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Recent Posts

  • East Brisbane State School nostalgia 1990
  • River thrill for spectators 1837
  • Tram jumps rails at corner
  • Huge Groper at South Brisbane Fish Market 1938
  • Old and new mix at Gabba Dance
  • Horse killed in tram collision
  • Fined £1 for insulting bus driver
  • 1946 Wedding Reception bombshell
  • Collision at the ‘Gabba 1949.
  • Car skids across Victoria Bridge
  • Cricket Masterclass for East Brisbane State School students in 1930..
  • Diptheria vaccinations at East Brisbane State School in 1940
  • 1920s School clock saved from the dump
  • Kangaroo Point School has Best Road Patrol
  • Another crash between a bus and tram on Norman Bridge

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  • Judy Daniells on The Dancing Policeman
  • Stephen Potts on 1920s School clock saved from the dump
  • Loma Dellabarca on Kangaroo Point School has Best Road Patrol
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    • Kangaroo Point Timeline Photos
    • East Brisbane
      • East Brisbane Timeline Photos
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      • Woolloongabba Timeline Photos
    • South Brisbane
      • South Brisbane Timeline Photos
  • Stories
    • Stories
      • The story of the Royal Queensland Blind Citizens Building
      • Paul Lechner – refugee migrant success story
    • People
      • Rev. Thomas Mowbray
      • Canon David Garland
      • Rev John Dunmore Lang
      • Dr Lilian Cooper
      • Mary Josephine Bedford
      • Rev. Maitland Woods
      • Uncle Bob
      • Charles Smethurst Snow
      • Richard Gailey
      • Joy Loggie (1932-2023)
  • Businesses
    • Kangaroo Point businesses
    • East Brisbane businesses
    • South Brisbane Businesses
  • Community
    • Anzac Day
    • Remembrance Day
    • Churches
      • Kangaroo Point Churches
      • East Brisbane Churches
      • Woolloongabba churches
      • South Brisbane Churches
    • Hospitals & Clinics
      • Berilda Private Hospital 1933-1958
      • St Vincent’s Hospital
      • Kangaroo Point Military Hospital
      • Woolloongabba Baby Clinic
    • Government and Services
      • The Naval Stores
      • Yungaba
      • The Lock-Up, Kangaroo Point
    • Schools
      • Anglican Church Grammar School
      • East Brisbane State School
      • Kangaroo Point State School
        • Memories of Kangaroo Point State School
      • Kangaroo Point TAFE College
      • St Joseph’s Primary School
      • Scouts and Guides at Kangaroo Point
      • Australia Day
  • Houses
    • Colonial Riverine Estates
      • Shafston House
    • Streetscapes
      • Kangaroo Point streetscapes
      • East Brisbane streetscapes
      • Woolloongabba streetscapes
      • South Brisbane streetscapes
    • Kangaroo Point Houses
    • East Brisbane houses
    • Norman Park Houses
    • Woolloongabba Houses
    • South Brisbane Houses
  • Recreation
    • Clubs
      • Brisbane Jazz Club
      • Kangaroo Point Cycling Club
      • The Brisbane German Club
      • East Brisbane Croquet Club
      • The Gabba (Woolloongabba Cricket Ground)
      • Mowbray Park Bowling Club
      • Kangaroo Point Rovers Football Club
      • East Brisbane Bowling Club
    • Parks
      • Captain Burke Park
      • C T White Park
      • James Warner Park
      • Mowbray Park
      • Musgrave Park, South Brisbane
      • Raymond Park
      • Williamina Park
      • Woolloongabba Rotary Park
    • Theatres
      • Broadway Theatre, Woolloongabba
      • Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
      • Triumph Theatre, East Brisbane
      • Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane
      • Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
  • The River
    • Bridges
      • The Story Bridge
        • Story Bridge construction
        • Story Bridge 1940s-1960s
      • Victoria Bridge
      • Grey Street (William Jolly) Bridge
      • Captain Cook Bridge
      • Merivale Bridge
    • Floods
    • Ferries
    • Norman Creek
    • Ships and Tugs
    • Shipyards
      • Evans Deakin Shipyards
      • Moar’s Slip (now Frank Nicklin Dry Dock)
      • South Brisbane Dry Dock
      • South Brisbane Reach and Wharves
      • Recreation on the river
  • Contact Us
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