Noosa News
I am Secretary of the Bribie Island Historical Society and I am hoping that som…

I am Secretary of the Bribie Island Historical Society and I am hoping that someone holds another photo of the amazing business woman Sarah Balls, who held the leases of many Queensland Railway Refreshment
Rooms including Central Station from 1904 to 1917.Sarah also was the proprietor of the Stock Exchange Hotel in Brisbane from 1904 to 1915. Prior to then she held the leases of the Queensland Hotel in North Ipswich, the Queen’s Hotel in Maryborough and the Prince of Wales Hotel in Brisbane. She also was a partner in the Engineering company Smith & Balls in Margaret Street Brisbane.
Bribie Island’s interest is that she owned and managed a Fish Cannery on Bribie from 1908 to 1915.
Sarah for her retirement in 1929 built the…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News23 hours ago
Suncorp Stadium upgrades to rival Sydney as seat capacity and infrastructure prioritised
-
General16 hours ago
Australia Kangaroos lose Xavier Coates and Zac Lomax ahead of rugby league Ashes in England
-
Noosa News23 hours ago
‘The Book of Mormon’ Returns to Melbourne and Brisbane in 2026
-
Business20 hours ago
Does Macquarie rate Karoon Energy shares a buy, hold or sell?