Dutton Park
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Dutton Park Brisbane, Queensland |
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Aerial view of Dutton Park
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 Dutton Park
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| Coordinates | 27°29′39″S 153°01′33″E / 27.494167°S 153.025833°ECoordinates: 27°29′39″S 153°01′33″E / 27.494167°S 153.025833°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,471 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,630/km2 (4,230/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4102 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 4 km (2 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) |
City of Brisbane, Dutton Park Ward |
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| State electorate(s) | South Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Griffith | ||||||||||||
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Dutton Park is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is predominantly residential, with some light industrial and commercial areas.
Development in the suburb was slow because of difficult terrain, and the fact that a large part of the area was surveyed for government reserves by H.C. Rawnsley in 1863.
The name Dutton comes from Charles Boydell Dutton, the Queensland Minister for Lands from 1883 to 1887, who created the recreation reserve in 1884. This became known as 'Dutton's Park', a name which was later applied to surrounding estates, a school (originally known as the "Jail School") and a railway station before becoming the name of the suburb. In 1884, the South Coast railway line was built, which included a station at Dutton Park. In 1886, the Dutton Park State School was opened.
On 2 July 1883 the Boggo Road Gaol opened, firstly serving as a holding place for prisoners who were to be transported to St Helena Island but by 1989 housed over 300 prisoners. In 1903 a separate structure was opened adjacent to the main prison to house the female prisoners. After a Queensland Government inquiry into the living conditions of the inmates the female section of the prison was closed in 1989 with the male section closing in 1992 and later being demolished in 1996.
Between 1901 and 1969 the suburb was served by electric trams. Tram services operated along Gladstone Road and Annerley Road, with a connecting line to the Ipswich Road tram depot along Cornwall Street. J.S. Badger, owner of the Brisbane Tramway Company, developed the Dutton Park recreation reserve in order to increase patronage on the trams. For several years from 1908, open-air movie and variety shows known as 'Continentals' were held at the park, and proved enormously popular, drawing up to 5,000 people a night.
Between 1912 and 1927 a tram depot was located in Lang Street (now Tamar Street).
Dutton Park has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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