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Toowong’s ever changing face

Posted on 23 August, 2023 by BHW Editor

With the levelling of what is locally known as the ‘Woolies’ site, it is almost back to the future for the central business area of Toowong. It is 170 years since the land was freeholded (under the Terra Nullius doctrine), … Continue reading →

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St Lucia Kindergarten

Posted on 17 July, 2023 by BHW Editor

In 2020 the Ironside State School celebrated its sesquicentennial, in 2023 it is the turn of the St Lucia Kindergarten to reach a milestone, its 75th Anniversary. The history of its first 50 years can be found in the St … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 75th Anniversary, Art Show, Baty Street, C&K, Early childhood, Education, Kindergarten, Open Day, Pre-School, St Lucia | Comments Off

Chelmer School of Arts and The Centenary Theatre Group

Posted on 26 December, 2022 by BHW Editor

The Chelmer Community Centre, once the Chelmer School of Arts, has been a vital part of the local community since it was opened on 15 May 1923. In early Queensland, schools of arts buildings were regarded as a status symbol … Continue reading →

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St Lucia History Walks

Posted on 17 December, 2022 by BHW Editor

As ‘on and off’ Covid restrictions continued to interrupt our ability to meet in person, and the floods in early 2022 knocked out our usual gathering place, it was decided to take the opportunity to undertake a couple of outdoor … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged campus, Group, Guyall Park, history, Macquarie Street, slhg, St Lucia, University of Queensland, UQ, walking guide | Comments Off

Station Road, Indooroopilly – behind the facade

Posted on 30 June, 2022 by BHW Editor

Indooroopilly became a destination when the railway arrived in the early/mid 1870s. Isolated, the new station had to be connected with a new road running down from Moggill Road. Station Road quickly became the commercial focus of the district (apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1870s, 1920s, commercial focus, early retail, heritage, Indooroopilly, post office, Post Office Design, Railway Station, Receiving Office Keeper, Station Road | Comments Off

War and family – childhood recollections

Posted on 12 April, 2022 by BHW Editor

These two personal recollections provide an insight into family life on opposite sides of the world, and on opposite sides of the conflict, leading up to, during, and after the 1939-45 War. One is based in Brisbane, the other in … Continue reading →

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The Dell – A house in Toowong

Posted on 20 October, 2021 by BHW Editor

What makes this ‘timber and tin’ riverside residence different ? The fact that it has been owned and lived in by by four successive generations of one family. In The Dell author Ruth Sapsford presents its 130 year history, over … Continue reading →

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Brisbane CBD/Valley 1950s snapshot

Posted on 28 May, 2021 by BHW Editor

Interested in a mid 20th Century snapshot of businesses and buildings in the City and the Valley ? Brisbane City Archives has recently had the Malhstedts Brisbane fire maps digitised and they are available online through the Map room … Continue reading →

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1920s Goat Cart

Posted on 25 March, 2021 by BHW Editor

Ready for the off, a young Sydney John McKenzie looks the part in the driver’s seat of this early 1920s sleek looking goat cart. The photograph is believed to have been taken at his parent’s home on Moggill Road, a … Continue reading →

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St Lucia History Group Meeting Notes 2005 to 2020

Posted on 16 February, 2021 by BHW Editor

Over the years members of the group have prepared a series of Papers and Research Notes on various aspects of the history of St Lucia. Many are works in progress with periodic minor amendments/supplements as additional information becomes available, which … Continue reading →

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My Early Schooling – Miss Shire’s Kindergarten, Indooroopilly

Posted on 24 December, 2020 by BHW Editor

I started school at the age of three and a half in 1941 by attending a small kindergarten in a private house about 300m from where I lived. I walked there most days. The kindergarten was owned and run by … Continue reading →

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Oxley-Chelmer History Group Book Release

Posted on 11 November, 2020 by BHW Editor

This new addition to the Oxley-Chelmer History Group list of publications is the story of the Oxley Ham and Bacon Factory. One of Brisbane’s pioneering and most successful and enduring businesses, it exported Queensland’s ‘clean and green’ farm produce around … Continue reading →

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Ironside State School Sesquicentenary 1870 to 2020

Posted on 8 November, 2020 by BHW Editor

Ironside State School planned to mark its one hundred and fiftieth year of operation with a whole programme of events, however, the face to face celebrations had to be deferred, or cancelled, due to the precautions introduced to limit the … Continue reading →

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Indooroopilly Shoppingtown

Posted on 12 June, 2020 by BHW Editor

This July marks the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre and to mark the event the Indooroopilly & District Historical Society are looking to gather photographic images and memories of its early days. If you would … Continue reading →

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A Taringa Childhood

Posted on 14 June, 2019 by BHW Editor

Much has changed in the neighbourhood Eric Marggraf grew up in in the 1930s and 40s. In Wounded in the trenches Eric presents his early childhood memories of Taringa and beyond. Starting with the Manchester Terrace environs, the family home … Continue reading →

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