Albion is an inner north-eastern suburb of the City of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia.GeographyAlbion is bounded by Wooloowin in the north, Ascot in the east, Newstead in the south, and Windsor to the west, with Breakfast Creek defining the suburb border in its south and south-west. Sandgate Road, a major road on the north side of Brisbane, runs through the middle of the suburb. A variety of housing styles, from former workers' cottages through to modern brick homes and unit blocks, can be found in Albion.The Albion Park Paceway, first established in the 1880s, is a harness racing club and greyhound racing track found in Breakfast Creek, a locality in southern Albion.HistoryThe name Albion comes from the Albion Hotel built by Thomas Hayseldon , which was so called because the white wall of John Petrie's quarry reminded Hayseldon of the England's white cliffs . From 1866 to 1870, the proprietor was Edward Hudson.
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