Lota, Queensland
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| Lota City of Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,980 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4179 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 17 km (11 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Lytton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Lota is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 17 km east of the CBD.
Most of the land of Lota was originally owned by William Duckett White, who settled in 1862. The suburb is named after Duckett White's house 'Lota House', which was named after the family home of his wife, Jane, on Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland.[1]
[edit] Transport
Lota railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Cleveland.
[edit] References
- ^ Myrtle Beitz (2005) Mangroves to Moorings Revisited: A History of the Wynnum, Manly and Lota District
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 27°28′S 153°11′E / 27.467°S 153.183°E
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