When I was growing up in Redcliffe these 3 small houses were at the very end of MacDonnell Rd Margate. They were eventually removed for obvious...
Originally called “Toogoolawah” meaning heart shaped, Bulimba was a flat swampy peninsula extending into the Hamilton and Bulimba reaches of the Brisbane River. According to the...
Think cyclones are just for Nth Qld? Think again. While not as common, SEQ is not immune. This vintage shot from Lost Brisbane’s Facebook shows monster...
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...
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred when the Brisbane River burst its banks...
JUST so everyone is clear. I don’t know the precise direction of every single stretch of road in Brisbane. There are 360 degrees on a compass,...
Bartley’s Folly, Albion, ca.1914. This home, originally called Bartley’s Hill, was erected in the 1860s by Nehemiah Bartley on the highest point in Hamilton. The land...
Buses built by IBIS Garage pictured outside their workshop at 69 Deagon Street, Sandgate, 1960s. Top photo by Bob Nean, bottom photo by Phil White, courtesy...
1957 Queen Street opposite Palings Music. Two University Queensland engineering students who all belonged to the secret uni group. SCIAES (Society for the confinement of immoral...
The Story Bridge in Brisbane was built to span the Brisbane River from the city to Kangaroo Point. It was named in honour of Mr J....