52-575: The former Dispenser's House of Diamantina Hospital is now the heritage-listed Diamantina Health Care Museum at Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye of the Queensland Government Architect 's Office and built in 1908 by W Chaplain. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 July 2007. The former Dispenser's House
104-420: A hipped roof clad with corrugated iron sheeting and is set on new concrete stumps. There is a gabled bay with four windows to the eastern elevation and verandahs to the north and south. The southern verandah is built in with timber-framed windows and the northern by glass louvres. The walls are timber-lined and there are timber floors and ceilings. The rooms opening onto the southern verandah and some of
156-456: A location no longer convenient to the congregation. On Sunday 10 May 1896, the new church was opened and consecrated. It was built of brick (both inside and outside) in a Gothic design . The building was 62 by 32 feet (18.9 by 9.8 m) with a vestibule and chancel . It has a bell tower and spire on the front northern face. The architect was Charles McLay and the contractor W. Taylor. On 4 March 1918, Buranda Girls and Infants State School
208-472: A raise in salary and a cottage within the hospital grounds. His request was strongly supported by Miss Chatfield, in a letter to the Home Secretary, stressing his value to the institution. The request was approved but the cottage was not built immediately. Thomas Pye, Deputy Government Architect, prepared sketch plans for a dwelling of 700 square feet plus a large front verandah, to be constructed near
260-636: Is a tertiary public hospital located in Herston , a suburb of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It is operated by Metro North Health , part of the Queensland Health network. The hospital has 929 beds, and it is estimated that 65% of the patients served come from within 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) of the hospital. It is the largest hospital in Australia, and is a major teaching and research hospital. The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
312-642: Is an entrance to the Clem Jones Tunnel in the suburb on Ipswich road. Trains service the suburb with stops at Park Road railway station and Buranda railway station . The South-East Busway also runs through Woolloongabba, with stops at Woolloongabba Busway Station and Buranda Busway station . The high-frequency Maroon CityGlider bus service also stops here. There is a major taxi depot in Woolloongabba. Brisbane General Hospital The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital ( RBWH )
364-1000: Is located 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) by road south of the Brisbane GPO. It contains the Brisbane Cricket Ground ('the Gabba') and the Princess Alexandra Hospital . It is crossed by several major roads including the Pacific Motorway , Logan Road and Ipswich Road . The suburb was once home to a large tram depot. Buranda is a neighbourhood in the south of the suburb ( 27°30′00″S 153°02′00″E / 27.5°S 153.0333°E / -27.5; 153.0333 ( Buranda ) ). The name Buranda comes from Yuggera / Kabi / Bundjalung words buran meaning wind and da meaning place . The Cleveland railway line enters
416-700: Is located in the broader the Herston Health Precinct, which includes other facilities such as the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS). The main building of the Bowen Hospital as it was initially known, was designed by Charles Tiffin and others. For a time it was also known as Brisbane General Hospital . In the 19th century
468-559: Is now rare as the last remaining structure from the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by
520-462: Is within the neighbouring suburb of Dutton Park . The suburb was served by horse-drawn trams from 1885 to 1897, which were replaced by electric trams, which in turn ceased operation on 13 April 1969. All but one of Brisbane's trolleybus routes traversed the suburb, from 1953 to 1969. The Woolloongabba Fiveways (the intersection of Stanley Street , Main Street, Logan Road and Ipswich Road )
572-464: The 2016 census , Woolloongabba had a population of 5,631 people. 51.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 3.8%, New Zealand 3.5%, England 2.7%, South Korea 2.7% and India 2.5%. 59.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 5.9%, Vietnamese 2.7%, Korean 2.4% and Spanish 2.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 42.2% and Catholic 15.2%. In
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#1732773248608624-400: The 2021 census , Woolloongabba had a population of 8,687 people. Woolloongabba has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Buranda State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 24 Cowley Street ( 27°29′50″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4971°S 153.0426°E / -27.4971; 153.0426 ( Buranda State School ) ). In 2018,
676-476: The Brisbane River was beside Stanley St. It was reached via a line that ran beside Stanley St, then crossing it, Logan Road and Ipswich Road to the main line at Dutton Park . By the 1960s, services from the depot were causing significant delays to traffic as they crossed these three major roads. Woolloongabba Mixed State School opened on 1 September 1884. On 5 July 1885, the school was split into it
728-582: The Dunwich Benevolent Asylum , many of whom were suffering from tuberculosis. The Diamantina Hospital opened with 32 beds and a general staff of 19 administered by a Matron, Miss Florence Chatfield , a Superintendent, Dr Francis Washington Everad Hare, and a Head Wardsman and Dispenser, Mr Frederick Staubwasser. By 1903 the hospital had 72 beds and two open-air wards. The superintendent resigned and Miss Chatfield added his duties to her own. In 1907 Mr Staubwasser, planning marriage, requested
780-698: The Princess Alexandra Hospital , now the site of the Buranda Village shopping centre. This tram depot was also used by the council's buses. On Sunday 20 December 1936, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for St Luke the Evangelist's Catholic Church on the site of the Barco Villa at Buranda (as that area was then known). On Sunday 11 April 1937 the Apostolic Delegate in Australia , Giovanni Panico , officially opened
832-707: The South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital and was under the control of the Brisbane General Hospital. Following World War II , an intensive programme was carried out by the Queensland government to eradicate tuberculosis by screening and treatment. This reduced the need for chronic care facilities. In 1956 a new 800-bed acute hospital was built in the grounds of the South Brisbane Hospital. In 1960 it
884-483: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). Woolloongabba, Queensland Download coordinates as: Woolloongabba ( / w ʊ l ə n ˈ ɡ æ b ə / wuu-lən- GAB -ə ) is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Woolloongabba had a population of 8,687 people. Woolloongabba
936-574: The Victoria Barracks , that had been used as a fever hospital. Within two years, the orphanage was caring for about 100 children and received a government subsidy. In 1882, a 20-acre (8.1 ha) block of land on Ipswich Road at Woolloongabba was purchased to allow the construction of a larger facility. In 1883 the Diamantina Orphanage opened at this new location and by 1886 was caring for more than 350 children. This number
988-942: The Brisbane Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, Deaf & Dumb was established on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site in Cornwall Street. By the end of 1893, 22 students were enrolled. On 4 February 1963, a separate school for blind students was established in Buranda as Narbethong School for the Blind, using the building previously occupied by the then-closed Buranda Infants School. It was later renamed Narbethong State Special School and moved to its current site in Salisbury Street in 1969. Deaf students continued to attend school at Cornwall Street which
1040-544: The Diamantina Orphanage, with its pleasant situation on a wooded slope, was adapted as a hospital. Its dormitories were enlarged as wards, and on 5 August 1901 it opened as the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases. It was a Public Charitable Institution under the Charitable Institution Act. and was under the care of the Department of Health . It accepted patients from the general hospital and from
1092-547: The Queensland Justices Association is located in Woolloongabba. Woolloongabba is home to a number of places of worship, including: The suburb is home to the Brisbane Cricket Ground , commonly known as "the Gabba". The Norman Hotel is a local landmark that has served customers since 1890. The Pacific Motorway cuts through the suburb with an exit south into Vulture Street and a Stanley Street exit for vehicles heading north. Additionally, there
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#17327732486081144-539: The area was low-lying and swampy, it was known as the One Mile Swamp. Although this name appears to be unofficial, it was in common use until the early 1890s. The site of the current Princess Alexandra Hospital has had a long history, commencing in 1893 as the Diamantina Orphanage (named after Diamantina Bowen , wife of the first Queensland Governor ). The first hospital to operate on the site
1196-577: The auction provided a local sketch of the area. It consisted of approximately 70 allotments, and the land for sale is resubdivisions of subdivision 1 of portion 171, Parish of South Brisbane. From 1927 until 1969, the largest of the Brisbane City Council 's tram depots was on Ipswich Road between Cornwall Street and Tottenham Street ( 27°30′02″S 153°02′09″E / 27.5005°S 153.0358°E / -27.5005; 153.0358 ( Woolloongabba Tram Depot ) ), opposite
1248-553: The congregation known over time as the Vulture Street Baptist Church, South Brisbane Baptist Church and South Bank Baptist Church relocated from their church at 128 Vulture Street (corner of Christie Street), South Brisbane , to a new site at 859 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba ( 27°29′14″S 153°02′21″E / 27.4872°S 153.0393°E / -27.4872; 153.0393 ( Church@TheGabba ) ), renaming itself as Church@TheGabba. In
1300-596: The former use of the site as the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases, which opened in 1901 on the site of the current Princess Alexandra Hospital. This was the first such hospital in Queensland and was important in the development of health care in the State. The former residence, constructed in 1908, also demonstrates the common practice of the time of providing on site living quarters for key personnel. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. The former Dispenser's House
1352-714: The foundation stone for St Luke's Catholic Primary School. On Sunday 23 January 1949, Duhig officially opened and blessed the new school designed for 200 students. The school was located on the O'Keefe Street side of the church and was operated by the Presentation Sisters . The school closed in 1977. Buranda Senior Special School opened at 21 Martin Street with the grounds of Buranda State School ( 27°29′47″S 153°02′33″E / 27.4964°S 153.0424°E / -27.4964; 153.0424 ( Buranda Senior Special School (former). ) ) on 23 January 1967. it closed on 24 May 1996. In early 2013,
1404-572: The front. The main entrance was then relocated to the northern verandah. In 1935 Mr Staubwasser was promoted to Superintendent but continued to occupy the house until his death in 1938. From then until the end of the Second World War, the house was occupied by a series of Medical Officers from the Brisbane General Hospital who were responsible for the Diamantina Hospital patients. In 1943 the Diamantina Hospital became
1456-474: The girls and infants. In August 1885, "The Deshon Estate" was advertised to be auctioned by Arthur Martin & Co., Auctioneers. A map advertising the auction provided a local sketch of the area. It consisted of approximately 184 allotments and was situated "only a few yards beyond the Woolloongabba Hotel." In September 1885, the balance of the third and last section of the "Thompson Estate"
1508-417: The hospital Dispensary. Tenders were called on 9 July 1908 and that of W Chaplain for £ 330 was accepted. By the beginning of 1909 the house was occupied. Mr Staubwasser served as Dispenser until 1912 when he became Assistant Superintendent. In that year another verandah was added to the cottage and a laundry in 1914. In 1923 the house was extended by adding another verandah to the south and a third bedroom to
1560-561: The hospital dealt with some severe cases of tropical diseases due to Queensland's predominantly tropical climate. The hospital was created by the merging of the Royal Brisbane Hospital and the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital in 2003. The women's hospital was demolished first, in 1998, to make way for the new building, after which the acute hospital was demolished. In the same year the hospital precinct
1612-418: The internal rooms have French doors with transom lights above. Modern toilets have been added. The former Dispenser's House of the Diamantina Hospital was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 3 July 2007 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The former Dispenser's House is important for demonstrating
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1664-486: The new Brisbane South State Secondary College in neighbouring Dutton Park to the west. The 2021 initial intake at Brisbane South State Secondary College was Year 7 students only, with each successive calendar year extending the range of school years on offer until 2026 when the full Years 7-12 schooling will be provided. Until that time, another option for schooling to Year 12 is Yeronga State High School in Yeronga to
1716-547: The new church in the presence of thousands of people. The church was built in the Spanish Mission style at a cost of about £3500. Although the church had a bell tower, the builder warned against installing the bell, fearing it would cause problems with the structural integrity of the church. The church was severely damaged in a hail storm in November 2014 and was officially closed on 28 December 2014. A 30-month project
1768-535: The school had an enrolment of 247 students with 20 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent). Narbethong State Special School is a special primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 12) school for boys and girls at 25 Salisbury Street ( 27°29′45″S 153°02′41″E / 27.4957°S 153.0447°E / -27.4957; 153.0447 ( Narbethong State Special School ) ). The school specialises in education for students with impaired vision . In 2018,
1820-409: The school had an enrolment of 57 students with 38 teachers (32 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff (35 full-time equivalent). There is no mainstream government secondary school in Woolloongabba. The nearest government secondary schools are Brisbane State High School in neighbouring South Brisbane to the north-west, Coorparoo Secondary College in neighbouring Coorparoo to the west, and
1872-482: The south. Princess Alexandra Hospital (often abbreviated to PA Hospital) is at 199 Ipswich Road ( 27°29′56″S 153°02′00″E / 27.4989°S 153.0333°E / -27.4989; 153.0333 ( Princess Alexandra Hospital ) ). It is a public tertiary hospital , providing care for adults in most medical specialties. The hospital has expertise in trauma management and organ transplants . It has an emergency department . The head office of
1924-531: The suburb from the west ( Dutton Park ) and exits to the east ( Coorparoo ) with Buranda railway station serving the suburb ( 27°29′47″S 153°02′26″E / 27.4965°S 153.0405°E / -27.4965; 153.0405 ( Buranda railway station ) ). Experts are divided regarding the Aboriginal meaning of the name, preferring either 'whirling waters' ( woolloon and capemm ) or 'fight talk place' ( woolloon and gabba ). Because
1976-498: Was a complex junction with tram and railway lines, and tram and trolleybus overhead. Trams were controlled by a signalman, who operated the points (or switches ) from a signal cabin near the eastern side of the junction. Trains were escorted across the junction by a flagman. Curiously, Queensland Railways always referred to the branch line as the Wooloongabba Branch , spelled with only one 'l'. On 1 February 1893,
2028-473: Was a major cause of death into the 20th century and "consumptive" patients were also drawn to Queensland because of the belief that warm weather helped to cure the disease. Treatment for tuberculosis at that time consisted mainly of isolation, bed rest, good diet and exposure to fresh air and sunshine. Medical professionals lobbied for a facility to treat chronic cases. A sanatorium was opened in Dalby in 1900 and
2080-478: Was advertised for auction by L. J. Markwell. It consisted of approximately 300 allotments, subdivisions of Portion 85, which was bordered by Ipswich Road, Victoria Terrace and Juliette Street. A map advertising the auction provided a local sketch of the area. It also places the estate in Woolloongabba, now considered part of Annerley. In September 1888, 70 allotments of "The Cremorne Estate" were advertised to be auctioned by W.J. Hooker, auctioneer. A map advertising
2132-481: Was built in 1908 as part of the facilities of the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases and is now a health care museum. The Diamantina Hospital was established in 1901 by adapting the facilities of the Diamantina Orphanage , named for the wife of the first Governor of Queensland , Lady Diamantina Bowen . This had been founded in 1864 under the committee of the Brisbane Hospital in two cottages, near
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2184-540: Was dedicated to the memory of George Coxon and his wife Mary who bequeathed two blocks of land and £2000 to the Church which they had established in 1924 following a split with another spiritualist church , after which they met in a building made of galvanised iron in Buranda . The architect was E. P. Trewern . The church was opened on Sunday 10 July 1938. A window in the western wall memorialised George Coxon. The church
2236-596: Was divided into Woolloongabba Boys State School and Woolloongabba Girls and Infants State School. In 1910, these schools were renamed Dutton Park Boys State School and Dutton Park Girls and Infants State School. In 1935 the two schools were re-united to create Dutton Park State School. In 1995 the Dutton Park Special School was closed as a separate school and became a special education unit within Dutton Park State School. The school
2288-578: Was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register . In January 2008, there was a public health scare over concerns about lead levels at the hospital. Concerns were dismissed by Queensland Health after air and surface swabs carried out found lead levels were safely below recommended standards. In February 2008, the hospital was hit with an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bug, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus or VRE. The hospital closed two 30-bed wards to new admissions in early December after 21 patients tested positive to VRE, while staff contained spread of
2340-399: Was opened, followed on 27 September 1920 by the opening of Buranda Boys School. The girls and infants were separated into Buranda State Infants School and Buranda Girls State School on 30 January 1934. In 1963, the girls' and infants' schools were reunited to re-establish Buranda Girls and Infants State School. In 1967, Buranda State School was established combining the schools for the boys and
2392-538: Was reduced by boarding out some children and removing those with a parent able to make some contribution to their support. In 1893, severe flooding damaged the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum , so about 40 of the quieter patients from the asylum were moved to the orphanage, and the children were dispersed. From 1898 to 1900, the facility was used as a reformatory for boys. At that time, Queensland had no hospital to treat chronically ill patients. Tuberculosis
2444-527: Was renamed the Princess Alexandra Hospital (after Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy ) and had its own hospital board. The cottage, after accommodating a series of staff members, was modified for use as a Home Haemodialysis Training Centre in 1974. In 1998 it was used by the History and Archives Committee and in 1999 by the Redevelopment Group. In 2003 the former Dispenser's House
2496-582: Was renovated and opened in 2004 as the Diamantina Health Care Museum. A wall has been removed between bedrooms and an office created on the northern verandah by the construction of a partition. The building remains substantially intact and retains its domestic appearance. The former Dispenser's House is situated close to the Cornwall Street gate to the Princess Alexandra Hospital. It is a timber building with
2548-409: Was still operating in 1990, but, as at 2020, is used as commercial premises. In early 1942, the first Coca-Cola bottling plant in Australia was built in Woolloongabba at 36-39 Balaclava Street. It was originally designed to supply the demands of the newly arrived US military personnel, but later expanded production to the local Australian market. On Sunday 20 June 1948, Archbishop James Duhig laid
2600-588: Was the Diamantina Hospital for Chronic Diseases from 1901, becoming the South Brisbane Auxiliary Hospital from 1943, then the South Brisbane Hospital from 1956, and then renamed Princess Alexandra Hospital in 1960 (to coincide with the visit of Princess Alexandra to Brisbane). The suburb has a significant link to the history of transport in Brisbane . Between 1884 and 1969, the main railway locomotive depot for lines south of
2652-730: Was then known as Queensland School for the Deaf, until it closed on 9 December 1988 and the deaf students transferred to mainstream schools. On Saturday 12 October 1895, the foundation stone was laid for the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Hawthorne Road by Henry Norman , the Governor of Queensland . The church was to replace the congregation's existing church in South Brisbane , which was an old timber church in
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#17327732486082704-692: Was then undertaken to refurbish the church, finally install the bell, and build a retirement village, St Luke's Green, on land surrounding the church. On Sunday 10 September 2017, St Luke's was officially re-dedicated by Archbishop Mark Coleridge and the retirement village blessed and officially opened. On 9 April 1938, the foundation stone of the Brisbane Spiritual Alliance Church was laid at 208 Logan Road ( 27°29′41″S 153°02′30″E / 27.4948°S 153.0416°E / -27.4948; 153.0416 ( Brisbane Christian Spiritualist Alliance Church ) ). It
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