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63-443: Whites Hill is a hill in the suburb of Camp Hill , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. Surrounding the hill is Whites Hill Reserve, a public reserve occupying the south of the suburbs of Camp Hill and Carina Heights . The reserve covers an area of over 170 hectares (420 acres). The reserve offering many sporting and recreational facilities. Whites Hill lies within the catchment area of Bulimba Creek . The indigenous name for

126-466: A special education program. St Thomas' Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 10 Stephen Street ( 27°29′14″S 153°04′19″E  /  27.4871°S 153.0719°E  / -27.4871; 153.0719  ( St Thomas' School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 330 students with 26 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). Whites Hill State College

189-508: A camera obscura was constructed. It projected the Brisbane skyline onto a horizontal, circular, slightly concave table about 3 metres (9.8 ft) in diameter. This, as well as the installation of a music machine, made the house ideal for functions, with many weddings and parties taking place. Brisbane City Council sought to acquire the land for development in 1924, offering Bob White £22000 for its sale. He declined and lived out his days on

252-425: A conical to horn-shaped operculum that is much longer than the floral cup . Flowering has been recorded in most months and the flowers are white. The fruit is a woody, hemispherical capsule 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long and 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide with the valves prominently protruding. Eucalyptus tereticornis was first formally described 1795 by James Edward Smith in A Specimen of

315-415: A donation in memory of her brother of £300 towards the £850 cost of the building. Duhig decided the church should be named after Saint Thomas and that it would also be a memorial for Thomas Byrnes. "The Pride of Coorparoo" estate, made up of allotments in the area bordered by Old Cleveland Road, Boundary Road and Pryde Street, was advertised for auction by Cameron Bros on 16 June 1917. A map advertising

378-708: A modern house erected. Between at least 1975 and 1990, Camp Hill Church of Christ was at 22 Third Street ( 27°29′45″S 153°04′53″E  /  27.4958°S 153.0814°E  / -27.4958; 153.0814  ( Camp Hill Church of Christ (former) ) ). As at 2021, the church building has been demolished/removed and a modern house erected. By 1975, the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses had been established at 456 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′30″S 153°04′00″E  /  27.4916°S 153.0667°E  / -27.4916; 153.0667  ( Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses ) ). In late 2019

441-582: A number of heritage-listed sites in Camp Hill, including Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 676 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′34″S 153°04′43″E  /  27.4929°S 153.0785°E  / -27.4929; 153.0785  ( Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 807 students with 68 teachers (52 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent). It includes

504-485: A number of hidden boutique stores, cafes and restaurant, the largest district being along Martha Street. Queensland Blue Gum Eucalyptus tereticornis , commonly known as forest red gum , blue gum or red irongum , is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, nine or eleven, white flowers and hemispherical fruit. Eucalyptus tereticornis

567-454: A quarry. Through community action however, much of that land has been rehabilitated. A Whites family reunion is held every five years. Whites Hill Reserve is characterised by a topographical ridge that extends from Pine Mountain through to Whites Hill (the highest elevation on the reserve at 120m). The reserve plays host to a range of local wildlife with a 1981 survey finding 58 species of bird, 1 of mammals and 4 species of reptiles. Today, there

630-470: A road to the top of the summit and built a house with huge verandahs to take advantage of the views of Brisbane city. Soon, the house was opened to the public with tea and meals available. Alcohol was also available, albeit illegally and White was prosecuted in 1890 for "sly grog-selling". The grandeur of this house proved popular with the locals and was frequently used for group outings, such as church groups, sporting groups, and scientific conventions. Alcohol

693-475: A special education program. Camp Hill Fire Station is at 112 Ferguson Road ( 27°29′17″S 153°04′43″E  /  27.4881°S 153.0785°E  / -27.4881; 153.0785  ( Camp Hill Fire Station ) ). Shopping in Camp Hill centres on two areas. Camp Hill Marketplace at 25 Samuel Street ( 27°30′03″S 153°04′36″E  /  27.5009°S 153.0766°E  / -27.5009; 153.0766  ( Centro Samuel VIllage ) )

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756-533: Is a suburb in the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . In the 2021 census , Camp Hill had a population of 12,254 people. Camp Hill is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south-east of the CBD . It is a mostly residential suburb. Camp Hill has the following mountains: Camp Hill was originally known as Schick's Hill, named for one the area's earliest settlers, Peter Schick. Schick along with Kasper Klüpfel purchased

819-412: Is a government primary and secondary (Prep–12) school for boys and girls at 138 Burn Street ( 27°30′02″S 153°04′56″E  /  27.5006°S 153.0821°E  / -27.5006; 153.0821  ( Whites Hill State College ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 765 students with 77 teachers (71 full-time equivalent) and 48 non-teaching staff (32 full-time equivalent). It includes

882-701: Is a tree that typically grows to a height of 20–50 m (66–164 ft) and forms a lignotuber . The trunk is straight, usually unbranched for more than half of the total height of the tree and has a girth of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) dbh . Thereafter, limbs are unusually steeply inclined for a Eucalyptus species. The bark is shed in irregular sheets, resulting in a smooth trunk surface coloured in patches of white, grey and blue, corresponding to areas that shed their bark at different times. Young plants and coppice regrowth have dull bluish green, egg-shaped leaves that are 60–130 mm (2.4–5.1 in) long and 30–80 mm (1.2–3.1 in) wide. Adult leaves are

945-461: Is also known to be a scattered koala population throughout the reserve. There are also echidnas , elf skinks and swamp wallabies . The reserve's vegetation consists of tallowwood , Grey Gum , Brush Box , Queensland Blue Gum and White Mahogany with small instances of Rainforest . The Brisbane City Council actively practices anti-bushfire methods, such as sacrificial back burning. This involves burning selected sections of bushland to inhibit

1008-403: Is anchored by a large Woolworths Supermarket supported by cafes, grocery stores and restaurants. The Old Cleveland Road section features a more eclectic selection of boutique shopping outlets and business, notably a large antiques store in the historic Planet Theatre Building and a HiFi Audio store. It also has a number of cafes and traditional local businesses. The backstreets of Camp Hill have

1071-489: Is heritage-listed. Should the Eastern Busway be extended to Carindale, it is possible that these tracks may be removed despite the heritage listing. Camp Hill Police Station opened in 1938 at 580 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′32″S 153°04′27″E  /  27.4923°S 153.0742°E  / -27.4923; 153.0742  ( Camp Hill Police Station ) ). It closed on 15 December 2011 to be replaced by

1134-656: Is one of the key canopy species of the threatened Cumberland Plain Woodlands . Subspecies basaltica grows in eucalypt woodland from Kroombit Tops to near Sydney with a disjunct population in the Carnarvon Range . Subspecies mediana is endemic to eastern Victoria where it grows near river banks, wetlands, low hills and plains. Subspecies rotunda is endemic to a small area near Mitchell in Queensland, growing along creek banks. Subspecies tereticornis

1197-691: Is the most widely distributed of the four subspecies and grows in open forest from the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, to near Bega in southern New South Wales and as far inland as Roma . It is also known from the Central and Oro Provinces in Papua New Guinea. The tree has a strong, hard and durable heartwood, with a density of about 1100 kg m . It is used for construction in heavy engineering, such as for railway sleepers. The leaves of E. tereticornis are used in

1260-511: The 2021 census , Camp Hill had a population of 12,254 people. 80% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England (2.9%), New Zealand (2.7%) and South Africa (0.9%). 87% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (1.1%), Greek (1.1%), and Spanish (0.8%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (39%), Catholic (29.1%) and Anglican (10.1%). There are

1323-409: The "Coorparoo Heights" estate were advertised to be auctioned by Cameron Bros. A map advertising the auction states that the land was "within easy walking distance of the tram terminus." In 1916, Matilda Margaret Maloney (the sister of Thomas Joseph Byrnes who was the first Catholic Premier of Queensland ) sold James Duhig ( Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane ) 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land in

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1386-426: The "Mount Bruce Homesites" were advertised for private sale by J. Moody and S.E. Costin. The land comprised 60 homesites in the area bounded by Old Cleveland Road, Theodore Avenue (now Wiles Street), Perth Street and New Road (now Pampling Street). On 10 October 1925, "Camp Hill Terminus Estate, Coorparoo" made up of 14 allotments of land, was advertised to be auctioned by Charlton, Elliot and Sons. A map advertising

1449-657: The 1960s, Brisbane City Council also operated an electric trolleybus line along the Macrossan Avenue-Stanley Road corridor with a branch line along Oateson Skyline Drive. Trolleybuses were replaced by conventional diesel buses coinciding with the closure of the city's electric tram system in 1969. Between at least 1975 and 1990, Majestic Park Baptist Church was at 109 Waverley Road ( 27°30′00″S 153°04′30″E  /  27.4999°S 153.0751°E  / -27.4999; 153.0751  ( Majestic Park Baptist Church (former) ) ). As at 2021,

1512-649: The Annunciation at 101 Watson Street was dedicated as a Church Mission. The building was the former St Andrew's Anglican Church at Roadvale , which was dedicated on 11 May 1912 by Venerable Henry Le Fanu , the Archdeacon of Toowoomba. In 1926, the church in Roadvale closed and the building was relocated to Camp Hill. In 1940 the church was extended. In 1975 it was rebuilt but still retained the original structure, re-opening on 24 October 1975. In February 1928,

1575-551: The Botany of New Holland from specimens collected in 1793 from Port Jackson by First Fleet surgeon and naturalist John White . (Smith's volume was the botanical part of Zoology and Botany of New Holland . The zoological part was written by George Shaw .) The specific epithet ( tereticornis ) is from the Latin words teres (becoming tereti- in the combined form) meaning " terete " and cornu meaning "horn", in reference to

1638-753: The Camp Hill Presbyterian Church was officially dedicated by the Moderator, the Right Reverend Rowellyn Ramsay , at 535 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′34″S 153°04′26″E  /  27.4928°S 153.0739°E  / -27.4928; 153.0739  ( Camp Hill Presbyterian Church (former) ) ). The congregation began in 1944, meeting in the School of Arts with services conducted by Reverend Andrew Cuthbertson Kennedy from Coorparoo. In 1945 they acquired

1701-635: The Carina Police Station which opened on 16 December 2011. On Saturday 9 March 1940 the Camp Hill School of Arts was officially opened by the Brisbane Lord Mayor Alfred James Jones , having had its original planned opening on Saturday 2 March postponed due to rain. Located on the corner of Old Cleveland Road and Theodore Avenue (now Wiles Street) near the tram terminus, the wooden building

1764-911: The Cleveland line where Acfold Street (in Norman Park) now ends. It then crossed Bennetts Road (Belmont Junction station) and followed a corridor that now contains Bennett's Bushland Park, D'arcy Road, Oateson Skyline Drive (in Seven Hills , including Seven Hills station), Camp Hill Bowls Club (Mt Bruce Station), residences between Perth Street and Stephen Street, the Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School large oval, residences alongside Little Ferguson Road (City View Station) then between Margaret Street and Arrol Street, where it joined Old Cleveland Road . In August 1914, "Mount Bruce Railway Station Estate", made up of over 200 blocks,

1827-586: The Good Samaritan began teaching 84 children on the three verandahs that had been added to the church. In January 1937 the school moved into a two-storey brick building. The Belmont Tramway line remained in place until 1934, by which time the Brisbane City Council had extended its electric tramway from Coorparoo further along Old Cleveland Road, eventually becoming Route 06 between Fortitude Valley and Belmont (now Carina ). Route 06

1890-470: The Old Cleveland Road site. The local Methodist minister, Albert Taylor, was a former carpenter. Assisted by volunteer labour and donation of window glass from Methodist contractor Walter Taylor , Albert Taylor modified the building to be suitable for use as a Sunday school and a church. Albert Taylor also made the church furniture. By the 1950s a larger church was needed. In 1955 the old church

1953-410: The area then known as East Coorparoo (now Camp Hill), which had formerly been owned by her late brother Thomas Byrnes. Duhig sold most of the land, but retained some for a church and school. On Sunday 11 February 1923 Duhig officially dedicated St Thomas's Catholic Church, a wooden building of approximately 9 by 19 metres (30 ft × 62 ft). Following her death in 1922, Maloney's will provided

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2016-471: The area was Boolimba meaning place of magpie larks . Whites Hill is named after Robert (Bob) White, who, in 1873, acquired 21.5 hectares (53 acres) of land surrounding the 120 metres (390 ft) elevation now known as Whites Hill. Halfway up the hill facing Coorparoo , the White family built their family home. In 1886, White installed a powerful telescope, which he allowed others to use. Later White built

2079-418: The area were farmers, with a strong German influence in the community in the early period. In the 1860s, McCann's Greenbank Dairy was in operation, and Peter Faust was also farming in that era. The "Ravensburn Estate", comprising blocks of land now bordered by Old Cleveland Road, Raven Street, Koondara Street and Renton Street, was advertised to be auctioned by R.J. Cottell on 13 August 1887. A map advertising

2142-541: The auction notes that the land was close to Coorparoo School and Stanley Bridge. In May 1887, in the area now bounded by Old Cleveland Road, Fergusons Road and Stanley Road, 332 allotments, called the "East Coorparoo Estate" were advertised for private sale by A. McNish Fraser. A map advertising the allotments for sale shows the allotments in Clara Street and Margaret Street, as well as streets that were called George, William and Edward Streets. Between 1912 and 1926

2205-410: The auction shows the blocks of land between Old Cleveland Road and Donald Street, bordered by what it now Pampling Street. In 1925, Daly Estate was advertised for sale by Marcus F. Lyons & Winning. A map and aerial photograph of Daly Estate shows allotments in the area between Old Cleveland Road and Martha Street. On Saturday 10 January 1925, the tram line extension from Coorparoo to Camp Hill

2268-554: The auction shows the nearby City View Station on the Belmont Railway. Lossock Avenue and Tranters Avenue share an interesting history: William Lossock, owner and proprietor of Tranters Hotel in London, met the Brisbane architect who was subdividing land in the Camp Hill area when he visited London in the early 1920s. They became friends and the architect promised to name a street in the new estate after him, as well as one after

2331-635: The building was taken over by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to establish a mosque. In 2002, Camp Hill State High School merged with adjacent Whites Hill State School and Xavier Special School (in Coorparoo ) to create Whites Hill State College which operated from the same sites as the former Camp Hill State High School and Whites Hill State School. Despite the merger, the Xavier Special Education Unit of

2394-409: The church building has been demolished/removed and a modern commercial building erected. Between at least 1975 and 1990, Calvary Lutheran Church was at 75-77 Cambridge Street ( 27°30′01″S 153°05′10″E  /  27.5002°S 153.0862°E  / -27.5002; 153.0862  ( Calvary Lutheran Church (former) ) ). As at 2021, the church building has been demolished/removed and

2457-561: The cricket facilities including 4 cricket pitches (3 synthetic and 1 turf) as well as the Tom Lonegan Pavilion and practice nets have been successfully managed and maintained under sub-lease by the Holland Park Junior Cricket Club. In addition, The Holland Park Hawks lease two full size soccer pitches on site as well as a club house. There are also seven fully lit touch football fields located on

2520-890: The eastern side of Whites Hill managed by the Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association, Australia's largest touch football affiliate. As Brisbane's only dedicated touch football facility, games are played 5 nights per week and the venue also hosts many large events including the Queensland All Schools each October. The reserve also features a number of barbecue areas and playgrounds, as well as several hundred square metres of cleared bushland. [REDACTED] Media related to Whites Hill Reserve at Wikimedia Commons 27°30′37″S 153°04′58″E  /  27.51028°S 153.08278°E  / -27.51028; 153.08278 Camp Hill, Queensland Download coordinates as: Camp Hill

2583-552: The horn-shaped operculum. In 1999 Ian Brooker and Andrew Slee described two subspecies and in 2013 Anthony Bean described a further two, and the names of these four subspecies are accepted by the Australian Plant Census : The species has a wide distribution, occurring over the widest range of latitudes of any Eucalyptus species, occurring from southern Papua New Guinea at latitude 15°S , to southeastern Victoria at latitude 38°S . The forest red gum

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2646-497: The land now bordered by Old Cleveland Road, Bennett's Road, Lloyd and Pampling Street on 21 May 1859. This property bordered (or was within or nearby) the area known as Four-mile Camp, where drovers and other travellers rested on the journey to Cleveland due to the abundance of forage and permanent water holes. The camp may have been located near the site of the Coorparoo State School . Eventually complaints over

2709-507: The local Methodists decided to build a Sunday school with a church to be built later. They purchased land at 626 Old Cleveland Road ( 27°29′33″S 153°04′35″E  /  27.4926°S 153.0765°E  / -27.4926; 153.0765  ( Camp Hill Methodist/Uniting Church (former) ) ) for £400. In April 1928 they purchased a disused storage building in Norman Park from the Brisbane City Council for £25 and relocated it to

2772-443: The name of the hotel. Other local street names include Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne Avenue, which are the names of World War I ships as well as Australian capital cities. The "Oberthur Estate", comprising "21 building blocks and 3 market garden or small dairy blocks", was advertised to be auctioned by Blocksidge & Ferguson Limited on 16 June 1923. A map advertising the auction shows the lots on Ashton Street. In September 1925,

2835-813: The new college was never relocated to the Camp Hill site but remained in Coorparoo until the end of 2009 when the lease expired on the Coorparoo site, after which it was transferred to Mount Gravatt West Special School (now Nursery Road Special School in Holland Park West ). In the 2016 census , Camp Hill had a population of 11,202 people. 78.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 3.0%, India 1.0%. 85.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.1%, Italian 1.0% The most common responses for religion were Catholic 32.7%, No Religion 28.1% and Anglican 12.9%. In

2898-607: The property. Upon his death in January 1927, the land was sold to the council for less than half the original offer. With clear views of the Greater Brisbane Area from its peak, Whites Hill became an ideal observation post during the World War II and the army used the hill for training. The house remained on the land until 1964, where it was torn down after repeated acts of vandalism forced the council to condemn

2961-565: The reserve, most notably to a reconstructed lookout on Whites Hill that provides excellent views of the Brisbane CBD and the lookout on Sankey's Mountain that looks out towards the coast. The reserve was also the site of the Whites Hill Landfill and Recycling Facility, which closed in 1994 in favour of a larger facility in the Brisbane suburb of Chandler . Portions of the reserve near Pine Mountain have also been used as

3024-419: The residence. Soon after, the land was developed into a reserve. An area of land was set aside for a public park, which includes a playground area, barbecue and toilet facilities and a sizeable area of parkland. Further development from the 1980s to present day has seen sporting clubs for cricket , soccer and touch football become established within the reserve. Kilometres of walking track also snake through

3087-566: The same shade of green on both sides, lance-shaped to curved, 80–220 mm (3.1–8.7 in) long and 10–35 mm (0.39–1.38 in) wide, tapering at the base to a petiole 13–30 mm (0.51–1.18 in) long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf axils in groups of seven, nine or eleven on an unbranched peduncle 7–25 mm (0.28–0.98 in) long, the individual buds on pedicels 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long. Mature buds are an elongated oval shape, 9–16 mm (0.35–0.63 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) wide with

3150-607: The site on Old Cleveland Road and relocated an old army hut to serve as a temporary church. The brick church cost £9000 and the army hut then become the Sunday School. The church was still operating at 1990 as part of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland (that is, it did not participate in the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977), but subsequently closed. The property

3213-749: The site. These street follow the same pattern as the US constructed hospital roads. Also during World War II, the Australian Army used White's Hill as an observation site. Camp Hill State Infants School opened on 30 January 1951. On 1 January 2007 it merged with Camp Hill Infants State School to become Camp Hill Infants and Primary School. The infants school was at 45 Wiles Street (immediately adjacent to Camp Hill State School, 27°29′29″S 153°04′43″E  /  27.4913°S 153.0786°E  / -27.4913; 153.0786  ( Camp Hill Infants State School (former) ) ). The infant school's website

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3276-415: The spread of potentially damaging fires in the event of an emergency. The reserve is also dotted with a number of fire trails. Whites Hill Reserve currently plays home to a number of sporting clubs and recreation facilities critical to servicing the demand in the local area. The Eastern Districts Junior Cricket Association has been based at Whites Hill for over 45 years though in practice since 7 August 2017

3339-528: The steep climb and poor roads in the area led to public works being undertaken on Mr Schick's land on what was called "the Four Mile Camp Hill". This was eventually shortened to Camp Hill, with no more references to 'Schick's Hill' after the 1890s. Another theory is that Camp Hill is named for teamsters who camped at a waterhole near Whites Hill in the suburb's south, while travelling between Brisbane and Cleveland . Originally, settlers in

3402-716: The suburb was serviced by the Belmont Tramway , which was a steam tram service that connected with the Queensland Government Railway owned and operated Cleveland railway line at Norman Park . Initially the service was operated by the Belmont Shire Council. The service was suspended in 1924. The service was reinstated by the Brisbane City Council in 1925, but was again suspended in 1926. The line branched from

3465-577: Was 92 by 52 feet (28 by 16 m) and was designed by James Arundel and built by the Wells Brothers for £1,236/10/-. The hall had a dance floor, stage, library and supper room. The US Army had a significant impact on the area during World War II . A large US hospital was built on land to the rear of the Camp Hill Hotel. It accommodated up to 3,000 patients and staff. Now Arrol, Errey, Ascham, Morven, Aubrey and Arrowsmith Streets take up

3528-421: Was advertised to be auctioned by C.A. Gordon. A map advertising the auction shows the blocks in the area bordered by Old Cleveland Road, Wiles Street, Perth Street and Pampling Street. It shows the estate was "at Mt Bruce Railway Station, and within a few minutes walk of Norman Park Railway Station, where 20 trains pass daily". In October 1916, in the area now between Martha Street and Waverley Road, 174 sites of

3591-506: Was archived. On 17 October 1954, despite the drizzling rain, the Regina Caeli Catholic Church was dedicated by Archbishop Duhig to Our Lady, Queen of Heaven. The  Archdiocese purchased the land in 1935 but construction of the church did not commence until 1953. Father Cyril Shand was its first priest who conducted services in an army marquee until the church was completed. On Sunday 5 September 1954,

3654-403: Was not the only dispute that White had with the authorities. He had a long-running dispute in relation to the availability and condition of access roads to his property, a matter made more complicated by being within the jurisdictions of two local government authorities, Shire of Coorparoo and Bulimba Division which had to reach an agreement on the work and the division of the expenses. Later,

3717-528: Was officially opened. The extension was 1.25 miles (2.01 km). Mount Bruce State School opened on 1 July 1926 with an official opening on 3 July 1926 by the Minister for Education Thomas Wilson . It was renamed Camp Hill State School in 1931. On 1 January 2007, it merged with Camp Hill Infants State School to become Camp Hill Infants and Primary School. On 2 May 1926, the Anglican Church of

3780-557: Was on the south-east corner of Burn Street and Abbott Street ( 27°29′59″S 153°05′00″E  /  27.4997°S 153.0834°E  / -27.4997; 153.0834  ( Whites Hill State School (former) ) ). In November 1957, Archbishop Duhig blessed the foundation stone for a new brick St Thomas the Apostle Catholic and then officially opened it in October 1958. This is the current church building. During

3843-598: Was relocated to the rear of the site and in 1958 Reverend Potter laid the foundation stone for the new brick church at the front of the site. The new church cost £18,500. Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, in 1978 the church became the Camp Hill Uniting Church. The site was sold in 2013 for $ 2,414,087. The church was demolished in 2016. St Thomas' Catholic School opened on 28 January 1929 when two Sisters of

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3906-523: Was replaced by a bus service when electric trams ceased operations in April 1969. As at 2016 Brisbane City Council's Route 204 still largely follows the former BCC Tram Route 06 along Old Cleveland Road, while Route 212 largely follows the former Belmont Tramway, although it travels to Carindale via Stanley Road rather than Old Cleveland Road. Although most of the tram tracks have been removed, one section of approximately 625 metres (2,051 ft) remains and

3969-508: Was sold in 2001 for $ 450,000. As at 2021, the church building is now used as a Buddhist centre. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints opened in 1956. Camp Hill State High School opened on 4 February 1957. It was on the northeast corner of Burn Street and Samuel Street ( 27°30′06″S 153°04′57″E  /  27.5016°S 153.0826°E  / -27.5016; 153.0826  ( Camp Hill State High School (former) ) ). Whites Hill State School opened on 8 June 1958. It

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