Milton, Queensland
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| Milton Brisbane, Queensland |
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 Suncorp Stadium a prominent landmark of Milton |
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| Population: | 1,564 (2004) [2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4064 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.2 km² | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Brisbane City Council, Toowong Ward[1] | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mount Coot-tha | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Brisbane | ||||||||||||
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Milton is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located approximately 2 kilometres west of Brisbane's central business district. The suburb is a mixture of light industry, warehouses, commercial offices, retail and single and multiple occupancy residences. The main roads are Milton Road, which runs beside the main western rail line and Coronation Drive (formerly River Road), which runs along the Brisbane River.
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[edit] Geography
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[edit] Attractions
Notable landmarks in Milton include the Castlemaine Perkins brewery, known for the "Fourex" (XXXX) range of beers, the Suncorp Stadium (formerly Lang Park), and the Park Road strip of trendy restaurants and cafés. The suburb also once was the site of Brisbane's major tennis courts where major international and national tournaments were held until the courts closed in the 1990s. As at 2006 a small ten-pin bowling alley is located at the Rosalie end of the suburb.
[edit] Transport
By Train, the Milton Railway Station is the first station on the Ipswich line west of Roma Street Station. It is served by commuter trains only.
[edit] History
Between 1900 and 1962 Milton was served by trams running along Milton Road from Toowong and Rainworth, with the latter branching off at Baroona Road. The services were withdrawn after the disastrous Paddington tram depot fire and replaced by buses. The suburb continues to be served by most western suburb bus routes operated by Brisbane Transport.
Between 1927 and 1969 the Brisbane City Council's tramway workshops were located at Boomerang Street, a site formerly used as a nightsoil dump. Trams accessed the workshops from Milton Road, under the railway line. After the closure of the tram system on 13 April 1969 the workshops continued to be used to service the City Council's bus fleet, until the workshop complex was shifted to Toowong in 1979. The workshops were then demolished and the site used as a successful "Park and Ride" car park, where commuters could park their cars at the edge of the CBD and continue their journey by bus. However in the late 1980s a change in City Council policy saw the site sold for office development.
On the other side of Boomerang street stood another notable Milton landmark, the Arnotts biscuit factory, which was demolished in the 1990s after Arnotts moved their Brisbane operations to Geebung.
The Brisbane City Council's trolley-bus depot and garage was located between Chippendale and Castlemaine Streets and operated between 1951 and 1969. The building remained until it was demolished to make way for the redevelopment of the Suncorp Stadium.
 Cook's Terrace, Coronation Drive |
