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Eildon Hill Reserve is located in Windsor, an inner northern suburb approximately 3.5km from Brisbane’s central business district. More specifically, the reserve is accessed through Constitution Road, one of the many fairly steep and winding residential streets that make up the suburb of Windsor – Eildon Hill Reserve is literally the centre point of a string of houses, the majority of which are old Queenslanders. Windsor is no doubt a beautiful suburb, and is rich in both history and architecture. Source: windsorhistorical.org.au/eildon-hill-reserve/

It's time to check out some of Brisbane's lesser known lookouts, with equally stunning views! And this is where Eildon Hill Reserve comes in. Once you reach the top, you'll be rewarded with breathtaking views overlooking Brisbane City and the surrounding ranges to Cunningham's Gap, the Taylor Ranges, the D'Aguilar Ranges, and even the Glasshouse Mountains on clear days. On special occasions when fireworks are on the agenda in the City, Eildon Hill is a great viewing spot for those interested. This lookout is particularly renowned as a spot for sunsets - from here, you can rest assured knowing that you can take the perfect shot for your Instagram feed. Source: www.weekendnotes.com/eildon-hill-reserve/

Sitting in about 10 acres of land on the corner of Brook Street and Constitution Road was this landmark house. In June 1896 the house was sold to Victor Ratcliffe Edward Drury who took out a £1,500 mortgage. The Drurys were living nearby at Rockton. Drury was a solicitor and in 1892 he became a partner in the firm of Hart and Flower. Drury retired in 1899. At this time the house was named Drustan - a combination of the Drury and Stanley family names. In November 1900 the title was transferred to Barbara Jane Drury (nee Grahame) who mortgaged it for £5,000. Barbara, Victor’s aunt, was the widow of Edward Robert Drury who was the big boss at the Queensland National Bank. That Drury family had eight children - four boys and four girls. It was now that the house was called Rougham after the Drury family estate in Bury St Edmonds, England. At Rougham, the family kept horses, cows, poultry and angora goats. In June 1937, the house was offered for sale for removal and the following June the unsold allotments and the house site were re-subdivided into ten lots. These were sold as the Windsor Heights Estate. The corner block on Constitution Road sold for £280 whilst a large block with a small street frontage at the end of Rougham Street sold for £37. Source: windsorhistorical.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2018-...

Mulgumpin meaning ‘place of sandhills’ is the Aboriginal name for Moreton Island. Mulgumpin lies within the area referred to as Quandamooka, which is commonly defined as the region and indigenous people of Moreton Bay and its islands. The indigenous people of Quandamooka include the Ngugi (Moreton Island), and the Gorenpul and Nunukal clans (North Stradbroke Island). Their connection with the land and sea has a strong spiritual basis and some animals are strongly linked with traditions and customs. Archaeological sites on the island are important to the Ngugi descendants as a reflection of their heritage. Numerous cultural sites have been recorded over the island and include shell and bone scatters, large shell middens and a stone quarry. Captain Cook made the first recorded European sighting of Moreton Bay and Moreton Island in 1770, followed by Matthew Flinders in 1799. The northern end of Moreton Island became the main passage to Brisbane. In 1857, convicts built Queensland’s first lighthouse from local sandstone at Cape Moreton. These days the light is fully automated. A telegraph line was built in the 1890s to service the Cape Moreton lighthouse and link North Stradbroke Island, Kooringal and Bulwer with the lighthouse. In 1952 the line was abandoned, but relics of the old line are still visible along the Bulwer–North Point Road and the Telegraph Road. A further signal light was built at Cowan Cowan in 1874, followed by a lighthouse in 1899. As the Brisbane settlement grew, shipping activity increased, which led to many shipwrecks and much loss of life at sea. Graves of some of those who perished remain on the island today. Queensland’s only whaling station operated at Tangalooma from 1952 to 1962. Remains of the whaling station are now part of the Tangalooma Resort facilities. Source: www.mulgumpincamping.net.au/the-island/culture-history/

Beautiful spot, to experience the river city scinery.