Hawthorne, Queensland
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Hawthorne is an inner riverside suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of the Brisbane central business district
.
Hawthorne started as a farming district in the 1860s, and was gradually subdivided as Brisbane grew. This was helped by the introduction of ferry and tram services.
The suburb's name is from Hawthorne
Bushes that were planted in on Galloways hill by the original settler William Baynes.
It is part of the Cineplex Australia chain of cinemas, also including the Balmoral, Southbank and the (newly opened) Victoria Point cinema complexes. http://www.cineplex.com.au/cinemas.php
Hawthorne is home to several parks, and has numerous public transport options and a CityCat stop.
Lourdes Hill College is an independent girls college in the heart of Hawthorne, that opened in 1916.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
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Hawthorne started as a farming district in the 1860s, and was gradually subdivided as Brisbane grew. This was helped by the introduction of ferry and tram services.
The suburb's name is from Hawthorne
Common Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna, known as common hawthorn or single-seeded hawthorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia. It has been introduced in many other parts of the world where it is an invasive weed...
Bushes that were planted in on Galloways hill by the original settler William Baynes.
Landmarks
The Hawthorne Cinema complex, on Hawthorne Rd, is a classic theatre, opened in the 1940s it contains a large curved screen - one of the largest in Brisbane, as well as 2 smaller screens. http://www.cineplex.com.au/cineplex/2It is part of the Cineplex Australia chain of cinemas, also including the Balmoral, Southbank and the (newly opened) Victoria Point cinema complexes. http://www.cineplex.com.au/cinemas.php
Hawthorne is home to several parks, and has numerous public transport options and a CityCat stop.
Lourdes Hill College is an independent girls college in the heart of Hawthorne, that opened in 1916.