Eagle Farm, Queensland

Eagle Farm, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Eagle Farm
city = Brisbane
state = qld


caption =
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4009
pop =
area =
est =
propval =
stategov = Clayfield
fedgov = Lilley
dist1 = 9
location1= Brisbane
near-nw = Ascot
near-n = Brisbane Airport
near-ne = Pinkenba
near-w = Hamilton
near-e = Pinkenba
near-sw = Morningside
near-s = Murarrie
near-se = Murarrie

Eagle Farm is a largely industrial suburb of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, situated around six kilometres from the centre of the city. It is also located at the former site of Eagle Farm Airport, Brisbane's main airport until the opening of the current airport. Eagle Farm was also the site of the disused Eagle Farm railway station.

Eagle Farm first appeared as a name in 1839, identifying a cultivation area in convict era Brisbane. Presumably, the name was derived from the presence of Wedge-tailed Eagles in the area [http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/detail.php?id=43605] .

In the 1850s, displaced Aborigines from Bribie Island, the Redcliffe peninsula and Wide Bay set up camps in the Breakfast Creek/Eagle Farm area.

The locality of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm.

Eagle Farm Racecourse

The Eagle Farm racecourse is the home of the Queensland Turf Club (QTC) and is the main racecourse for thoroughbred gallopers in Brisbane.

ee also

* History of Brisbane

External links

* [http://www.qtc.org/ Queensland Turf Club]


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