Our Venue
The heritage-listed Hamilton Town Hall is our beautiful venue for Stories in Stone 2025. Situated near the popular Kingsford Smith Drive riverside promenade, it is easily accessible by public transport. The main hall is air-conditioned and has seating capacity for 100 people.
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The Town Hall is an especially fitting venue during this year’s centenary of Greater Brisbane. It was erected in 1920 for the Hamilton Town Council, one of 21 local authorities that once existed in the Brisbane metropolitan area, prior to the creation of the Greater Brisbane council.
These authorities were created under the Divisional Boards Act of 1879, with the Hamilton Board becoming a Town Council in 1904. As Brisbane’s general population grew, these small councils and boards found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the funding and administration of services such as water supply, sewerage, transport and infrastructure.
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The Hamilton Town Hall is a reminder of those times. Out of the 20 Town Halls that were built prior to the formation of Greater Brisbane in 1925, it is one of only eight that is still standing.
It was designed by architect Montague Stanley in 1919, and the mayor George Rees laid the foundation stone in September 1919. The building was completed in 1920 for a cost of £8,873.
After the Hamilton Town Council was disbanded, the Town Hall became the property of the Brisbane City Council and since that time has had various uses, including a council depot; a School of Arts which was used for social events: the headquarters for the Australian Army Survey Corps during WWII; and then the Hamilton Municipal Library. It is still managed by the BCC today and is listed in the Queensland Heritage Register.
