Aubigny, North Quay, ca1904. Aubigny was erected on North Quay near the interesc…

Aubigny, North Quay, ca1904. Aubigny was erected on North Quay near the interesction with Makerston Street c.1870. Built by Samuel Davis, it was bought by brewer Patrick Perkins in 1883 who named the house Aubigny, after the Darling Downs electorate that had sent him to the Legislative Assembly. It included a small brick Synagogue in the grounds, close to the two-storey main building. The Sisters of Mercy took possession in late 1905, after Patrick Perkins death, and prepared the builiding for use as the first Mater Misericordiae Hospital which opened in January 1906.