101-500: The Cremorne Theatre was a theatre in South Brisbane (now part of South Bank ), Brisbane , Queensland , Australia that operated, with interruptions, from 1911 to 1954. Although nothing remains of it today, the general location retains its cultural significance from the first half of the twentieth century as a theatre precinct, thanks to the nearby construction of Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in 1985. Its name lives on in
202-529: A "cultural precinct". There is a new Cremorne Theatre within the QPAC complex, although it is the smallest theatre within the complex at 312 seats. The four QPAC theatres – the Concert Hall, Lyric Theatre, Playhouse and Cremorne Theatre combined have a seat capacity at 4,950 which is about two third's higher again than that of the original Cremorne Theatre at its height. The current building includes, at ground level,
303-432: A "theatre" existing in 1903, the historical sources cited in the next section all agree that the theatre was built in 1911. However, it is clear that a venue called Cremorne Gardens which included garden features was used for public performances for some years prior to 1911. In 1905, J.D. O'Connor built a home, Cremorne, Hamilton , which appears to have been named after this part of his business. The house survives today as
404-535: A Gallery used for theatre exhibitions, for example, in 2016 "Theatres of War" which included a poster from the original Cremorne Theatre's own wartime service in World War II. South Brisbane, Queensland Download coordinates as: South Brisbane is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , South Brisbane had a population of 14,292 people. South Brisbane
505-462: A Roman Catholic church in South Brisbane. The small wooden St Mary's Church was built on the southern corner of Merivale Street and Peel Street (in the carpark of the current church, 27°28′25″S 153°00′55″E / 27.4736°S 153.0153°E / -27.4736; 153.0153 ( First St Mary's Catholic Church ) ) and was opened on 2 July 1865 by Bishop Quinn. A school
606-439: A company, The Dandies Limited, was floated to buy the "Cremorne Gardens" site, which had an 88-foot frontage to Stanley Street, and also the theatrical business. The Prospectus claimed that £5,000 of improvements had been made to the property. Brisbane's subtropical climate meant that the theatre's use was frequently interrupted by rainfall and it was closed temporarily in 1917 while weatherproof awnings were erected. The theatre
707-459: A foundation stone was laid by Roman Catholic Archbishop James Duhig and Lebanese Bishop Clement Malouf on Sunday 24 March 1929. The ceremony was to be performed on previous Sunday 17 March 1929 but rain forced it to be postponed, but the foundation stone was already inscribed with the earlier date. However, raising funds to build the church was difficult during the Great Depression and it
808-471: A free afternoon newspaper, from 2007, but mX had a relatively low news content, and was discontinued in mid-2015. Fairfax Media has published the online only Brisbane Times since 2007. As of August 2015 , according to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and SimilarWeb , Courier-Mail' s website was the 141st and 273rd most visited in Australia respectively. At the same time, SimilarWeb rated
909-864: A good following both with local and visiting men. Then in 1943, the management was taken over by Will Mahoney and his wife, American entertainer Evie Hayes , together with American businessman Bob Geraghty. During World War II, the Cremorne became a popular entertainment venue for Australian and American servicemen on leave. Mahoney and Hayes appeared on stage regularly along with leading artists like comedian Roy Rene , actor and comedian George Wallace , actor, stuntman and circus performer Jim Gerald , singer Olga Vernon, comedian Buster Fiddess, vaudevillian Peggy Mortimer, actor and entertainer Morry Barling, Ron and Iris Shand – both were actors and versatile stage performers, and chatting cartoonist "Inky" Williams. Peggy Mortimer also appeared under her married name, Peggy Toppano, and
1010-623: A heritage-listed villa at 34 Mullens Street, Hamilton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Cremorne Gardens at O'Connor's Hotel continued as a concert and light theatre venue until 1909 when J.D. O'Connor retired and sold his business. Brisbane's Cremorne Theatre (originally known as the Cremorne Gardens) was built in 1911 by variety entrepreneur Edward Branscombe as part of an Australia-wide circuit of open-air theatres designed especially for his Dandies costume comedy companies. Originally an open-air structure with seating for about 1,800,
1111-472: A later stage. The church was burned down on Saturday 21 July 1917. In October 1917 architect George Addison called for tenders to construct a new brick church on the site. Their minister Joseph Todd Young died on 22 February 1932 and the church continued to operate under its deacons until the death of the last deacon in 1957. In 1962 the church building was bought by the Anglican Church. South Brisbane
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#17328519466821212-651: A location which had been proposed as a site for a public grammar school back in 1867. The school was originally established on 1 July 1921 at the old Brisbane Normal School building on the corner of Adelaide and Edward Streets in the Brisbane CBD) as an amalgamation of the High School Department of the Brisbane Central Technical College and Brisbane Junior State High School. The first students were admitted on 4 July 1921. On 10 May 1931,
1313-608: A modern equivalent to the Cremorne Gardens concept, at a scale much closer to the originals in London and Melbourne. These pre-1911 Brisbane Cremorne Gardens, were likely, given the site size, much more modest than their antecedents. The first mention of them is being advertised as a concert venue for a pantomime company and a violin concert in 1902. The venue is also referred to in the Advertisement as O'Connor's Gardens. J.D. O'Connor
1414-496: A painting titled 'South Brisbane from North Brisbane', 13 years later. South Brisbane Recreation Reserve (now known as Musgrave Park ) was created in 1856. The first Presbyterian church in the district was built in Grey Street near Melbourne Street (approx 27°28′28″S 153°01′06″E / 27.4745°S 153.0183°E / -27.4745; 153.0183 ( Grey Street Presbyterian Church ) ) by John Graham. It
1515-592: A population of 5,416 people, 48.8% female and 51.2% male. The median age of the South Brisbane population was 30 years, seven years below the Australian median. One-third of the population (33.3%) were aged in their twenties, compared to 13.8% nationally. 44.2% of people living in South Brisbane were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 3.7%, China 3.3%, Korea, Republic of 3%, India 2%. 57.2% of people spoke only English at home;
1616-418: A school there. In 1859 it is described as an "English Church" at "South Brisbane". By May 1862 the church has a resident minister enabling regular services. The church was adversely impacted by the construction of the 1874 Victoria Bridge as the bridge was higher and the approach roads had to be built up accordingly, resulting in the church being below the new road level, forcing the parishioners to approach
1717-400: A second St Thomas' Anglican Church was established at 68 Grey Street (approx 27°28′24″S 153°01′05″E / 27.4733°S 153.0181°E / -27.4733; 153.0181 ( St Thomas' Anglican church (2nd site) ) ) to the immediate north of Fish Lane (which then extended through to Stanley Street), very close to the site of the first St Thomas' church. It was under
1818-456: A sensational story, which would be attractive to readers, and put the story ahead of its legal obligations". On 7 October 2014, the paper published a transphobic headline related to the gruesome murder of Mayang Prasetyo. The paper raised controversy for depicting Indonesian president Joko Widodo with a doctored photo of bloody hands to protest against the country's decision to execute two Australian convicted drug smugglers known as part of
1919-650: Is a report in 1903 of O'Connor's Hotel having gardens on an extensive site and including a theatre called the Cremorne Gardens: "There is a great area of ground, and every part of it is judiciously utilised. Between the frontages in Stanley and Grey streets are carpets of green grass and a wealth of tropical foliage, amidst which are scattered rustic seats and gas jets. ... There is even a theatre, known as Cremorne Gardens, used occasionally for public entertainments, and frequently for social gatherings." Despite this report of
2020-489: Is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (Prep–12) school at Raymond Terrace ( 27°29′04″S 153°01′38″E / 27.4844°S 153.0272°E / -27.4844; 153.0272 ( Lady Cilento Children's Hospital School ) ). It provides schooling to children being treated in the hospital and also for other children in the family whose schooling has been disrupted by the hospitalisation and to assist in their transition to/from their regular school. In 2019,
2121-455: Is directly connected to the central business district across the river by the following bridges (upstream to downstream): Modern public transport services include suburban train stations at South Brisbane and South Bank , and South East Busway stations at Cultural Centre , South Bank , and Mater Hill . CityCat ferry services link South Brisbane to other riverside suburbs. South Brisbane, together with West End and Highgate Hill ,
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#17328519466822222-550: Is known as Kurilpa (meaning water rat ) by the local Indigenous people , and the area remains important in Aboriginal life. Musgrave Park has been for many years a place of congregation for the Murri peoples of south-east Queensland. It is the site of a bora ring that has been buried. The Ngundari (possibly a Turrbal group ) and Jagara peoples were drawn to the river at South Brisbane for fishing and gunyah building. The area
2323-590: Is on the southern bank of the Brisbane River , bounded to the north-west, north, and east by the median of the river. It adjoins the suburbs of Woolloongabba to the east, Highgate Hill to the south, and West End to the southwest. The river to the east of South Brisbane is the South Brisbane Reach .( 27°28′26″S 153°01′20″E / 27.4738°S 153.0222°E / -27.4738; 153.0222 ( South Brisbane Reach ) ). The suburb
2424-597: Is printed at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast . It is available for purchase both online and in paper form throughout Queensland and most regions of Northern New South Wales . The history of The Courier-Mail is through four mastheads . The Moreton Bay Courier later became The Courier , then the Brisbane Courier and, since a merger with the Daily Mail in 1933, The Courier-Mail . The Moreton Bay Courier
2525-439: The Daily Mail (first published on 3 October 1903). In 1987, Rupert Murdoch 's News Limited acquired newspaper control, and outstanding shares of Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd. The Courier-Mail launched its first website in 1998. From its inception until March 2006 The Courier-Mail was a broadsheet newspaper . On 14 December 2005 it was announced that the paper would change to a tabloid sometime in early 2006, however
2626-503: The Bali Nine in 2015. In 2013, The Courier-Mail had the fourth-highest circulation of any daily newspaper in Australia. Its average Monday-Friday net paid print sales were 172,801 between January and March 2013, having fallen 8.0 per cent compared to the previous year. Its average Saturday net paid print sales were 228,650 between January and March 2013, down 10.5 per cent compared to the previous year. The paper's Monday-Friday readership
2727-647: The Borough of South Brisbane and then becoming the City of South Brisbane in 1903. In 1925 the City of South Brisbane was amalgamated into the City of Greater Brisbane . The South Brisbane Reach portion of the Brisbane River was once the city's main port, located along riverfront underneath today's Captain Cook Bridge. The Queensland Maritime Museum was opened in a dry dock in 1881. Depots and wharves were gradually closed over
2828-673: The Brisbane Courier in 1864. In June–July 1868, Stephens floated a new company, and transferred the plant and copyright of the Brisbane Courier to "The Brisbane Newspaper Company". He was the managing director until retired in November 1873, when the paper was auctioned. The journal was, from November 1873 to December 1880, managed by one of the new part-owners, the Tasmanian-born former public servant Gresley Lukin (1840–1916). Although called "managing editor", actual writing and editing
2929-560: The Moreton Bay Courier , consisting of 4 pages, appeared weekly on Saturday 20 June 1846, with Lyon as editor and Swan as publisher. After some 18 months, Lyon and Swan disagreed on many aspects of editorial policy, including transportation of convicts and squatting . Lyon took over sole control in late 1847, but had money problems, and gave sole control to Swan. Swan sold out to Thomas Blacket Stephens in about November 1859. The Moreton Bay Courier became The Courier , and then
3030-556: The National Library of Australia . For thirty years, the paper's senior rugby league football journalist was former Australian vice-captain Jack Reardon . Sports editor at The Courier Mail , Tom Linneth, became the youngest editor in Australia in 1960 at the age of 29. He worked at The Courier Mail between about 1948 to 1974 and again worked there as the sports editor between about 1982 until he retired in 1996. Chris Jones
3131-584: The Queensland Performing Arts Centre was opened in South Brisbane by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent . The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), incorporating the Young Artists Gallery, was a private gallery that existed from 1987 to 1994. Situated in adjacent buildings in South Brisbane, MOCA's address was 164 Melbourne Street, while Young Artists Gallery's entrance was at 23 Manning Street. South Brisbane's regeneration began when it
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3232-546: The South Bank development in the 1980s, with Stanley Street removed for much of its length from Vulture Street up to today's Stanley Place. The former theatre site is under the current Queensland Art Gallery , not far from the 1985 QPAC theatre complex. QPAC's site on Melbourne Street adjoins the Cultural Centre Tunnel which turns under what would have been that street's intersection with Stanley Street and then follows
3333-719: The South Brisbane City Council set aside a triangular block land bounded by Stanley Street, Vulture Street and Sidon Street ( 27°28′57″S 153°01′31″E / 27.4826°S 153.0253°E / -27.4826; 153.0253 ( South Brisbane Memorial Park ) ) opposite the South Brisbane Town Hall . On 6 August 1923 the park was dedicated by the Governor-General of Australia , Henry Forster . In 1925, Brisbane State High School moved to its current site at Vulture Street, South Brisbane,
3434-487: The 1920s church building still exists, it is no longer used for religion purposes and has been used as commercial premises and as a private home. The name Callan House is displayed on the front of the building. The suburb became heavily industrialised. Being adjacent to the Brisbane River, the suburb and its industries suffered in the 1974 Brisbane flood . In 1977, the former Congregational church in Vulture Street
3535-607: The 1931 fire, the congregation decided to build a new brick church and commissioned prominent Brisbane architect Brenan Gargett who proposed an unusual octagonal structure. The congregation faced a difficult time in funding a new church during the Great Depression . The new church was opened on Saturday 9 September 1933 by Reverend S. Roberts, the President of the Queensland Congregational Union. The octagon building
3636-528: The Anglican Church established their third St Thomas' Church at 16 Manning Street ( 27°28′30″S 153°00′51″E / 27.4750°S 153.0142°E / -27.4750; 153.0142 ( St Thomas' Anglican Church (3rd site) ) ) to replace the second St Thomas's Church of England in Grey Street by purchasing the Catholic Apostolic Church. The Anglican Church ceased to use Manning Street Church in 1979 and sold it in 1984 and, although
3737-632: The Boys School and the Girls and Infants were amalgamated to form two new schools, South Brisbane State School for Preparatory to Grade 5 and South Brisbane Intermediate State School for Grades 6 and 7. In 1953 the Intermediate School was amalgamated into South Brisbane State School. The school closed in 1963. South Brisbane Wesleyan Methodist Church opened in July 1866. The South Brisbane Congregational Church
3838-480: The Catholic Church had acquired more land adjoining St Mary's Catholic, eventually owning all of the northern end of the block bounded by Cordelia, Peel and Merivale Streets, enabling it to raise funds for a new St Mary's church in 1890. Architects George Simkin and John Ibler prepared designs for a cruciform church with Italianate and Romanesque Revival features able to seat 800 people. The foundation stone
3939-470: The Cremorne Theatre opened on 5 August 1911 with a light program of music and sketches under the title "The Dandies." The newspaper, The Brisbane Courier , reported: "...the goodly number of patrons present noted with satisfaction this well arranged auditorium, the whole place, upon which the title of 'Cremorne' has been bestowed, wearing an air of neatness, brightness and comfort." Eight months later,
4040-499: The February 1893 Brisbane flood, the decision was made to relocate to a higher location at 245 Vulture Street ( 27°28′58″S 153°01′20″E / 27.4827°S 153.0223°E / -27.4827; 153.0223 ( South Brisbane Congregational Church (former 1893) burned down) ) ). The Grey Street church was dismantled and the building materials re-used in constructing the new Vulture Street church. On Sunday 23 July 1893
4141-659: The Mount Gravatt Congregational Church, holding their last service in the Vulture Street Church in December 1975. Brisbane's Melkite Catholic community initially worshipped at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in South Brisbane. In 1929 the community had purchased land at 72 Ernest Street ( 27°28′49″S 153°01′13″E / 27.4802°S 153.0203°E / -27.4802; 153.0203 ( St Clement's Melkite Catholic Church ) ) and
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4242-577: The Presbyterian Church in Sydney . The name Park reflects the location of the church directly opposite Musgrave Park. It was designed by architect FDG Stanley and could accommodate 550 seated in the church and 300 seated in the Sunday school in the basement. Over time the area became increasingly used for industrial and commercial purposes and families moved away to more residential areas. The congregation sold
4343-632: The South Brisbane Baptist Church. The church was rebuilt in 1966, reopening on 10 December 1966. In 2003 it was renamed the South Bank Baptist Church to reflect its proximity to the South Bank Parklands . It was demolished in early 2013 when the congregation moved to a new church at 859 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba , renaming itself as Church@TheGabba. In October 1863 Bishop James Quinn called for tenders to erect
4444-526: The Vulture Street church was opened. On 16 October 1931 the Vulture Street church was destroyed in a fire, but the hall was spared and the congregation used it for worship until a new church was constructed in 1933. The first electric tramway in Brisbane ran along Stanley Street in South Brisbane on 16 June 1897. In 1919, the Brisbane High School for Girls (now Somerville House ) was relocated to
4545-724: The Year has been awarded as part of the Queensland Literary Awards . Again co-sponsored by The Courier-Mail and the Queensland Government, this prize is awarded "to an outstanding book by a Queensland author, taken from eligible books entered in the Fiction and Non-Fiction categories". Pre-1955 issues of the newspaper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of
4646-485: The church from the rear. It is unclear when the church was named for St Thomas but that name is in use by October 1877. Commercial buildings and hotels developed around the Russell Street area. By the 1850s there were over 100 residences in the area. Due to its proximity to wharves the area became the place where bullock drovers stayed and relaxed. Thomas Baines visited Brisbane in 1855 and depicted South Brisbane in
4747-498: The church in early 1950 in order to build a new Park Presbyterian Church in the more residential location of 21 Hampstead Road, Highgate Hill . The church at Glenelg Street was used by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church for some years, then for commercial purposes, and as at 2020 by the iSee Church ( Pentecostal ). Similarly St Mary's Catholic Church became too small for its congregation. From 1884 to 1889
4848-462: The construction of the tower, transepts and chancel to a later time, but they were never built. However, in 1929 a sanctuary (including vestry and sacristy) designed by architects Cavanagh and Cavanagh was added to the eastern side of the church. The Sisters of Mercy opened a new St Mary's School in 1909. The school closed in 1964. In June 1888 the first Catholic Apostolic Church in Queensland
4949-518: The contestants in a close run field for worst paper in Australia... mostly predictable and dull, with occasional honourable exceptions...". In August 2011, police and the parents of a murder victim criticised the paper for falsely accusing their son of a child sex crime. On 24 March 2014 Queensland Newspapers , the News Corp Australia subsidiary responsible for publishing the Courier-Mail ,
5050-401: The control of St Andrew's Anglican Church. It was built from white stucco. It was to serve as a mission church in a largely industrial area with many wharves. It is unclear when this church closed (presumably before the third St Thomas's Anglican Church opened in 1962) and this church building no longer exists. Following the destruction of the timber Congregation Church in Vulture Street in
5151-657: The editorship of Theophilus Parsons Pugh from 14 May 1861. The recognised founder and first editor was Arthur Sidney Lyon (1817–1861) who was assisted by its printer, James Swan (1811–1891), the later mayor of Brisbane and member of Queensland Legislative Council . Lyon, also referred to as the "father of the Press" in the colony of Queensland, had previously served as a writer and journalist in Melbourne, and later moved on to found and edit journals such as Moreton Bay Free Press , North Australian and Darling Downs Gazette . Lyon
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#17328519466825252-403: The first McIlwraith government , had been a staff journalist. John James Knight was editor-in-chief of The Brisbane Courier from 1906 to 1916, later managing director, then chairman of all of the company's publications. The first edition of The Courier-Mail was published on 28 August 1933, after Keith Murdoch 's Herald and Weekly Times acquired and merged The Brisbane Courier and
5353-564: The first land sales in 1843, followed by the development of wharves along the bank of the Brisbane River . The first street in the area was called Stanley Quay, later to become Stanley Street . In December 1849, the Church of England obtained a block of land facing Melbourne Street and extending to Grey Street and Stanley Street (approx 27°28′25″S 153°01′07″E / 27.4736°S 153.0185°E / -27.4736; 153.0185 ( St Thomas' Anglican Church (1st site) ) , now
5454-600: The following century, culminating in the area's transformation for Expo 88. By the 1880s, the Presbyterian church in Grey Street had grown too small for its congregation. In October 1884 a foundation stone for a new church was laid. On 11 October 1885 the new Park Presbyterian Church was opened at 31 Glenelg Street on the corner of Cordelia Street ( 27°28′43″S 153°01′04″E / 27.4787°S 153.0179°E / -27.4787; 153.0179 ( Park Presbyterian Church ) ) by Robert Steel , senior member of
5555-466: The growth in Brisbane's Greek population , particularly after World War II , resulted in a need for a larger church. A new St George's Greek Orthodox Church was built at 33 Edmondstone Street (corner Besant Street) in South Brisbane. The foundation stone was laid on 4 May 1958 by Archbishop Theophylactos . The finished church was opened and dedicated on 24 April 1960 by Archbishop Ezekiel . The architect
5656-415: The late 1960s, proposals were put forward for a theatre complex for the city, but these did not progress until the impending loss of Her Majesty's Theatre in 1974. The Queensland Performing Arts Centre ( QPAC ) was the result and was completed in 1985 on a site just around the corner from the old Cremorne Theatre. The QPAC management makes claim to be continuing the heritage of the Cremorne Theatre as part of
5757-585: The national/metro daily newspaper of the year. It has a proud history of advocating for its community, and in 2022 was recognised by Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick as being the catalyst for an extra $ 425m in funding every year for mental health services. The Courier-Mail was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in 2015. Like other News Corp Australia newspaper, The Courier-Mail holds generally conservative political positions. Before 2010 News Corp Australia media
5858-489: The new Cremorne Theatre, one of the venues within QPAC. The Cremorne Theatre was located on the river side of Stanley Street , South Brisbane , between Peel and Melbourne Streets, just to the north of where the Victoria Bridge crossed the Brisbane River from the city ( 27°28′21″S 153°01′08″E / 27.4726°S 153.0188°E / -27.4726; 153.0188 ). The street alignments were changed with
5959-474: The new church was officially opened and dedicated on Wednesday 6 June 1883 by Bishop Matthew Hale assisted by Archdeacon Benjamin Glennie with over 500 people present. St Thomas' church then closed. In 1884, the railway to the south was opened with a terminus at South Brisbane. As a result, South Brisbane experienced a construction boom. In 1888, South Brisbane became an independent municipality, initially as
6060-437: The next most popular languages were 5.5% Mandarin, 2.8% Korean, 2.7% Cantonese, 2.1% Greek, 1.9% Arabic. The most common religious affiliation was "No Religion" (30%); the next most common responses were Catholic (19%), Anglican (8.5%), Buddhism (4.6%) and Islam (3.8%). In the 2016 census , South Brisbane had a population of 7,196 people. In the 2021 census , South Brisbane had a population of 14,292 people. Being one of
6161-591: The norm in some parts of the United States at that time) saw South Brisbane unofficially declared the city's 'black' area, leaving the white troops to enjoy the better parts of the city. The Greek Association of Brisbane was established in 1913. In May 1921 it established a community centre in Charlotte Street in the Brisbane CBD , followed by St George's Greek Orthodox Church on the same site in 1929. However,
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#17328519466826262-841: The old street alignment past the Cremorne Theatre site. The theatre when it opened in 1911 was originally called the Cremorne Gardens, taking the name from a previous venue at the Stanley Street site. The name connects Brisbane to a riverside "pleasure garden" tradition from the Cremorne Gardens in London (1845–1877) and its Australian equivalents such as Cremorne Gardens, Melbourne (1853–1863); Sydney (1856–1862); Albany (1896–1910), Kalgoorlie (1907–current) and Perth (1895–1914) WA; and in Queensland: Rockhampton (1863 – 1886), Mackay (1886–1958) and Charters Towers (1902 – 1910?). The current South Bank development itself can be seen as
6363-569: The older parts of Brisbane and an area of greater cultural heritage, South Brisbane has many heritage-listed buildings. Somerville House is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for girls at 17 Graham Street ( 27°29′01″S 153°01′31″E / 27.4836°S 153.0254°E / -27.4836; 153.0254 ( Somerville House ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1317 students with 125 teachers (117 full-time equivalent) and 102 non-teaching staff (90 full-time equivalent). Lady Cilento Children's Hospital School
6464-688: The property Cumbooqueepa in Vulture Street in South Brisbane ( 27°29′00″S 153°01′29″E / 27.4832°S 153.0246°E / -27.4832; 153.0246 ( Cumbooqueepa ) ), adjacent to the South Brisbane Town Hall (which since 15 June 1999 forms part of the school). The school was opened on 6 October 1899 by Eliza Fewings in the basement of the Baptist City Tabernacle at 183 Wickham Terrace , relocating to Erneton (also in Wickham Terrace( in 1912. The school
6565-446: The school had an enrolment of 1890 students with 149 teachers (144 full-time equivalent) and 91 non-teaching staff (75 full-time equivalent). Brisbane State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at the corner of Cordelia and Glenelg Streets ( 27°28′54″S 153°01′05″E / 27.4817°S 153.0180°E / -27.4817; 153.0180 ( Brisbane State High School ) ). In 2018,
6666-487: The school had an enrolment of 3,156 students with 207 teachers (200 full-time equivalent) and 74 non-teaching staff (60 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Courier-Mail The Courier-Mail is an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane . Owned by News Corp Australia , it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills , in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it
6767-436: The school had an enrolment of 3,567 students across all of its campuses with 42 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). St Laurence's College is a Catholic primary and secondary (5–12) school for boys at 82 Stephens Road ( 27°29′09″S 153°01′26″E / 27.4859°S 153.0240°E / -27.4859; 153.0240 ( St Laurence's College ) ). In 2018,
6868-587: The site as the 25th most visited news website in Australia, attracting almost 2.6 million visitors per month. The Courier-Mail has co-sponsored two sets of literary awards . The Courier-Mail Book of the Year Award, co-sponsored by Queensland Government and worth A$ 30,000 , was established in 1999, and covered a range of writing genres. The inaugural prize was awarded in 2001, and the last one in 2005. The winners of this award were: From 2012 and as of 2023 , The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of
6969-407: The site now occupied by St Laurence's College . On Tuesday 20 December 1904 it was partially demolished in a severe storm and its buildings were sold for removal. In October 1875, the congregation of St Thomas' Anglican Church decided to erect a new church in a more "central" location, apparently desiring a more elevated site and a more "pretentious" church. In November 1877 a building site
7070-484: The site of the Queensland Museum ), a total of 1 acre, 3 roods, 8 perches of land, on which to erect a church, a school and a parsonage. However it is not until August 1858 that the school house was constructed on the site with the expectation that it would also be used for "occasional" public worship. The building was 43 by 23 feet (13.1 by 7.0 m) of hammer-dressed stone. On 6 September 1858 Miss Clothier opens
7171-400: The size of the auditorium down to 1,300. This use continued until 1940. At the beginning of World War II , the theatre returned to the presentation of vaudeville, becoming the regular venue for Brisbane appearances by artists touring Australia for Tivoli Circuit , a national entertainment entrepreneur. The Cremorne Ballet, a female dance group who presented a slightly 'naughty' act, commanded
7272-408: The term "tabloid" was not used in favour of the term "compact". This linguistic choice was probably related to widespread public view that many tabloids, including those published by News Limited , were low quality publications. The last broadsheet edition was published on Saturday 11 March 2006, and the first tabloid edition was published on Monday 13 March 2006. On the same day, the paper's website
7373-459: The theatre to Universal International Pictures in 1951 and by mid-1952 the building had been converted for use as offices and storage facilities for film distribution. The last recorded program is for a production by the Musical & Theatre Guild of Queensland of "The Desert Song" on 3 May 1952. The Theatre burnt down in 1954 and was never rebuilt. Fifteen years after the Cremorne Theatre's demise, in
7474-414: The venue to a 3,000 seat capacity. McCallum, like O'Connor before him, built a house which he called Cremorne after his theatre. The name can still be seen above its entrance gateway at 152 Flinders Parade, Sandgate. In 1926, the theatre was leased by McCallum to Greater Brisbane Amusements and a new ceiling and seating was installed in July of that year. It continued to prosper on and off; but by 1929 it
7575-536: Was Ronald Martin Wilson . The church is octagonal with an octagonal dome and is richly decorated internally in the Greek Orthodox tradition. A new Greek community centre (now known as The Greek Club) was built beside the church at 37 Edmondstone Street ( 27°28′47″S 153°00′55″E / 27.4796°S 153.0153°E / -27.4796; 153.0153 ( The Greek Club ) ), opening in 1976. In 1962,
7676-415: Was 35 feet (11 m) between its sides and could seat 142 people in the main area with a further 40 in the choir, with a stair to an upper gallery seating 58 people. Demographic changes in South Brisbane after World War II saw the congregation move away from South Brisbane to be replaced by European and Asian immigrant communities, who were not Congregationalists. The remaining congregation decided to join
7777-574: Was 488,000 in March 2013, having fallen 11.6 per cent compared to the previous year. Its Saturday readership was 616,000 in March 2013, down 13.8 per cent compared to the previous year. Around three-quarters of the paper's readership is located in the Brisbane metropolitan area . Although often claimed to be Brisbane's only daily newspaper since the demise of Queensland Newspapers ' own afternoon newspaper The Telegraph in 1988, it arguably has had two competitors since 2007. News Corp itself published mX ,
7878-651: Was a small weatherboard church and was officially opened on 25 May 1851 by the Reverend Thomas Mowbray . After the congregation relocated to the Park Presbyterian Church in 1885, the Grey Street building was sold and used for storage. The old Grey Street church was sold to a private firm and used for storage. Later the site was resumed and the church building demolished for the construction of the present South Brisbane railway station . A Baptist Sunday school operated in South Brisbane from 1857, but it
7979-414: Was at first managed, and then after its sale in 1916 by Branscombe's company, owned and operated, by John Neil McCallum, the father of Australian actor and producer, John McCallum . During the first ten years it was used mostly for vaudeville and variety shows, and for occasional drama productions with limited success. By 1919 MacCallum's company (The Dandies [Queensland] Limited) had improved and expanded
8080-509: Was badly affected by the flood of the Brisbane River in February 1893 . It is estimated that 350 hectares (860 acres) were inundated in South Brisbane. The water rose up to 4.8 metres (16 ft) and only the tops of some roofs remained visible. Stanley Street, then the main thoroughfare, was described as "one long stretch of ruin and desolation". As the Congregational Church in Grey Street (built in 1863) had been severely damaged in
8181-724: Was by William Augustine O'Carroll (1831–1885). Most prominent of the various editors and sub-editors of The Queenslander literary staff were William Henry Traill (1842–1902), later NSW politician and editor of the famed Sydney journal ' The Bulletin ', and Carl Adolph Feilberg (1844–1887). Feilberg followed William Henry Trail in the role of political commentator and the de facto editor of The Queenslander until January 1881. He succeeded William O'Carroll as Courier editor-in-chief from September 1883 to his death in October 1887. Lukin's roles as part owner-editor changed on 21 December 1880. Charles Hardie Buzacott , former Postmaster General in
8282-634: Was closed, being used only for meetings and the occasional amateur theatre production. During the early 1930s, the Brisbane Arts Theatre , the Brisbane Comic Opera and the Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society used it either as rehearsal space or for the staging of their productions. In 1934 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer converted the building into a cinema by installing a new proscenium, a screen, a new sound system, and by reducing
8383-463: Was encouraged to emigrate by John Dunmore Lang and arrived in Brisbane from Sydney in early 1846 to establish a newspaper. He persuaded James Swan, a printer of Lang's Sydney newspaper The Colonialist to join him. Lyon and Swan established themselves on the corner of Queen Street and Albert Street, Brisbane , in a garret of a building later known as the North Star Hotel. The first issue of
8484-646: Was established as a weekly paper in June 1846. Its first editorial promised to "make known the wants of the community ... to rouse the apathetic, to inform the ignorant ... to transmit truthful representations of the state of this unrivalled portion of the colony to other and distant parts of the globe; to encourage every enterprise that will tend to benefit it, and in general to advance its interests, and promote its prosperity". Issue frequency increased steadily to bi-weekly in January 1858, tri-weekly in December 1859, then daily under
8585-765: Was established at St Mary's Catholic Church with a lay teacher in 1866. St Mary's School opened at the school on 1870 operated by Mother Mary MacKillop and her Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart . The long-running disputes between MacKillop and James Quinn , the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane , resulted Quinn expelling the Sisters from his diocese in 1880, but the school continued to operate nonetheless. South Brisbane School opened around 1865. At some time it split into South Brisbane Boys State School and South Brisbane Girls and Infants State School. In 1929
8686-430: Was found guilty by a District Court of breaching restrictions on publishing Family Court proceedings on four occasions, and fined a total of $ 120,000. The breaches occurred in 2012 when the Courier-Mail published on its front page the names and photos of a mother and her children involved in a Family Court dispute. District Court Justice Terence Martin said: "It seems to me that the newspaper seized upon what it regarded as
8787-488: Was in fact with the Brisbane Opera Society, under the musical direction of George English, that arguably Australia's most famous operatic tenor Donald Smith (tenor) , sang his first operas. Some of these operas included "Merry England" by Edward German, "The Bohemian Girl" by Michael William Balfe, "Maritana" by William Vincent Wallace, Gunoud's "Faust" and Ruggero Leoncavallo opera "Pagliacci". John McCallum leased
8888-458: Was invited to perform at the Cremorne Theatre by Bob Geraghty. After the war, the Cremorne's role faded despite occasional professional use under strong competition from cinemas and a general decline in demand for live entertainment. From 1949 onwards, local groups used it for productions. In particular, The Brisbane Opera Society and the Theatre Guild of Queensland appeared there regularly. It
8989-412: Was laid by Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran on 25 September 1892. When the second St Mary's Church ( 27°28′25″S 153°00′54″E / 27.4737°S 153.0151°E / -27.4737; 153.0151 ( St Mary's Catholic Church (2nd church) ) ) was blessed and opened by Archbishop Robert Dunne on 2 July 1893, St Mary's had already cost £2,150 to build and it had been decided to defer
9090-613: Was more politically flexible, but have become much more rigid as Lachlan Murdoch 's influence at the company has grown - as of 2024 , The Australian has endorsed the Liberal Party at each of the past five federal elections, while none of the four daily metros, including the Courier-Mail , have endorsed Labor since at least 2010. In 2007, Crikey described it as "...to the right, as the sleepier Murdoch tabloids always are – but it's more lazy populism than ideological fervour". The Courier-Mail has been described by Crikey as "one of
9191-529: Was named South Brisbane because it was on the south side of the Brisbane River , relative to North Brisbane (now the present Brisbane CBD ) during the era of the Moreton Bay penal colony (1824–1842). The name Brisbane comes from the name of the river, which in turn was named by explorer John Oxley in 1823 after Sir Thomas Brisbane , then the Governor of New South Wales . European settlement commenced with
9292-399: Was not until 29 March 1936 that St Clement's Melkite Catholic Church was officially opened by Archbishop Duhig. South Brisbane gained a seedy reputation with many pubs, brothels and boarding houses among warehouses with few homes. During World War II when there was a large American military presence in Brisbane, the desire to separate the white and black American troops (segregation being
9393-556: Was not until July 1872 that a congregation was formed, meeting in the South Brisbane Mechanics Institute. On Sunday 17 May 1974 the Vulture Street Baptist Church opened at 218 Vulture Street (corner of Christie Street, 27°28′59″S 153°01′39″E / 27.4831°S 153.0275°E / -27.4831; 153.0275 ( Vulture Street Baptist Church ) ). It was later renamed
9494-519: Was obtained on the corner of Vulture Street and Cordelia Street ( 27°28′54″S 153°01′09″E / 27.4816°S 153.0193°E / -27.4816; 153.0193 ( St Andrew's Anglican Church ) ). In June 1878 the church officials selected Andrea Strombuco's design for the new church. The foundation stone for the new St Andrew's Anglican Church was laid on Saturday 30 November 1878 by Queensland Governor Arthur Kennedy . After delays in construction due to insufficient money,
9595-560: Was officially opened in Grey Street on 13 January 1867. The congregation was originally established at the Mechanics Institute in Stanley Street on 9 July 1865 and this was their first church building. It was made of timber. It was badly damaged in the 1893 Brisbane floods and subsequently demolished as the congregation decided to abandon this low-lying site. In 1874, John Cani established St Kilian's College in Raymond Terrace at
9696-405: Was opened at 16 Manning Street ( 27°28′30″S 153°00′51″E / 27.4750°S 153.0141°E / -27.4750; 153.0141 ( Catholic Apostolic Church ) ). Designed by architect Leslie Corrie , the church interior was 55 by 25 feet (16.8 by 7.6 m) with one third of its length used for the chancel . The building was designed with the expectation of enlarging it at
9797-571: Was purchased by the Presbyterian and Methodist Schools Association in 1918. St Laurence's College for boys was officially opened and blessed on Sunday 11 July 1915 by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig . The school was operated by the Christian Brothers . The South Brisbane Memorial Park commemorates those of South Brisbane who died in World War I . On 20 May 1921
9898-501: Was revamped and expanded. The change to a tabloid format brought The Courier-Mail in line with all other News Limited Australian metropolitan daily newspapers. It followed the change to a tabloid format by The Advertiser of Adelaide —another News Corporation newspaper—some years earlier. The Courier-Mail has twice been named news destination of the year by the Pacific Area Publishers Association and once
9999-413: Was selected as the location of World Expo '88 , which was built on former wharves along the riverside and the adjacent industrial land. Following Expo '88, South Bank Parklands was built on the former Expo site. South Brisbane has emerged as fashionable, high density, modern residential area, given its proximity to the city centre and good public transport links. In the 2011 census , South Brisbane had
10100-637: Was sold to the Serbian Orthodox Church , who added two cupolas to the building and opened it as Saint Nicholas Free Serbian Orthodox Church. The building is now listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register. Mater Hospital Special School opened on 3 January 1981. On 1 December 2014 it was renamed the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital School. On 1 January 2019 it was renamed Queensland Children's Hospital School. On 20 April 1985,
10201-422: Was the publican of O'Connor's Hotel in Stanley Street in 1902. J.D. O'Connor's father-in-law, John Graham, had owned land in South Brisbane since 1842, and had run hotels in the vicinity from 1866 to 1896. In 1888 John Graham established Graham's Family Hotel in Stanley Street, South Brisbane and held the licence until 1896 when it was transferred to his son-in-law, who changed the name to O'Connor's Hotel. There
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