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Ever wanted to circumnavigate Australia? We still have a way to go...we'll be going on quite a journey, at least virtually, and clockwise. So as to make sure all states and territories are covered, we started in Western Australia and explored a little of the early history of a small part of this massive state via TROVE...from Rottnest Island to Broome..then across to Katherine Gorge, then Tennant Creek, from there to Darwin on the way to the Tiwi Islands, Bathurst and Melville.
We've had to travel back to Darwin, before leaving the Northern Territory, then across to Cairns, in North Queensland... but we didn't stop there, instead headed to the tropical north, to one of the most beautiful areas you can imagine... isolated yes, but perfect for that great getaway... to Cape Tribulation. It seems you loved that area so well, that Cairns was the obvious place to travel to next... not too far south. That was another very popular place...as was our visit to Fraser Island...
We then headed inland, on an approximately 6 hours flight to a place steeped in history.. what a contrast to the sub tropical island of Fraser ...no waterfalls or clear lakes or rainforest, but Longreach has so much to offer.
We then returned to Hervey Bay, by plane, and then took a short drive of approximately 25 minutes to a town founded in 1847... the charming historical town of Maryborough. So many of you loved that place as I do.
What a contrast the next destination was, though it is also very much steeped in history... a beautiful place, but it was a place of horror, of deprivation and loneliness... St. Helena Island. To get there, we left on a ferry from Manly, across to the island.
Now we've returned to Brisbane, to explore the beautiful, sub tropical capital city of the Sunshine State. Brisbane today, is the third largest city in Australia and growing rapidly...
It has come a long way from it's beginnings as the Moreton Bay convict settlement, with such an interesting history. In the last issue, we explored some of the history of Brisbane, now to visit Brisbane of a later period. There is so much to see and do in this beautiful city, once known as the biggest country town in Australia...
Rather than compose an extremely long post, yet again, I will choose a few items from the Brisbane Heritage Trail and cross link to a specified page for them...adding to them over time.
As with many modern cities, far too much of our history and historical buildings have been discarded, in favour of towering monoliths. We need to treasure what we have left and document them while we can.
The first on the list is the once wonderful Regent Theatre...sadly no longer anything but a facade and great plans. My now husband and I spent so many Saturday nights in this beautiful building... and never tired of absorbing all the splendour that made a night there so special.
Regent Theatre 167 Queen Street, Brisbane
Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 29 September 1929, page 13
What a contrast the next destination was, though it is also very much steeped in history... a beautiful place, but it was a place of horror, of deprivation and loneliness... St. Helena Island. To get there, we left on a ferry from Manly, across to the island.
Now we've returned to Brisbane, to explore the beautiful, sub tropical capital city of the Sunshine State. Brisbane today, is the third largest city in Australia and growing rapidly...
It has come a long way from it's beginnings as the Moreton Bay convict settlement, with such an interesting history. In the last issue, we explored some of the history of Brisbane, now to visit Brisbane of a later period. There is so much to see and do in this beautiful city, once known as the biggest country town in Australia...
Rather than compose an extremely long post, yet again, I will choose a few items from the Brisbane Heritage Trail and cross link to a specified page for them...adding to them over time.
As with many modern cities, far too much of our history and historical buildings have been discarded, in favour of towering monoliths. We need to treasure what we have left and document them while we can.
The first on the list is the once wonderful Regent Theatre...sadly no longer anything but a facade and great plans. My now husband and I spent so many Saturday nights in this beautiful building... and never tired of absorbing all the splendour that made a night there so special.
Regent Theatre 167 Queen Street, Brisbane
Built in 1929, the Regent gave Brisbane cinema-goers their first chance to experience a world-class 'picture palace'.
Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Thursday 17 October 1929, page 6
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21463003
Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954), Sunday 29 September 1929, page 13
National Library of Australia
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97656092
There was great excitement whenever progress reports were published, Brisbane residents took great pride in all that was happening to the latest addition to their city.
Another on the Brisbane Heritage Trail is a place that very few Brisbanites, or Queenslanders in general, don't have some connection with.
Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 2 June 1909, page 2
The Argus Melbourne 12 Mar 1927
The Evening News Rockhampton 18 Mar 1927
The Age Melbourne 4 Jan 1928
Essentials came first..
City Hall Clock The Telegraph Brisbane 16 Mar 1928
Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tuesday 8 January 1929, page 13 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21364640
Last stone placed
The Evening News Rockhampton 10 Dec 1929
City Hall Opening The Telegraph 9 Apr 1930
There was great excitement whenever progress reports were published, Brisbane residents took great pride in all that was happening to the latest addition to their city.
Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Tuesday 17 September 1929, page 6
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182048940
Author/photographer: Kgbo
This was taken after the theatre had closed, when the foyer, which is all that remains, was used by the tourist bureau... quite ironic, really, when as an active theatre, tourists flocked to it.Another on the Brisbane Heritage Trail is a place that very few Brisbanites, or Queenslanders in general, don't have some connection with.
Brisbane City Hall 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Brisbane City Hall was completed in 1930 and is the largest City Hall in Australia.
My first visit there was to a symphony orchestra concert.. how I loved it... not just the music and all that went with it, but to enter what was the largest building I had been in. I was fascinated by the beautiful dome ceiling, the artwork and beautiful plaster moulding. I loved the timber, the wonderful staircase.. in fact, all of it. It's been the site of so many balls, school dances, celebrations, memorial services, public announcements... it contained a library, it houses the Brisbane Museum, it has a coffee shop, a Red Cross room, radio broadcasts, child minding facilities... the list goes on. It was once the highest building in the city... and the thrill of a visit was to ride up into the clock tower...
If there was a beating heart to the city of Brisbane, it is definitely the Brisbane City Hall.
From around 1909, it was found that the initial city hall at South Brisbane was too small for a growing city, so a move was on to choose a site for the new city hall.
Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 2 June 1909, page 2
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article176130436
An interesting letter to the newspaper...
The Telegraph Brisbane 8 Dec 1909
There are numerous articles about the progress, but I'm sure you can look up those for yourself. TROVE has all you ever wanted to know. Let's skip a few years to 1927... the original completion date was suggested as 1927... there were so many different areas to be very carefully installed/built... the wonderful pipe organ was just one of them.
The whole country seemed to be watching...
An interesting letter to the newspaper...
The Telegraph Brisbane 8 Dec 1909
There are numerous articles about the progress, but I'm sure you can look up those for yourself. TROVE has all you ever wanted to know. Let's skip a few years to 1927... the original completion date was suggested as 1927... there were so many different areas to be very carefully installed/built... the wonderful pipe organ was just one of them.
The whole country seemed to be watching...
The Evening News Rockhampton 18 Mar 1927
The Age Melbourne 4 Jan 1928
Essentials came first..
Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Wednesday 25 January 1928, page 1
National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21217035
You can click to enlarge..
You can click to enlarge..
City Hall Clock The Telegraph Brisbane 16 Mar 1928
Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tuesday 8 January 1929, page 13 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21364640
Last stone placed
The Evening News Rockhampton 10 Dec 1929
City Hall Opening The Telegraph 9 Apr 1930
View of the foundation stone of the Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, 1922
Author/Creator
Out of copyright, courtesy of State Library of Queensland.
Some features of the new Brisbane Town Hall, 1928
Out of copyright, courtesy of State Library of Queensland.
There are so many interesting places on the Brisbane Heritage Trail... I will do further posts over time.
These are just a few I intend to explore...
Site of the Convict Barracks
130 Queen Street, Brisbane
Between 1829 and 1830, a multi-storey stone convict barracks was constructed on the corner of Queen and Albert Streets. It was the largest building in the settlement at this time and provided basic accommodation for up to 1,000 convicts.
School of Arts
166 Ann Street, Brisbane
This two-storey stone building was originally built in 1866 as the 'Servants Home'. It was established by a philanthropic committee for the protection and support of young immigrant women.
Baptist City Tabernacle
163 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill
The Baptist City Tabernacle was built in the late 1880s and was designed by congregation member and respected architect Richard Gailey.
General Post Office (GPO) and site of the former Female Factory
261 Queen Street, Brisbane
The Brisbane GPO was built in 1872 to replace a temporary post office that operated elsewhere in Queen Street. It replaced the convict-built Female Factory that had been built in 1829 to house female convicts.
St Stephen's Catholic Chapel
249 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
The first service to be held in this small church was in May 1850. This was Brisbane's first permanent place of Catholic worship.
Do comment if you would like to add others, or if you have a preference for any above.
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