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Experts are divided regarding the Aboriginal meaning of the name, preferring either 'whirling waters' (woolloon and capemm) or 'fight talk place' (woolloon and gabba).^[3] The locals refer to it as The Gabba. ^[4]

Geography

Coordinates: 27°29′04″S 153°01′48″E / -27.484365, 153.030024 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Attractions

The suburb is home to the Brisbane Cricket Ground (known as "The Gabba") and the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Woolloongabba is being developed with new apartment buildings due to its proximity to the city, river and South Bank Parklands. The Brisbane Cricket Ground is a major sports stadium in the Queensland capital of Brisbane. ... The Princess Alexandra Hospital, or P.A. Hospital, is located on Ipswich Road in Woollongabba, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... South Bank entrance to the South Bank Parklands near the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (photo taken during 2005) South Bank Parklands, opened to the public on 20 June 1992, is an area of parkland created on the site of Expo 88, which was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...

Transport

Park Road railway station and Mater Hill and Woollongabba Busway Station provide access to public transport. The Pacific Motorway cuts through it. Park Road Station is a railway station in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... The Mater Hill Busway Station, at South Bank, is part of the South-East Busway serviced by TransLink bus routes. ... The Woolloongabba Busway Station, at Woolloongabba, is part of the South-East Busway serviced by TransLink bus routes. ... The Pacific Motorway is a 102 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Coolangatta. ...

History

The Pacific Motorway in Woolloongabba

The suburb has a significant transport history. Between 1884 and 1969 the main railway locomotive depot for lines south of 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1588x1134, 175 KB) Summary Looking south towards Mount Gravatt from Hawthorne Road overpass on the 28 March 2006. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1588x1134, 175 KB) Summary Looking south towards Mount Gravatt from Hawthorne Road overpass on the 28 March 2006. ... The Pacific Motorway is a 102 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Coolangatta. ... Great Western Railway No. ... A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ... The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ... Logan Road (SR95/SR30) is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland. ... Ipswich Road is one Brisbanes main roads connecting Brisbane to the nearby city of Ipswich. ... Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ...

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 Gabba Fiveways (the intersection of Stanley St, Main St, Logan Rd and Ipswich Rd) 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. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Å koda 14 Tr trolleybus in Vilnius, Lithuania. ... A railroad switch is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one set of rail tracks (or tramway tracks) to another. ... A traditional signal box A signal box or signal cabin (interlocking tower in US) is a building from which railway signals and points are controlled. ...

From 1927 until 1969 the largest of the Brisbane City Council's tram depots was on Ipswich Road, opposite the Princess Alexandria Hospital. It was also used by the council's buses. Image:Brisbane flag. ... A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ...

References

1. ^ ABS Statistics
2. ^ REIQ (2005)
3. ^ Our Brisbane History
4. ^ Ibid.

Sources

1. Clark, H. and Keenan D6, "Brisbane Tramways - The Last Decade", Transit Press, 1977 (Reprinted 1985). ISBN 0-909338-01-9
2. Cole J., "Shaping a City: Greater Brisbane 1925-1985", Brisbane 1984
3. Deskins R., Hyde P. and Struble C., "Slow at Frog - A Short History of the Brisbane Trolleybus System", Brisbane Tramway Museum Society, 2006. ISBN 0-9597322-2-5
4. Kerr J. and Armstrong J., "Destination South Brisbane", Australian Railway Historical Society, second edition 1984. ISBN 0-909937-09-5