Zillmere, Queensland
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Zillmere is a suburb
14 km north of the Brisbane central business district
in Queensland
, Australia
.
With European settlement, the area came to be known as Zillman's Waterholes, named after Johann Leopold Zillmann
(1813–1892), a pioneering Lutheran missionary who served at the mission station nearby at Nundah
. In January 1872, the Brisbane Courier described Zillman's Waterholes as being situated between Cabbage Tree Creek and Downfall Creek. It was settled with twenty-seven small farmers residing on the land. At the time there were "two chapels, a brickyard and pottery". The settlers grew pineapples, pigs and other small crops. After the North Coast Railway Line
was extended to Petrie
in 1888, the railway station servicing the area was named Zillmere. By the time the first housing estate was marketed in 1897, the area was also being called Zillmere. A slaughterhouse and curing works was established in 1898 by J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd to slaughter and process pigs from regional farms.
During the 1950s, the Housing Commission reclaimed farmland to construct prefabricated houses imported from France
. This established Zillmere as a suburban centre. Migrant barracks near Church Road were used to resettle post-war european immigrants until they were destroyed by fire in the mid 1950's.
Today Zillmere is approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial . In recent years parts of its shopping district have been updated as part of the Brisbane City Council's urban renewal project.
, newsagent
, 7/11
, Domino's Pizza
, pharmacy
, florist, bakery
, barber
, tailor
, bicycle shop, service station
and veterinary surgery
.
Educational institutions located in Zillmere are:
(a) Government schools -
Churches located in Zillmere are:
A council library, health facilities and public transport options are located in Zillmere.
football club and Zillmere Eagles
Australian Football Club
.
Zillmere hosts the Zillmere Multicultural Festival (known as Zillfest). This is an annual event showcasing performing arts, crafts, delicacies and traditions of local cultural groups. There is a program of performers demonstrating traditional dances and an 'open mike' session for local talent.
Suburb
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14 km north of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
in Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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.
History
The Turrbal Aborigines occupied the region north of Brisbane River, including the area covered by Zillmere.With European settlement, the area came to be known as Zillman's Waterholes, named after Johann Leopold Zillmann
Johann Leopold Zillmann
Johann Leopold Zillmann was a German missionary to Australia. Born in Neu-Ulm, Prussia, and a blacksmith by trade, he joined Carl Wilhelm Schmidt and Christopher Eipper at the Zion Hill Mission in what is now the Brisbane suburb of Nundah...
(1813–1892), a pioneering Lutheran missionary who served at the mission station nearby at Nundah
Nundah, Queensland
Nundah is an inner suburb in the city of Brisbane, Australia, located approximately 8 kilometers north-east of the Brisbane central business district, in the local government area of the City of Brisbane....
. In January 1872, the Brisbane Courier described Zillman's Waterholes as being situated between Cabbage Tree Creek and Downfall Creek. It was settled with twenty-seven small farmers residing on the land. At the time there were "two chapels, a brickyard and pottery". The settlers grew pineapples, pigs and other small crops. After the North Coast Railway Line
North Coast railway line, Queensland
The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. It runs from Brisbane, along the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton...
was extended to Petrie
Petrie, Queensland
Petrie is a suburb north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Moreton Bay Region. It is located in the North Pine River section of its local council 24 kilometres north of Brisbane City....
in 1888, the railway station servicing the area was named Zillmere. By the time the first housing estate was marketed in 1897, the area was also being called Zillmere. A slaughterhouse and curing works was established in 1898 by J.C. Hutton Pty Ltd to slaughter and process pigs from regional farms.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. This established Zillmere as a suburban centre. Migrant barracks near Church Road were used to resettle post-war european immigrants until they were destroyed by fire in the mid 1950's.
Today Zillmere is approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial . In recent years parts of its shopping district have been updated as part of the Brisbane City Council's urban renewal project.
Amenities
Zillmere has a busy local shopping centre on the east side of the railway line adjacent to the railway station. The centre includes a Superpharm IGAIGA (Australian supermarket group)
Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...
, newsagent
Newsagent
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, 7/11
7-Eleven
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, Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza Enterprises
Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza chain in Australia, and second largest in New Zealand. Domino's runs a number of stores across Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. Approximately 70% of Domino's Australian stores are franchised, whilst the remaining are owned and run by...
, pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
, florist, bakery
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
, barber
Barber
A barber is someone whose occupation is to cut any type of hair, and to shave or trim the beards of men. The place of work of a barber is generally called a barbershop....
, tailor
Tailor
A tailor is a person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.Although the term dates to the thirteenth century, tailor took on its modern sense in the late eighteenth century, and now refers to makers of men's and women's suits, coats, trousers,...
, bicycle shop, service station
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
and veterinary surgery
Veterinary surgery
Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarians. Advanced surgical procedures such as joint replacement , fracture repair, ACL treatment, oncologic surgery, herniated disc treatment, complicated gastrointestinal or urogenital procedures, kidney transplant, skin grafts,...
.
Educational institutions located in Zillmere are:
(a) Government schools -
- Zillmere State School - Located on Murphy Road.
- St Flannan's Parish Catholic School
Churches located in Zillmere are:
- Anglican.
- Assemblies of God.
- Catholic.
- Christadelphian.
- Churches of Christ - The first Churches of Christ in Queensland was established at Zillman's Waterholes in 1882.
- Christ Ministries International Church CMIC.
A council library, health facilities and public transport options are located in Zillmere.
Sport and culture
Zillmere includes North StarNorth Star FC
North Star are a football club that play in Zillmere, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They currently play in Brisbane Premier Division 1 after relegation in 2009. The club has strong ties to Queensland State League team Brisbane Strikers, making their very presence in the Brisbane Premier...
football club and Zillmere Eagles
Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club
Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football clubs which once competed in the AFL Queensland State League competition. The club is based in the suburb of Zillmere in the northern suburbs of Brisbane...
Australian Football Club
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
.
Zillmere hosts the Zillmere Multicultural Festival (known as Zillfest). This is an annual event showcasing performing arts, crafts, delicacies and traditions of local cultural groups. There is a program of performers demonstrating traditional dances and an 'open mike' session for local talent.
Further reading
- Geebong Story - Being the history of Geebung and including the Zillman's Waterholes, Sandgate, Downfall Creek, Deadman's Gully, Cabbage Tree Creek, Happy Valley and Virginia from early settlement to the end of World War I. by Kath Ballard, Geebung Qld 1995.
- Geebung Story: The Next Fifty Years - Being the history of Geebung (with other name for three years) and surrounding north side suburbs including Nundah, Albion, Zillmere, Virginia, Chermside and Sandgate. Embracing Brisbane to the Pine River and beyond and to the bayside areas with an enormous amount of WW2 years of both Australian and American, including a previously unrecorded Chermside Camp map with story and photographs. Every page with names, names, names. by Kath Ballard, Geebunf Qld 1998.