Red Hill, Queensland
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Red Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
, located 3 km 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. Until August 1968 electric tram
s ran along these roads, as well as Enoggera Terrace.
Red Hill has gained some literary significance, thanks to the Nick Earls
novel "Zig Zag Street", set in the Red Hill street of the same name.
The suburb is also the home of Brisbane's National Rugby League
team, the Brisbane Broncos
. Gilbert Park is the location of the Bronco's training ground, Leagues Club and general club management.
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.
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
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, located 3 km 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. Until August 1968 electric tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
s ran along these roads, as well as Enoggera Terrace.
Red Hill has gained some literary significance, thanks to the Nick Earls
Nick Earls
Nick Earls is an award-winning novelist from Brisbane, Australia. He writes humorous popular fiction about everyday life, and is often compared to Nick Hornby...
novel "Zig Zag Street", set in the Red Hill street of the same name.
The suburb is also the home of Brisbane's National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
team, the Brisbane Broncos
Brisbane Broncos
The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the city of Brisbane, the capital of the state of Queensland. Founded in 1988, the Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, the National Rugby League premiership. They have won six premierships and two...
. Gilbert Park is the location of the Bronco's training ground, Leagues Club and general club management.
Schools
Red Hill is serviced by a number of schools in the surrounding suburbs including The Petrie Terrace State School (http://petrterrss.eq.edu.au/Petrie_Terrace_State_School/Welcome.html) in Paddington, Kelvin Grove State College, in Kelvin Grove and Ithaca Creek State School located on Lugg St (http://ithacreess.eq.edu.au/).History
From 1887 Red Hill was part of Ithaca Shire, which was subsequently raised to the status of a town in 1903. The Ithaca Town Council was absorbed into the Brisbane City Council in 1925. 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 the 1990s.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.