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Newstead Park is a significant historic park in the Brisbane suburb of Newstead. The park is located at the mouth of Breakfast Creek. In May each year, the park is host to the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea. A playspace featuring an "Alice Through the Looking Glass" theme is located in the park. The land originally formed a part of the land purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 on which he built Newstead House. Source: www.visitbrisbane.com.au/brisbane/things-to-do/nature-and...

Newstead Park is a significant historical park. There are a number of educational plaques about the history and botanical features of the area called Brisbane Blooms. On one side is a monument called Lyndon B Johnson Place, while on the other side is a monument commemorating the John Oxley landing in December 1823. There are other military statues, including a Royal Australian Navy memorial. There is a prominent statue, that is a war memorial which was opened by U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson. Concerts are sometimes held in the house and grounds, including the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea in May each year. ewstead Park was originally ‘part of a government farm’ as part of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement. It was then bought by pastoralist Patrick Leslie in 1845, but sold two years later to his brother-in-law, Captain John Wickham. It was the government residence until 1895 when Queensland became a colony. In 1915, Brisbane City Council “knowing that the people appreciated the city parks, stepped in and acquired the whole of the property for the use of the people of Brisbane.” The land was purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 where he built Newstead House. It was designed by Harry Moore. There is also an old substation building and electric tide recorder, which you might find interesting. Newstead Park is located on Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead, Brisbane QLD 4006. newsteadhouse.com.au/

As well as its proximity to the sea its many charms include its colorful flower beds, little bridges leading to Bandstand Park on the other side of a tiny gully, and the vast lawn expanses made for ballgames. Source: www.mustdobrisbane.com/kids-outdoors-kids-parks/george-cl...

Each year, the Brisbane City Council sponsors a classic jazz festival dedicated to dads and the whole family to celebrate Father’s Day. This year, the Wynnum Manly Jazz Festival is happening on Sunday, the 3rd of September, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If your dad has an ear for Jazz music, bring him and the whole family to the Bandstand Park, below Gordon Parade, in Wynnum this Father’s Day. Entry is FREE. Source: wynnumtoday.com.au/tag/bandstand-park/

Prince Edward visited Warwick for about an hour, on Monday 26 July 1920. He arrived at Warwick by train at 3 pm and was greeted by the Mayor, Alderman R. E. Gillam. A band played the National Anthem and the Prince was escorted through the main entrance of the railway station to where returned soldiers were drawn up in files. He passed here and there through the ranks, shook hands with one or two of the men, and chatted for an instant before passing onto another. He then stepped into the waiting car and was driven down Grafton Street to the cheering of the people. The car took him to the Rotunda in Leslie Park where the Prince received a gift of painted views of Warwick. The Prince was then driven back to the railway station. The train moved off to the accompaniment of ringing cheers, with the Prince standing on the platform at the rear of the rail car. (Information taken from The Warwick Daily News, 27 July 1920, p. 5.)