Travel back through time in Brisbane’s journey … the year is 1847. Captain John Clements Wickham (the Police Magistrate of the growing Colony) has just purchased Newstead House for the princely sum of 1000 pounds.
The secret forest of Cliveden Avenue
Tucked at the eastern end of Cliveden Avenue in Corinda is another world, a remnant of the original bushland that once covered the greater Brisbane area. Walk down the path, over the creek bridge and you are on your way to a delightful and easy circuitous 2 km walk through a pocket of bushland that feels a million miles away from suburban Brisbane.
A very botanical State of Origin
With the approach of jacaranda season in Brisbane, I was keen to know if Queensland could claim to have had the first jacaranda tree in Australia – a kind of botanical ‘State of Origin’!
The world in one school
Milpera State School is an inherently optimistic place. You take children with very little English, very few resources and you turn them into people who are keen to learn and ready to move into society and make a positive contribution.
If we can’t save a house like this, then what can we save?
Help save Leswell. If we can’t save a house like this, with its historical significance and architectural pedigree, then what can we hope to save.
Red – the colour of power
The colony’s desire to have its military officers kitted out in bright red jackets, a symbol of power, dyed using cochineal, was one reason for one of the worst environmental disasters in Queensland’s history. Let me explain.
Suburban dentist, a salt works, and one of Queensland’s most important female novelists
I am thinking of renaming this blog The Rabbit Hole, or, alternatively, ‘Two Degrees of Separation’, because the number of times I start an article with one story and finish with another is amazing. Just down the road from where I live is a suburban dental practice. No surprises there. But what is fascinating is the building in which it is housed. And the fascinating connections made through time and space to one of Queensland’s most important and prodigious female novelists, Mrs Campbell Praed.
Brisbane’s love affair with swimming
Brisbane has always had a fascination with water. It’s a captivating and surprising story. The history begins with the river, Maiwar.
Suncorp Stadium remembers – The Veil and Memory
Before me is a shroud, a veil, of immense proportions hugging the contours of Suncorp Stadium’s glass wall. It appears to be part of the building’s structure: the weaving of its warp and weft obvious; the folds, the rents and a huge knot all plainly evident. The sheer scale of this project is mind-blowing
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 8
'A hub of transportation', Part 8 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
Scantily clad lady balloonists turn heads in Brisbane
What do Lucas’ Papaw Ointment, two Victorian-era trapeze artists and Fort Lytton have in common? This is the story of the first flight of any type to take place in Brisbane’s skies and the plot in a dystopian novel based on daredevils who made it.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 7
'A hub of sanitation', Part 7 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
For the love of yarn
It seems odd to be writing about a wool shop on a site about ‘secret’ Brisbane, but in truth yarn shops are becoming so scarce that any ones that are left are definitely worthy of a mention.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 6
'A site of industry', Part 6 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 5
'Boundary Creek and Bennett's Bridge', Part 5 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 4
'Roads and railway', Part 4 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
Over the fence, in Harrisville
Historic Harrisville, less than one hour's drive south-west of Brisbane, delivers a great day out. And during the month of May there is the added attraction of the annual Open Studios of the Scenic Rim weekends. In Harrisville you can visit talented artist Colleen Gardener's art exhibition at the Gardener Art Studio, housed in an old bank building in the main street. Read on to find out all the details.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 3
'A place of residence', Part 3 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 2
'The edge of town', Part 2 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.
The history of the Coronation Drive Office Park - Part 1
'Before European settlement', Part 1 in a series of eight articles by guest author Angus Veitch, is all about the part of Milton bounded by the railway, Cribb Street, Coronation Drive and Boomerang Street. If you live in Brisbane, it’s a place that you have probably passed many times without really noticing.