Place:Albion, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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NameAlbion
Typeinhabited place
Coordinates27.433333°S 153.044167°E
Located inBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
source: Family History Library Catalog

Suburb name derived from a hotel name, so called because the wall of John Petrie's quarry reminded the owner of England's White Cliffs (Albion being archaic name for England, from Latin albus = white). The owner/builder is reported to have been Thomas Hayseldon ( - ). Named and bounded by Queensland Place Names Board 11 August 1975. Boundaries altered by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, 8 October 2004. sOUECE : The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Resource Management) 2010.

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