Myrtletown, Queensland

Myrtletown is a former town and now industrial neighbourhood within the suburb of Pinkenba, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[7] Initially used only for fishing and gathering oysters, John Chapman established a farm in the area circa 1881.

By 1928 it had developed within a town centre surrounded by about 200 acres (81 ha) of farmland, with approximately 250 people living in the area.

[8] Many of the residents were descended from the early settler families of Chapman, Allnutt, Wenzel and Naumann.

[4] Brisbane's first sewerage treatment plant was officially opened at Luggage Point on 23 November 1923.

[4][14][15][16][17] Formerly a semi-rural residential area, the construction of the Brisbane Airport at nearby Cribb Island caused most residents to leave.