Download coordinates as: Hamilton is an affluent riverside mixed-use suburb in the north-east of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
[5] Historically Kingsford Smith Drive divided the suburb into a hilly residential area to the north and west of the road and a flat industrial area to the south and east which featured wharves used for the transport of goods (and for a time Brisbane's main port facility).
However, the need to accommodate larger vessels has led to the relocation of wharves to the current Port of Brisbane at the mouth of the river and the rising value of riverfront land for residential purposes has led to an urban redevelopment plan called Hamilton Northshore, in which industrial sites will gradually be replaced by residential development and associated services.
A map advertising the auction shows the estate had frontage on the Brisbane River and contains a locality sketch.
A map advertising the auction states the estate held "magnificent sites, commanding views of the city and Brisbane River".
It was remodelled a number of times over the years, including the 1971 addition of the pipe organ from the former Congregational Church in Baroona Road, Milton.
[22][23][24] Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation block of St Cecilia's Catholic Church on Sunday 14 December 1913.
[26] On Sunday 1 October 1916, Archbishop Duhig laid the foundation stone for St Cecilia's Convent School.
[30] During World War II an accident occurred involving a Corsair fighter plane at Naval Base Hamilton.
It had been unloaded from a ship in the river, had its wings folded up and was being towed along Kingsford Smith Drive by a truck when it snagged the tramway overhead and brought them down.
[32][33][34] Archbishop Duhig officially opened the school on Sunday 25 January 1948 with an initial enrolment of 40 days.
Its closure on 20 December 2006 due to the sale of the property was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall.
[39] A concept master plan for Northshore Hamilton was released by Premier Anna Bligh in September 2008.
[64] There are a number of parks, including: CityCat stops are Bretts Wharf and, since October 2011,[66] Northshore Hamilton.