Salisbury Park Renamed

Coopers Plains – First Crossroad of Brisbane

The Coopers Plains History Group is proud to announce the renaming of Lillian Avenue Park at 309 Lillian Avenue to
SALISBURY QUARRY PARK.

In the 1930s, Beaudesert Road and Boundary Road in Coopers Plains were the only sealed bitumen roads in these outer communities.  Salisbury expanded east along Lillian Avenue. At the time, all roads were constructed by hand with picks and shovels.  Archie Hastie and Bob Cordingley were dray men who used drays to cart gravel from a quarry on this site to where the road gangs were working.  It was slow and somewhat tedious work but eventually, due to their efforts, basic roads connected the small communities of Salisbury, Coopers Plains and Rocklea.

Cr Steve Griffith’s Moorooka Ward eNewsletter (September) stated:

Thank you to everyone who supported the petition to rename Lillian Avenue Park in Salisbury. I’m pleased to share that Council supported renaming the park to Salisbury Quarry Park, recognising the site’s historical significance and its role in shaping our local suburbs.

This name reflects the quarry’s contribution to road construction in the 1930s, when dray men like Archie Hastie and Bob Cordingley carted gravel from the site to help connect Salisbury, Coopers Plains and Rocklea.

Thanks again to the Coopers Plains History Group for their research and support.

Photo Event

On Thursday 23rd of October at 9:30 in the morning there will be a short gathering with Cr Steve Griffiths, the History Group and petitioners to mark the new name with a photo-taking opportunity. All petitioners have been invited to attend by post card.

New Heritage Listings
Brisbane 100

New Heritage Listings in City Plan v34 Final confirmation that six Dutch Houses in Sunnybank have a heritage protection overlay on them came through with the latest update to the Brisbane City Council’s City Plan 2014 v34. Four of the houses are on Lawford Street behind St Thomas Moore College. See Sunnybank – Dutch Houses

Dutch house on the corner of Lawford St and Aldershot St, present and early 1950s.

Also, in Moorooka the Arcade in the shopping precinct at 201 Beaudesert Road has been listed. So has 17 Colebrook Ave (the former QATB Sub-Centre)

See Moorooka – 201 Beaudesert Road – Arcade  and  Moorooka – 17 Colebrook Avenue – QATB Sub-Centre (former)

Brisbane 100 The History Hub Community information day marking the centenary of the amalgamation of many Shires into the Greater Brisbane City Council was a volunteer-led event on Wednesday 1st of October. More than 50 volunteers attended and speeches were given, including one by the Lord Mayor. It’s a tribute to what the community can achieve if we feel strongly enough about an initiative.

Brisbane 100 History Conference The Royal Historical Society of Queensland (RHSQ) is partnering with the Greater Brisbane Centenary Committee to host a significant History Conference commemorating the centenary of the amalgamation of Greater Brisbane. This event will bring together leading historians, researchers, and writers specialising in Brisbane’s history to present papers exploring the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the 1925 amalgamation and the subsequent development of the city. Topics will range from the motivations behind the unification, town planning, the history of amalgamated towns and shires, to the long-term consequences and the evolution of Brisbane’s identity. 

Events

Coopers Plains History Group Monthly Meeting

Saturday 18th of October 4 pm
Coopers Plains Library Meeting Room (at the back)
All welcome. Please RSVP by by commenting on this post below (if you can’t see the comment field, click the heading above) or by text to 0491 737 603. The Coopers Plains Library Meeting Room is booked every 3rd Saturday at 4pm for us to meet.

Moorooka History Group Monthly Meeting

Saturday 1st of November at 10am
St Brendan’s Church (entrance at the left hand side)
Hawtree Street, Moorooka
Please RSVP to confirm venue by text to Barbara on 0422 287 425. The Moorooka History Group meets 1st Saturday at 10am.

Brisbane 100 History Conference

Saturday, October 11th from 9am until 4.30pm at The Ithaca Room, Brisbane City Hall.
For tickets Book on Eventbrite of phone (07) 3221 4198.