21 December 2008
History of Bellbowrie
Lesley Jenkins recently published a historical snapshot of Bellbowrie as part of the BRISbites community history project.
Bellbowrie means "place of flowering gums" and was originally part of the the Turrbal and/or Jagera aboriginal lands which covered most of the Ipswich area before white settlement. Evidence of aboriginal occupation includes a 22M bora ring at the end of Riversleigh Road in Bellbowrie.
Originally part of Moggill township, the area was home to miners, timber cutters and farmers from about 1849 when the Williams mine was subdivided into 40 hectare farmlets after the coal seam ran out.
Modern Bellbowrie was developed by Booker Industries in the early 70s. They created 2000 building blocks on 265.5 hectares. It was one of the first "planned" communities in the west and was designed as a village with a rural atmosphere. It was officially "opened" on 15 November 1973.
Landmarks in the area include the Moggill Cemetery, which is the burial place of the first white settler in the area. A number of streets also carry the names of local pioneers including Gibson Crescent (T. Gibson), Hallett Close (Joseph and Ann Hallett) and Twine Place (Job and Ann Twine).
Bellbowrie means "place of flowering gums" and was originally part of the the Turrbal and/or Jagera aboriginal lands which covered most of the Ipswich area before white settlement. Evidence of aboriginal occupation includes a 22M bora ring at the end of Riversleigh Road in Bellbowrie.
Originally part of Moggill township, the area was home to miners, timber cutters and farmers from about 1849 when the Williams mine was subdivided into 40 hectare farmlets after the coal seam ran out.
Modern Bellbowrie was developed by Booker Industries in the early 70s. They created 2000 building blocks on 265.5 hectares. It was one of the first "planned" communities in the west and was designed as a village with a rural atmosphere. It was officially "opened" on 15 November 1973.
Landmarks in the area include the Moggill Cemetery, which is the burial place of the first white settler in the area. A number of streets also carry the names of local pioneers including Gibson Crescent (T. Gibson), Hallett Close (Joseph and Ann Hallett) and Twine Place (Job and Ann Twine).
About Bellbowrie
Bellbowrie is a satellite suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, located about 17 kilometres West of the CBD on Moggill Road, past Indooroopilly, Kenmore and Pinjarra Hills/Brookfield. It's a tranquil, leafy riverside community of about 10,000 people, surrounded mostly by rural acreage - although that's beginning to change.
Bellbowrie was established as a new, affordable residential family-oriented community in the 1970s. Stand-alone housing on quarter-acre (1000 Sq.M) blocks is the norm. According to Our Brisbane, over 60% of households in Bellbowrie are couples with children, while 33% are couples without children and 8% are single parent families.
Bellbowrie has its own shopping centre with a Coles supermarket, newsagency, computer store, fruit and vegetable store, hairdresser, chemist, gift shop and takeaway outlets including Pizza Hut. It also has a licensed sports club with a bistro and there are plans for a tavern. There are local sporting facilities including a football oval and swimming pool. There is a primary school at nearby Moggill and regular buses to Kenmore State High School.
Recently, Brisbane City Council upgraded Bellbowrie's bus service to a "Buz 444", which means buses to the city via Indooroopilly every 10 minutes at peak hour and every 20 minutes at other times. There's also a "Buz 443" service express from Chapel Hill to the city at peak hour.
Bellbowrie was established as a new, affordable residential family-oriented community in the 1970s. Stand-alone housing on quarter-acre (1000 Sq.M) blocks is the norm. According to Our Brisbane, over 60% of households in Bellbowrie are couples with children, while 33% are couples without children and 8% are single parent families.
Bellbowrie has its own shopping centre with a Coles supermarket, newsagency, computer store, fruit and vegetable store, hairdresser, chemist, gift shop and takeaway outlets including Pizza Hut. It also has a licensed sports club with a bistro and there are plans for a tavern. There are local sporting facilities including a football oval and swimming pool. There is a primary school at nearby Moggill and regular buses to Kenmore State High School.
Recently, Brisbane City Council upgraded Bellbowrie's bus service to a "Buz 444", which means buses to the city via Indooroopilly every 10 minutes at peak hour and every 20 minutes at other times. There's also a "Buz 443" service express from Chapel Hill to the city at peak hour.
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I have created this blog as a way to keep people up to date with what's happening in the Bellbowrie area. I hope others will also help to keep it up to date by posting comments and suggestions.
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