Spring Hill, Queensland
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Spring Hill is an inner suburb of Brisbane
, Australia
located 2 km north of the central business district
. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.
The Old Windmill in Wickham Park
was built in 1824 when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hills Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.
Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. As an example, some of the house lots in Sedgebrook Street were surveyed in the 1870s. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings.
Between 1903 and 1947 tram
s ran up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council
, was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel
buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by a trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb.
The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969.
The Inner-Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop.
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 2 km north of the 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...
. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD.
Schools
Spring Hill is serviced by a number of schools. In spring Hill are Brisbane Boys Grammar (http://www.brisbanegrammar.com/), Brisbane Girls Grammar (http://www.bggs.qld.edu.au/), St Joseph's (Gregory Terrace) and Brisbane Central School (http://briscentss.eq.edu.au). Those in the surrounding suburbs including the Petrie Terrace State School (http://petrterrss.eq.edu.au/Petrie_Terrace_State_School/Welcome.html) in Paddington and The Albert Park Flexi School (http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/educational-facilities/index.htm)in Petrie Terrace.Attractions
Wickham Park, Brisbane
Wickham Park is on Wickham Terrace in Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.Wickham Park is located next to the Roma Street Parkland in the section of the parkland which used to be called Albert Park. Wickham Park, which was named after John Clements Wickham, contains The Old Windmill, the...
was built in 1824 when Brisbane was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hills Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland.
History
Spring Hill was so named in the nineteenth century because the hill on which the suburb was built was the source of the creek that was Brisbane's first fresh water supply.Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. As an example, some of the house lots in Sedgebrook Street were surveyed in the 1870s. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings.
Between 1903 and 1947 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 up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council
Brisbane Transport
Brisbane Transport is a business unit of Brisbane City Council, operating suburban and urban bus services under the TransLink integrated public transport scheme in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. The origins of Brisbane Transport can be seen as far back as 1885 when horse...
, was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by a trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb.
The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969.
The Inner-Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop.