Lytton, Queensland
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Lytton is an outer suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is 15 km north-east of the CBD.
Although Lytton was once a town, it is now primarily commercial and industrial. It shares the same postcode as the Port of Brisbane
.
Fort Lytton was built in the 1870s to guard the mouth of the Brisbane River
and protect Brisbane from feared invasion via the river.
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 15 km north-east of the CBD.
Although Lytton was once a town, it is now primarily commercial and industrial. It shares the same postcode as the Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane
Port of Brisbane is the shipping port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. It is located in the lower reaches of the Brisbane River on reclaimed land that was once called Fisherman Islands at the mouth of the river. It currently is the third busiest port in Australia and the nation's...
.
Fort Lytton was built in the 1870s to guard the mouth of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
and protect Brisbane from feared invasion via the river.