Robinson's Paddock, Banyo, 1928 (Map of the Week)

State Library of Queensland has an extensive collection of historical maps of Queensland, some of which have been digitised and can be viewed online.

Robinson's Paddock, Banyo, 1928. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

This real estate map from 1928 advertises 81 allotments of land for sale at Robinson's Paddock in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo. The allotments were situated along Red Hill Road, Walton Street, Bungunya Street, St Vincents Road and Edward Street (now Langton Street).

Prior to the sale extensive publicity was published in Brisbane newspapers.

Advertisement for Robinsn's Paddock, Banyo. Published in the Brisbane Courier, September 1, 1928

"Situated Within a Few Minutes of the Banyo Railway Station - Water and Electric Light - Schools, Churches, and Stores - Having Lovely Views Looking Over the City - Winderfully High - Within a Few Miles of the Sea Beaches, Including Sandgate, Nudgee Beach, and Cribb Island." (Brisbane Courier, September 1, 1928).

A higher resolution image of this map can be viewed through our One Search catalogue.

Prints of this map are also available through the Library Shop.

You can browse a compendium of our previous maps of the week on our blog.

Myles Sinnamon – Project Coordinator, State Library of Queensland