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Ernie and Mabel Lane – Radical Activists

November 23, 2019December 11, 2019 / Paul's Blogs / 2 Comments

Ernie and Mabel Lane were both dedicated communists. After spending some time in an Australian socialist colony in Paraguay, they settled into a home in Dauphine Terrace, Highgate Hill. Both continued to be activists for social change.

Mon Abri – Brighton Road

August 31, 2019February 29, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

The distinctive house "Mon Abri" in Brighton road, Highgate Hill cost thousands of pounds to build in 1890 and still today is a landmark in the suburb.

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The Mistresses’ House

May 25, 2019January 27, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 6 Comments

A distinctive old house on Dornoch Terrace was built by a man, estranged from his family, for his new companion but it was taken from her after his death by the Supreme Court.

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From Telegraph To Telephone

March 31, 2019September 6, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

Nowadays the internet and mobile phones are our preferred technologies for telecommunication. However the introduction of the automatic telephone to Brisbane in the last century was a great leap forward at the time.

The Blakeneys of Highgate Hill

February 24, 2019October 1, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 18 Comments

The Blakeney family owned two substantial houses in Highgate Hill located on huge blocks of land. Unfortunately neither have survived but memories of the family linger on as street names.

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Of Tobacconists, Brewers and Other Things

November 10, 2018November 6, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 2 Comments

A house in Franklin Street, Highgate Hill, has connections to France, the gold rush in Victoria, an early Brisbane tobacconist, a Brisbane brewery and philanthropic women. Find out about a remnant of the long forgotten brewery.

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Gloucester Street Railway Station

October 6, 2018February 2, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 7 Comments

For about 90 years, Highgate hill had its own railway station at Gloucester Street but it was out of the way and never heavily patronised.

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Douglas Price – Tragic Modernist

September 9, 2018February 4, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 14 Comments

Douglas Price was a popular but controversial Anglican priest early 20th century Brisbane. He became the spiritual leader of the "Modernist Society" but met a tragic early death.

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Toonarbin

August 5, 2018February 10, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 4 Comments

Stately Toonarbin built in the 1860s is one of the district's oldest houses and predates the creation of Dornoch Terrace on which it now stands.

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The Enigmatic Ebenezer Thorne

July 1, 2018February 24, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 9 Comments

Ebenezer Thorne was a newspaper man, politician and property developer who constantly generated controversy in the colony of Queensland. However he left the best until last.

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