Lytton, Queensland
| Lytton Brisbane City Council, Queensland |
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| Population | 17 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4178 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Brisbane GPO | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Lytton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Lytton is an outer suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is 13 km north-east of the CBD as the bird flies. Travel by the railway or road is considerably longer.[1]
Although Lytton was once a town, and most likely named after Edward Bulwer Lytton (1803–73) who was the Colonial Secretary of State in 1858-59.[1] It is now primarily commercial and industrial. It shares the same postcode as the Port of Brisbane.
A pilot station and a village were established at Lytton in 1859. It would be two years before a road was surveyed from Norman Creek. A telegraph line was run from Brisbane to Lytton in 1862. During the years 1876-1908 a local post office was open.[1]
Due to Lytton location on the south-east bank of the Brisbane River at its seaward end Fort Lytton was built in the 1881 to guard the mouth of the Brisbane River. The fort had a moat and was an pentagonal structure concealed behind an embankment. It was fortified with two six inch disappearing guns, also in 1881 a rifle range was added.[1]
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1943-11-11. Gun drill at Lytton. Left to right H. G. Brigg, A. T. Llewellan, B. F. Williams.
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Rope works on Lytton road.
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Lord Chelmsford inspecting the Light Horse camp at Lytton, April 1908
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Queensland places
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Coordinates: 27°25′S 153°10′E / 27.417°S 153.167°E
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