Jollys Lookout, Queensland

Jollys Lookout
Queensland

View from Jollys Lookout in the Mount Nebo area, ~1935
Jollys Lookout
Coordinates 27°24′37″S 152°49′37″E / 27.41028°S 152.82694°E / -27.41028; 152.82694Coordinates: 27°24′37″S 152°49′37″E / 27.41028°S 152.82694°E / -27.41028; 152.82694
Postcode(s) 4520
LGA(s) Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s) Ferny Grove
Federal Division(s) Ryan
Suburbs around Jollys Lookout:
Highvale Wights Mountain
Camp Mountain		 Camp Mountain
Highvale Jollys Lookout Enoggera Reservoir
Enoggera Reservoir Enoggera Reservoir Enoggera Reservoir

Jollys Lookout is a locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is located along Mount Nebo Road between The Gap in Brisbane and Mount Nebo.

History

It is named after the popular lookout of the same name, which was named after Brisbane mayor, William Jolly, who visited the lookout about 1927.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jollys Lookout (entry 45501)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "JOLLY'S LOOKOUT.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 17 November 1932. p. 16. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "THE HIGHLANDS.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 13 September 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 13 March 2014.


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