File:StateLibQld 1 106472 Brisbane Street, Bulimba, ca. 1890.jpg
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English: Brisbane Street, Bulimba, ca. 1890
Originally Bulimba was a flat swampy peninsula extending into the Hamilton and Bulimba reaches of the Brisbane River. According to the Place Names Board the meaning is unclear. Bulimba may derive from the aboriginal word 'bulum' meaning magpie lark, and 'ba' meaning place of, i.e. place of the magpie larks or peewees. In 1849 David McConnel bought 173 acres at Bulimba. He cleared the land and in 1850 commissioned Andrew Petrie to build a house which was called Bulimba. McConnel grew cotton, wheat, barley and yams. Wharves were built on both sides of the river and a ferry/coachman was employed to transport goods to town. Within four years most of the peninsula was cleared, drained and under crops. Donald Coutts later bought Bulimba House and in 1864 auctioned off much of the land. This became the original village at Bulimba. Also in 1864 the first commercial ferry service began. After Coutts' death, Thorpe Riding divided much of Bulimba into 4.45 hectare scrub farms. Bananas were grown after 1856 and sugar was introduced in the 1860s. The boat building industry also began in the 1860s and in 1896 Elliott Brothers Chemical Works began. Most of the housing subdivisions occurred during the land boom of the 1880s and resulted in a great increase in the number of residents. The next major boom was in the 1920s when land prices tripled. The tramline came to Bulimba in 1933. The area remained semi-industrial until the 1980s when the number of businesses fell and the area became popular as a place to live. |
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circa 1890 date QS:P,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Source | Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. |
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