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{{For|the locality in the Western Downs Region|Red Hill, Queensland (Western Downs Region)}}
{{For|the locality in the Western Downs Region|Red Hill, Queensland (Western Downs Region)}}
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'''Red Hill''' is an inner northern [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|suburb]] in the [[City of Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|49674|Red Hill|suburb in City of Brisbane|accessdate=26 January 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,560 people.<ref name=Census2016/>
'''Red Hill''' is an inner northern [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|suburb]] in the [[City of Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|49674|Red Hill|suburb in City of Brisbane|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,834 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


==Geography==
== Geography ==
[[File:After the rain, Vale Street, Red Hill, 2022.jpg|left|thumb|After the rain, Vale Street, Red Hill, 2022]]
Red Hill is {{convert|3.2|km|mi}} by road north-west of the [[Brisbane CBD]]. The suburb is very hilly and mainly residential, with shops and small businesses located on Musgrave and Waterworks Roads.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref>
Red Hill is {{convert|3.2|km|mi}} by road north-west of the [[Brisbane CBD]]. The suburb is very hilly and mainly residential, with shops and small businesses located on Musgrave and Waterworks Roads.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>


==History==
== History ==
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[[File:Brisbane suburb of Red Hill looking from College Road ca 1890.jpg|thumb|A view of Red Hill from College Road|alt=|left]]
The suburb is one of the oldest in Brisbane. Red Hill got its name as a description from the steep hills which had lots of red soil and rocks.<ref name="qpnl" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2006/08/25/1723812.htm|title=Local History - Red Hill|date=2006-08-25|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709185851/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2006/08/25/1723812.htm|archive-date=9 July 2016|access-date=2018-08-10|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|title=Red Hill {{!}} Queensland Places|website=www.queenslandplaces.com.au|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032630/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|archive-date=11 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-10|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The suburb is one of the oldest in Brisbane. Red Hill is named after its steep hills with red soil and rocks.<ref name="qpnl" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2006/08/25/1723812.htm|title=Local History - Red Hill|date=2006-08-25|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709185851/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2006/08/25/1723812.htm|archive-date=9 July 2016|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|title=Red Hill {{!}} Queensland Places|website=www.queenslandplaces.com.au|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811032630/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|archive-date=11 August 2018|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref>


A Baptist chapel was built in 1874. In 1888, the chapel was replaced by the Windsor Road Baptist Church.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1888 Windsor Road|url=https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1888-Windsor-Rd.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Baptist Church Archives Queensland|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126080553/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1888-Windsor-Rd.html}}</ref> As at 2021, the church is still operating and the building is listed on the [[Brisbane Heritage Register]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Windsor Road Baptist Church|url=https://windsorroad.org.au/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|language=en-US|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129024948/https://windsorroad.org.au/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Windsor Road Baptist Church & Thomas Leitch Memorial Hall {{!}} Heritage Places|url=https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/1390|access-date=2021-11-29|website=heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129024944/https://heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/1390|url-status=live}}</ref>
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Circa 1880, 11 subdivided allotments of "Bristol Estate" were auctioned by J. Barger & Co. A map advertising the auction shows that the Estate is on Main Waterworks Road.<ref>{{Cite document|title=Plan of the Bristol Estate, parish of Enoggera|date=30 April 2019|hdl = 10462/deriv/280179}}</ref>


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Circa 1880, 11 subdivided allotments of "Bristol Estate" were auctioned by J. Barger & Co. A map advertising the auction shows that the Estate is on Main Waterworks Road.<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item=Plan of the Bristol Estate, parish of Enoggera, county of Stanley |type=Map |date=c. 1880 |series= |file= |box= |collection=Collections |repository= |institution=State Library of Queensland |location= |item-url=https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/280179}}</ref>
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St Brigid's Catholic School opened on 15 January 1881 and closed on 31 October 1989.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>


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St Brigid's Catholic School opened on 15 January 1881 and closed on 31 October 1989.<ref name="qfhs3">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>
In September 1883, 35 subdivided allotments were auctioned by E. Hooker & Son. A map advertising the auction shows that the allotments are in-between Oval Road and Waterworks Road.<ref>{{Cite document|title=Plan of Subdivisions of Portions 576, 577, 578, 598, 599, 600, situated on Red Hill, Waterworks Road, Parish of Enoggera|date=8 September 1883|hdl = 10462/deriv/436441}}</ref>


In November 1888, 67 subdivided allotments of "Lilley's Hill" were auctioned by W. J. Hooker. A map advertising the auction shows that the site has frontages to: Main Waterworks Road, Clifton Street, Clifton Terrace, Windsor Road, Oval (Victoria Street) Road, Prospect Terrace and Charles Street.<ref>{{Cite document|title=Plan of Lilley's Hill Estate|date=17 November 1888|hdl = 10462/deriv/259661}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187796134|title=Advertising|date=15 November 1888|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|accessdate=30 April 2019|issue=5,023|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In September 1883, 35 subdivided allotments were auctioned by E. Hooker & Son. A map advertising the auction shows that the allotments are in-between Oval Road and Waterworks Road.<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item=Plan of subdivisions of portions 576, 577, 578, 598, 599, 600, situated on Red Hill, Waterworks Road, Parish of Enoggera |type=Map |date= |series= |file= |box= |collection=Collections |repository= |institution=State Library of Queensland |location= |item-url=https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/436441}}</ref>


In June 1884, 108 allotments were auctioned in the Ballantyne Estate by John W Todd.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=1884 Red Hill - Ballantyne Estate |url=https://suburbmaps.com/blogs/news/1884-red-hill-ballantyne-estate |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Suburb Maps |language=en}}</ref>
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From 1887 Red Hill was part of [[Shire of Ithaca]],<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|9741|Ithaca Shire Council|17 September 2013}}</ref> which subsequently became the [[Town of Ithaca]] in 1903.<ref name="town">{{cite QSA Agency|9635|Ithaca Town Council|17 September 2013}}</ref> The Ithaca Town Council was absorbed into the [[Brisbane City Council]] in 1925.<ref name="town" /> The council chambers of the former Town Council were located in Enoggera Terrace and after amalgamation were used by the Brisbane City Council as a public library. The library closed in 1998.

In November 1888, 67 subdivided allotments of "Lilley's Hill" were auctioned by W. J. Hooker. A map advertising the auction shows that the site has frontages to: Main Waterworks Road, Clifton Street, Clifton Terrace, Windsor Road, Oval (Victoria Street) Road, Prospect Terrace and Charles Street.<ref>{{cite archive |first= |last= |item=Plan of Lilley's Hill &#91;Estate&#93; |type=Map |date=1888 |series= |file= |box= |collection=Collections |repository= |institution=State Library of Queensland |location= |item-url=https://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/259661}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187796134|title=Advertising|date=15 November 1888|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=30 April 2019|issue=5,023|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=30 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830095523/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187796134|url-status=live}}</ref>

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From 1887, Red Hill was part of [[Shire of Ithaca]],<ref>{{cite QSA Agency|9741|Ithaca Shire Council|17 September 2013}}</ref> which subsequently became the [[Town of Ithaca]] in 1903.<ref name="town">{{cite QSA Agency|9635|Ithaca Town Council|17 September 2013}}</ref> The Ithaca Town Council was absorbed into the [[Brisbane City Council]] in 1925.<ref name="town" /> The council chambers of the former Town Council were located in Enoggera Terrace and after amalgamation were used by the Brisbane City Council as a public library. The library closed in 1998.

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A landmark of the suburb is [[St Bridget's Church, Red Hill]], a Roman Catholic church, which was built in 1914. Its hilltop position and grand structure ensures that it is visible from all directions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/red-hill|title=Red Hill|website=OurBrisbane.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024800/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/red-hill|archive-date=7 June 2011|access-date=14 August 2018}}</ref>


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A landmark of the suburb is [[St Bridget's Church, Red Hill]], a Roman Catholic church, which was built in 1914. Its hilltop position and grand structure ensures that it is visible from all directions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/red-hill|title=Red Hill|website=OurBrisbane.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607024800/http://www.ourbrisbane.com/suburbs/red-hill|archivedate=7 June 2011|accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>
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[[File:Brisbane suburb of Red Hill looking from College Road ca 1890.jpg|thumb|A view of Red Hill from College Road]]
Musgrave Road was the largest and main shopping strip before 1918, with a picture theatre, motor garage, grocers, fruiter, drapers and furniture shops.<ref name="auto"/>
Musgrave Road was the largest and main shopping strip before 1918, with a picture theatre, motor garage, grocers, fruiter, drapers and furniture shops.<ref name="auto"/>


Ithaca Bowling Club was founded in February 1930 to cater for the western suburbs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21518733|title=BOWLS.|date=1 February 1930|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=10|via=Trove}}</ref> In May 1930 they leased space in Gilbert Park in Fulcher Street to create their bowling green.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21554491|title=GREEN AT GILBERT PARK.|date=13 May 1930|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=Trove}}</ref> The clubhouse was officially opened on 9 May 1931 by [[Brisbane Lord Mayor]] [[Archibald Watson (mayor)|Archibald Watson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21695853|title=OPENING OF NEW BOWLING CLUB AT ITHACA.|date=11 May 1931|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=7|via=Trove}}</ref> Due to falling membership numbers, the club went into voluntary receivership in June 2011. The Red Hill Community Sports Club was then formed through merging Normanby Rugby League Club, Normanby Social Bowls Club and the Ashgrove RSL to take over the site and continue to run it for social bowls and other community purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/history/|title=History|date=2016-07-19|website=Red Hill Community Sports Club|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421045845/http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/history/|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Ithaca Bowling Club was founded in February 1930 to cater for the western suburbs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21518733|title=BOWLS.|date=1 February 1930|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=10|via=Trove|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152436/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21518733|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 1930 they leased space in Gilbert Park in Fulcher Street to create their bowling green.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21554491|title=GREEN AT GILBERT PARK.|date=13 May 1930|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=Trove|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152441/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21554491|url-status=live}}</ref> The clubhouse was officially opened on 9 May 1931 by [[Brisbane Lord Mayor]] [[Archibald Watson (mayor)|Archibald Watson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21695853|title=OPENING OF NEW BOWLING CLUB AT ITHACA.|date=11 May 1931|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=7|via=Trove|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152436/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21695853|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to falling membership numbers, the club went into voluntary receivership in June 2011. The Red Hill Community Sports Club was then formed through merging Normanby Rugby League Club, Normanby Social Bowls Club and the Ashgrove RSL to take over the site and continue to run it for social bowls and other community purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/history/|title=History|date=2016-07-19|website=Red Hill Community Sports Club|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421045845/http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/history/|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


Red Hill Special School opened on 28 January 1986.<ref name="qfhs3">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>
Red Hill Special School opened on 28 January 1986.<ref name="qfhs3"/>
[[File:Abandoned Skates, burned out Skate Arena, Red Hill, 2014.jpg|thumb|Abandoned roller skates and graffiti at the burned-out Skate Arena, 2014]]
Red Hill Picture Pops Theatre opened on Saturday 14 December 1912 on the northern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road ({{Coord|-27.4526|153.0041|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Red Hill Picture Pops (1912-1920)}}). It was an open-air cinema. On 16 October 1920 the open-air cinema was replaced with a new brick enclosed cinema on the southern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road ({{Coord|-27.4529|153.0043|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Skate Arena}}). It was {{Convert|172 by 66|ft||abbr=}} and could seat 1,400 people. It cost £7,000. The opening night was dedicated to raise funds for the [[Ithaca War Memorial]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179273203|title=ITHACA WAR MEMORIAL.|date=16 October 1920|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=8|via=Trove|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152437/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179273203|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 1934 it became the ''State Theatre''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181878666|title=ENTERTAINMENTS|date=13 April 1934|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Brisbane)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=21 April 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=12 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS)|via=Trove|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152441/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181878666|url-status=live}}</ref> It functioned as a cinema until 1964, when it was converted into music venue called ''Teen City''. In 1965 it was converted into a roller skating rink called ''Skate Arena''. It was destroyed by arson on 26 December 2002. It was derelict for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weekendnotes.com/red-hill-skate-arena/|title=Red Hill Skate Arena|website=www.weekendnotes.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704092911/https://www.weekendnotes.com/red-hill-skate-arena/|archive-date=4 July 2018|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/04/destroyed-fire-abandoned-since-2002-red-hill-skate-arena-remains-burnt-ruined-shell/|title=Destroyed by fire and abandoned since 2002, the Red Hill Skate Arena remains as a burnt-out, ruined shell|date=2016-08-04|website=The Vintage News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421052708/https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/04/destroyed-fire-abandoned-since-2002-red-hill-skate-arena-remains-burnt-ruined-shell/|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Brothers Peter and Stephen Sourris spent 2 years redeveloping the building and re-opened it as a 5-screen complex, called the ''Red Hill Cinemas,'' on Saturday 30 November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/after-17-years-derelict-skate-arena-to-reopen-as-boutique-cinemas-20191128-p53f45.html|title=After 17 years, derelict skate arena to reopen as boutique cinemas|last=Garcia|first=Jocelyn|date=2019-11-28|website=Brisbane Times|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421063546/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/after-17-years-derelict-skate-arena-to-reopen-as-boutique-cinemas-20191128-p53f45.html|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stylemagazines.com.au/lifestyle/red-hill-skate-rink/|title=The Iconic Red Hill Skate Rink Is Getting A Huge $10 Million Redevelopment!|date=2019-04-03|website=Style Magazines|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421070209/https://stylemagazines.com.au/lifestyle/red-hill-skate-rink/|archive-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Their uncle and aunt, Christopher James and Effie Sourris had briefly owned the cinema in 1954.<ref name=":0" />


== Demographics ==
Red Hill Picture Pops Theatre opened on Saturday 14 December 1912 on the northern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road ({{Coord|-27.4526|153.0041|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Red Hill Picture Pops (1912-1920)}}). It was an open air cinema. On 16 October 1920 the open-air cinema was replaced with a new brick enclosed cinema on the southern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road ({{Coord|-27.4529|153.0043|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Skate Arena}}). It functioned as a cinema until 1964, when it was converted into music venue called ''Teen City''. In 1965 it was converted into a roller skating rink. It was destroyed by arson on 26 December 2002. It was derelict for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weekendnotes.com/red-hill-skate-arena/|title=Red Hill Skate Arena|website=www.weekendnotes.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704092911/https://www.weekendnotes.com/red-hill-skate-arena/|archive-date=4 July 2018|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/04/destroyed-fire-abandoned-since-2002-red-hill-skate-arena-remains-burnt-ruined-shell/|title=Destroyed by fire and abandoned since 2002, the Red Hill Skate Arena remains as a burnt-out, ruined shell|date=2016-08-04|website=The Vintage News|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,016 people, 48.6% female and 51.4% male. The median age of the Red Hill population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median. 89.1% of people living in Red Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 1.2%, South Africa 1.2%, Zambia 1.2%, Czech Republic 1.2%. 93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Italian 2.4%, Greek 2.0%, Mandarin 1.5%, French 1.2% and Cantonese 1.0%.<ref name=Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC80086|name=Red Hill (State Suburb)|quick=on|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>


In the {{CensusAU|2011}} the population of Red Hill was 5,016.<ref name="census11">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC80086|name=Red Hill (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,560 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32424|name=Red Hill (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>


In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,560 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32424|name=Red Hill (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Red Hill had a population of 5,834 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32400|name=Red Hill (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>


==Heritage listings==
== Heritage listings ==
[[File:Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former) (2009).jpg|thumb|Former Ithaca Town Council Chambers, 2009]]
[[File:Normanby Hotel (2008).jpg|thumb|Normanby Hotel, 2008]]
[[File:St Brigids Church (2009).jpg|thumb|St Brigid's Catholic Church, 2009]]
Red Hill has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
Red Hill has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* 44-50 Cairns Terrace: [[Cross Terrace]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15060|Cross Terrace|600285|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 44-50 Cairns Terrace: [[Cross Terrace]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15060|Cross Terrace|600285|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
*2 Enoggera Terrace: Skate Arena<ref>{{Cite BrisbaneHR|1367|Skate Arena (former)|accessdate=21 April 2020}}</ref>
*2 Enoggera Terrace: Skate Arena<ref name=":0">{{Cite BrisbaneHR|1367|Skate Arena (former)|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>
* 99 Enoggera Terrace: [[Ithaca Town Council Chambers]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16794|Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former)|602058|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 99 Enoggera Terrace: [[Ithaca Town Council Chambers]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16794|Ithaca Town Council Chambers and Red Hill Kindergarten (former)|602058|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 1 Musgrave Road: [[Normanby Hotel]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15058|Normanby Hotel|600283|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 1 Musgrave Road: [[Normanby Hotel]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15058|Normanby Hotel|600283|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 6-8 Musgrave Road: [[Warriston, Red Hill|Warriston]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15051|Warriston|600276|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 6-8 Musgrave Road: [[Warriston, Red Hill|Warriston]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15051|Warriston|600276|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 78 Musgrave Road: [[St Brigid's Church, Red Hill|St Brigid's Church]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15059|St Brigids Church|600284|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 78 Musgrave Road: [[St Brigid's Church, Red Hill|St Brigid's Church]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15059|St Brigids Church|600284|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 9-17 Upper Clifton Terrace: [[St Brigid's Convent]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16890|St Brigid's Convent|601078|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 9-17 Upper Clifton Terrace: [[St Brigid's Convent, Red Hill|St Brigid's Convent]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16890|St Brigid's Convent|601078|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 101 Windsor Road: [[Craigerne]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15061|Craigerne|600286|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* 101 Windsor Road: [[Craigerne]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15061|Craigerne|600286|access-date=6 July 2013}}</ref>


==Education==
== Education ==
Red Hill Special School is a [[special education]] primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 72 Waterworks Road ({{coord|-27.4507|153.0006|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Hill Special School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redhillspecs.eq.edu.au|title=Red Hill Special School|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706114352/http://www.redhillspecs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 31 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> a secondary (7-12) campus at 5 Fulcher Rd ({{coord|-27.4490|152.9951|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Hill Special School - Ithaca Campus}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" />
Red Hill Special School is a [[special education]] primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 72 Waterworks Road ({{coord|-27.4507|153.0006|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Hill Special School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.redhillspecs.eq.edu.au|title=Red Hill Special School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706114352/http://www.redhillspecs.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 31 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> a secondary (7–12) campus at 5 Fulcher Rd ({{coord|-27.4490|152.9951|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Red Hill Special School - Ithaca Campus}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" />


There are no other schools in Red Hill. The nearest general primary schools are [[Kelvin Grove State College]] in [[Kelvin Grove, Queensland|Kelvin Grove]] to the east, Petrie Terrace State School in [[Paddington, Queensland|Paddington]] to the south, and [[Ithaca Creek State School]] in [[Bardon, Queensland|Bardon]] to the west. The nearest general secondary school is Kelvin Grove State College.<ref name="globe" />
There are no other schools in Red Hill. The nearest general primary schools are [[Kelvin Grove State College]] in [[Kelvin Grove, Queensland|Kelvin Grove]] to the east, Petrie Terrace State School in [[Paddington, Queensland|Paddington]] to the south, and [[Ithaca Creek State School]] in [[Bardon, Queensland|Bardon]] to the west. The nearest general secondary school is Kelvin Grove State College.<ref name="globe" />


==Transport==
== Transport ==
'''Bus''' – Red Hill is serviced by multiple council buses: the 380, 381 and 379 running along [[Waterworks Road, Brisbane|Waterworks]] and Musgrave Roads, the 378 running along Arthur Terrace, and the 377 running along Kennedy Terrace.
'''Bus''' – Red Hill is serviced by multiple council buses: the 380, 381 and 379 running along [[Waterworks Road, Brisbane|Waterworks]] and Musgrave Roads, the 378 running along Arthur Terrace, and the 377 running along Kennedy Terrace.


Until August 1968, electric [[tram]]s ran along Waterwords Road, Musgrave Road and Enoggera Terrace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ashgrovehistoricalsociety.org/index.php/articles/42-the-last-tram-from-ashgrove|title=THE LAST TRAM FROM ASHGROVE, and Other Historical Information|last=Morris|first=Moorhouse|date=|website=Ashgrove Historical Society Inc|publisher=|access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
Until August 1968, electric [[tram]]s ran along Waterwords Road, Musgrave Road and Enoggera Terrace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ashgrovehistoricalsociety.org/index.php/articles/42-the-last-tram-from-ashgrove|title=THE LAST TRAM FROM ASHGROVE, and Other Historical Information|last=Morris|first=Moorhouse|website=Ashgrove Historical Society Inc|access-date=26 January 2017|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515112627/https://ashgrovehistoricalsociety.org/index.php/articles/42-the-last-tram-from-ashgrove|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Sport==
== Sport ==
The suburb is also the home of Brisbane's [[National Rugby League]] team, the [[Brisbane Broncos]]. Gilbert Park in Fulcher Road is the location of the Bronco's training ground, Leagues Club and general club management ({{Coords|-27.4483|152.9962|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Brisbane Broncos Club}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://broncosclub.com.au/|title=Home|website=Broncos Club|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325235958/https://broncosclub.com.au/|archive-date=25 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
The suburb is also the home of Brisbane's [[National Rugby League]] team, the [[Brisbane Broncos]]. Gilbert Park in Fulcher Road is the location of the Bronco's training ground, Leagues Club and general club management ({{Coord|-27.4483|152.9962|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Brisbane Broncos Club}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://broncosclub.com.au/|title=Home|website=Broncos Club|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325235958/https://broncosclub.com.au/|archive-date=25 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


Red Hill Community Sports Club in Gilbert Park ({{Coord|-27.4472|152.9967|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Red Hill Community Sports Club}}) is located adjacent to the Bronco's training ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/|title=Red Hill Community Sports Club|website=Red Hill Community Sports Club|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301033143/http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/|archive-date=1 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
Red Hill Community Sports Club in Gilbert Park ({{Coord|-27.4472|152.9967|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Red Hill Community Sports Club}}) is located adjacent to the Bronco's training ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/|title=Red Hill Community Sports Club|website=Red Hill Community Sports Club|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301033143/http://www.redhillbowls.org.au/|archive-date=1 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
== In popular culture ==
[[Nick Earls]]' novel ''[[Zig Zag Street|Zigzag Street]]'' is set in the Red Hill street of the same name ({{Coord|-27.4545|153.0062|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Zig Zag Street}}).<ref>{{Citation | author1=Earls, Nick | title=Zigzag street | date=1996 | publisher=Anchor | isbn=978-0-330-35533-9 }}</ref>
[[Nick Earls]]' novel ''[[Zig Zag Street|Zigzag Street]]'' is set in the Red Hill street of the same name ({{Coord|-27.4545|153.0062|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Zig Zag Street}}).<ref>{{Citation | author1=Earls, Nick | title=Zigzag street | date=1996 | publisher=Anchor | isbn=978-0-330-35533-9 }}</ref>


==Demographics==
== References ==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}} the population of Red Hill was 5,016, 48.6% female and 51.4% male.<ref name="census11"/>
The median age of the Red Hill population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median.

89.1% of people living in Red Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 1.2%, South Africa 1.2%, Zambia 1.2%, Czech Republic 1.2%.

93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Italian 2.4%, Greek 2.0%, Mandarin 1.5%, French 1.2% and Cantonese 1.0%.

==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Red Hill, Queensland}}
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|title=Red Hill|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
* {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/red-hill|title=Red Hill|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
* {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21575519 |title=FROM BUSH ROADS TO CITY STREETS. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=21 June 1930 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} — 1930 newspaper article on the history of Red Hill
* {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21575519 |title=FROM BUSH ROADS TO CITY STREETS. |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |date=21 June 1930 |page=11 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} — 1930 newspaper article on the history of Red Hill
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/humansofredhill/ Facebook group of the local Red Hill community]


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Red Hill
Brisbane, Queensland
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Red Hill is located in Queensland
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Coordinates27°27′04″S 153°00′14″E / 27.4511°S 153.0038°E / -27.4511; 153.0038 (Red Hill (centre of suburb))
Population5,834 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3,650/km2 (9,440/sq mi)
Established1887
Postcode(s)4059
Area1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location3.2 km (2 mi) NW of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
(Paddington Ward)[2]
State electorate(s)Cooper
Federal division(s)Brisbane
Suburbs around Red Hill:
Ashgrove Newmarket Kelvin Grove
Bardon Red Hill Kelvin Grove
Paddington Paddington Petrie Terrace

Red Hill is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Red Hill had a population of 5,834 people.[1]

Geography

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After the rain, Vale Street, Red Hill, 2022

Red Hill is 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) by road north-west of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is very hilly and mainly residential, with shops and small businesses located on Musgrave and Waterworks Roads.[4]

History

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A view of Red Hill from College Road

The suburb is one of the oldest in Brisbane. Red Hill is named after its steep hills with red soil and rocks.[3][5][6]

A Baptist chapel was built in 1874. In 1888, the chapel was replaced by the Windsor Road Baptist Church.[7][8] As at 2021, the church is still operating and the building is listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.[9][10]

Circa 1880, 11 subdivided allotments of "Bristol Estate" were auctioned by J. Barger & Co. A map advertising the auction shows that the Estate is on Main Waterworks Road.[11]

St Brigid's Catholic School opened on 15 January 1881 and closed on 31 October 1989.[12]

In September 1883, 35 subdivided allotments were auctioned by E. Hooker & Son. A map advertising the auction shows that the allotments are in-between Oval Road and Waterworks Road.[13]

In June 1884, 108 allotments were auctioned in the Ballantyne Estate by John W Todd.[14]

In November 1888, 67 subdivided allotments of "Lilley's Hill" were auctioned by W. J. Hooker. A map advertising the auction shows that the site has frontages to: Main Waterworks Road, Clifton Street, Clifton Terrace, Windsor Road, Oval (Victoria Street) Road, Prospect Terrace and Charles Street.[15][16]

From 1887, Red Hill was part of Shire of Ithaca,[17] which subsequently became the Town of Ithaca in 1903.[18] The Ithaca Town Council was absorbed into the Brisbane City Council in 1925.[18] The council chambers of the former Town Council were located in Enoggera Terrace and after amalgamation were used by the Brisbane City Council as a public library. The library closed in 1998.

A landmark of the suburb is St Bridget's Church, Red Hill, a Roman Catholic church, which was built in 1914. Its hilltop position and grand structure ensures that it is visible from all directions.[19]

Musgrave Road was the largest and main shopping strip before 1918, with a picture theatre, motor garage, grocers, fruiter, drapers and furniture shops.[6]

Ithaca Bowling Club was founded in February 1930 to cater for the western suburbs.[20] In May 1930 they leased space in Gilbert Park in Fulcher Street to create their bowling green.[21] The clubhouse was officially opened on 9 May 1931 by Brisbane Lord Mayor Archibald Watson.[22] Due to falling membership numbers, the club went into voluntary receivership in June 2011. The Red Hill Community Sports Club was then formed through merging Normanby Rugby League Club, Normanby Social Bowls Club and the Ashgrove RSL to take over the site and continue to run it for social bowls and other community purposes.[23]

Red Hill Special School opened on 28 January 1986.[12]

Abandoned roller skates and graffiti at the burned-out Skate Arena, 2014

Red Hill Picture Pops Theatre opened on Saturday 14 December 1912 on the northern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road (27°27′09″S 153°00′15″E / 27.4526°S 153.0041°E / -27.4526; 153.0041 (Red Hill Picture Pops (1912-1920))). It was an open-air cinema. On 16 October 1920 the open-air cinema was replaced with a new brick enclosed cinema on the southern corner of Enoggera Terrace and Musgrave Road (27°27′10″S 153°00′15″E / 27.4529°S 153.0043°E / -27.4529; 153.0043 (Skate Arena)). It was 172 by 66 feet (52 by 20 m) and could seat 1,400 people. It cost £7,000. The opening night was dedicated to raise funds for the Ithaca War Memorial.[24] In April 1934 it became the State Theatre.[25] It functioned as a cinema until 1964, when it was converted into music venue called Teen City. In 1965 it was converted into a roller skating rink called Skate Arena. It was destroyed by arson on 26 December 2002. It was derelict for many years.[26][27] Brothers Peter and Stephen Sourris spent 2 years redeveloping the building and re-opened it as a 5-screen complex, called the Red Hill Cinemas, on Saturday 30 November 2019.[28][29] Their uncle and aunt, Christopher James and Effie Sourris had briefly owned the cinema in 1954.[30]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, Red Hill had a population of 5,016 people, 48.6% female and 51.4% male. The median age of the Red Hill population was 43 years, 6 years above the Australian median. 89.1% of people living in Red Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 1.2%, South Africa 1.2%, Zambia 1.2%, Czech Republic 1.2%. 93.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Italian 2.4%, Greek 2.0%, Mandarin 1.5%, French 1.2% and Cantonese 1.0%.[31]

In the 2016 census, Red Hill had a population of 5,560 people.[32]

In the 2021 census, Red Hill had a population of 5,834 people.[1]

Heritage listings

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Former Ithaca Town Council Chambers, 2009
Normanby Hotel, 2008
St Brigid's Catholic Church, 2009

Red Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

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Red Hill Special School is a special education primary and secondary (Early Childhood-12) school for boys and girls at 72 Waterworks Road (27°27′03″S 153°00′02″E / 27.4507°S 153.0006°E / -27.4507; 153.0006 (Red Hill Special School)).[40][41] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 64 students with 31 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff (25 full-time equivalent).[42] a secondary (7–12) campus at 5 Fulcher Rd (27°26′56″S 152°59′42″E / 27.4490°S 152.9951°E / -27.4490; 152.9951 (Red Hill Special School - Ithaca Campus)).[40]

There are no other schools in Red Hill. The nearest general primary schools are Kelvin Grove State College in Kelvin Grove to the east, Petrie Terrace State School in Paddington to the south, and Ithaca Creek State School in Bardon to the west. The nearest general secondary school is Kelvin Grove State College.[4]

Transport

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Bus – Red Hill is serviced by multiple council buses: the 380, 381 and 379 running along Waterworks and Musgrave Roads, the 378 running along Arthur Terrace, and the 377 running along Kennedy Terrace.

Until August 1968, electric trams ran along Waterwords Road, Musgrave Road and Enoggera Terrace.[43]

Sport

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The suburb is also the home of Brisbane's National Rugby League team, the Brisbane Broncos. Gilbert Park in Fulcher Road is the location of the Bronco's training ground, Leagues Club and general club management (27°26′54″S 152°59′46″E / 27.4483°S 152.9962°E / -27.4483; 152.9962 (Brisbane Broncos Club)).[44]

Red Hill Community Sports Club in Gilbert Park (27°26′50″S 152°59′48″E / 27.4472°S 152.9967°E / -27.4472; 152.9967 (Red Hill Community Sports Club)) is located adjacent to the Bronco's training ground.[45]

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Nick Earls' novel Zigzag Street is set in the Red Hill street of the same name (27°27′16″S 153°00′22″E / 27.4545°S 153.0062°E / -27.4545; 153.0062 (Zig Zag Street)).[46]

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  7. ^ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ "1888 Windsor Road". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Windsor Road Baptist Church". Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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  11. ^ "Plan of the Bristol Estate, parish of Enoggera, county of Stanley" (c. 1880) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  12. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ^ "Plan of subdivisions of portions 576, 577, 578, 598, 599, 600, situated on Red Hill, Waterworks Road, Parish of Enoggera" [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
  14. ^ "1884 Red Hill - Ballantyne Estate". Suburb Maps. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Plan of Lilley's Hill [Estate]" (1888) [Map]. Collections. State Library of Queensland.
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