Stage Number: MBSH.02.06.10
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: Rocklea-Yeerongpilly-Moorooka
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Street Address: 27 Hawtree St, Moorooka
Latitude & Longitude: -27.53805556,153.019
Time Link: 1919
Map Link: 1920
Image Time Point: 1920
The church opened in 1919 to serve the growing Catholic congregation in this semi-rural area. The extension of the Moorooka tram line prompted the growth of further housing estates so a Catholic primary school were added to this sitein 1932 and the presbytery was completed by 1935. The school was part of Archbishop Duhig’s plan to ensure Catholic facilities kept pace with Brisbane’s expanding interwar suburbs.
Brisbane City Council, Heritage Register Summary, http://bit.ly/2llrscH
QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 20 chains to the inch. Brisbane and suburbs street and road map showing railway lines and tramway routes, with radial lines at one mile intervals from the GPO. 20 chains to the inch. 634570
