Lamington, Baron The last Governor of the colony of Queensland, and decidedly the most photogenic Governor we’ve ever had, was Lord Lamington. Or, to be more accurate, Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, GCMB, GCIE, FRSGS (29 July 1860 – 16 September 1940). Despite the long-argued connection, or possible lack thereof, between His ExcellencyContinue reading “The A-Z of Old Brisbane – “L” places and people in colour.”
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Tales from the Proserpine: the orphan who lived long and prospered.
The Proserpine was converted from a cattle ship to a prison hulk in 1863, and was repurposed again in 1871 to “to receive boys of the criminal class.”[i] The criminal class included children who had been brought before the Bench as neglected. Neglected children are held, by the sixth clause of the Act, to meanContinue reading “Tales from the Proserpine: the orphan who lived long and prospered.”
Life on the Rivers
A leisurely tour of river views from the 19th century. No raging torrents or floods, just peaceful river views.
Moreton Bay and More 