Zion ( Hebrew : צִיּוֹן , romanized : Ṣīyyōn , LXX Σιών ) is a placename in the Tanakh , often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole.
71-625: Schulz Canal is an artificial waterway in Nundah , Queensland that enters Moreton Bay . There are tributaries that enter the short canal, draining the suburbs of Hendra and Wooloowin in Brisbane 's north east. It was originally constructed in the early 20th century, and was named after William Schulz, an alderman on the Toombul shire council at the time. Today the canal begins in Kedron at
142-847: A day facing the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, praying for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple, the restoration of the Temple service, the redemption of the world, and for the coming of the Messiah . In Kabbalah , the more esoteric reference is made to Tzion being the spiritual point from which reality emerges, located in the Holy of Holies of the First , Second and future Third Temple . The term " Zionism ", coined by Austrian Nathan Birnbaum ,
213-454: A dog-leg around the SW corner of his property (along Buckland Road) which forced traffic to travel up and over Donkin's Hill. So he created a short-cut across the SW corner of his property that avoided the hill, which was much appreciated by the travellers, allowing George Bridges to sell off parcels of land along this new unofficial piece of Sandgate Road to commercial enterprises, which serviced both
284-479: A mix of traditional worker's cottages and modern high-density apartment blocks. It is close to the Centro Shopping Centre. Nundah is a mixed-density residential suburb, with some light industry and a commercial retail area concentrated on Sandgate Road . It is adjacent to the suburbs of Clayfield , Northgate and Wavell Heights , and is dominated by a large ridge that runs from the northwest to
355-686: A moderate distance from the Brisbane CBD. Since then, along with the rest of the city, housing prices in the area have skyrocketed, pricing most of the traditional working class out of the suburb. In the 2016 census , the population of Nundah was 12,141, 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age of the Nundah population was 33 years of age, 5 years below the Australian median. 63.1% of people living in Nundah were born in Australia, compared to
426-478: A special education program. Northgate State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 128 Amelia Street ( 27°23′55″S 153°04′15″E / 27.3987°S 153.0708°E / -27.3987; 153.0708 ( Northgate State School ) ) in eastern Nundah. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 291 students with 26 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). St Joseph's School
497-529: A suburban residential construction boom on Brisbane's northside. This urban sprawl was also encouraged by the Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885 , which mandated minimum lot sizes for new urban developments. The village of German Station became known as a location where working-class families could obtain cheap housing on reasonably sized lots not too far from the city. George Bridges sold off his remaining land for residential development in
568-473: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nundah, Queensland Download coordinates as: Nundah (previously called German Station ) is an inner suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It contains the neighbourhood of Toombul . In the 2021 census , Nundah had a population of 13,098 people. Prior to European settlement, Nundah was inhabited by Aboriginal people from
639-402: Is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 16 Leslie Street ( 27°24′14″S 153°03′24″E / 27.4038°S 153.0568°E / -27.4038; 153.0568 ( St Joseph's School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 190 students with 20 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). Mary MacKillop College
710-428: Is a Catholic secondary (7–12) school for girls at 60 Bage Street ( 27°24′14″S 153°03′30″E / 27.4038°S 153.0584°E / -27.4038; 153.0584 ( Mary MacKillop College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 524 students with 40 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It was formerly known as Corpus Christi College. There
781-598: Is acknowledged as the mountains of Zion. Further, Rastafari ontology views all Africans as God's Chosen People. This differs from Judaic narratives. References to Zion occur in the writings of the Bahá’í Faith . Bahá’u’lláh , the prophet-founder of the Bahá’í Faith wrote, concerning the Bahá’í Revelation, "The time foreordained unto the peoples and kindreds of the earth is now come. The promises of God, as recorded in
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#1732772460268852-511: Is centred in the south of Nundah, around Sandgate Road. Various facilities in Nundah are named after this locality, including Toombul Shopping Centre , Toombul bus interchange and Toombul railway station. Schulz Canal runs through Nundah, bisecting the Toombul Shopping Centre Carpark. The low elevation of the carpark makes it particularly susceptible to flash flooding during peak storm seasons – often claiming
923-804: Is identified in Islamic scholarship as the Black Stone of the Kaaba . This interpretation is said by ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350) to have come from the People of the Book , though earlier Christian scholarship identifies the cornerstone with Jesus . Within the Latter Day Saint movement , Zion is often used to connote a peaceful ideal society. In the Latter Day Saints belief system
994-700: Is located in Nundah Memorial Park (then known as Buckland Park, 27°24′10″S 153°03′31″E / 27.402890°S 153.058696°E / -27.402890; 153.058696 ( Shire of Toombul War Memorial ) ). Nundah Memorial Baptist Church opened in 1923. Construction commenced in April 1923 with a stump-capping ceremony on Saturday 14 April 1923. It was officially opened on Saturday 4 August 1923. It has five memorial windows commemorating soldiers who died in World War I . It
1065-565: Is no government secondary school in Nundah. The nearest government secondary schools are Aviation High in Hendra and Wavell State High School in Wavell Heights . Help Employment & Training at 1176 Sandgate Road provides training for people with disabilities and assists with finding jobs. Nundah retails a traditional "shopping strip" commercial district, centred mainly along the section of Sandgate Road that has been bypassed by
1136-513: Is probably a reference to the nearby natural water sources at Kedron Brook and the marshy areas formerly to the east of the suburb. In 1888, the name of the Post Office was also changed to Nundah , signalling the renaming of the new suburb. However, the name German Station persisted for many years. For many years it was common to find references to Nundah with the annotation "formerly German Station" in newspapers and advertisements, until
1207-602: Is revealed." -Bahá’u’lláh, Tablet of Carmel , Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas Today, Mount Zion refers to a hill south of the Old City's Armenian Quarter , not to the Temple Mount. This apparent misidentification dates at least from the 1st century AD, when Josephus calls Jerusalem's Western Hill "Mount Zion". The Abbey of the Dormition and King David's Tomb are located upon
1278-1045: Is still extant, although modified and no longer owned by the Baptist church; one of its subsequent uses was as the Anglican Church of the Resurrection. From 1890, Nundah was the seat of the Shire of Toombul , which was absorbed into the City of Greater Brisbane in 1925. The Toombul Shire Hall still exists as a community centre. In 1900, Laura Tufnell, the widow of Edward Tufnell (a former Anglican Bishop of Brisbane ), donated money to establish an orphanage in her husband's name. The funds were used to purchase 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) of land at 230 Buckland Road ( 27°24′10″S 153°03′09″E / 27.4027°S 153.0526°E / -27.4027; 153.0526 ( Tufnell Home (former orphanage) ) ). Tufnell Home
1349-578: Is the word for Zion in Arabic and Syriac . Drawing on biblical tradition, it is one of the names accorded to Jerusalem in Arabic and Islamic tradition. A valley called Wādī Sahyũn seemingly preserves the name and is located approximately one and three-quarter miles from the Old City 's Jaffa Gate . For example, the reference to the "precious cornerstone" of the new Jerusalem in the Book of Isaiah 28:16
1420-536: The 2021 census , Nundah had a population of 13,098 people. Nundah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Nundah State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 41 Bage Street ( 27°24′09″S 153°03′30″E / 27.4025°S 153.0583°E / -27.4025; 153.0583 ( Nundah State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 714 students with 48 teachers (42 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes
1491-520: The Jebusite fortress of the same name that was conquered by David and was renamed the City of David . That specific hill ("mount") is one of the many squat hills that form Jerusalem. The term Tzion came to designate the area of Davidic Jerusalem where the Jebusite fortress stood, and was used as well as synecdoche for the entire city of Jerusalem; and later, when Solomon's Temple was built on
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#17327724602681562-616: The State of Israel in 1948, following the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine . Since then, and with varying ideologies , Zionists have focused on developing and protecting this state. The last line of the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah (Hebrew for "The Hope") is "....Eretz Zion, ViYerushalayim", which means literally "The land of Zion and Jerusalem". Ṣahyūn ( Arabic : صهيون , Ṣahyūn or Ṣihyūn )
1633-489: The Turrbul tribe. Nundah is primarily a residential suburb, which straddles Sandgate Road , one of the major arterial roads of Brisbane's north. It was first settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century, although the suburb remained primarily a rural area until it was connected to Brisbane via railway in the 1880s. Originally considered a working-class suburb, the area has become gentrified in recent years, and today features
1704-405: The "Marie Somes". In 1855, he acquired 64 acres (26 ha) of land north of Buckland Road and east of Sandgate Road for farming. However, as Sandgate became an increasingly popular holiday destination, the increasing volume of coach traffic along Sandgate Road encouraged him to open a hotel in 1866, which became a popular stop being roughly halfway between Brisbane and Sandgate. The first hotel
1775-575: The "daughters of Zion" in the Song of Songs (3:11) Out of the 152 mentions, 26 instances are within the phrase of "Daughter of Zion" (Hebrew "bat Tzion"). This is a personification of the city of Jerusalem, or of its population. In Psalm 137 , Zion (Jerusalem) is remembered from the perspective of the Babylonian Captivity . "[1] By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. [2] We hanged our harps upon
1846-413: The 16th century ( Ottoman period ), the city walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt many times in new locations, so that the particular hill known in biblical times as Mount Zion is no longer within the city walls, but its location is now just outside the Old City and southeast of it. Most of the original City of David itself is thus also outside the current "Old City" wall. Adding to the confusion, another ridge,
1917-439: The 1970s with the construction of Toombul shopping centre. Increasing motor traffic along Sandgate Road also reduced Nundah's appeal as a shopping precinct as it was difficult to park. Gradually many shops closed, and those that opened in their place were often "low-class" establishments such as pawn brokers, charity stores etc. that were unappealing to most shoppers, driving them increasingly to shop at Toombul. However, in 2001
1988-665: The Hebrew root ṣiyyôn ("castle") or the Hebrew צִיָּה ṣiyya ("dry land" or "desert", Jeremiah 51:43). A non-Semitic relationship to the Hurrian word šeya ("river" or "brook") has also been suggested as also one of Hittite origin. The form ציון ( Tzion , Tiberian vocalization : Ṣiyyôn ) appears 108 times in the Tanakh , and once with article, as HaTzion . Tsade is usually rendered as z in English translations , hence
2059-582: The Hendra area. On Sunday 24 April 1859, the Wesleyan congregation opened their recently-erected chapel. German Station State School opened on 2 October 1865 and was renamed Nundah State School in 1895. German Station remained an agricultural area until the 1880s. In 1881, Queensland State Government purchased a strip of land across George Bridges's property to build a railway link between Brisbane and Sandgate . The railway opened in 1882 and resulted in
2130-567: The Nundah Bypass Tunnel was renamed "George Bridges Tunnel". In 1999, the construction of the tunnel required the demolition of the 1923 Baptist Church on the corner of Bage and Chapel Streets. In 2005 the North-East Baptist Church was built "more or less" on the site of the 1923 Nundah Memorial Baptist Church, adjacent to the 1889 former Baptist Church. The naming of the 2005 church as "North-East" reflects
2201-486: The Nundah Bypass Tunnell was constructed under nearby Bage Street, diverting through traffic away from the suburban centre. There was considerable popular support to name the road tunnel after George Bridges in recognition of his contribution to the development of the district and the fact that the tunnel was located on his original land holding. In 2009 as part of Queensland's 150th Birthday Celebrations ,
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2272-557: The Nundah Bypass. There are plenty of cafes and speciality shops, as well as some medical facilities. Zion The name is found in 2 Samuel ( 2 Sam 5:7 ), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE. It originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem, Mount Zion , located to the south of Mount Moriah (the Temple Mount). According to the narrative of 2 Samuel 5, Mount Zion held
2343-415: The Nundah area was densely populated by Aboriginal people before European settlers arrived. The first permanent European settlement in the area was a mission built in 1838 by German Moravian missionaries, under the guidance of Reverend Carl Wilhelm Schmidt and later Reverend Christoph Eipper with the aim of bringing Christianity to the local Aboriginal people. They first called the area "Zion", and
2414-745: The Sacred Heart came from Sydney the previous week to operate the school. It heralded the welcome return of the order to Brisbane after an absence of 36 years after Archbishop James O'Quinn directed the order to leave his diocese in 1879 following disputes with Mary MacKillop over control of the schools operated by the Sisters. The Shire of Toombul War Memorial was dedicated by the Governor of Queensland , Matthew Nathan , on 12 November 1921. The memorial commemorates who served in World War I. It
2485-745: The Western Hill rather than the original Southeastern Hill (City of David) or the Southern Hill (Temple Mount), has been called 'Mount Zion' for the last two millennia. The etymology of the word Zion ( ṣiyyôn ) is uncertain. Mentioned in the Old Testament in the Books of Samuel (2 Samuel 5:7) as the name of a Jebusite fortress conquered by David , its origin seems to predate the Israelites . If Semitic , it may be derived from
2556-411: The adjacent Nundah railway station . Sandgate Road and nearby streets were lined with shops, pubs, cinemas and other commercial premises. St Joseph's Convent and School was dedicated and opened on Sunday 16 January 1916 by James Duhig , Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane . The site consisting of Marston House and 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land was donated by Harry Donkin. The Sisters of St Joseph of
2627-590: The adjacent Mount Moriah (which, as a result, came to be known as the Temple Mount ), the meanings of the term Tzion were further extended by synecdoche to the additional meanings of the Temple itself, the hill upon which the Temple stood, the entire city of Jerusalem, the entire biblical Land of Israel, and " the World to Come ", the Jewish understanding of the afterlife . Over many centuries, until as recently as
2698-487: The amalgamation of the Nundah and Wavell Heights Baptist congregations. In 2008 the Brisbane City Council suburban renewal programme has seen new art installations, cafés and commercial enterprises open in Nundah, creating a village-like atmosphere along the now-quiet Sandgate Road. The suburb has now become popular among white collar workers seeking relatively inexpensive housing and apartments only
2769-460: The area around Nundah was dominated by the Turrbul tribe. Their traditional coastal trade route passed through Nundah, near the modern-day Hedley Avenue. There are also many significant Aboriginal sites near Nundah, such as Dinah Island , which was reportedly the site of the last traditional Aboriginal burial in the Brisbane area. There were a number of bora rings in the area, indicating that
2840-711: The beginnings of Nundah, which was unveiled by the Queensland Governor Sir Leslie Orme Wilson on 23 April 1938 as part of the First Free Settlers' Centenary Celebrations. This First Free Settlers Monument is listed in the Queensland Heritage Register . On Saturday 5 June 1937, College Estate residential subdivision was advertised for public auction by Cameron Brothers auctioneers. It was described as "54 splendid residential sites occupying one of
2911-737: The captivity of Babylon is contrasted with the freedom in Zion ), the Bad Brains song "Leaving Babylon", the Damian Marley song featuring Nas "Road to Zion", The Abyssinians ' "Forward Unto Zion" and Kiddus I 's "Graduation in Zion", which is featured in the 1977 cult roots rock reggae film Rockers , and "Let's Go to Zion" by Winston Francis . Reggae groups such as Steel Pulse and Cocoa Tea also have many references to Zion in their various songs. The Jewish longing for Zion, starting with
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2982-584: The cars of unwary shoppers inside the centre and those attempting to cross the Melton Road bridge. The estuary of the canal is a moderately popular recreational fishing spot. Zion Hill is at ( 27°24′19″S 153°04′05″E / 27.4054°S 153.0681°E / -27.4054; 153.0681 ( Zion Hill ) ), and was named after Zion ( Jerusalem ) by the German Moravian missionaries of 1838, . Like most of Northern Brisbane,
3053-520: The centre would not be reopening. After the devastating floods of 2022, the Toombul Shopping Centre is undergoing a major transformation. The demolition work of the building was officially started in late 2023. In the 2016 census , Nundah had a population of 12,141 people. 63.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 5.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, England 3.2%, Philippines 1.4% and Nepal 1.3%. In
3124-514: The corner of Sandgate Road and Wood Street unveiled in 1938 by the then Premier of Queensland William Forgan Smith . The names of these German settlers can be seen in the names of streets in Nundah and surrounding suburbs such as Rode Road and Gerler Road. A prominent local citizen who contributed significantly to the development of the village of German Station was George Bridges (1820–1898). George and his young family immigrated from Wilstead , Bedfordshire , England to Queensland in 1852 aboard
3195-597: The deportation and enslavement of Jews during the Babylonian captivity , was adopted as a metaphor by Christian black slaves in the United States . Thus, Zion symbolizes a longing by wandering peoples for a safe homeland. This could be an actual place such as Ethiopia for Rastafari or Israel for the Jews. Rastafari, while not identifying as "Jews", identify themselves and Africa as Zion. Specifically, Ethiopia
3266-686: The end of the Kedron Brook . Beyond the Toombul Shopping Centre carpark the Kedron Brook Floodway acts a main water diversion for waters away from the Brisbane Airport terminals via Nudgee towards the Boondall Wetlands park. 27°23′00.51″S 153°05′59.84″E / 27.3834750°S 153.0999556°E / -27.3834750; 153.0999556 This South East Queensland geography article
3337-513: The faithful: "[2] The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcast of Israel. [...] [12] Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion." The location of the Temple, and in particular its Holy of Holies (innermost sanctum), is the most holy place in the world for the Jewish people, seen as the connection between God and humanity. Observant Jews recite the Amidah three times
3408-534: The finest positions in Nundah". Mount St Joseph's Boarding & Day School for girls opened in 1953. It was operated by Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart . In 1964 it was renamed Corpus Christi College. In 2009, it was renamed Mary McKillop College to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her death and her canonisation . St. George's Anglican Mission Hall in Toombul was dedicated on 11 April 1953 by Archbishop Reginald Halse . Its closure on 28 June 1987
3479-427: The holy Scriptures, have all been fulfilled. Out of Zion hath gone forth the Law of God, and Jerusalem, and the hills and land thereof, are filled with the glory of His Revelation." -Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh "Call out to Zion, O Carmel, and announce the joyful tidings: He that was hidden from mortal eyes is come! His all-conquering sovereignty is manifest; His all-encompassing splendor
3550-413: The idea that the "Glory of Zion" transferred from Jerusalem to Ethiopia in the time of Solomon and Sheba, c. 950 BCE. Rastafari reggae contains many references to Zion; among the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs "Zion Train", " Iron Lion Zion ", the Bunny Wailer song "Rastaman" ("The Rasta come from Zion, Rastaman a Lion!"), The Melodians song "Rivers of Babylon" (based on Psalm 137, where
3621-468: The materialistic modern world and a place of evil. It proclaims Zion, as reference to Ethiopia , the original birthplace of humankind, and from the beginning of the movement calls to repatriation to Zion, the Promised Land and Heaven on Earth. Some Rastafari believe themselves to represent the real Children of Israel in modern times, and their goal is to repatriate to Ethiopia, or to Zion. The Ge'ez -language Kebra Nagast serves as inspiration for
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#17327724602683692-404: The mission was located in the vicinity of the modern-day street "Walkers Way". It later became "German Station". The explorer Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt visited the area in 1843, and spoke very highly of the mission, but despite this the mission met with limited success and was closed at the behest of the colonial government in 1846. This first settlement is nonetheless commemorated with a monument at
3763-433: The name Nundah was well established. In 1883, William Alexander Jenyns Boyd relocated his Eton Preparatory School from Milton (where it was established in 1877 ) to Nundah, where he erected new buildings at a cost of £3,000 on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site. In 1889 Boyd was forced to close the school due to economic hardships preventing families being able to afford to send their sons to boarding school, but he re-opened
3834-409: The national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were India 5.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, England 3.2%, Philippines 1.4% and Nepal 1.3%. 72.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Punjabi 2.2%, Hindi 1.6%, Nepali 1.3%, Mandarin 1.3% and Spanish 1.0%. Toombul Shopping Centre was damaged in the 2022 Brisbane flood . In May 2022, it was announced that
3905-439: The new suburb. A railway station called German was created in 1882 (again on land originally owned by George Bridges), because they wanted the station to be called German Station rather than German Station Station . However, six weeks after the railway station opened, it was renamed Nundah. The name Nundah is a corruption of the Yuggera language, Turrbal dialect word nanda meaning chain of water holes. This name
3976-415: The orphans were relocated to Ormiston Place, leaving Eton House as a private boarding school known as the Eton High School for Girls. In 1907, the school relocated to Toorak House in Hamilton and then in 1910 to Albion Heights (now Ascot ) where it is known as St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School . In 1907 the St Francis Anglican Theological College moved into Eton House under Canon Tomlin. In 1936-7
4047-418: The school in 1891. However the impacts of the 1893 Brisbane flood forced him to close the school permanently. In June 1893 the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent acquired Eton House to run a boarding school for orphan girls called The Home of the Good Shepherd, which in 1894 also took in paying students as well with Miss Isabelle Caine as headmistress under the management of Sister Emma. In 1897
4118-400: The site. In 1889, the Baptist church building at Fortescue Street in Spring Hill (built in 1876) was relocated to Nundah (now 19 Chapel Street, 27°24′09″S 153°03′34″E / 27.4025°S 153.0594°E / -27.4025; 153.0594 ( Nundah Baptist church (1889) ) ). The Nundah Baptist Church officially opened on Sunday 9 June 1889. The church building
4189-414: The southeast. The "Nundah Village" shopping district and Nundah State School are on this ridge, while the George Bridges Tunnel bisects it along Sandgate Road. The North Coast railway line passes through the suburb entering from Clayfield to the south and exiting to Northgate to the north. The suburb is served by two stations: The suburb includes the locality and formerly distinct suburb of Toombul, which
4260-405: The spelling Zion (rather than Tzion ). This convention apparently originates in German orthography , where z stands for the consonant [t͡s]. Zion is mentioned 152 times in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), most often in the Prophetic books , the Book of Psalms , and the Book of Lamentations , besides six mentions in the Historical books (Kings, Samuel, Chronicles) and a single mention of
4331-413: The term Zion is often used to denote a place of gathering for the saints. It is also often used to denote an area or city of refuge for the saints. I say fly away home to Zion, fly away home...One bright morning when my work is over, man will fly away home... In Rastafari , "Zion" stands for a utopian place of unity, peace and freedom, as opposed to " Babylon ", the oppressing and exploiting system of
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#17327724602684402-496: The theological college relocated to Bishopsbourne in Milton. By June 1937, Eton House had been sold for removal and its grounds subdivided, but the site is believed to be bounded by Bishop Street, Buckland Road, Wand Street and Olive Street ( 27°24′04″S 153°03′09″E / 27.4010°S 153.0524°E / -27.4010; 153.0524 ( Eton School / Home of the Good Shepherd ) ). Boyd Road leads to this area and presumably commemorates Boyd who established
4473-432: The travellers and the local farming community. This unofficial short-cut grew into the Nundah Village shopping street that exists today and eventually became the official route of Sandgate Road. Around 1872, George and his wife Mary retired to Burpengary and began to progressively sell off the land of their German Station property as the village developed. A call for tenders for a non-denominational chapel in German Station
4544-484: The willows in the midst thereof. [3] For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion." In verse 8, the phrase "Daughter of Babylon" appears as a personification of Babylon or its population: "[8] O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us." Psalm 147 uses "Jerusalem" and "Zion" interchangeably to address
4615-414: Was advertised in July 1855 . The chapel was open for Christian services on Thursday 6 December 1855. About February 1859 the chapel was acquired by the Baptists; the Wesleyans had first right of refusal but did not purchase it. The Baptists held their opening services on Sunday 20 February 1859. In 1874 it was relocated to Hendra to become the Baptist Church there, as many Baptists in Nundah had moved to
4686-400: Was approved by Assistant Bishop George Browning . Nundah Infants State School opened on 24 January 1955, but closed on 3 May 1974, when it was re-integrated into Nundah State School. Northgate State School opened on 27 January 1959. On 11 October 1967, Toombul shopping centre was opened at 1015 Sandgate Road by Westfield . As there were concerns that the site was floodprone, the site
4757-402: Was built to the west of the 1889 church. In November and December 1923, '10 Choice Allotments', were advertised as "Wheeler Estate", to be auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. Limited Auctioneers on 1 December 1923. This estate was bounded by Sandgate Road to the west, by London Street to the east, and Northgate Road to the north. In 1926, George Walker suggested a monument be built to mark
4828-445: Was called the Kedron Hotel but the third and longest-running hotel was known as the Kedron Brook Hotel and was located alongside Sandgate Road (now Bage Street, named after Freda Bage , first principal of The Women's College, University of Queensland ) on the SW corner of his property. Emboldened by the success of his hotel ventures, George Bridges looked for other commercial opportunities. He observed that Sandgate Road at that time did
4899-405: Was derived from the German rendering of Tzion in his journal Selbstemanzipation ("self emancipation") in 1890. Zionism as a modern political movement started in 1897 and supported a " national home ", and later a state , for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel , though the idea has been around since the end of Jewish independent rule. The Zionist movement declared the establishment of
4970-414: Was established by the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane and operated by the Sisters of the Sacred Advent . It opened on 6 February 1901 and closed in 1993. In 1909, Surrey Street in Nundah became the site of the first public housing dwelling in Queensland. In the early twentieth century, Nundah became a major suburban centre, due to its location on Sandgate Road, one of Brisbane's busiest arterial roads, and
5041-412: Was filled and raised to make it higher. The centre has been modified and extended over the years. It was the largest shopping centre of the north side of Brisbane until 1999-2000 when it was overtaken by Westfield Chermside's redevelopment. In July 2003, Centro Properties Group bought the centre. In May 2016, Mirvac bought the centre. Nundah's commercial precinct suffered a precipitous decline from
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