Eagle Farm, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Eagle Farm Brisbane, Queensland
Eagle Farm Location in Queensland
Population	0 (2016 census)
• Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4009
Area	5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.5 km (5 mi) NE of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Hamilton Ward)
State electorate(s)	Clayfield
Federal Division(s)	Brisbane Lilley
Suburbs around Eagle Farm: Hendra Brisbane Airport Pinkenba Ascot Hamilton Eagle Farm Pinkenba Morningside Murarrie Murarrie

Eagle Farm is an eastern industrial suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Eagle Farm had a population of 0 people.

The neighbourhood of Whinstanes is located in Eagle Farm (27°26′00″S 153°05′00″E / 27.4333°S 153.0833°E / -27.4333; 153.0833 (Whinstanes)).

History

Eagle Farm first appeared as a name in 1839, identifying a cultivation area in convict era Brisbane. In 1829 Captain Patrick Logan, chose this well-watered, fertile site between the Brisbane River and Serpentine Creek to farm mostly maize, pigs and cattle. The origin of the name apparently arose from eagles being observed around the farm. By 1834 women prisoners were working as field labour at Eagle Farm. By 1836 forty female prisoners were housed there, washing and mending clothes, growing vegetables. The site remained a prison for twice convicted female felons until transportation ended in 1839. Conditions for the females at the prison were documented by the Quaker missionary Backhouse in 1836.

In the 1850s, Aborigines set up camps in the Breakfast Creek Eagle Farm area, including groups of the Bribie Island, Ningy-Ningy (Toorbul Point to Redcliffe) and Wide Bay Aborigines who were losing their traditional territory further north.

Allison Engine Testing Stands

Allison Engine Testing Stands, 2015

The Allison Engine testing stands site is part of Brisbane's TradeCoast Central at the old Brisbane airport site in the suburb of Eagle Farm, where new and rebuilt World War II Allison V-12 in-line liquid cooled aero engines were tested in the open air prior to fitting into reassembled WW2 aircraft, notably the P38-Lightning, Curtis Kittyhawk and Bell Airacobra. The masonry sections of the remains, being buildings and dividers between the engine testing bays, are largely intact. The engines were refurbished in the General Motors Holden (GMH) Breakfast Creek facility. Many of the workers in the GMH facility were women.

Heritage listings

Second World War Hangar No. 7, 2015

Eagle Farm has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• the Allison Engine Testing Stands
• the Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory Site
• the Second World War Hangar No. 7

Education

There are no schools in Eagle Farm. The nearest government primary school is in neighbouring Hamilton, while the nearest government secondary school is Aviation State High School in neighbouring Hendra.