Addresses

At 142 Rode Road, Wavell heights, Queensland 4012

Type of place

Cottage, House

Period

Interwar 1919-1939

Style

Queenslander

This is an image of the local heritage place known as Anzac Cottage

Anzac Cottage

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Addresses

At 142 Rode Road, Wavell heights, Queensland 4012

Type of place

Cottage, House

Period

Interwar 1919-1939

Style

Queenslander

This is the only surviving example of the four ANZAC cottages that were built in the suburbs of the Mid-North District. Built under the auspices of the Queensland War Council on donated a land with volunteer labour (and later with the proceeds of Art Union ticket sales), the ANZAC cottages were a community response the losses experienced by Queensland during the First World War and the sacrifices made by soldiers serving in that war.

Lot plan

L777_SL9575

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
Walls: Timber

People/associations

Volunteer Labour (Builder)

Criterion for listing

(B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (G) Social

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

Lot plan

L777_SL9575

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
Walls: Timber

People/associations

Volunteer Labour (Builder)

Criterion for listing

(B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (G) Social

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

Statement of significance

Relevant assessment criteria

This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:




References

  1. Brisbane City Council, Properties on the Web, website, post-1946 building cards

  2. Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.

  3. Brisbane City Council’s Central Library, local history sheets

  4. Department of Natural Resources, Queensland Certificates of title and other records.

  5. John Oxley Library, Brisbane Suburbs – Estate Maps

  6. Queensland Post Office Directories, 1868-1949


Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)

Interwar 1919-1939
Queenslander
Cottage
House
At 142 Rode Road, Wavell heights, Queensland 4012
At 142 Rode Road, Wavell heights, Queensland 4012 L777_SL9575
Rarity, Representative, Social