Bulimba Memorial Park
Brisbane (Bulimba), Queensland, Australia
Bulimba Memorial Park, Brisbane (Bulimba), Australia — opened 1904 (as Jamieson Park), 4 rugby league games hosted, home of No club is explicitly documented as having home-ground status here. All 4 recorded matches (1936, 1944, 1945) involve Eastern Suburbs (Easts) as one of the two teams in Brisbane Rugby League competition, suggesting a possible secondary Easts venue in that era, but no source explicitly confirms this -- it is an inference from the fixture list, not a sourced fact..
Ground facts
| Opened | 1904 (as Jamieson Park) (A general park-history date, not rugby-league-specific. Established c.1904 as Jamieson Park (land purchased by Balmoral Shire Council, named for early Bulimba landowner Robert Jamieson); officially renamed and dedicated as Bulimba Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park on 4 November 1919 as a WWI memorial. Rugby League Project's earliest recorded match is 1936, well after the park's establishment.) |
| Home club | No club is explicitly documented as having home-ground status here. All 4 recorded matches (1936, 1944, 1945) involve Eastern Suburbs (Easts) as one of the two teams in Brisbane Rugby League competition, suggesting a possible secondary Easts venue in that era, but no source explicitly confirms this -- it is an inference from the fixture list, not a sourced fact. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 4 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not found in any source. |
| Floodlights installed | Not found in any source. |
| Surface | Not explicitly stated; the park has historically hosted cricket, rugby and soccer, consistent with a grass oval. |
| First rugby league match | 29 Jun 1936 -- Brisbane Rugby League 1936, Round 6: Easts 17 def Southern Suburbs 6 |
| Last rugby league match | 11 Aug 1945 -- Brisbane Rugby League 1945, Round 10: Past Christian Brothers 10 def Easts 5 |
| Years used | 1936–1945 |
| Location | Brisbane (Bulimba), Queensland |
Name history
- Jamieson Park — c.1904-1919
- Bulimba Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park / Bulimba Memorial Park — 1919-present
Rugby league history
A significant WWI memorial site with an Avenue of Honour of commemorative trees and plaques for fallen Bulimba servicemen, a shelter shed (c.1920s), a grandstand (c.1923), and later community buildings including a Girl Guides Hall, Scout Hut and senior citizens club. Long served multi-sport community use (cricket, rugby, soccer) rather than functioning as a dedicated rugby league stadium, consistent with its sparse 4-match rugby league record confined to 1936-1945. Remains an active public park today.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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