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 Location - Beenleigh
Beenleigh is the most northern town in the Gold Coast. It is located in a pocket of land between the Albert and Logan Rivers. Just 25 minutes drive to Surfers Paradise and 25 minutes drive to Brisbane. |
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About Beenleigh
Beenleigh is 34km south of Brisbane and is strategically placed in the Brisbane Gold Coast Growth corridor. Beenleigh has recently become part of the Logan City Council as part of the state wide initiative undertaken by the Queensland State Government to reform local council boundaries.
The booming Yatala Enterprise Area is just 5 minutes south of Beenleigh and is home to many large companies providing for thousands of jobs.
Beenleigh is also home to many government Departments including Centrelink, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Motor Transport and the Courthouse. Council facilities such as the Library, local swimming pool and tennis courts also make up part of the town's recreational facilities. There are both public primary and high schools in the town as well established nongovernmental schools.
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 History - Beenleigh
When Europeans first settled here, news of their arrival quickly spread, no doubt, among the local aboriginal people the Yugambeh. The rivers were an important food and transport resource for both the aboriginal people and European settlers. In the 1860s, the area was referred to as the Logan & Albert District.
Around 1864, brother-in-laws, Francis Gooding and John Davy established their Beenleigh sugar plantation near the northern bank of the Albert River.
A town develops: In 1868, a Mr Savage opened a general store at the crossroads of five roads leading to the Logan and Albert Rivers, Cedar Creek and farther south to the Nerang District. By 1869, Michael Tansey opened the first hotel the ‘Planter's Rest ‘near Savage's General Store. The hotel became a convenient stopping place for passing coaches and travellers. Prior to the hotel's opening, the nearest pub for thirsty travellers was at Eight Mile Plains, south of Brisbane. This ‘halfway between destinations' attribute shaped the character and businesses of Beenleigh.
As horse and coach traffic increased, the settlement acquired the services of a hotel and blacksmith and was referred to in the Brisbane newspapers as the township of Beenleigh. A government land survey of Beenleigh town-ship was completed in 1870, and a school opened in the following year as well as a court house.
This courthouse is still used today. |
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 Location - Jacobs Well
Jacobs Well is approximately a 10 minute drive off the Pacific Highway at Yatala/Ormeau through scenic countryside with endless fields of sugar cane. |
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 About Jacobs Well
Jacobs Well looks out over the southern end of Moreton Bay and the Broadwater. Fishing and boating enthusiasts regularly take advantage of this prime location to indulge in these activities amongst the myriad of islands close by, where abundant fish varieties exist all year round.
You're guaranteed to enjoy the peaceful lifestyle at Jacobs Well and when you want a change of pace, the Gold Coast is just a half hour drive away and theres also easy access to theme parks, rail transport and shopping centres. |
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 History - Jacobs Well
There are a number of different theories about the origins of the name Jacobs Well.
1. The area was possibly named after the 'Jacobs Well' in the Bible, so called after Jacob, son of Isaac in the Bible. Book of Genesis: Chapter 29: Verses 1, 2 and 10. Oliver Riesenweber, a descendant of pioneer settlers, believed that British settlers named the well in the early 1880s after the Bible reference.
2. It was named after the eldest son of Johann Gottlieb Gross, a pioneer and early settler of Pimpama Island in the early 1860s. His son found a well whilst hunting and fishing with friends and the well was named after him. This account of the naming of Jacobs Well was signed by B.E. Mondientz and was presented to the Albert Shire Council in July 1971.
3. In April 1872 a visitor to the area wrote that the well was a round waterhole surrounded by ferns. The place name Jacobs Well was widely in use by this time. (Queenslander 20/3/1873)
Pictured Right: View of the main road near Huth's General Store, Jacobs Well, 1960s. The camping reserve is pictured on the left. The road led down to the Jacobs Well jetty. |
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