Wavell Heights

July 1, 2011

Welcome to Wavell Heights Known by locals as “Wavell”, this suburb is quite large, stretching from Nundah, north past Chermside and east to Northgate. With various pockets, the housing changes from modest post-war houses near Chermside to brick contemporary houses built in the 1970s and 80s. There are high streets with easterly views and some [...]

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Murarrie History

July 1, 2011

History of Brisbane’s Murarrie Murarrie’s history has been compiled as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history Bulimba Creek was a popular camping place for Aborigines. Steele depicts a bora ring in this area and a bora ring was reported on Gibson Island in 1964. In 1846 an Aboriginal raid on produce [...]

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Zilmere History

July 1, 2011

History of Brisbane’s Zillmere Zillmere’s history has been compiled as a part of BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The Jagera and Turrbal groups occupied land in the Brisbane and Ipswich areas. The exact boundaries are not known, however, the Turrbal generally occupied the area north of the Brisbane River. Both groups had closely related [...]

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Keperra History

July 1, 2011

History of Brisbane’s Keperra Keperra’s history has been compiled as part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history The Jagera and Turrbal Groups occupied land in the Brisbane and Ipswich areas. The exact boundaries are not known, however, the Turrbal generally occupied the area north of the Brisbane River. Both groups had closely related [...]

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Bowen Hills

July 1, 2011

Welcome to Bowen Hills Bowen Hills is the place to be every August, when the Ekka sets up in the RNA Showgrounds. It’s an inner city suburb with high-density living and the majority of homes are multi-storey residential apartments with few freestanding houses. The suburb also has a mix of light industry including the Mayne [...]

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Richlands History

July 1, 2011

History of Brisbane’s Richlands Richland’s history has been compiled by local historian, Mary Howells, as a part of the BRISbites community history project. Aboriginal history This region was the home of the Yerongpan clan of Oxley Creek who spoke the Yaggera dialect of the Turrbal language. Lost cedar cutters, Pamphlet, Finnegan and Parsons were the [...]

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