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1920 – 1940

The Mistress’s House

May 25, 2019May 23, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 9 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, 2019April 7, 2022 / 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.

Children on the Loose

January 19, 2019May 13, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / Leave a comment

How much society norms regarding the rearing of children have changed is brought home by these stories from not that long ago.

The Forlorn Death of Mary Emmett

December 15, 2018November 10, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 8 Comments

Queensland's abortion laws sometimes led to tragic outcomes as was the case with Mary Emmett, whose body was found rudely dumped on a Brisbane street.

Gloucester Street Railway Station

October 6, 2018September 14, 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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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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Inigo Jones Long Range Weather Forecaster

May 20, 2018August 2, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 14 Comments

Inigo Jones, at one time a resident of Highgate Hill, was famous around Australia as a long range weather forecaster.

Roosters in the High Court of Australia,

April 15, 2018March 27, 2018 / Paul's Blogs / Leave a comment

In a classic case of how disputes between neighbours can escalate, in 1930 a problem with crowing roosters ended up in the High Court of Australia.

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The Yodelling Milk Money Thief and Other Scoundrels

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018 / Paul's Blogs / Leave a comment

Over the years descriptions of a number of unusual Highgate Hill thefts have appeared in newspapers including a yodelling milk money thief and an audacious gas meter thief.

The Golden Casket Art Union

January 6, 2018October 11, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 8 Comments

Queensland's Golden Casket Art Union supported our health system for 90 years

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