Gaythorne on Brisbane's northside was named after a property owned by Howard Bliss. Gaythorne also was the name of his wife's property at Albion. [How coincidental as we relocated from Albion!]. Her maiden name was Vidgen.
Brisbane City Council historians say Gaythorne was near the railway station of the same name.
The station was originally called Rifle Range because it was near the Enoggera army rifle range. The station opened in 1916 and land in what was known as the Rangeview Estate went on sale in 1919.
Previously, the Turbal people occupied the land on Brisbane's northside. The 25km long Kedron Brook forms a boundary of Gaythorne and is one of Brisbane's major creeks. It has not had the best time since white settlement, with flora and fauna decreasing rapidly once logging started for red cedar and pine.
Tannery effluent heavily polluted the creek in the early 1900s and over-clearing caused siltation.
In the early 1960s, the Gaythorne RSL was built on the site of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment training ground. The regiment was raised at Enoggera on 18 August 1914.
The Gaythorne Cinema on Samford Road was a district landmark for many years but closed in recent year.
