Stage Number: MBSH.02.10.29
Group: Southern
Local Study Area: Banoon-Sunnybank (formerly pilot)
Epoch: Late 20th Century
Street Address: Station Road, Sunnybank
Latitude & Longitude: -27.57325,153.05541667
Time Link: 1950
Map Link: 1951
Image Time Point: 1951
The Oasis Tourist Gardens originally opened as a local attraction in 1938. The Oasis Tourist Gardens was among Queensland’s first premier amusement parks. Until its closure in 1989, The Oasis attracted national and international attention for its world-class gardens and reception lounge.
Sunnybank: paddocks to pavements, Sunnybank State High School P& C Association, 1985, pp. 88-90; Oasis Swimming Pool & Gardens’ Jacaranda Tree. Brisbane City Council Heritage Register; Cohen, Kay. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas 1860-1960. Volume 1. RHSQ. 2014. page 291
The Oasis Tourist Gardens, Station Road, Sunnybank, 1955. Lost Brisbane. Volume 1. RHSQ. 2014. page 291
Qimagery. Greater Brisbane Area 1951. Scale: 1:16,000.
