Archerfield, Queensland
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| Archerfield Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 580 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4108 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 11 km (7 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Sunnybank | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Moreton | ||||||||||||
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Archerfield is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Archerfield is a sparsely populated suburb, with most of the land being occupied by Archerfield Airport.
[edit] Airport
Main article: Archerfield Airport
Archerfield Airport originally served as the major airport for Brisbane. The old civil terminal is still in existence on the eastern side of the airfield. During World War 2 the airfield served as a base for military flying operations in support of the war in the Pacific.
On August 8, 1995 as southern Queensland experienced a severe cold snap, a temperature of 0 degrees was recording in Archerfield.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Archerfield (Brisbane City) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC31023&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Jack Frost makes his icy presence felt. p.3. The Courier Mai. 9 August 1995.
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Coordinates: 27°34′6″S 153°1′27″E / 27.56833°S 153.02417°E
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