Stage Number: MBSH.02.09.07
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: Archerfield-Acacia Ridge
Epoch: Early 19th Century
Street Address: Off Learoyd and Paradise Roads, Acacia Ridge
Latitude & Longitude: -27.59758333,153.02880556
Time Link: 1823
Map Link: 1891
Image Time Point: 1891
Aboriginal Camp close to the former Rose and Crown Hotel (Mawson Road area) and the lagoons of this area. In the 1870s, locals complained about the Camp, and the police drove the occupants away at times, most notably in 1876. In 1875 Aboriginal elder Bill was nursed at the hotel here but died.
Ray Kerkhove, 2015, Aboriginal Campsites of Greater Brisbane (Salisbury: Boolarong), 185.
QSA. QSA Series 1748 Moreton District, County of Stanley Maps – A1 Series. 1 mile to the inch. Queensland Census Districts. 1 mile to the inch. Government Engraving Office, Brisbane. 620650
