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Welcome to Your Suburb, East Brisbane 4169

East Brisbane in an inner city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Situated on the south side of the Brisbane River, 3 kilometres East of the Central Business District, it is bounded by the Brisbane River, Norman Creek and Wellington Road.

It is an area rich in history dating back to the early settlement days of Brisbane. First surveyed in 1850. Reverend Thomas Mowbray purchased land in 1851 along the riverfront which subsequently developed into the area known as Mowbraytown. Immigrating to Moreton Bay Penal Settlement in 1847 Rev Mowbray became known as the father of Presbyterianism after opening the first Presbyterian Church in Grey Street, South Brisbane. His name is still remembered in the naming of Mowbray Terrace and Mowbray Park.

Mowbray Park is the site of the earliest World War I Memorial in Brisbane, built in 1916-17 and dedicated to all soldiers, sailors and nurses. Other landmarks in East Brisbane include the heritage-listed East Brisbane State School and the former Classic Cinema in Stanley Street, which operated in the 1930's and 40's and today lives on as a martial arts centre.

Predominantly residential because of it closeness to the city, there is a strip of commercial and light industrial along Wellington Road and Stanley Street. The eastern side of the suburb is dominated by the Anglican Church Grammar School on the banks of Norman Creek.

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