Over the years, photographers captured some evocative images of 19th century life and work. Here are some colourised versions of my particular favourites from the State Library of Queensland, the State Library of Victoria, and the National Library of Australia. Queenslanders at work in colour. Group portraits in colour. Leisure in colour. The bridal pathContinue reading “Favourite old photos.”
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The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Upper Kedron to Zillmere.
[Although there is a suburb in Brisbane called Upper Brookfield, the only images I’ve been able to find of it in the early days are included in the Brookfield post.] Upper Kedron Tucked alongside Keperra and Ferny Grove is a beautiful semi-rural, semi-residential suburb called Upper Kedron. It is, Wikipedia helpfully informs me, 13 kilometresContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Upper Kedron to Zillmere.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Samford to Sunnybank.
And a few other “S” things besides. Samford Another place that’s a little outside of Brisbane, but has a lot of historical sites and connections to it. Here are a couple of early views. Sandgate Sandgate and Shorncliffe are a little bit interchangeable, being right next door to each other so to speak. But theyContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Samford to Sunnybank.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Quarries to Rosalie.
Quarries We had them, of course. And alarmingly close to houses, by the looks of things. I was aware of the rock-breaking activities in the early days at Kangaroo Point, but hadn’t quite imagined this, and just a short walk from the centre of town. But it does explain why there’s a Quarry Street inContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: Quarries to Rosalie.”
The A-Z of old Brisbane in colour: Oxley to Pullenvale.
Oxley The suburb is named after the Oxley Creek which was encountered by New South Wales Surveyor-General, John Oxley, in December 1823. Oxley named it Canoe Creek, but two years later Edmund Lockyer charted the Brisbane River and described the tributary as Oxleys Creek. Queensland Places Website Paddington Paddington, a quick hop, step and jumpContinue reading “The A-Z of old Brisbane in colour: Oxley to Pullenvale.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane: from New Farm to Nundah in colour.
New Farm New Farm is one of Brisbane’s oldest suburbs, close to the city and on the river. Many of the early New Farm residents were politicians. Sir Richard Jones, the first representative of Brisbane in the NSW Parliament to actually live in Brisbane, started the trend. Premiers Sir Robert Mackenzie, Sir Samuel Griffith andContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane: from New Farm to Nundah in colour.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: MacGregor to Murarrie.
MacGregor In old Brisbane, the area that became known as MacGregor was farmland. The Henderson family settled at MacGregor, and built their farm there. But they didn’t call it MacGregor… Manly Manly is a bayside suburb of Brisbane, in Waterloo Bay. Just about everyone who went to Manly had their camera with them, providing usContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane in colour: MacGregor to Murarrie.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane: I and J in colour.
Indooroopilly Indooroopilly’s name origin is a little obscure. It may be an indigenous term meaning “gully filled with leeches” (eww), but it may be a European invention based on Yindurupilly “gully of running water.” I’d go with the running water over the leaches, thanks. At first, it was a place for country homes and farmland.Continue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane: I and J in colour.”
The A-Z of Old Brisbane. Some of our “H” places.
Hamilton over the years. Houses and the riverbank, Hamilton. Herston’s beginnings. Highgate Hill then and now. Hotels in old Brisbane. The Brisbane Hospital. All images, unless otherwise credited, are from the State Library of Queensland.
From Governors to George Street.
More “G” Stories from Old Brisbane. Governors and their legacies. Sir George Bowen Sir George Ferguson Bowen (1821-1899) was the first Governor of Colonial Queensland. He took the usual route to success for a gentleman of his time – Charterhouse, Trinity College (Oxford), Lincoln’s Inn, the navy and the Colonial Service. One of his firstContinue reading “From Governors to George Street.”
Moreton Bay and More 