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Tom Garrick and his West End Theatres

April 2, 2022July 25, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 5 Comments

Thomas (Dad) Garrick, after a nautical career, became a pioneer of cinema in Queensland. His family company established the Lyric Theatre in West End in 1912 and in 1923 they built the Rialto in Hill End. Only the Rialto survives, repurposed as commercial premises.

A Walk Down Norfolk Road

February 25, 2022July 28, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 2 Comments

Norfolk Road in South Brisbane has 6 heritage listed houses as well as a number of other 19th century dwellings. Each one has a story to tell.

“Hamlet’s Ghost”

January 1, 2022May 24, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 6 Comments

A number of reminiscences of early Brisbane make references to a Count Von Attems and "Hamlet's Ghost". Intrigued, I found that the story had been retold in newspaper articles on and off from 1868 until the 1950s. After further research, I uncovered other facets to the story which is really about a ship, its reincarnation … Continue reading “Hamlet’s Ghost”

Early South Brisbane Street Names and the Montague Mystery

December 4, 2021August 3, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 11 Comments

When South Brisbane was surveyed for the first land sales in the 1840s, the streets were named after prominent British aristocratic politicians. At the northern was Montague Street that later became Montague Road. But who was it named after? Could it have been an error?

The Three Torbrecks

November 6, 2021November 14, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 3 Comments

Since the early 1960s, the Torbreck apartment building on Highgate Hill has been a Brisbane landmark. The original Torbreck on the site was demolished in 1958 but another was built nearby by the same family in 1908.

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Sheep, a House and Three Churches

October 2, 2021October 23, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 6 Comments

The large house "Marly", later called "St. Malo", was a landmark on Hampstead Road in Highgate Hill for 80 years. It was built by the Appel family on the site of their sheep paddock. A succession of people who lived interesting lives lived there before it was demolished in 1951.

Nicholas Walpole Raven and the West End Pub With No Beer

September 4, 2021November 14, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 8 Comments

The eccentric Nicholas Walpole Raven spent years trying to get a licence for the hotel he built on Montague Road. Eventually he used a loophole and established the West End Club which soon fell foul of the law.

Brisbane’s Princess Theatre

August 1, 2021March 11, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 16 Comments

The Princess Theatre is a survivor. It's gone through numerous cycles of popularity and obscurity and come close to destruction by fire and demolition but the show goes on.

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The West End School of Arts

July 3, 2021October 11, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 4 Comments

The School of Arts in Boundary Street, West End, played an important role in the community for 80 years. Today it is all but forgotten. The Kurilpa Library, built as an extension to the School of Arts in 1928, carries on an over 130 year old tradition.

Beer, Books and a Bookie – the Story of a Highgate Hill House

June 5, 2021September 14, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 6 Comments

An imposing house from stone at the peak of Highgate Hill, built in 1893, was home to just 3 families over a large part of its life. As a rental property, it's been the home to many.

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