, 151.8573 | Name changed around 1915,
when Beauaraba (town) changed to Pittsworth [source] |
Belmont, 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, 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. |
Birt's 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 |
Benarkin |
Renamed in 1910 [source].
Now closed. The map link is my best guess on where the
station was. |
|
Brunswick Street, Brisbane | Fortitude Valley |
Renamed about 2008 [source]
although the proposal to rename it Fortitude Valley dates
back to at least 1935 [source] |
|
Buruda, 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 |
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, on the Babinda line |
Kamma |
Caree was renamed Kamma in
1922 [source]
but the station no longer appears on current maps (possibly
closed). |
|
Carina, 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, on the Dayboro
line |
Closeburn |
Renamed in 1931 [source].
The station is now closed. [source] |
|
China-lane, on the Boyne
Valley line |
Gladstone West |
Renamed in 1911 [source].
Cannot find either on a current map. |
|
City View, 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, 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 |
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Dingo Hill, on the Ipswich
line |
Gailes |
Renamed in 1925 [source] |
|
Doomben, 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. | |
E |
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Eagle Farm Junction, in Brisbane |
Eagle
Junction |
-27.41546, 153.05050 |
Renamed in January 1888. [source] |
Emu Creek siding on the
Toowoomba-Warwick line |
Greenmount |
Renamed in about 1880 [source] | |
Etna, on Rockhampton - St
Lawrence line |
The Caves |
Renamed in 1914. [source]. | |
F |
|||
Fassifern, 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 |
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German Station, Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1882 within weeks of opening [source] | |
Gilmore Siding, on the
Hughenden-Cloncurry line |
Bookin |
Renamed in 1929 [source] |
|
Glass Mountains, on the North
Coast line |
Glass House Mountains |
Renamed in 1914 [source] |
|
Gloucester Street, South
Brisbane |
closed |
Located (as the name
suggests) at Gloucester Street between Glen and Firth
Streets. Closed in 1978 [source] |
|
Goomeribong |
Goomeri |
[source] | |
H |
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Hapsburg, 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, 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? |
|
I |
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J |
|||
Jardine, on North Coast line |
Milman |
Renamed in 1916 [source] |
|
Juandan, terminus of the
Juandan-Miles branch |
Wandoan |
Renamed in 1927 to avoid
confusion with Jundah.
[source] |
|
K |
|||
Kannangur, 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 | Theebine | -25.9468, 152.5447 |
Renamed at some time prior to
1910 [source].
The town itself was renamed Theebine in 1895 [source]. |
L |
|||
Lilybank, on the Beaudesert
tramway |
Christmas Creek |
The tramway station Christmas
Creek was briefly called Lilybank before it returned in 1911
to the name Christmas Creek.[source]
The tramway no longer appears to exist but perhaps Tramway
Road is the old route? |
|
M |
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Mahoney's Gate, 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, 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, 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, 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? | |
Moorabool, 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. |
Mt 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, 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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North Pine |
Petrie |
Renamed about 1911 [source] |
|
Nudgee College |
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 |
|||
Oba, on the Ingham-Townsville
line |
Berdaje |
Renamed to avoid confusion
with Obi (could be Obi
Obi?) [source] |
|
Oxley West |
Sherwood |
Renamed on or before 1883. [source] |
|
P |
|||
Palpanaco (on Rockhampton -
St Lawrence line) |
Etna Creek |
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 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 |
|||
R |
|||
Rifle Range, on Enoggera line |
Gaythorne |
Renamed in 1923 [source] |
|
Roessler (between Thulimbah
and Stanthorpe) |
Applethorpe |
Originally named Roessler in 1910 [source]. Renamed in 1916 presumably due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] | |
Rosalie (on Oakey-Cooyar
line) |
Rosalie Plains |
Renamed in 1913 [source]
but there no longer appears to be a station there today. |
|
Running Creek |
Glenapp |
Renamed in 1911 [source] |
|
S |
|||
Sandgate, 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, 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. |
Southport Junction, 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, 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 soon-to-be-built
Springfield station on the Springfield line [source] |
St Helen's (between Dinmore
and Bundamba) |
Ebbw Vale |
-27.60335, 152.82201 | Renamed in 1910 [source] |
T |
|||
Taabinga, 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 |
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, on the Northern line |
Barabon |
Renamed in 1918 [source] |
|
U |
|||
V |
|||
Vulture Street, Brisbane | South Bank | Vulture Street railway station was renamed South Bank in about 2001. [source] | |
W |
|||
West Milton, Brisbane |
Taringa |
-27.49294, 152.98205 | West Milton railway station was renamed Taringa in 1875 [source] |
Western Creek, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Brisbane |
Wynnum Central |
-27.44583, 153.17063 |
Renamed in 1931 [source] |
X |
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Y |
|||
Yankolgy, on North Coast line | Flaggy Rock | -21.9655, 149.4455 |
Renamed in 1921 [source] |
Yarronvale, on the
Wallal-Tobermorey line |
Cooladdi |
-26.64169, 145.46359 | Renamed in 1914 [source] |
Yimbun, 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, 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 and map link | Dates, Notes and Sources |
A |
||
B |
||
Back Plains School |
Minden |
Originally Back Plains, then
Minden, then Frenchton, then Minden (again) in 1930. [source] |
Brisbane Girls High School,
Brisbane High School for Girls |
Somerville House |
The old names are still
valid, but the name Somerville House was introduced in 1920.
[source] |
C |
||
Caningera / Caningera Creeek |
Wonglepong (gone) |
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. |
Canungera Lower |
Wonglepong (gone) | Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. |
Cangunra Creek |
Wonglepong (gone) | Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. |
Chermside |
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 School |
Woombye |
Cobb's Camp School was
replaced by Woombye State School in 1894 [source] |
D |
||
Downfall Creek School,
Brisbane |
Chermside (gone) |
Opened in 1900 as Downfall
Creek, renamed in 1903 to be Chermside, closed in 1996. [source][source] |
Dunellan 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] |
E |
||
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] |
F |
||
Frenchton School |
Minden |
Originally Back Plains, then Minden, then Frenchton, then Minden (again) in 1930. [source][source] |
G |
||
German Station, Brisbane |
Nundah |
Renamed in 1896 [source] |
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 |
||
Hendra High School |
Aviation
High |
Hendra High (opened in 1963)
became Hendra Secondary College in 1990 and became Aviation
High in January 2007 [source] |
Hendra Secondary College |
Aviation
High |
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. |
I |
||
Inala State High School |
Glenala
State High School |
Originally Inala State High School, later merged with Richlands State High School to create Glenala State High School which operated from the site of theInala State High School. [source] The site of Richland High School was then used as a TAFE College (what name?) and then some other change (what was it?) occurred in 2004 [source] |
Indooroopilly State School |
Ironside State School |
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 |
|
Indooroopilly Pocket State
School |
Ironside |
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 |
||
K |
||
Kilbirnie |
Kilbirnie (gone) | Originally Mt Darry, then Zahley in 1921, then Kilbirnie in 1928, closed 1961 [source][source] Map location is approximate. |
Kircheim State School |
Haigslea |
Renamed in 1916, presumably due to anti-German sentiment in World War 1 [source] |
L |
||
Lord John Swamp School, near
Warwick |
Wildash (gone) |
Renamed Wildash in 1924 but
closed in 1938 [source].
Map location is approximate, but presumably the school was
somewhere on Wildash School Road. |
M |
||
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 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 |
||
O |
||
P |
||
Q |
||
R |
||
Richlands State High School |
Glenala
State High School TAFE College |
Richards State High School
opened in 1970. In 1996, 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. The
site of Richland High School was then used as a TAFE College
(what name?) and then some other change (what was it?)
occurred in 2004 [source] |
S |
||
Sandy Creek State School,
near Warwick |
Allan (gone) |
Opened about 1872 as Sandy
Creek, later renamed Allan, closed in 1967 [source][source]
Map location is approximate. |
Seven Mile Creek 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 |
gone |
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. |
T |
||
Toowong School |
Ironside State School Toowong 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] In 1880, another Toowong School was opened in Alston Street, Toowong, but moved in around 1909 to its present location in St Osyth Street, Toowong. [source] |
Toowong State High School |
Queensland
Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology |
Renamed 2007 [source] |
U |
||
V |
||
W |
||
Wangalpong |
Wonglepong (gone) | Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. |
Wilmott 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] |
Wonglepong |
Wonglepong (gone) | Variously known as Caningera, Caningera Creek, Canungra Creek, Canungera Lower, Wanglepong, Wonglepong between 1844 and 1935. [source] Map reference is approximate. |
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. |
Old Name |
New Name
and map link |
Latitude, Longitude |
Dates,
Notes and Sources |
A |
|||
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. |
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 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 Terrace,
Sherwood/Graceville/Chelmer, Brisbane |
Honour Avenue |
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 |
Name had changed by 1939 so probably one of the 17 Alice Streets renamed in 1938. [source][source] | |
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 |
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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. | ||
Alma Street, North
Rockhampton |
Robinson Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Alma
Street on the south side of Rockhampton [source] |
|
Amelia Street, Buranda,
Brisbane |
Faversham Street |
Renamed in 1938 [source].
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, 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. |
|
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] |
|
Arthur Street, Nundah,
Brisbane |
Jenner Street |
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. |
|
B |
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Bank Lane, South Brisbane
area |
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. |
|
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. |
|
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? |
|
Beatrice Street, Paddington,
Brisbane |
Charlotte Street |
This 1914? map shows Beatrice
Street running east-west between Hale Street and Dowse
Street (and possibly beyond). [source]
On current maps this street is called Charlotte Street. |
|
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. |
|
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? |
|
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). |
|
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].
|
|
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. |
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. |
|
Bellevue
Street, Highgate Hill, Brisbane |
Ruth Street |
Comparison of 1889 map and
current map [source] |
|
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? |
|
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)? | |
Bishopsgate Road, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
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 Tufnel Road. |
|
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). |
|
Bismarck Street, Mayborough |
Gallipoli Street |
Renamed in 1917 due to
anti-German sentiment in World War 1. [source] |
|
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). |
|
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. |
|
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] |
|
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] |
|
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. |
|
Bowen Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Carville
Street |
||
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. |
|
Bridgewater Street,
Coorparoo, Brisbane |
gone |
-27.482004, 153.05779 |
Appears on a 1956 map but not
on current maps. |
Brisbane
Road, Southport |
Queen
Street |
-27.97279, 153.41295 |
Appears as Brisbane Road on
this 1882 estate map [source] |
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 |
|
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. | |
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] |
|
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. |
|
Cannon Avenue, Banyo,
Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area have been replaced by large industrial estates. | |
Caroline Street, North
Rockhampton |
Macaree Street |
Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with another Caroline
Street on the south side of the city [source] |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
Castlereagh Street, Virginia,
Brisbane |
gone |
Subsumed into an industrial
estate. Based on comparison of 1956 street directory and
current maps. |
|
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. |
|
Cemetery Road, Mount Morgan |
Coronation Drive |
Renamed in 1953 [source] |
|
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. |
Cemetery Road, Petrie Terrace
/ Paddington, Brisbane |
Hale Street |
[source] | |
Cemetery Road, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Sylvan Road |
[source] |
|
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. |
||
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. |
|
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. |
|
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] |
|
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 |
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. |
|
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 |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | |
Church 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 the 1956 street directory. | |
Church Street, Milton,
Brisbane |
Chippendall Street |
Too many Church Streets so many were renamed in 1938. [source] [source] | |
Church Street, North
Rockhampton |
Macfarlane Street |
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] | |
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. |
|
Clontarf
Road, Woody Point, Redcliffe |
Hornibrook Esplanade |
Comparison of map from
1923-1938 with current map. [source] |
|
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 |
The streets in this area have been replaced by large industrial estates. | |
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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. | |
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 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. |
|
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] | |
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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 honourof 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. |
|
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. | |
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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 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. | |
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. | |
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. |
|
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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. | |
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. |
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, 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 | Renamed in 1938 [source][source]. Confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street directories. |
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. |
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. |
|
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]. |
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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] |
|
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) |
|
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. |
|
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). | |
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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, 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. |
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, 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] |
|
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 |
This area is now a number of
large industrial sites. |
|
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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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. |
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 | 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. |
|
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?! [source] | ||
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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Lang Street, Annerley,
Brisbane |
Rusk
Street Tamar Street Mildmay Street, Fairfield Ensign Avenue Equity Street Lagonda Street |
-27.50068, 153.02957 -27.50252, 153.02920 -27.50762, 153.02830 -27.50525, 153.02914 -27.50903, 153.02845 -27.51147, 153.02757 |
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] |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
Little George Street,
Newstead, Brisbane |
Small Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
Little Ross Street,
Rockhampton |
Bartlem Street |
Renamed about 1951 [source] |
|
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. |
|
Logan Road,
Moorooka, Brisbane |
Beaudesert
Road |
-27.53672, 153.02245 |
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. |
|
Lower Kate Street, Shorncliffe, Brisbane |
Kate
Street |
-27.32593, 153.07924 |
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]
|
Lower Sherwood Road, Toowong,
Brisbane |
Woodstock Road |
Renamed in 1904. [source] |
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Main Street, Bardon, Brisbane |
Warburton
Street |
Renamed prior to 1939 [source]
and confirmed by comparison of 1938 and 1948 street
directories. Note that the north-south segment of the
current Boundary 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. |
|
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. | |
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 |
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 | -27.22966, 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. 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. |
|
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 current maps. | |
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. |
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 |
-27.50806, 152.94352 |
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. |
|
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 | -27.22966, 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? |
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. | |
Mount Coot-tha Road, Taringa,
Brisbane |
Moorak
Street |
-27.49127, 152.97906 | 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 (part of) |
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 Street, Rockhampton |
MacGregor Street |
-23.40487, 150.49675 | Renamed in 1925 to avoid
confusion with the more major Musgrave Street on the
north side of the city [source] |
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Nelson
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? |
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 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] |
|
Norman Street, Rockhampton |
Nathan Street |
Renamed in 1927 [source] |
|
Norman Road, Frenchville,
Rockhampton |
Dean Street |
Renamed about 1930 [source] |
|
Northgate Road (part of),
Northgate, Brisbane |
Earnshaw Road |
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 |
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?). | |
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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 |
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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. |
|
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, 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. |
|
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Palall 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. | |
Paradise Avenue, Toowong,
Brisbane |
in the vicinity of Landsborough Terrace |
It is not clear if it is now
part of Landsborough Terrace or if it has just disappeared.
[source] |
|
Park Avenue, Banyo, Brisbane |
gone |
The streets in this area have
been replaced by large industrial developments. Park Avenue
went from the Binha railway station to Earnshaw Rd (as if it
was an extension of the still existing Park Street). |
|
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. | |
Perry Street, Bowen Hills,
Brisbane |
Folkestone Street |
Renamed in 1904 to avoid
duplication [source] |
|
Petty Street, Sandgate, Brisbane |
First
Avenue |
-27.31940, 153.07280 |
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 |
-27.45642, 152.98550 | 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 a 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 a 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. | |
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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, 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 |
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 |
Renamed in 1938 [source][source] and confirmed by comparison of the 1938 and 1948 street directory. | |
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 |