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THE PAINT FACTORY, 115 HYDE ROAD, YERONGA
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Site location
Paddington
Brisbane
CBD
115 HYDE ROAD, YERONGA
Surrounded by underutilised buildings and light industrial
precincts, The Paint Factory is located six kilometres from
Brisbane’s CBD. It is bordered by parks to the north, light
industry on two sides and residential to the south, across
Hyde Road.
Southbank
Highgate Hill
Just under 500 metres away, the Brisbane River snakes past,
providing access to walking tracks, bike baths and direct access
to the University of Queensland. Yeronga train station is a
15-minute walk away, and a state transit bus on Hyde Road
connects the precinct to the city and shopping centres.
The University
of Queensland
Dutton Park
St Lucia
With its abundance of jacarandas, Yeronga is a charming
riverside pocket of the city, but somewhat lacking in
contemporary amenity. Positioned on the western side of Ipswich
Road and the railway line, The Paint Factory’s proximity to
Eleanor Schonell Green Bridge means it is easily accessible
from University of Queensland and the St Lucia peninsula.
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Gabba
Stadium
West End
The Paint Factory
Yeronga
Annerley
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History of the site
FIRST PEOPLES
EARLY EUROPEAN SETTLERS
The human history of Yeronga started with the arrival of
the Indigenous people in the area about 50,000 years ago.
Historians believe that, at the time the British penal colony
was established in 1824, the southern part of the now Brisbane
area was occupied by the Yuggera people and that the
Yerongpan clan lived in the lands around the now Oxley,
Norman and Bulimba creeks.
Richly fertile, Yeronga was utilised by the Europeans for
tree felling and pastures were soon created for sheep that
were imported to provide food rations for the colonial soldiers.
By the 1860s Yeronga had become a busy farming area and
at the beginning of the 20th century it was the site for some
of the earliest sugar crops. By the late 1800s, early 1900s,
land in and around Yeronga was subdivided. Early examples
include Yerong Station Estate and Lathorn Estate.
The name Yeronga is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal
words, ‘Yarun’ and ‘ba’ describing a ‘sandy place’. This section
of the river is thought to have been a prime hunting area with
meat and fish in abundance. With over 150 different seasonal
food sources the local population was considered to be very
well nourished prior to the arrival of the colonists. It was for
this reason that this southern part of the Brisbane colony area
was described by the Europeans in 1825 as a ‘veritable Garden
of Eden’.
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Yeronga is also known for a cluster of streets bearing names
beginning with the letter ‘O’. Originally part of the Williams’
estate, these streets are named after Orient Line ships.
The Orient Line held the head contract for the mail service
and eventually acquired the entire Australasian United
Steam Navigation Company in 1914.