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Corner Eagle & Charlotte
Today's post is a simple then and now exercise.The first photograph, below, shows the corner of Eagle St and Charlotte St in the city way back in 1959.The buildings visible are, left to right, Naldham...
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Lest We Forget - Sir William Glasgow
Just recently one of my favourite blogs,ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly, posted a piece on scholar, engineer, decorated soldier and famous Australian Sir John Monash. It got me thinking about one of...
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Kiosk and Bandstand, New Farm Park
The bandstand in New Farm Park was constructed in 1915 to a design by AH Foster, the city architect of the time. It was built in conjunction with a kiosk which has since been destroyed by fire. The...
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Brisbane beginnings: John Oxley's landing spot in Brisbane
Fifty years ago, when I was a teenager (it doesn't hurt if I say it quickly!), I was a Boy Scout. I belonged to a suburban scout troop in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, and there I learned...
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Grandstand, Bulimba Memorial Park
Amongst the myriad monuments and memorials that sprang up after WWI is the Bulimba Memorial Park on Oxford St at Bulimba. Originally a reserve known as Jamieson Park after an early land-owner of the...
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Hampton Court, New Farm
Inflation. It's a term used by economists and politicians, usually to justify their own shortcomings.I'm neither an economist nor a politician, but today's post is about inflation - well, indirectly...
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Dear blog followersAt Easter I learned that my mother has incurable cancer.I need to rearrange my schedule. My priorities have obviously changed. For this reason the blog will be suspended until...
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Lucas' Papaw Ointment
I once thought that rubbing the extract of the humble papaw into one's skin to alleviate the symptoms of chafing, burns and insect bites was a curious practice. Then I found out that some people are...
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Kinkabool, Surfers Paradise
Just as Brisbane's skyline has changed over the last few decades, so has that of Queensland's second-most populous city, Gold Coast. In Surfers Paradise particularly, high-rise towers have sprouted...
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My mother passed away last week after a courageous battle against cancer.Her funeral is being held today.I am temporarily halting the blog again while my family grieves.
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Winchcombe Place, Teneriffe
Thanks to the many people who took the time to send condolences following the death of my mother. I appreciate the messages of support immensely. It has been a really stressful time for the whole...
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Main Roads Department Building, Spring Hill
It's more than a little confronting when a building that you recall being constructed turns up on the Heritage Register. I suppose that it's a result of Australia's relative youth that buildings...
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Metropolitan Motor Inn, Spring Hill
1960(Photographic collection, Queensland State Archives)2014 (Photo: © 2014 the foto fanatic)I prefer the earlier look - what do you think?Click here for a Google Map.tff
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Cliveden Mansions, Spring Hill
The history of this humble boarding house in Spring Hill concerns two widows - one who built the house as her residence, and one who, out of necessity, converted the property into a boarding house....
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Scott St Flats, Kangaroo Point
In a recent post about John Oxley we heard the name of Professor FWS Cumbrae-Stewart, who was one of the founders of the Queensland Historical Society. It was he who was largely responsible for the...
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Blenheim House, New Farm
Perched high on a hill this 127 year-old residence would have had superb views of the New Farm/Teneriffe area and the Brisbane River on its completion.It was called Blenheim by its owner, JG Johnson, a...
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Mactaggarts Woolstore, Teneriffe
As this post is written I am living in the Winchcombe Carson woolstore at Teneriffe while our residence is being renovated. Our wonderful friends made their place available to us while they are...
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Pissoir
Any guesses as to what these photographs are depicting?(BCC-B54-42109)(BCC-B54-42108)For anyone who does not recognise the French word in the title of this post, the sign on the outside of the cylinder...
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24 Rathdonnell St Auchenflower
I don't know anything about this Auchenflower residence except that it is a beautiful example of a renovated Queenslander.1977(BCC-S35-9311292)2014 (Photo: © 2014 the foto fanatic)Click here for a...
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Ausralian Estates Wool Store No 2
We have had a couple of glimpses of the Australian Estates Company Limited No 1 wool store earlier in this blog - once to discuss its WWII use by the US contingent in Brisbane, and on another occasion...
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