Collecting and preserving the history of Kangaroo Point, East Brisbane, Woolloongabba and South Brisbane.
Kangaroo Point Timeline Photos
ca. 1860. (National Library of Australia)
1867: residences at Kangaroo Point. (State Library of Queensland)
1869-70: Brisbane, towards Kangaroo Point. . Armytage view from 1874 pair of engravings. Reproduction from a hand-coloured steel engraving drawn and engraved from a photograph by prominent English topographical artist James Charles Armytage (1802-97 for “Australia Illustrated” published in London circa 1872.
Looking from the New Farm end of Bowen Terrace, across Kangaroo Point, Brisbane River and Botanic Gardens to the newly completed Parliament House building (opened in 1868)-suggesting the photograph was taken in Brisbane in 1869-70, and provided to Armytage by Richard Daibtree, Agent-General for Queensland in London from 1872. Main Street was the only road in Kangaroo Point, and the sawmills and engineering works had not yet been constructed there. (antique print club)
ca. 1870. (State Library of Victoria)
ca. 1872: View of Kangaroo Point taken from Bowen Hills.(State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1873-1882 – Kangaroo Point. (State Library of Victoria)
1874. Kangaroo Point from Bowen Terrace. Painting by J.C. Armytage). (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1882. (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1890: Painting by J.C Armytage. (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1892. (State Library of Victoria)
ca. 1895: Kangaroo Point Cliffs. (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1898. (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1908: Kangaroo Point from Bowen Hills
1916: On the river at Kangaroo Point. (State Library of Queensland)
1944: St Mary’s Anglican Church, rectory and hall on top of cliffs and Naval Stores at the bottom. (State Library of Queensland)
ca. 1955 Looking down Shafston Reach with Kangaroo Point and the Story Bridge on the right. (State Library of Queensland)
