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30-505: Brian Johnstone ran Marodian Gallery at 452 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill , during 1950–1951 in a gallery at the rear of Hugh Hale's interior decorating shop. The partnership terminated when Hale criticised an Arthur Boyd exhibition. Johnstone Gallery then moved to the basement of the Brisbane Arcade , into what had been an air-raid shelter, from 1952 to 1957 before it was permanently sited at 6 Cintra Road, Bowen Hills in 1958 in

60-555: A trolley-bus service. This was in turn replaced by diesel buses in 1968. The Brisbane City Council continues to provide bus services to the suburb. The suburb was also served by trams along Boundary street and St Pauls Terrace, with this service being replaced by buses in 1969. On 22 September 1976, a mass shooting and hostage crisis occurred on Boundary Street when 36-year-old William Robert Wilson killed two people and wounded four others at random before taking five hostages. He surrendered to police after an hours-long standoff and

90-570: A handsome and substantially-built brick edifice, about 51 feet long and 34 feet wide ... capable of comfortably accommodating 200 persons". It was designed by architect Richard Gailey . Having been used as a place of worship for over 100 years, the Methodist Church offered the church building for sale in February 1977, although it was not sold until 30 March 1978, after which it has had a number of commercial occupants. The church building

120-576: A purpose built space in a sub-tropical rainforest setting. There, owners Brian and Marjorie Johnstone showed most major Australian artists of the period, including Sir Sidney Nolan , Robert Dickerson , Lawrence Daws , Margaret Olley (whose 1962 exhibition sold out at the opening for £3000, then a record for an Australia woman artist), Charles Blackman , Ray Crooke , John Coburn , Arthur Boyd , Donald Friend , Laurence Hope and others in post-war Brisbane which had few visual art offerings beyond Queensland Art Gallery . The sub-tropical rainforest garden

150-485: Is a major resource for provenance research of Australian artworks and artists. Photographer Arthur Davenport recorded many of the artworks and gallery installations from 1964 to 1972, which can be seen in the State Library of Queensland 's Arthur Davenport collection. The State Library has also produced a series of digital stories and oral histories with many of the artists and gallery owners who were associated with

180-571: Is an inner northern suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people. Spring Hill is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the central business district . Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD . The Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop. The suburb

210-608: Is home to an established gay bar called The Sportsman Hotel that has been operating for more than 30 years. Spring Hill was originally called Spring Hollow because natural springs in the area supplemented Brisbane's early water supply from the Tank Stream and its dam. The name Spring Hill came into use when prominent citizens began living on the ridge. Boundary Street in Spring Hill and also in West End were named due to

240-548: Is part of the Wesleyan Methodist Church . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of

270-580: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In

300-810: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the International Hotel at 525 Boundary Street. All Saints Anglican Church is at 32 Wickham Terrace (corner of Ann Street, 27°27′52″S 153°01′41″E  /  27.4645°S 153.0280°E  / -27.4645; 153.0280  ( All Saints' Anglican Church ) ). The Tongan Valley congregation meets at the Salvation Army Building at 97 School Road ( 27°27′37″S 153°01′49″E  /  27.4603°S 153.0302°E  / -27.4603; 153.0302  ( Tongan Valley Congregation ) ). It

330-658: The Johnstone Gallery - John White, Philip Bacon , Victor Mace and artists Nevil Matthews, Margaret Olley , Laurence Daws , Ray Crooke , Roy Churcher , Betty Churcher , Robert Dickerson and Max Hurley. The Johnstone Gallery Archive was added to UNESCO's Australian Memory of the World Register in 2021. 27°26′49.42″S 153°02′10.73″E  /  27.4470611°S 153.0363139°E  / -27.4470611; 153.0363139 Spring Hill, Queensland Download coordinates as: Spring Hill

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360-606: The commencement of building it, a production of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas was staged in a tent on the site. Construction began in 1969 and the theatre opened in February 1971 under the direction of Joan Whalley , with two productions, A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau and The Rose and the Ring a musical based on the fireside pantomime written by William Makepeace Thackeray . The Johnstones were delighted, as Brian wrote to Sidney Nolan : The theatre continues under

390-702: The directorship of Gail Wiltshire . Johnstone Gallery closed in December 1972, and the gallery buildings have since been demolished and the rainforest gardens lost to the development of townhouses. Following the closure Brian Johnstone operated an art consultancy for a few years. In 1994, after her death in 1993, the estate of Marjorie Johnstone bequeathed the Johnstone Gallery Archive to the State Library of Queensland . The collection features 26 bound volumes of scrapbooks, gallery files, printed exhibition catalogues, correspondence, photographs, and

420-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which

450-481: The house lots in Sedgebrook Street were surveyed in the 1870s. However, in recent decades much of the older residential and commercial structures have been demolished to be replaced by modern office blocks and apartment buildings. A Primitive Methodist Church opened at 48 Leichhardt Street on Sunday 12 July 1874, when it was described as "situated on the highest and most pleasant point of Spring Hill ...

480-608: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and

510-562: The policy of preventing the Jagera and Turrbal peoples from being within the boundaries of the British settlement at night. All Saints' Anglican Church was opened in 1862. In 1869 it was rebuilt and dedicated. It was consecrated in 1885. Spring Hill is one of the oldest residential neighbourhoods in Brisbane, with many houses dating from the nineteenth century. As an example, some of

540-535: The population, compared to just 13.8% nationally. 43.8% of people living in Spring Hill were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Korea, Republic of 3.9%, India 3.8%, New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.5%, Colombia 2.1%. 56.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 3.3% Korean, 3.3% Mandarin, 3.3% Spanish, 1.7% Portuguese, 1.7% Cantonese. The most common religious affiliation

570-627: The school had an enrolment of 1,367 students with 156 teachers (143.2 full-time equivalent) and 71 non-teaching staff (64.6 full-time equivalent). St Joseph's College is a Catholic primary and secondary (5–12) school for boys at 285 Gregory Terrace ( 27°27′24″S 153°01′29″E  /  27.4568°S 153.0247°E  / -27.4568; 153.0247  ( St Joseph's College ) ) with its Year 10 campus at 40 Quarry Street ( 27°27′27″S 153°01′38″E  /  27.4575°S 153.0272°E  / -27.4575; 153.0272  ( St Joseph's College (Year 10 campus) ) ). In 2018,

600-404: The school had an enrolment of 1,629 students with 154 teachers (125 full-time equivalent) and 83 non-teaching staff (75 full-time equivalent). St James College is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 201 Boundary Street ( 27°27′41″S 153°01′48″E  /  27.4615°S 153.0299°E  / -27.4615; 153.0299  ( St James College ) ). In 2018,

630-407: The school had an enrolment of 1,708 students with 154 teachers (146 full-time equivalent) and 107 non-teaching staff (95 full-time equivalent). Brisbane Girls Grammar School is a private secondary (7–12) school at Gregory Terrace ( 27°27′32″S 153°01′11″E  /  27.4590°S 153.0198°E  / -27.4590; 153.0198  ( Brisbane Girls Grammar School ) ). In 2018,

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660-414: The school had an enrolment of 347 students with 26 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Brisbane Grammar School is a private primary and secondary (5–12) school for boys at 24 Gregory Terrace ( 27°27′35″S 153°01′07″E  /  27.4598°S 153.0186°E  / -27.4598; 153.0186  ( Brisbane Grammar School ) ). In 2018,

690-459: The school had an enrolment of 411 students with 44 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff (33 full-time equivalent). Arethusa College has a campus at 25 Quarry Street ( 27°27′29″S 153°01′42″E  /  27.4580°S 153.0282°E  / -27.4580; 153.0282  ( Arethusa College ) ). It is a private secondary (7–12) school with its main campus at Deception Bay . The Brisbane City Night branch of

720-530: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in

750-466: Was "No Religion" (28.5%); the next most common responses were Catholic 22.9%, Anglican 8.4%, Hinduism 3.7% and Buddhism 3.1%. In the 2016 census , Spring Hill had a population of 5,974 people. In the 2021 census , Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people. Spring Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Old Windmill in Wickham Park was built in 1824 when Brisbane

780-611: Was a penal colony and originally milled grain and then used as a gallows for the colony. The Spring Hill Baths operated by the Brisbane City Council are the oldest public baths in Queensland. Brisbane Central State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Rogers Street ( 27°27′33″S 153°01′38″E  /  27.4592°S 153.0271°E  / -27.4592; 153.0271  ( Brisbane Central State School ) ). In 2018,

810-493: Was also the stage for theatre, including a production by Twelfth Night Theatre , then situated in inner city Wickham Terrace , of Aristophanes ' Lysistrata with the set and costumes designed by Quentin Hole, 24–27 April 1962. With plans from 1966 to establish a unique suburban artistic precinct in Brisbane the couple formed a committee to permanently establish what would become the new location of Twelfth Night Theatre . Prior to

840-636: Was built in the 1890s adjacent to the Brisbane Grammar School on College Road. It was known as the Bacteriological Institute from 1900 to 1910. Between 1903 and 1947, trams ran up Edward Street and along Leichhardt Street to Gregory Terrace. This tram line, operated by the Brisbane City Council , was the steepest in Australia, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 8. After its closure the trams were initially replaced with diesel buses, but in 1951 these were replaced by

870-800: Was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register on 1 January 2004. It is the earliest surviving church in Spring Hill. On Sunday 3 December 1876, a Baptist Church was opened in Fortescue Street. In February 1889, services ceased at the church building in preparation for its relocation to Nundah., where it reopened as the Nundah Baptist Church on Sunday 9 June 1889. In 1890, the Baptist City Taberacle opened at 163 Wickham Terrace in Spring Hill. A government laboratory and animal facility

900-524: Was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1980. In the 2011 census , Spring Hill had a population of 5,259 people, 44% female and 56% male. The median age of the Spring Hill population was 30 years, 7 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 6.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population. The most notable difference was the group in their twenties; in Spring Hill this group made up 36.1% of

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