Rosemary I know that, in relation to some of the old, large stations/land holdings on the Darling Downs, these localities were based on the distance from the homestead ie. the 'centre of things' and often related to a shepherd's 'out-station'. For instance, the shepherd's hut was situated 2 mile from the homestead, '5 mile', or whatever ... and, of course, these huts were usually established close to a water source - even if that was only a swamp. With time, some of these station homesteads grew into little townships and the names eg. '4 Mile Swamp' remained. I'm assuming a similar principle operated with regards Brisbane - perhaps the measurement was taken from the hub of the township eg. the Post Office, Court House, or some other recognizable, public central point. RgsLisaGladstone, Q _________________________________________________________________ It's simple! Sell your car for just $30 at CarPoint.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2Fai%5F859641&_t=762955845&_r=tig_OCT07&_m=EXT