Mount Crosby, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Mount Crosby is a mountain
and outer suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
located 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD.
, Mount Crosby and the adjoining State Forest are the dominant natural features of the area.
people inhabited areas in Mount Crosby and they had ceremonial grounds on the slopes of Mount Elphinstone and at Bellbowrie, Queensland
.
The first Europeans to enter the Mount Crosby region were John Oxley
and Allan Cunningham
.
The Mount Crosby Pumping Station is a major landmark
. A tramway was built from Tivoli
to convey coal from the Ipswich
Coalfield to the station. In the early 1940s about 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land was sold to Scouts Australia
. This was developed as the Tyamolum Scout Camp Site.
Mountain
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and outer suburb of Brisbane
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...
located 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the Brisbane CBD.
Geography
The Brisbane RiverBrisbane 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...
, Mount Crosby and the adjoining State Forest are the dominant natural features of the area.
History
The Jagera AboriginalIndigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
people inhabited areas in Mount Crosby and they had ceremonial grounds on the slopes of Mount Elphinstone and at Bellbowrie, Queensland
Bellbowrie, Queensland
Bellbowrie is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Bellbowrie lies 17 kilometres west-southwest of Brisbane's city centre. It is a rapidly developing semi-rural area due to Brisbane's growth heading in a westwards direction....
.
The first Europeans to enter the Mount Crosby region were John Oxley
John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation.October 1802 he was engaged in coastal survey work including an expedition to Western Port in 1804-05...
and Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham (botanist)
Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...
.
The Mount Crosby Pumping Station is a major landmark
Landmark
This is a list of landmarks around the world.Landmarks may be split into two categories - natural phenomena and man-made features, like buildings, bridges, statues, public squares and so forth...
. A tramway was built from Tivoli
Tivoli, Queensland
Tivoli is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Tivoli State School is located within the suburb.In 1932 two of the Tivoli rugby league club's players, Hector Gee and Les Heidke were selected to play for the Australian national team.-External links:*...
to convey coal from the Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
Coalfield to the station. In the early 1940s about 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of land was sold to Scouts Australia
Scouts Australia
Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. Scouts Australia is part of the global Scouting movement and has been a national member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement since 1953...
. This was developed as the Tyamolum Scout Camp Site.