Albion

History

The name Breakfast Creek comes from Breakfast Point, which was a rocky point of the downstream side of the creek and was named by explorer John Oxley during his 1823 exploration of the Brisbane River. In 1860 John Petrie opened a quarry at Albion. It occupied a site that today would be in the vicinity of Comus Avenue, loosely bounded by Crosby Road to the south, Morgan Street to the east, Tower Street to the north, and Lapraik Street to the west (). was built on the Higgs Street for the local community in 1885-86. On 17 May 1890 the Breakfast Creek Hotel opened. The French Renaissance style hotel has remained a prominent landmark to this day, despite going under water in floods in 1893, 1898, 1974, 2011 and 2022. Breakfast Creek Sportsground was officially opened on Saturday 31 August 1899. Proprietors Michael Gannon and Andrew Lang Petrie drained a swamp to create a major recreational facilities, occupying of a site. The facilities included a racetrack, trotting track, bicycle track, fields for various sports such as cricket, football, tennis and lacrosse, a skating rink, and a lake for model boats. There were grandstands and a ballroom and concert hall with supper rooms and refreshment areas with 100 electric lights. There was a "switchback railway" (a roller-coaster) with four falls. The Sportsground is now the Albion Park Paceway. It was on the western side of Agnew Street (). Following the closure of the school, the Fortitude Valley Opportunity School relocated into the buildings, becoming Newstead Opportunity School. Later it was renamed Newstead Special School (). It closed in 1996. On 27 September 1880, eight blocks of land of "Corunna Estate" were advertised for auction by John Cameron. In 1883, a Baptist church opened in Albion. In December 1884,…

Geography

Albion is bounded by Wooloowin in the north, Ascot in the east, Newstead in the south, and Windsor to the west, with Breakfast Creek defining the suburb border in its south and south-west. Sandgate Road, a major road on the north side of Brisbane, runs through the middle of the suburb. A variety of housing styles, from former workers' cottages through to modern brick homes and unit blocks, can be found in Albion. Breakfast Creek is a neighbourhood within the west of the suburb ().

Most-observed species

• Australian Bustard

  Ardeotis australis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves
  2
• brolga

  Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810) · Aves
  2
• Emu

  Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  2
• Australiodillo bifrons (Budde-Lund, 1885)

  Australiodillo bifrons (Budde-Lund, 1885) · Malacostraca
  1
• Budgerigar

  Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  1
• Whistling Kite

  Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  1
• Square-tailed Kite

  Lophoictinia isura (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  1
• Australian Pratincole

  Stiltia isabella (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
  1