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Meet the man making miniature model Queenslanders and helping keep the dying art alive – ABC News
When Stanthorpe-based model maker Shane Donnelly lost his job 30 years ago, it led him to a craft that would become a lifelong passion. Now, he is one of a very…
When people talk about Queenslander houses, you might conjure up images of raised timber cottages, tin roofs, pastels, verandas and intricate fretwork.
For Stanthorpe-based model maker Shane Donnelly, it reminds him of his youth.
“Growing up in Brisbane, I always loved the inner city the Spring Hill, Red Hill areas and all the little Queenslanders,” he said.
“[I] always wanted one as a child and maybe that’s part of the reason I made them, something I’ll probably never have so I made a model of…
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