My mother's Uncle Ar emigrated to Brisbane in the 1920s, and among the pictures he sent back were a series of postcard views of the city , which I would guess date from the later 1940s or early 1950s. I thought they might interest our Aussie members.
Here are the first four :
View from Wickham Terrace; I guess this will have changed a lot :
View from Mount Coot-Tha :
Queen Street; the presence of trams could well help date this :
and the King George V Memorial; again, this will set an earliest date and suggests the pictures can't be as early as the 1930s :
Susan
Views of Brisbane c1950s
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Re: Views of Brisbane c1950s
I've found a note on Wikipedia that Story Bridge was opened in 1940, so that gives us an earliest date for these pictures. ( However I also discovered the trams continued until 1969, so not much help there ! ) :
Continuing the theme of bridges, here's Victoria Bridge :
And Grey Street Bridge :
And here's the Hornibrook Highway :
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Continuing the theme of bridges, here's Victoria Bridge :
And Grey Street Bridge :
And here's the Hornibrook Highway :
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Re: Views of Brisbane c1950s
City Hall and the Anzac Memorial were both completed in 1930 :
Here now is Hamilton Reach :
And the Botanical Gardens :
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Here now is Hamilton Reach :
And the Botanical Gardens :
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Re: Views of Brisbane c1950s
Strong North Ayrshire connection there. Brisbane is named after Largs born Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825—the area was chosen as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney Colony. Have a couple of cousins there - nice city.
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Re: Views of Brisbane c1950s
The old parliament doors came from Largs too Hughie and I believe at the time when they built the new parliament building they were put there too.
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Re: Views of Brisbane c1950s
Last but not least, this tranquil spot near Brisbane has a very different reputation nowadays :
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