23-470: Shorncliffe can refer to: Shorncliffe, Queensland , a suburb of Brisbane in Australia Shorncliffe railway line , to the suburb Shorncliffe railway station, Brisbane , in the suburb Shorncliffe, Kent , a district of Folkestone, Kent, England, home to an army camp Shorncliffe Army Camp , a military establishment Shorncliffe Redoubt ,
46-542: A British Napoleonic earthwork fort in Kent Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shorncliffe . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shorncliffe&oldid=568974221 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
69-549: A military camp, Shorncliffe Army Camp , on top of the cliffs adjacent to it. Burnett named the cliffs Shorncliffe after the camp in Kent, due to the similarity of the cliffs. Historically Shorncliffe was regarded as a neighbourhood within Sandgate (which was initially as the independent Town of Sandgate and, from 1925, as a suburb within the City of Brisbane). On 11 August 1975, Shorncliffe became
92-791: A number of areas along the East Coast of Australia including: Dixon, Stapylton and Warner are commemorated on a plaque at the Land Centre, Woolloongabba in Brisbane ( 27°29′05″S 153°02′07″E / 27.4848°S 153.0353°E / -27.4848; 153.0353 ( First Surveyors in Queensland plaque ) ). The plaque was placed by the Queensland Division of the Australian Institute of Surveyors and unveiled on 7 May 1989 by
115-530: A population of 1,907 people. Shorncliffe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Shorncliffe State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Yundah Street ( 27°19′25″S 153°04′51″E / 27.3237°S 153.0809°E / -27.3237; 153.0809 ( Shorncliffe State School ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 345 students with 29 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). St Patrick's College
138-408: A separate suburb within the City of Brisbane. The first Shorncliffe pier was built in 1879. It was built by local hotel proprietor William Deagon to attract ferries coming from Brisbane to Sandgate to disembark passengers at Shorncliffe too. It was replaced with a longer pier built from 1883 to 1884, which was further extended to facilitate docking at low tide. Although the last ferry to Shorncliffe
161-489: A trigonometrical survey of Moreton Bay for the Government to facilitate free settlement. A baseline of 3 miles (4.8 km) was measured on Normanby Plains (today's Harrisville , south of Ipswich ) as a foundation for the triangulation . Dixon was instructed to compile a plan of the district for land sales and town reserves. This angered Governor Sir George Gipps . Dixon is credited with having first surveyed and named
184-557: A walking path along the coastline between Shorncliffe and neighbouring Sandgate . In the 2021 census , Shorncliffe had a population of 1,907 people. Shorncliffe is situated in Brisbane's northeastern suburbs on Bramble Bay, part of Moreton Bay. Shorncliffe is bounded to the north, north-east and east by Bramble Bay and to the south-east, south, and south-west by Cabbage Tree Creek ( 27°19′54″S 153°05′00″E / 27.3316°S 153.0832°E / -27.3316; 153.0832 ( Cabbage Tree Creek ) ), which enters
207-475: A walking track along the coastline between Shorncliffe and neighbouring Sandgate as well as Moora Park and Beach, which includes a dog off-leash beach. At times Shorncliffe has different festivals, including The Blue Water Festival whereby that start of the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race begins from the opening of The Cabbage Tree Creek. Robert Dixon (explorer) Robert Harald Lindsay Dixon (1800–1858)
230-738: Is Sandgate District State High School in Deagon to the west. The Sandgate Golf Club is located in Allpass Parade. The Sandgate sub-branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Volunteer Marine Rescue Centre at 95 Allpass Parade. Shorncliffe is a popular Brisbane destination due to its coastline, the historical Shorncliffe pier , which is one of the longest recreational piers in Australia, Lovers Walk,
253-534: Is a Catholic primary and secondary (5-12) school for boys at 60 Park Parade ( 27°19′24″S 153°05′00″E / 27.3234°S 153.0834°E / -27.3234; 153.0834 ( St Patrick's College ) ). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 1,325 students with 97 teachers (95 full-time equivalent) and 70 non-teaching staff (62 full-time equivalent). There is no government secondary school in Shorncliffe. The nearest government secondary school
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#1732845079596276-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shorncliffe, Queensland Download coordinates as: Shorncliffe is a coastal north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It is on the shore of Bramble Bay , part of Moreton Bay . The suburb attracts visitors to its historic Shorncliffe pier , and Lovers Walk,
299-517: Is the terminus of the Shorncliffe railway line (originally known as the Sandgate railway line). Aboriginal people called the area Warra , meaning an expanse of water . Cabbage Tree Creek appears on Robert Dixon's 1842 survey of Moreton Bay. The town was named Sandgate by James Burnett , an early surveyor in the region after the seaside town of Sandgate in Kent , England. Sandgate in Kent had
322-574: The bay at Cabbage Tree Point ( 27°19′43″S 153°05′16″E / 27.3286°S 153.0877°E / -27.3286; 153.0877 ( Cabbage Tree Head ) ). The only land boundary is to the neighbouring suburb of Sandgate and all land transport to Shorncliffe must go via Sandgate. Shorncliffe railway station in Railway Avenue ( 27°19′37″S 153°04′50″E / 27.3269°S 153.0806°E / -27.3269; 153.0806 ( Shorncliffe railway station ) )
345-586: The golf course would be of lasting benefit. St Patrick's College opened on 21 January 1952. In June 1990, the Uniting Church in Australia congregations of Boondall , Brighton , Sandgate and Shorncliffe decided to amalgamate. Their new Sandgate Uniting Church in Deagon was opened in Sunday 20 November 1994. In March 2012, the Shorncliffe pier was closed for public safety after the discovery of damage done by marine borers and an engineering report revealed
368-424: The national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 5%, Scotland 0.8%, United States of America 0.7%, Ireland 0.7%. 92.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.8% German, 0.5% French, 0.4% Japanese, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Serbian. In the 2016 census , Shorncliffe had a population of 1,870 people. In the 2021 census , Shorncliffe had
391-526: The old court house beside the police station. It catered for children up to 8 years old. In 1928 it became Shorncliffe State School providing a full primary school service. The Sandgate Golf Club commenced in 1921 with the official opening of its 9-hole course on 25 November 1922, having obtained a 21-year lease of the site from the Sandgate Town Council for a nominal rental as the Council believed that
414-509: The pier could not be saved. The Brisbane City Council demolished it and replaced it with a new pier, designed to be almost identical to the old pier. The new pier opened on 25 March 2016. In the 2011 census , the population of Shorncliffe was 1,914, 49.3% female and 50.7% male. The median age of the Shorncliffe population was 41 years, 4 years above the Australian median. 78% of people living in Shorncliffe were born in Australia, compared to
437-471: The undercroft was enclosed with bricks to form a church wall. The church closed in 1988. The Queensland Government purchased the church and incorporated it into Shorncliffe State School but subsequently demolished it due to extensive termite damage. Its stained glass windows were preserved and are now in St Margaret's Anglican Church at Sandgate. Shorncliffe Infants State School opened on 28 January 1919 in
460-562: Was an Australian surveyor and explorer, born in Cockfield, County Durham , England. Dixon is credited with having first surveyed and named a number of areas along the East Coast of Australia. In 1831–32 Dixon carried out surveys in the Upper Hunter and New England districts. Having failed to gain reinstatement, Dixon moved to Moreton Bay . During that year, Dixon, with assistant surveyors Granville Stapylton and James Warner , began
483-495: Was built in Signal Row on the corner of Yundah Street ( 27°19′24″S 153°04′50″E / 27.3234°S 153.0806°E / -27.3234; 153.0806 ( St Nicolas' Anglican Church (site) ) ), then the centre of the developing town. It was opened and dedicated on Sunday 12 December 1880 by Bishop Matthew Hale . It was a timber church 35 by 20 feet (10.7 by 6.1 m) and able to accommodate 150 people. It
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#1732845079596506-408: Was designed by architect FDG Stanley and built by contractors Woodward and Betts of Brisbane. In September 1886 it was announced that it would be dedicated to St Nicolas, the patron saint of sailors and sea-farers, a common practice in seaside towns. In 1887 it was enlarged which involved re-orienting the building on the block so the chancel was to the south rather than to the original east. In 1930
529-472: Was in 1928, it remained a popular with holidaymakers. In December 1879, allotments in the Town of Sandgate were auctioned by John Cameron. A map advertising the auction shows allotments bordered by Friday, Yundah and Kate Streets, now in Shorncliffe. A map advertising the auction states the land available was subdivisions 1 to 14, of allotments 8, 9, 10 and part of 7, Sec. 3, Town of Sandgate. A Church of England
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