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Copyright 101
This blog is all about comparing the old with the new, and because it seeks to do this visually I trawl the internet for images that I can use to tell stories. I try to be careful with the provenance...
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Killila, Lutwyche
This blog's closing post for calendar 2011 concerned Brisbane's proposed Roman Catholic cathedral that was never completed and its prime mover, Archbishop James Duhig.Today's post is the last one for a...
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Junction Park State School, Annerley
Today we are looking at a grand old school building at Annerley - Junction Park State School, pictured here in 2015.(Photo: Heritage Branch Staff; EHP)As mentioned previously in these pages, this was...
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Wynnum Post Office
This humble structure at Wynnnum South, photographed in 1912, was the area's post and telegraph office in the early 20th century. Its appearance suggests that it probably contained quarters for the...
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Wynnum School of Arts
Have you ever wondered about the term "School of Arts"? If so, you are not alone. As a kid I thought the Bulimba School of Arts was a place where one went to study painting. You probably could do that...
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Kalinga Park, Kalinga (formerly Anzac Memorial Park)
Brisbane (then known as Moreton Bay) was originally settled in 1824 by New South Wales's worst prisoners and the soldiers to guard them, all sent forth from Sydney in a bid to reduce that settlement's...
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Matthew Flinders missed the Brisbane River
A recent news article about the search in London for the remains of sailor, cartographer and explorer Matthew Flinders interested me on several levels.Firstly, the existential ones: what do we leave...
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Dear readersI am currently on vacation overseas."Your Brisbane: Past and Present" will return in July.tff
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Cadogan House, Nundah
One of the issues many of us face as we grow older is the increasing number of medical appointments. It's in this capacity that I had my first-ever visit to Cadogan House at Nundah, a marvellous...
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Brisbane flood problems
There's been some rather full-on marine construction work happening on the Brisbane River at Bulimba River Park. A few weeks ago a barge toting workmen's huts and a huge floating crane anchored just...
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