37-640: Ashgrove can refer to: Ashgrove, Queensland , Australia Electoral district of Ashgrove - a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Australia Ashgrove, Bath and North East Somerset , England Ashgrove, Aberdeen , one of the Areas of Aberdeen, Scotland Ashgrove, Moray , Scotland " The Ash Grove ", a Welsh folk song Ashgrove (album) , an album by Dave Alvin Ashgrove (film) ,
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111-629: A Catholic secondary school for girls. In 1941 it became known as Mt St Michael's College . The primary school passed into lay leadership in 1981 but the Sisters of Charity Education Council still operate the college. A map advertised the sale of 800 allotments at Royal Park Estate, now The Gap and St. John's Wood Extension Estate, Ashgrove by F. M. Anglim in August 1927. Oakleigh State School opened on 29 January 1934. Ashgrove Presbyterian Church opened on Saturday 7 March 1936 at 16 Oleander Avenue. In 1959 it
148-477: A Catholic seminary. On Sunday 5 October 1924 Archbishop Duhig blessed the site, noting that Queensland had many candidates for the priesthood who had to be sent to New South Wales for their training, when it was the duty of every diocese to have its own seminary. In August 1924, land was advertised for sale in the Glenlyon Gardens Extension, (Fraser's Paddock) estate by T.M. Burke. A map advertising
185-695: A major refurbishment in 2011. In 2006, Ashgrove celebrated 'Ashgrove 150', an event organised by the Ashgrove Historical Society to commemorate 150 years of Ashgrove (1856–2006). In the 2016 census , Ashgrove had a population of 13,039 people. In the 2021 census , Ashgrove had a population of 13,450 people. Ashgrove has many heritage-listed sites. The suburb contains a variety of multicultural restaurants (Thai, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Modern Australian), numerous cafes, various shopping amenities (including Coles, Aldi and Woolworths supermarkets). The Brisbane City Council operates
222-459: A public library at 87 Amarina Avenue ( 27°26′38″S 152°59′13″E / 27.4439°S 152.9870°E / -27.4439; 152.9870 ( Ashgrove Public Library ) ). St Paul's Anglican Church is at 290 Waterworks Road (corner Jubilee Terrace, 27°26′46″S 152°59′23″E / 27.4462°S 152.9896°E / -27.4462; 152.9896 ( St Paul's Anglican Church ) ). Ashgrove West Uniting Church
259-473: A special education program. Oakleigh State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Buxton Street ( 27°26′11″S 152°59′09″E / 27.4365°S 152.9858°E / -27.4365; 152.9858 ( Oakleigh State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 502 students with 40 teachers (29 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). St Finbarr's Catholic Primary School
296-470: Is 'Kallindarbin' and was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Turrbal' or 'Duke of York clan'. The main thoroughfare, Waterworks Road, was built on a Turrbal pathway that led to Mount Coot-tha , a place of the 'Honey-Bee Dreaming' and to the Enoggera Reservoir . The first sales of freehold land commenced in 1856, and ceased in 1875 when all available land was sold. Soon after sale of land stopped,
333-830: Is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering the South East region of Queensland , Australia. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney . In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese
370-421: Is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 7 Lynwood Crescent ( 27°26′56″S 152°58′25″E / 27.4489°S 152.9736°E / -27.4489; 152.9736 ( Mater Dei Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 247 students with 20 teachers (16 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). Mt St Michael's College
407-430: Is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Betheden Terrace ( 27°26′47″S 152°59′39″E / 27.4463°S 152.9941°E / -27.4463; 152.9941 ( St Finbarr's Catholic Primary School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 21 teachers (15 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
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#1732855430608444-468: Is a Catholic primary and secondary (5–12) school for boys at 142 Frasers Road ( 27°26′24″S 152°58′49″E / 27.4401°S 152.9803°E / -27.4401; 152.9803 ( Marist College Ashgrove ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,627 students with 136 teachers (128 full-time equivalent) and 102 non-teaching staff (92 full-time equivalent). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane The Archdiocese of Brisbane
481-402: Is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls at 67 Elimatta Drive ( 27°26′41″S 152°59′17″E / 27.4447°S 152.9881°E / -27.4447; 152.9881 ( Mt St Michael's College ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 851 students with 75 teachers (67 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (30 full-time equivalent). Marist College Ashgrove
518-442: Is at 491Waterworks Road (corner with Glory Street, 27°26′54″S 152°58′38″E / 27.4484°S 152.9773°E / -27.4484; 152.9773 ( Ashgrove West Uniting Church ) ). Ashgrove is serviced by multiple council buses running along Stewart and Waterworks Roads into the central business district . Ashgrove is also a stop on the route of the cross-town Great Circle Line (598/599) which links
555-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ashgrove, Queensland Download coordinates as: Ashgrove is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Ashgrove had a population of 13,450 people. Ashgrove is located approximately 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) by road north-west of the Brisbane GPO . Ashgrove
592-561: Is four minutes' walk from the Red Hill tram line. The land faces the main Waterworks Road and Woodland Street to the north. In July 1917, the "Greenwood Estate", made up of 68 allotments surrounding Quandong Street, was advertised to be auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. A map advertising the auction states that the estate was three minutes' walk from the Newmarket tram terminus. The auction
629-548: Is known for its Ashgrovian houses built in the 1920s and 1930s, a type of Queenslander architecture characterised by an asymmetrical pyramid roof , multiple gables , verandahs and batten skirts. Dorrington (originally named the suburb of Oakleigh until 1946) and St Johns Wood were suburbs in their own right until they were absorbed into Ashgrove in 1975. To this day these neighbourhood names are still in common use, as many residents still associate their residence locations with these former names. Ashgrove's native name
666-553: Is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Cairns , Rockhampton , Toowoomba and Townsville . The Cathedral of St Stephen is the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane. Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for
703-544: The Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while the Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland. In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The following people have been appointed as Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles: Coadjutors are included in
740-565: The Feast of St Stephen , Quinn laid the foundation stone for a grand cathedral designed by Benjamin Backhouse . Backhouse's original design was changed and downsized numerous times over the course of the cathedral's completion, mainly for economic reasons. In 1927, there was a plan to replace St Stephen's with a new Holy Name Cathedral to be built in Fortitude Valley , Brisbane. However, funding
777-541: The City Centre, Southbank Parklands and cultural district, 'The Gabba', Woolloongabba dining and antique district and Stones Corner cafe strip and outlet shopping. Ashgrove contains two major bicycle shared paths via Ithaca and Enoggera Creeks which provide a pleasant, mostly flat, off-road and backstreets commuter route to the Royal Brisbane hospital and onwards to the City Centre via the inner northern bikeway. Much of
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#1732855430608814-687: The Good Shepherd (former) ) ). Following the construction of St Mark's Anglican Church at The Gap in 1978, declining support for the Church of the Good Shepherd led to its closure on 29 December 1985. It was sold to the Baptist Church and re-opened as the Ashgrove Baptist Church ( 27°26′58″S 152°58′17″E / 27.4494°S 152.97129°E / -27.4494; 152.97129 ( Ashgrove Baptist Church ) ) on 3 September 1988. The Ashgrove Library opened in 1967 with
851-617: The Ithaca Creek Estate portion 664 were offered for sale, surveyed by E. MacDonnell. A plan shows the lots with one frontage to Waterworks Road and the other to Ithaca Creek. A classified advertisement states the estate is situated just beyond the residences of Messrs. E. Hooker, W. Arundell, and Craig, adjoining on the city side the property of Mr C. J. Graham. Two portions of the Holmesbrook Estate were advertised for sale by auction on 16 December 1878 by John Cameron. The estate
888-523: The Marist Brothers under the leadership of headmaster Brother Ignatius O'Connor . On 5 February 1950, Archbishop Duhig laid the foundation stone for Mater Dei Catholic primary school at 7 Lynwood Crescent. On 5 February 1951 the school opened with 50-55 students and two teachers, Sister Sebastian and Sister Patrick of the Sisters of Charity who travelled back and forward between their convent at Grantuly each day. On 5 August 1951 Duhig officially opened
925-467: The Red Hill Catholic parish and become an independent parish. In 1924, the tram line was extended from Red Hill, Queensland to Ashgrove, along Waterworks Road, connecting the suburb with the rest of Brisbane . The tram line closed on 5 August 1968. In March 1924, the house Glen Lyon and 14 acres (5.7 ha) of surrounding land were purchased by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for
962-406: The auction shows that the site has frontages to: Main Waterworks Road, Clifton Street, Clifton Terrace, Windsor Road, Oval (Victoria Street) Road, Prospect Terrace, and Charles Street (now Speedy Street). In April 1914, 95 residential sites named as Hawthorn Park, formerly known as Sir Samuel Griffiths Paddock were auctioned by Cameron Brothers. A map advertising the auction states that the estate
999-552: The entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney . On 27 January 1877 Pope Pius IX excised the northern part of the Diocese of Brisbane from Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with South Australia (now Northern Territory ) to create the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (later the Diocese of Cairns . On 29 December 1882,
1036-516: The first school (the Ashgrove State School) and post office was established. The area remained primarily a farming district until the end of the 19th century, when growth accelerated with the sale of land which housed one of the first homesteads in the area, the 'Granite House' in the area still known as St Johns Wood . Ashgrove State School opened on 22 January 1877. A preschool centre was attached on 2 May 1944. In July 1878, 25 lots of
1073-480: The four major shopping malls of Brisbane. It also hosts the northern terminus of the route 61 Maroon CityGlider which is one of two high profile, frequent, and long span "CityGlider" services strongly promoted by the Brisbane City Council. This service provides a cross town function linking Ashgrove with Paddington boutiques and cafes, Suncorp stadium, Caxton Street food and pub precinct, King George Square in
1110-645: The leadership of the school to lay principal Greg Lang, ending the Sisters' involvement with the school. St Paul's Anglican Church was opened on 15 June 1952 by Archbishop of Brisbane Reginald Halse . Its lychgate containing the church bell was dedicated to the memory of King George VI . It replaced an earlier wooden church. The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd was dedicated on 23 August 1959 by Archbishop Halse. It had two street frontages at 7 Firhill Street and 21 Baileys Road ( 27°26′57″S 152°58′17″E / 27.4493°S 152.97129°E / -27.4493; 152.97129 ( Anglican Church of
1147-470: The route winds through pleasant treed parklands. Ashgrove State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 31 Glory Street ( 27°26′53″S 152°58′35″E / 27.4481°S 152.9765°E / -27.4481; 152.9765 ( Ashgrove State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 785 students with 57 teachers (49 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes
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1184-563: The sale shows the land bordered by Stewart Road to the north (now Frasers Road) and Mirrabooka Road to the east. In 1925, the house Grantuly was purchased to establish a Catholic school and a convent. Archbishop Duhig invited the Sisters of Charity (then in Sydney) to establish the school and convent. St Finbarr's Catholic School opened on 1 June 1925. In 1927 a new primary school was built beside St Finbarr's Catholic Church and Grantuly then become
1221-584: The school. On 19 March 1961 Duhig laid the foundation stone for the new convent at Mater Dei which was officially opened and blessed by him on 9 December 1962. With the declining number of Sisters and the increasing employment of lay teachers, in September 1974 the two remaining sisters in parish returned to live at the convent at Grantuly and the Mater Dei convent building was used to expand the school. In 1985 Sister Anne Crowley completed 33 years of service, handing over
1258-452: The table above. The gothic revival cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth , Charlotte and Edward Streets , in the Australian city of Brisbane. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863,
1295-470: Was advertised as 160 half acre allotments bordered to the north by Enoggera Creek and to the south by the main Waterworks Road. Circa 1880, 11 subdivided allotments of "Bristol Estate" were auctioned by J. Barger & Co. A map advertising the auction shows that the Estate is on Main Waterworks Road. In November 1888, 67 subdivided allotments of "Lilley's Hill" were auctioned by W. J. Hooker. A map advertising
1332-427: Was delayed, and was held on 8 September 1917. In January 1919, Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig dedicated a chapel at Ashgrove in the house Beth-Eden. It was planned to build a church and school on the site later. On Sunday 24 April 1921 Duhig laid the foundation stone for the church. Onn Sunday 14 August 1921 Duhig officially opened and blessed St Finbarr's Catholic Church. In May 1924 Ashgrove separated from
1369-654: Was modified and renamed St David's Presbyterian Church. With the amalgamation of the Presbyterian Church into the Uniting Church of Australia, in 1977 St David's became part of the Ashgrove parish of the Uniting Church. Since at least 1996 it has been a private home. It was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register on 30 October 2000. Marist College Ashgrove opened on 29 January 1940. It was established by
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