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Alberton is a locality in the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. According to the it had a population of 576.〔 It is bounded in the north by the Logan River and in the west by its tributary, the Albert River. ==History== The Aboriginal name for the area was ''Wobbomerijee'' (where ''Wobum'' means ''mud'' and ''Mudtheri'' means ''sticky'').〔 European settlement began in 1863 when the first settlers arrived, mostly German immigrants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.albertonparish.org.au/history.htm )〕 A town reserve was established in 1865 on the souther bank near the junction of the Logan and Albert Rivers. In 1869, the first Lutheran church was established near the Lutheran cemetery on Zipfs Road. The area was known as ''Elkana'' (meaning "God has created and blessed").〔 Later the area was called Alberton after Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, but the name ''Elkana'' is preserved in Elkana Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/thegoldcoast/alberton-history-2563.html )〕 In 1870, a ferry service across the river was introduced with the first bridge being built in 1876 at Yatala.〔 A German school was established early in the 1870s beside the church. The Alberton Provisional School opened on 13 May 1876 with children attending German school on only one day a week. On 13 October 1884 the provisional school became the Alberton State School.〔 In 1886, a new larger Lutheran church (the present St Peter's at 187 Alberton Road) was built. It was consecrated in 1887 by Rev Hellmuth.〔 The Gem Hotel was established prior to 1911,〔 but it was destroyed by fire on 27 June 1933 but fortunately was insured. By December 1933, the hotel had been rebuilt and was still operating in April 2014 on the corner of Stapylton-Jacobs Well Road and Rotary Park Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thegem.com.au/ )〕 The German school was demolished in 1919.〔 The Alberton State School closed in 1966.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alberton, Queensland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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