87-624: South Brisbane District Cricket Club is a cricket club in South Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. They were founded in 1897 and compete in the Queensland Premier Cricket competition. South Brisbane is the equal most successful side in the Queensland Premier Cricket First-grade competition having 21 Premierships alongside Toombul . They dominated the 1900s winning the premiership in six out of ten seasons in
174-462: 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
261-415: A T20 title. In women's cricket in 2021 the club announced it was establishing a women's team to compete in women's First-grade cricket beginning in the 2022/23 season. The current South Brisbane Cricket Club was not established until 1897, however some teams played under the name prior to this. In August 1859 a public meeting was held for South Brisbane residents at a local store for the purpose of organising
348-496: A club fee of one guinea was set in order to raise funds to construct a proper South Brisbane cricket ground. On August 24, 1897, a committee of the club drove around South Brisbane to identify a suitable area to establish a cricket ground and they decided that one could be built in Musgrave Park. By September 1897 the club had grown to seventy members, however rather than establishing a cricket ground it had secured practice wickets at
435-437: A combined Victoria and Queensland side. Donahoo was a nephew of John Conway who was a round-arm fast bowler and managed the first Australian cricket team to tour England in 1878. He attended Wesley College and was a successful sportsman becoming the captain of the schools cricket team and football team and he was described as the "greatest schoolboy batsman Victoria has had." He was also successful in athletics although he
522-612: A cricket club, and in 1861 a South Brisbane cricket team organised a match against a North Brisbane team on Easter Monday on the Green Hills near the Reservoir which poor weather prevented from taking place until April 13. The match was attended by the Governor and his wife and reportedly a noteworthy number of ladies. North Brisbane won the game by four wickets. In 1867 a combined side selected from sixteen independent South Brisbane cricket clubs
609-459: 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
696-700: A general meeting was held in the South Brisbane Council Chambers chaired by the Mayor of South Brisbane at which it was proposed that a South Brisbane electoral cricket club be formally established according to the constitution and rules of the Queensland Cricket Association. The proposition was accepted and the club was formed under the name the South Brisbane Electoral Cricket Club. It was formed with forty members and
783-472: 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
870-651: 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,
957-496: 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
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#17330941580061044-644: 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;
1131-418: 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
1218-400: 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
1305-484: A selection committee, with a B grade selection committee then being allowed to select from any remaining club members, rather than players being graded into either class, however at the 1903 general meeting it was decided to have only one three member selection committee. In mid-1903 the club decided to try to secure land in West End Reserve to permanently establish an independent club cricket ground. On 7 September 1903
1392-597: A senior competition. In October 1891 a separate club was formed under the name the Second South Brisbane Cricket Club which was to compete in a Junior Cricket Association. The first South Brisbane Cricket Club was still active as of 1896, and played a game as late as March 1897, however in May 1897 the Queensland Cricket Association decided to disband its senior competitions and form a new competition with new clubs based on electorate boundaries. On 13 August 1897
1479-519: A wicket, although in October the Association did provide South Brisbane financial assistance. South Brisbane won the 1900-01 premiership and to celebrate the players were hosted at a dinner by the Mayor of South Brisbane. Alan Marshal had the highest batting average in the premiership season for the club at 33.7, and the most runs in the competition with 329. Tasman Long had the lowest bowling average for
1566-489: 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,
1653-526: 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 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
1740-550: 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
1827-647: 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
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#17330941580061914-584: 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
2001-719: 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,
2088-609: The 1916–17 season the Association secretary did schedule a handful of friendly matches between sides including South Brisbane. On 3 January 1919 the South Brisbane Club organised a game against a side of soldiers returned from the War to welcome them back. On January 6 the club held a meeting in which plans were made to continue with cricket again due to the end of the war. A district cricket season commenced that year, with Sidney Redgrave captaining South Brisbane, and they finished top of
2175-487: 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
2262-607: 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
2349-528: 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
2436-632: 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
2523-628: The Brisbane Cricket Ground, a turf wicket in the Botanic Gardens, and permission to compete at the Brisbane Cricket Ground for A Grade matches and Queen's Park for B Grade matches. William Fisher , who had played first-class cricket for Queensland, was made the club's first captain and on September 25 the club played its first game against the North Brisbane Cricket Club at Queen's Park, and its first actual competition match
2610-480: 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
2697-499: 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
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2784-659: 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
2871-577: 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
2958-427: The Queensland Cricket Association, so no averages were recorded for the club at the time, although it is known that Alan Marshal scored 750 runs, the most in the competition for the season, and scored a 221. In the 1905–06 season South Brisbane finished second losing only three matches and their bowling was cited as a strength with W. B. Hayes being the standout player for the side scoring 500 runs and taking 84 wickets,
3045-632: 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
3132-659: The South Brisbane Cricket Club emulated its namesake by holding a dance at the West End School of Arts, and it also held a fundraising concert at the School in November. South Brisbane won the A Grade Premiership again in 1903–04, and their bowler Albert Henry had the best bowling average in the season taking 59 wickets at 9.3. They finished third in the 1904-05 A grade season, however they did not submit any statistics to
3219-543: The South Brisbane clubs jurisdiction. Despite not winning South Brisbane was described as one of the strongest sides of the 1913–14 season with K. Hunter topping the season aggregate with 229 runs, and had two players, Sidney Redgrave and Leo O'Connor , selected for the Queensland state side. In 1915 the Queensland Cricket Association suspended the club competition due to the First World War, although in what would have been
3306-526: 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
3393-527: The chairman of the Queensland Cricket Association remarked had a "capacity sufficiently large to carry enough refreshment for the whole team." when presenting it to the side. Charles Barstow took 86 and 61 wickets for South Brisbane in the two seasons topping the competition in both. South Brisbane won the premiership in the 1908–09 season with W.B. Hayes taking 83 wickets and topping the competition tally. They also won in 1909–10, achieving four consecutive premierships, with Sidney Redgrave scoring 732 runs to top
3480-485: 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
3567-498: 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
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3654-464: The club at 7.6, and H.B. Griffith took 50 wickets which was the most of anyone in district cricket for the season. At the club's 1901 general meeting it decided to re-establish a B grade team and secure a B grade playing wicket in West End reserve, and as of December the club was using West End Reserve. At the 1902 general meeting it was decided that the A grade team would be selected from the club members by
3741-492: The club won the 1912-13 premiership, with W.B. Hayes again topping the league for wickets with 53, and Leo O'Connor topping the aggregate runs with 429. In 1913 the Queensland Cricket Association restructured electorate cricket in the state allocating the electorate areas of South Brisbane and Kurilpa to the South Brisbane Electorate cricket club, and in 1913-14 six local clubs in South Brisbane and Kurilpa fell under
3828-470: The colours light-blue and white. It joined a Junior Cricket Association and competed in the 1888–89 season, but was unable to compete in the senior competition. In February 1889 the South Brisbane Cricket Club held a successful Concert and Ball to raise club funds at the West End School of Arts. In April 1889 the club played a Combined Logan District XI in Beaudesert. As of October 1890 the club were competing in
3915-412: The competition tally. A highlight for South Brisbane in 1909 was Charles Barstow taking 10 for 34 in an innings. In the 1910–11 season Sidney Redgrave scored six centuries setting the record for centuries in a season in Queensland district cricket, and in 1911-12 South Brisbane batsman Alan Marshal topped the senior season batting for average and aggregate with 778 runs at 58.50. The following season
4002-409: 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
4089-401: 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
4176-417: The decade, and also notably won three consecutive premierships from 1962 to 1964, but the club has also achieved success consistently throughout its history winning premierships in every decade except the 1920s and 1950s, however it has not found success in recent years winning its last First-grade premiership in 2001. In the shorter formats South Brisbane won four One-Day titles in the 1980s and has yet to win
4263-738: 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 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 ,
4350-564: 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
4437-600: 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
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#17330941580064524-466: 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
4611-609: The ladder, but lost to Valley in the final based on first innings score as the game was washed out. C. Sim topped the competition runs for South Brisbane for 1919–20 with 265. In December 1920 the Club decided to rent the Davies Park cricket ground from the South Brisbane City Council, however in October 1921 the ground was vandalised with the match wicket and practice wickets being destroyed. The club had begun playing cricket in
4698-474: 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
4785-437: 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
4872-591: 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,
4959-569: 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
5046-459: The other clubs from using the land. In 1888 a meeting was held at the Boundary Hotel to establish a new cricket club to replace the defunct Montague Cricket Club which had been a senior South Brisbane side. The new club initially named itself Belvidere, but forgot to announce its name and when another club was formed with that name it assumed the name South Brisbane Cricket Club instead and chose
5133-464: The other eleven. 1899–1900 was a better season for the club with W.B. Griffith topping the competition aggregate with 253 runs, although in March 1900 a South Brisbane player was suspended for the remainder of the 1899–1900 season for bad language during a match. In September 1900 the club was informed by the Queensland Cricket Association that the Association could not assist them in establishing or maintaining
5220-520: The park on Sundays, and around the same time drew the ire of the council for this who sent a letter instructing the club to cease Sunday cricket which South Brisbane felt was condescending. By September 1922 the relationship had mended and the Council and Club collaborated on developing the outfield of Davies Park. Below is a partial list of Souths players who have played first-class cricket. South Brisbane Download coordinates as: South Brisbane
5307-688: 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
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#17330941580065394-416: The record allround season performance in Brisbane grade cricket at the time. In January 1906 Brisbane had three players, T. Faunce, W. B. Hayes, and J. Thomson, selected for a practice match used to select the state side for a match against Victoria. South Brisbane won the premiership in 1906–07, and went back-to-back also winning the premiership in 1907–08, for which they were awarded the "Courier Cup", which
5481-446: 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,
5568-434: 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. Sydney Donahoo Sydney John Donahoo (14 April 1871 – 14 January 1946) was an Australian cricketer . He played five first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1890 and 1896, six for Queensland in 1896–97 and one for
5655-436: 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,
5742-466: The season. The club also fielded a B grade side which played four games winning two but forfeiting two of their scheduled games due to being unable to locate a ground to play on, and at the 1898 club general meeting South Brisbane decided to approach the trustees of Musgrave Park about establishing a turf wicket there. In the 1898–99 season South Brisbane finished bottom of the ladder in the A Grade competition, winning just one of their twelve games and losing
5829-407: 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
5916-484: 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
6003-536: 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,
6090-415: 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
6177-651: 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
6264-411: Was against Toowong on October 2. South Brisbane won its first fixture against Toowong by an innings and 113 runs. In South Brisbane's first season, 1897–98, the club played six A grade games winning two, losing two, drawing two, and one being forfeited by the opposition. South Brisbane's Sydney Donahoo , who had played First-Class cricket for Victoria, topped the competition run aggregate with 299 runs for
6351-509: 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
6438-765: 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
6525-412: 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
6612-529: 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
6699-399: 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
6786-556: 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
6873-519: 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,
6960-617: 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
7047-405: 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
7134-571: 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
7221-413: 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
7308-518: Was selected to play against the eleven from Shafston club at Kangaroo Point, and the South Brisbane team won. In 1872 the South Brisbane Union Cricket Club petitioned the city Municipal Council to be allowed to have exclusive use of an area of land used as a cricket ground in South Brisbane which was used by multiple independent South Brisbane clubs, however the petition was rejected on the grounds that it would be problematic to prevent
7395-596: Was selected to represent Queensland in First-class cricket and in 1896-97 he toured New Zealand with the Queensland side. In 1897 the Brisbane district cricket competition was established and Donahoo played for South Brisbane and topped the run aggregate for the inaugural 1897–98 season with 299 runs. After his cricket career Donahoo returned to Victoria, being hospitalized in Melbourne in 1914, and he died in St. Kilda in 1946 after
7482-637: 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,
7569-632: Was unable to continue in athletics after suffering a serious football accident. Donahoo debuted in district cricket for the St. Kilda First XI when he was sixteen and at eighteen he debuted for Victoria in First-class cricket. He was still captaining the Wesley College cricket team when he made his debut for Victoria making him among the few people to play First-class cricket while still playing school cricket. After completing his education Donahoo moved to Brisbane, Queensland, to work for an insurance office. He
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