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Milton Heritage Trail

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Follow this heritage trail to uncover the stories behind Milton's historic buildings, including the iconic brewery.

About Milton Heritage Trail

The Milton Heritage Trail reveals glimpses of the area’s history, from its war-time activity to becoming one of Brisbane’s premier restaurant hubs.

It features historical sites and stories, including:

  • Salvation Army Rescue Home, established to provide shelter and support for vulnerable women in the 1880s
  • the XXXX Brewery
  • 'Savoir Faire', Brisbane's first alfresco dining precinct.

Milton Heritage Trail map

There are 17 points of interest along the trail. 

Follow the loop circuit from Park Road, along Coronation Drive to Cribb Street and Railway Terrace.

For addresses of all trail stops and suggested route between stops, download the trail guide.

Points of interest

14 Park Road, Milton

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Smith's Shop Aerial view of Milton, 1946 (Brisbane City Council)
About this stop
This timber building was constructed in 1888. It is a good example of a 19th Century shop and residence in Milton.

20 Park Road, Milton

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'Savoir Faire' Dusk view of Expo ‘88, undated (Brisbane City Council)
About this stop
‘Savoir Faire’ was Brisbane’s first alfresco dining precinct when it opened in 1988.

50 McDougall Street, Milton

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Milton House Members of the Manning family on the side of the verandah of Milton House, c. 1870 (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
Milton House is one of Brisbane’s oldest houses and was built in the 1850s.

Park Road, between Douglas Street and Coronation Drive, Milton

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Salvation Army Rescue Home Salvation Army nurses at a Brisbane women’s refuge, c. 1900 (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
This was the site of the Salvation Army Rescue Home, established to provide shelter and support for vulnerable women in the 1880s.

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John Oxley Plan of the River Brisbane and chart of Moreton Bay, as drawn by John Oxley, 1823 (State Library of Queensland)
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John Oxley surveyed this reach of the Brisbane River in 1823 and again in 1824.

249 Coronation Drive, Milton

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Cook Terrace Coronation Drive, Milton, 1950s (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
Cook Terrace was built between 1888 and 1889. It is one of Brisbane’s remaining blocks of terrace houses.

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Milton and floods View from Milton of the Brisbane River during the 1893 floods, 1893 (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
Milton has always been susceptible to flooding. In 1893, the area experienced Brisbane’s worst recorded flood event.

205 Coronation Drive, Milton

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Coronation Motel Sketch of Coronation Motel, Milton, undated (Brisbane City Council)
About this stop
This was one of the most fashionable venues in Brisbane, when it first opened in the 1960s.

206 Coronation Drive, Milton

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John Hicks Ltd Furniture displayed in the Hixco Catalogue, c. 1930 (State Library of Queensland)
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Site of the furniture factory built on the corner in 1911.

Cribb Street (between Coronation Drive and Railway Terrace), Milton

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Cribb Street terrace houses Floods at Milton, Brisbane, 1893 (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
Two sets of terrace houses were built along Cribb Street between 1887 and 1890. They have since been demolished.

Cribb Street and Little Cribb Street, Milton

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Milton Sanitary Disposal Depot Incinerator Chimney, Milton, August 1950 (Brisbane City Council)
About this stop
The sanitary disposal depot processed the area’s rubbish and sewerage.

Between Boomerang Street and Cribb Street, Milton

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Milton Tramway Workshops Tramway Depot, World War II, undated (Brisbane City Council Archives)
About this stop
The tramway workshops were established in 1930 and comprised of workshops, car sheds and administrative offices.

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Milton's industry Morrows’ Advertisement, Brisbane Courier, 14 July 1915
About this stop
Industry thrived in Milton. By the 1940s, several large factories were established in the suburb, including Morrows' Biscuit Factory.

9 Chippendall Street, Milton

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Lang Park and Christ Church Anglican Church Lang Park Sportsgrounds, Brisbane, Queensland, 1949 (State Library of Queensland)
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The area that is now part of Suncorp Stadium (formerly known as Lang Park) was originally the site of the North Brisbane Burial Ground.

21 Railway Terrace, Milton

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World War II air raid shelter Floor plan of a Brisbane air raid shelter, 1941 (Brisbane City Council Archives)
About this stop
This concrete structure was built as an air raid shelter during World War II.

185 Milton Road, Milton

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XXXX Brewery Castlemaine Brewery at Milton, Brisbane, 1879 (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
There has been a brewery on this site from as early as the 1870s.

214 Coronation Drive, Milton

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Bishopbourne 'Bishopbourne' in Milton, c. 1870s (State Library of Queensland)
About this stop
This majestic house was built between 1865 and 1868, as the residence of Brisbane’s first Anglican bishop, Edward Tufnell.