Newmarket

Newmarket, a residential suburb, is five km north-west of central Brisbane. It is on Kelvin Grove-Enoggera Road immediately north of Enoggera Creek. It was named after the cattle saleyards (1877-1931) at the north-east corner of Enoggera and Newmarket Roads.

Further Reading: 

Jan Veacock and Dorothy Jeffrey, eds, 'And a school was opened at Newmarket, near Brisbane': a history of the Newmarket State School, 1904 to 2004, Newmarket, Newmarket State School P&C Committee, 2004

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