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====Growth of the village of German Station====
A prominent local citizen who contributed significantly to the development of the village of German Station was [[George Bridges (Nundah pioneer)|George Bridges]] (1820–1898). George and his young family immigrated from [[Wilstead]], [[Bedfordshire]], England to Queensland in 1852 aboard the "Marie Somes". In 1855, he acquired {{convert|64|acre|ha}} of land north of Buckland Road and east of Sandgate Road for farming. However, as [[Sandgate, Queensland|Sandgate]] became an increasingly popular holiday destination, the increasing volume of coach traffic along Sandgate Road encouraged him to open a hotel in 1866,<ref>{{cite news|date=16 June 1922|title=Old Brisbane Inns.|volume=XCIII|page=15|newspaper=[[The Week (Brisbane)|The Week]]|issue=2,425|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192979367|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=4 December 2021|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080046/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192979367|url-status=live}}</ref> which became a popular stop being roughly halfway between [[Brisbane]] and Sandgate. The first hotel was called the Kedron Hotel but the third and longest-running hotel was known as the Kedron Brook Hotel and was located alongside Sandgate Road (now Bage Street, named after [[Freda Bage]], first principal of [[The Women's College, University of Queensland]]<ref>{{cite news|date=13 December 1938|title=NEW STREET NAMES.|page=3|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|publisher=National Library of Australia|location=Brisbane|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38726445|url-status=live|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308040651/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38726445|archive-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>) on the SW corner of his property. Emboldened by the success of his hotel ventures, George Bridges looked for other commercial opportunities. He observed that Sandgate Road at that time did a dog-leg around the SW corner of his property (along Buckland Road) which forced traffic to travel up and over Donkin's Hill. So he created a short-cut across the SW corner of his property that avoided the hill, which was much appreciated by the travellers, allowing George Bridges to sell off parcels of land along this new unofficial piece of Sandgate Road to commercial enterprises, which serviced both the travellers and the local farming community. This unofficial short-cut grew into the Nundah Village shopping street that exists today and eventually became the official route of Sandgate Road. Around 1872, George and his wife Mary retired to [[Burpengary]] and began to progressively sell off the land of their German Station property as the village developed.
[[File:Architectural plans for school and teachers residences located at German Station, circa 1880.jpg|thumb|Architectural plans for school and teachers residences at German Station, circa 1880]]
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Northgate State School opened on 27 January 1959.<ref name="qfhs" />
On 11 October 1967, [[Toombul Shopping Centre|Toombul shopping centre]] was opened at 1015 Sandgate Road by [[Westfield Group|Westfield]]. As there were concerns that the site was floodprone, the site was filled and raised to make it higher. The centre has been modified and extended over the years. It was the largest shopping centre of the north side of Brisbane until 1999-2000 when it was overtaken by [[Westfield Chermside|Westfield Chermside's]] redevelopment. In July 2003, [[Centro Properties Group]] bought the centre. In May 2016, [[Mirvac]] bought the centre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toombul |url=https://www.mirvac.com/retail/our-assets/toombul |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=[[Mirvac]] |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080101/https://www.mirvac.com/retail/our-assets/toombul |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Toombul Shopping Centre Could Take Up to 8 Months Before It Could Reopen |url=https://nundahnews.com.au/toombul-shopping-centre-could-take-up-to-8-months-before-it-could-reopen/ |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Nundah News |language=en-AU |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080048/https://nundahnews.com.au/toombul-shopping-centre-could-take-up-to-8-months-before-it-could-reopen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Nundah's commercial precinct suffered a precipitous decline from the 1970s with the construction of [[Centro Toombul|Toombul]] shopping centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westfield.com/corporate/pdf/history/chapter2.pdf|title=Chapter Two – 1960 – 1970 – Determination, Drive, and Debentures|publisher=[[Westfield Group]]|access-date=30 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409002424/http://westfield.com/corporate/pdf/history/chapter2.pdf|archive-date=9 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Increasing motor traffic along Sandgate Road also reduced Nundah's appeal as a shopping precinct as it was difficult to park. Gradually many shops closed, and those that opened in their place were often "low-class" establishments such as pawn brokers, charity stores etc. that were unappealing to most shoppers, driving them increasingly to shop at Toombul.
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However, in 2001 the Nundah Bypass Tunnell was constructed under nearby Bage Street, diverting through traffic away from the suburban centre. There was considerable popular support to name the road tunnel after George Bridges in recognition of his contribution to the development of the district and the fact that the tunnel was located on his original land holding.<ref>Letter to Dept of Main Roads from Nundah & Districts Historical Society, 1 May 2001</ref> In 2009 as part of [[Q150|Queensland's 150th Birthday Celebrations]], the Nundah Bypass Tunnel was renamed "George Bridges Tunnel".<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67494 |title=Local pioneer honoured in Q150 celebrations – Thursday, November 19, 2009 |last=Wallace |first=Craig |publisher=Queensland Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317012627/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=67494 |archive-date=17 March 2011 |url-status=dead |work=Ministerial Media statements |access-date=3 February 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 1999, the construction of the tunnel required the demolition of the 1923 Baptist Church on the corner of Bage and Chapel Streets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nundah Baptist Church resumed|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3052690138296644&set=p.3052690138296644|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Friends of Baptist Heritage Queensland (FBHQ)|archive-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201085214/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3052690138296644&set=p.3052690138296644}}</ref> In 2005 the North-East Baptist Church was built "more or less" on the site of the 1923 Nundah Memorial Baptist Church, adjacent to the 1889 former Baptist Church. The naming of the 2005 church as "North-East" reflects the amalgamation fo the Nundah and Wavell Heights Baptist congregations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=View record|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4196|access-date=2021-12-01|website=www.thomblake.com.au|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202014934/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=4196|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
In 2008 the [[Brisbane City Council]] [[Urban renewal|suburban renewal]] programme has seen new art installations, cafés and commercial enterprises open in Nundah, creating a village-like atmosphere along the now-quiet Sandgate Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northgateward.org/news/page6.html|title=Another boost to Nundah's renewal|publisher=Northgate Ward|author=Kim Flesser|access-date=30 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050711171730/http://www.northgateward.org/news/page6.html|archive-date=11 July 2005|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The suburb has now become popular among [[White-collar worker|white collar workers]] seeking relatively inexpensive housing and apartments only a moderate distance from the Brisbane CBD. Since then, along with the rest of the city, housing prices in the area have skyrocketed, pricing most of the traditional working class out of the suburb.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}
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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the population of Nundah was 12,141, 50.5% female and 49.5% male.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32216|name=Nundah (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref> The median age of the Nundah population was 33 years of age, 5 years below the Australian median. 63.1% of people living in Nundah were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were India 5.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, England 3.2%, Philippines 1.4% and Nepal 1.3%. 72.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Punjabi 2.2%, Hindi 1.6%, Nepali 1.3%, Mandarin 1.3% and Spanish 1.0%.<ref name="Census2016" />
Toombul Shopping Centre was damaged in the [[2022 Brisbane flood]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-10 |title=Brisbane shopping centre could take six months to reopen |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-11/brisbane-flood-damage-recovery-toombul-shopping-centre/100894374 |access-date=2022-05-28 |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330075703/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-11/brisbane-flood-damage-recovery-toombul-shopping-centre/100894374 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5" /> In May 2022, it was announced that the centre would not be reopening.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parnell |first=Sean |date=2022-05-18 |title=Shopping centre to remain closed after flood damage deemed too extensive to fix |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/shopping-centre-to-remain-closed-after-flood-damage-deemed-too-extensive-to-fix-20220518-p5ami6.html |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=Brisbane Times |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528075638/https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/shopping-centre-to-remain-closed-after-flood-damage-deemed-too-extensive-to-fix-20220518-p5ami6.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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