There’s no doubt that the tea enjoyed in these old Queensland settings was made and consumed in the English manner. Anything else would cause social disgrace. Possibly the end of the world. Earnest research into the art of the English cuppa led to some startling discoveries. Afternoon Tea in the Garden. Taking tea on theContinue reading “Tea Time!”
Category Archives: Leisure and Recreation
The Star of the Stage.
Brisbane gradually developed a theatre scene in the 1860s. Population growth spurred a desire to see entertainments beyond improving lectures at the School of Arts, travelling circuses and magic lantern shows. 1860s Brisbane played a small, but vital, part in the growth of a theatrical dynasty that would be celebrated throughout Australia and “home” inContinue reading “The Star of the Stage.”
A Day at the Races.
Brisbane Race Days. The Moreton Bay Races, 1846. The first edition of the Moreton Bay Courier contains the first-ever account of the local race day. Four years after the Settlement was opened to people other than soldiers and convicts, the local ‘gentry’ raced their horses at New Farm. “Boasting more than an average of respectability!”Continue reading “A Day at the Races.”
Moreton Bay and More 