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Latitude
-27.39611111111111
Longitude
153.10666666666665
State
QLD
Feature Term
suburb

Description

Alternative Name: --; Location: 153°06'24" E, 27°23'46" S; QLD Comments: Eagle Farm appears as a name in 1839identifying a cultivation area in the convict period where female convicts were housed to work on the farm. Presumably the name was derived from the presence of wedge tailed eagles in the area. Named and bounded by Minister for Survey 11 August 1975. Boundaries altered by Governor in Council 4 October 1986. Boundaries altered by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines8 October 2004. ; Approved; Current

Sources

ID
a2df21
Source
ANPS Research 1. Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927; Type: Book; Author: Frew, Joan; Publisher: Self published; Place: Brisbane; Status: Secondary; ANPS Source ID: 116; 2. Brisbane History Group Papers: Brisbane Local, Oral and Placename History; Type: Ms; Author: Brisbane History Group; ANPS Library: N; Status: Secondary; ANPS Source ID: 393;