McElwain Building

Places of Interest Nearby

Kurilpa Library

Library

Photo: Chrismo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kurilpa Library is a heritage-listed library at 178 Boundary Street, West End, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1929 and added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2007. Kurilpa Library is situated 1½ km north of McElwain Building.

Boggo Road Gaol

Museum

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H.M. Prison Brisbane, commonly known as Boggo Road Gaol, was Queensland's main prison from the 1880s to the 1980s. By the time it closed, it had become notorious for poor conditions and rioting. Boggo Road Gaol is situated 1¼ km east of McElwain Building.

HMAS Diamantina

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

HMAS Diamantina, named after the Diamantina River in Queensland, is a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy. Constructed in the mid-1940s, Diamantina was active from 1945 until 1946, was placed in reserve, then was recommissioned as a survey ship from 1959 until 1980. HMAS Diamantina is situated 2 km northeast of McElwain Building.

Places in the Area

West End

Suburb

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West End is an inner southern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, West End had a population of 14,730 people. The Aboriginal name for the area is Kurilpa, which means place of the water rat.

Clarence Corner

Neighborhood

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Clarence Corner is the junction of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in Woolloongabba/South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It gives its name to the local area.

South Bank

Neighborhood

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South Bank is a cultural, social, educational and recreational precinct in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The precinct is located in the suburb of South Brisbane, on the southern bank of the Brisbane River.

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