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Stones Corner
Brisbane,  Queensland
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Stones Corner sign, corner Logan Road and Montague Road, 2015
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Stones Corner
Coordinates 27°29′56″S153°02′48″E / 27.4988°S 153.0466°E / -27.4988; 153.0466 (Stones Corner (centre of suburb))
Population2,336 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,100/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4120
Area0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location5.7 km (4 mi) SSE of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s) City of Brisbane
State electorate(s) Greenslopes
Federal division(s) Griffith
Suburbs around Stones Corner:
Woolloongabba Woolloongabba Coorparoo
Woolloongabba Stones Corner Coorparoo
Greenslopes Greenslopes Greenslopes

Stones Corner is an inner southern suburb of City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Stones Corner had a population of 2,336 people. [1]

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Geography

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OpenStreetMap - Stones Corner, 2014

Stones Corner is centred on the junction of Logan Road and Old Cleveland Road. [3] One of Brisbane’s oldest open concrete drain was transformed into a 5.2 hectare urban parkland called Hanlon Park / Bur'uda in 2022. [4]

History

The area was originally known as Burnett's Swamp, being low-lying land around the flood-prone Norman Creek. The triangle of land (the "corner") at the south-east of the junction of Logan Road and Old Cleveland Road was purchased by James Stone in 1875. He tried to get a licence to operate a hotel at the location but was unsuccessful so he brewed and sold ginger beer instead. The area took the name Stone's Corner as a result and later became a suburb with that name. [5] [6]

Tram Terminus Estate, on the main Logan and Cleveland Roads, Stones Corner, 1885 Tram Terminus Estate, on the main Logan and Cleveland Roads, Stones Corner, 1885.jpg
Tram Terminus Estate, on the main Logan and Cleveland Roads, Stones Corner, 1885

In March 1885, the Tram Terminus real estate subdivision was auctioned. [7]

Interior of Stones Corner Library, 1950 Interior of Stones Corner Library, 1950.jpg
Interior of Stones Corner Library, 1950

In July 1887, Bayne's Paddock was advertised for sale. [8]

The present Stones Corner Hotel was opened on the site in 1888 as the Junction Hotel by Denis O'Connor. [9] [10]

On Sunday 10 August 1913, a new Catholic church at Stones Corner was dedicated by Archbishop James Duhig. [11]

In 1931, the Annerley Church of Christ commenced outreach into Stones Corner, but the initiative was not successful and it ceased after a few years. [12]

Stones Corner Library opened on 25 January 1950. [13] It had a major refurbishment in 1996. [14]

In 1975, the suburb of Stones Corner was absorbed into the neighbouring suburb of Greenslopes before officially returning to a suburb of its own in November 2017. [2] [15]

On 27 August 2024, in Hanlon Park, a nine-month-old baby was the victim of an attack in which an unknown man poured hot coffee over the baby, causing damage to 60 per cent of the baby's body. [16]

Demographics

In the 2021 census, Stones Corner had a population of 2,336 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Stones Corner. The nearest government primary schools are Buranda State School in neighbouring Woolloongabba to the west and Greenslopes State School in neighbouring Greenslopes to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Coorparoo Secondary College in neighbouring Coorparoo to the north-east and Brisbane South State Secondary College in Dutton Park to the west. [17]

Amenities

The Brisbane City Council operates the Stones Corner Library at 280 Logan Road ( 27°29′53″S153°02′37″E / 27.49792°S 153.04369°E / -27.49792; 153.04369 (Stones Corner Library) ). [18]

Hanlon Park / Bur'uda features public parkland, picnic and BBQ areas, public toilets, sport facilities, walking/cycling paths, seating, a nature-themed playground, public art, and areas of native vegetation around a rejuvenated stretch of Norman Creek, which from the 1930s until 2019 had been an open concrete drain. This example of urban rewilding has won several awards. [19]

Heritage sites

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stones Corner (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Stones Corner – suburb in City of Brisbane (entry 50122)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brisbane's oldest drain reborn as park". Inside Local Government. 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Local History - Stones Corner". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Pixley, Norman S. (Norman Stewart), d. 1988; Gill, J. C. H. (James Connal Howard); Isbel, C. E; Luttrell, G; Stephens, S. D (1 January 1972), Memory's door is opened : night of reminiscence, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, archived from the original on 26 January 2021, retrieved 15 August 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXXIX, no. 8, 479. Queensland, Australia. 14 March 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 11 May 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "1887 Baynes' Paddock". Suburb Maps. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Stones Corner Hotel". Stones Corner Hotel. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Stones Corner". State Library of Queensland. 6 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Brisbane Courier. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1918". The Brisbane Courier . No. 17, 340. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1913. p. 4. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Haigh, George; Churches of Christ in Queensland (1983), Churches of Christ in Queensland : 100 years venturing in faith, Historical Committee, Conference of Churches of Christ in Queensland, p. 118, ISBN   978-0-909116-38-5
  13. ↑ "CITY HAS 7 MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES". The Courier-mail . No. 4109. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1950. p. 3. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2019– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Stones Corner community wins battle to return as a suburb". South-East Advertiser. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "New photos released of man wanted for questioning after hot coffee poured on baby at Brisbane's Hanlon Park". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Library opening hours and locations". Brisbane City Council . 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  19. ↑ Bull, Catherin (May 2024). "Restoration and connection". Landscape Architecture Australia. 182: 28-33.
  20. ↑ "Stones Corner Air Raid Shelter (entry 602485)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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