https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/08/08/holy-hawthorne-street/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wegenr-and-co-woolloongabba-buffalo-hotel.jpgwegenr and co woolloongabba buffalo hotelhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ex-buffalo-hotel-ipswich-rd-hawthorne-facebook.jpgex buffalo hotel ipswich rd hawthorne facebookThe ex-Buffalo Hotel pictured ca. 1901. (Brenda Koster)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/brisbane-and-environs-1861-warner-qsa-woolloongabba-blog.jpgbrisbane and environs 1861 warner qsa woolloongabba blogThe ridge where the bora rings were located is located at the bottom of this map extract.(James Warner 1861, Queensland State Archives)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/holy-trinity-gabba-after-fire-fb.jpgholy trinity gabba after fire fbholy Trinity after the 1929 fire. 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(P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/emu-plains-races-balnarring-fs.jpgemu plains races balnarring fsEmu Plains races at Balnarring, Victoria.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bush-races-arthur-esam-benalla-collection-fs.jpgbush races arthur esam benalla collection fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/south-brisbane-race-course-1860s-v5.jpgSouth Brisbane race course 1860s v5https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/race-finish.jpegrace finishThe finish location. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sb-races-start.jpegSB races startThe start location. (P. Granville)2026-03-08T05:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/11/05/making-a-splash-brisbanes-floating-swimming-baths/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/philp-baths-glasgow-sentinal-26-april-1851-2365950700-e1678432043518.jpgphilp-baths-glasgow-sentinal-26-april-1851Glasgow Sentinel, 26th April 1851.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/metropolitan-baths-from-petrie-bight-1898.jpgmetropolitan baths from petrie bight 1898The new Metropolitan Baths viewed from Queen Street in 1898. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/victoria-bridge-and-baths-detail-ca-1880-hume-fryer.jpgHume Family Collection UQFL10Papers of Walter Cunningham Hume (1840–1921), surveyor and Chief Commissioner for Lands for Queensland; his wife Katie, daughter Ethel, brother Washington Hume, and members of both their families in England. 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(State Library of Queensland) https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sailors-gully-location-1902-slq.jpgSailors Gully location 1902 slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hove-street.jpghove streethttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hove-street-end-house.jpgHove street end househttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/white-house-baynes-street.jpgwhite house baynes streethttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1930-version-sailors-gully-name.jpg1930 version sailors gully name2026-02-16T22:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/06/14/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-thomas-dixon/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thomas-dixon-centre-1920s-slq-fs.jpgthomas-dixon-centre-1920s-slq-fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thomas-dixon-centre-1920s-slq.jpgthomas-dixon-centre-1920s-slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/thomas-dixon-volante-ebay.jpgthomas-dixon-volante-ebayThomas Dixon Volante shoes ca 1970. (eBay)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/telegraph-23-feb-1945-dixons-canteen.jpgtelegraph-23-feb-1945-dixons-canteenhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dixons-ads-1970.jpgdixons-ads-1970https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/powerhouse-chelsea-boots-thomas-dixon-1960s.pngpowerhouse-chelsea-boots-thomas-dixon-1960shttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dixons-farm-qsa.pngdixons farm QSADixon's dairy farm at Maleny. (Queensland State Archives)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/toowong-hill-end-ferry-1930-fryer.jpgtoowong-hill-end-ferry-1930-fryerThe Toowong - Hill end Ferry in 1830. (Fryer Library)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/montague-road-1890s-dixons-slq.jpgmontague-road-1890s-dixons-slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dixon-facebook-david-tucker.jpgdixon-facebook-david-tucker2026-02-16T22:08:31+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/10/03/omnibus-families-of-the-southside/2026-02-14T06:06:14+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/11/10/of-tobacconists-brewers-and-other-things/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/grave-bruce-nicoll-bcc-blog.jpggrave bruce nicoll bcc blogThe Bruce-Nicoll grave at South Brisbane was a victim of the Brisbane City Council "beautification scheme". (Brisbane City Council)2026-02-10T08:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/12/04/early-south-brisbane-street-names-and-the-montague-mystery/2026-02-01T10:40:43+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/08/05/toonarbin/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/view-up-dornoch-tce-from-hardgrave-rd-end-ca-1900-slq-.jpgview up dornoch tce from hardgrave rd end ca 1900 slqIn this view looking up Dornoch Terrace ca. 1900, Toonarbin is on the right, hidden behind trees. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/benjamin_backhouse_wikimedfia.jpgBenjamin_Backhouse_wikimedfiaBenjamin Backhouse (Wikimedia)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/toonarbin-the-week-2-april-1926.jpgtoonarbin the week 2 april 1926Toonarbin at the time of purchase by the Catholic Church. 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(Queensland State Archive ITM 659636)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/brisbane-1840s-mary-ann.jpgbrisbane-1840s-mary-annhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/police-and-post-office-brisbane-1844.jpgpolice-and-post-office-brisbane-1844https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/female-factory-crop-qsa-id3739.jpgfemale factory crop qsa ID3739The female factory had been surrounded by a wall in a vain attempt to keep male prisoners out. 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(Queensland State Archives ITM610806) https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/balkeney-street-house-e1763271979383.jpgBalkeney Street house2026-01-19T01:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/07/11/vulture-street-from-dotted-line-to-bitumen/2025-12-23T22:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/09/05/brisbanes-omnibuses/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/omnibus-stands-1895.jpgomnibus stands 18951895 map of Brisbane from Post Office Durectiry (State Library of NSW) annotated by P. 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(flikr)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/st-andrews-1987-aerial-qimagery-fs.jpgst andrews 1987 aerial qimagery fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/grayson-family-details.jpgGrayson family detailshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/judge-patrck-real-slq.jpgjudge patrck real slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/colonel-edmund-david-russel-ross-slq.jpgcolonel edmund david russel ross slqColonel Edmund David Russel Ross (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/william-henry-baynes-ancestry.jpgwilliam Henry baynes ancestryWilliam Henry Baynes. 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(Courtesy of Shayne Gelbard)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/passport-photo-lucy-sears.jpgPassport photo Lucy SearsLucy Sears passport photo.(Courtesy of Shayne Gelbard)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/olive-and-lucy-bottom-of-stairs-at-dorra-tor.jpgOlive and Lucy - Bottom of stairs at Dorra TorOlive and Lucy Seares at Dorra Tor. (Courtesy of Shayne Gelbard)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/michael-kinealy-father-of-lucy-sears.jpgMichael Kinealy - Father of Lucy SearsMichael Kinealy (Courtesy of Shayne Gelbard)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/jack-sears-and-prince-of-wales.jpgjack sears and prince of walesJack Sears and the Prince of Wales, 1921. (Courtesy of Shayne Gelbard)2025-07-14T08:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2019/07/27/the-battle-of-highgate-hill/2025-07-13T22:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/11/24/charlie-chiller-jones-a-kurilpa-lionheart/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/eva-villa-vulture-street.jpgeva villa vulture streethttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/supreme-court-jacarandas-1955-bcc-straight.jpgsupreme court jacarandas 1955 bcc straighthttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/valley-rugby-league-club-1920-premiers-.jpgvalley rugby league club 1920 premiersValley Rugby League Club, premiers in 1920. (State Library of Queensland, 44568)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/looking-towards-mouquet-farm-december-1916-from-position-main-attack-launched.jpgLooking towards Mouquet Farm December 1916 from position main attack launchedhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/jones-tombstone.jpgjones tombstoneCharlie's tombstone. he shares the grave with his wife Mary Ann. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/bomb-throwers-badge-awm.jpgbomb throwers badge awmThe badge worn by bomb throwers after the completion of training. (Australian War Memorial)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/transyvania-goes-down-willy-stower-wikimedia.jpgtransyvania goes down Willy Stöwer wikimediaThe sinking of the Transylvania. (Willy Stöwer, Wikimedia}https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/charles-julius-jones-with-other-pows-virtual-war-memorial-crop-2408737241-e1726613783439.jpgcharles julius jones with other pows virtual war memorial cropCorporal Charles Julius Jones at centre with others awaiting repatriation in 1919. (Carl, Johnson, Virtual war Museum)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/supreme-court-jacarandas-1955-bcc-fs-1.jpgsupreme court jacarandas 1955 bcc fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/j-s-emerson.jpgj s emersonJoseph Emerson. (The Queenslander, October 30, 1915, State Library of Queensland)2025-07-02T23:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2025/06/11/pirates-on-highgate-hill-1853/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/moreton-bay-pirates-route-19-may-25.jpgmoreton bay pirates route 19 may 25https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/edward-blackhouse-chan-gang-sydney-1843-nla.jpgedward blackhouse chan gang sydney 1843 nlahttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/collins_barracks_national_museum_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_302477.jpgCollins_Barracks,_National_Museum_-_geograph.org.uk_-_302477https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/courthouse-oatlands_universtiy-of-tasmania.jpgCourthouse-Oatlands_universtiy of tasmaniahttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/moreton-bay-dugong-mark-jones-abc-news.jpgmoreton bay dugong mark jones ABC Newshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tin-pannekin-ca-1860-history-trust-of-sa.jpgtin pannekin ca 1860 history trust of SAhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/court-record-7-dec-1853-crop-.jpgcourt record 7 dec 1853 crophttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image.pngimagehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john_giles_price_wikimedia.jpgJohn_Giles_Price_wikimediahttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/levuka-constance-gordon-cumming-1875-museum-arch-anthrop-uni-cambridge.pnglevuka constance gordon cumming 1875 museum arch anthrop uni cambridgeLevuka in 1875. (Constance Gordon Cumming Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.)2025-07-01T01:20:31+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/10/20/war-comes-to-west-end/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/peters-6-crop-2.jpgpeters 6 crophttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/peters-6-crop-1.jpgpeters 6 crophttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/peters-6-crop.jpgpeters 6 crophttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arp-west-end-school-arp-car.jpgarp west end school ARP ambulanceAn ambulance vehicle at West End during a motorcycle dispatch trial, 1941. (Elsie Dunn Papers, State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/west-end-arp-minutes-july-1942-slq-3311999287-e1727767114839.jpgWest End ARP minutes July 1942 SLQA page from the West End ARP minutes book from July, 1942. (Elsie Dunn Collection, State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/peters-arctic-delicacy-today2.jpgpeters arctic delicacy today2https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/identity-disc-awm.jpgidentity disc awmIdentity disc made by railway worker Leonard Don for his mother-in-law, Isabella Frazier. (Australian War Memorial)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/peters-arctic-delicacy-today.jpgpeters arctic delicacy todayThe same location today. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/iwm-d2749-car-headlights.jpgiwm D2749 car headlightsHooded headlamps which allow light to filter through and illuminate the road immediately ahead of the vehicle. (Imperial War Museum object/205198127)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/governor-pow-street-adoptiopn-scheme.jpgGOVERNOR POW STREET ADOPTIOPN SCHEME Governor of Queensland Sir Leslie Wilson appeals to Queenslanders to support the Red Cross Prisoner of War Street Adoption Scheme. (Australian Screen)2025-05-11T20:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/03/29/james-cole-and-the-west-end-can-factory/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-grice-advert-sb-municipal-history-1925.jpgcole grice advert SB Municipal History 1925https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-canister-location-2-blog.jpgcole canister location 2 bloghttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-canister-location-crop.jpgcole canister location cropThe location of Cole's Canister Works in 2024. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-tinsmith-1909-jubilee-history-of-qld.jpgcole tinsmith 1909 jubilee history of qldA view of the works for 1909 by which time it's frontage on Vulture Street stretched between Bona and Turin Streets, (Jubilee History of Queensland, UQ espace)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-tinsmith-1902-jubilee-history-of-qld.jpgcole tinsmith 1902 jubilee history of qldBy 1902, the factory had grown and Cole now called it a canister works. (Jubilee History of Queensland, UQ espace)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cole-tinsmith-1896-jubilee-history-of-qld.jpgcole tinsmith 1896 jubilee history of qldhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/birmingham-daily-post-may-10-1883-qld-ad-blog.jpgbirmingham daily post may 10 1883 qld ad blogBirmingham Daily Post, 10th May, 1883. (British Library Newspapers Online)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/petfield-amd-gough-otc-chairam.jpgpetfield-amd-gough-otc-chairamhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/qld-can-1958-greeting-card.jpgqld can 1958 greeting cardQueensland Can Company board members are depicted on the right of this 1958 card, Arthur Petfield in the center wears the crown. The figure at the left wearing the bottle top is thought to be James Grice. (State Library of Queensland) https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/japanning-stove-sewing-machine-parts-grandeartedot-net.jpgjapanning stove sewing machine parts grandeartedot netA japanning stove for sewing machine parts. (grandearte.net)2025-04-25T03:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/05/20/the-granvilles-come-to-brisbane/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/galloway-map-1856-town-closeup-st-johns-school.jpgGalloway map 1856 town closeup st johns schoolDetail from Galloway's map of 1856 annotated by P/(Queensland State Archives)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/location-terminus-hotel-roma-street-2023-1746208481-e1679807404329.jpglocation terminus hotel roma street 2023The location of the Terminus Hotel in Roma Street in 2023. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/joseph-bancroft.jpgjoseph-bancrofthttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bovey-tracey-postcard.jpgbovey-tracey-postcardhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/granville-creditors-.jpggranville-creditors-https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hall-architect-pugh-1872.jpghall-architect-pugh-1872https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/lancaster-gazette-june-1-186-wansfell.jpglancaster-gazette-june-1-186-wansfellLancaster Gazette, 1st Junem 1861.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/roma-street-station-ca-1880-hume-family-fryer-crop.jpgHume Family Collection UQFL10Papers of Walter Cunningham Hume (1840–1921), surveyor and Chief Commissioner for Lands for Queensland; his wife Katie, daughter Ethel, brother Washington Hume, and members of both their families in England. They lived at Drayton, Toowoomba, and Brisbane.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/christ-church-milton-1369562789-e1677788736171.jpgchrist church miltonChrist Church Milton, Brisbane. The funeral service for Anne Amelia Granville was held here and she is mentioned in a choir stall plaque dedicated to her daughter Caroline Le Breton. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/silverton-devon.jpgsilverton-devon2025-04-18T00:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/02/06/kurilpa-water-water-everywhere/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/south-brisbane-panorama-1862-no-4-melborne-street-swamp.jpgsouth brisbane panorama 1862 no 4 melborne street swamphttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kurilpa-creeks-gullies-and-swamps-v3-3799886881-e1697100635116.jpgkurilpa creeks gullies and swamps v3https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sailors-gully-drain-plan.jpgsailors gully drain planDetail from the ca, 1899 drainage plan for Sailor's Gully. (Brisbane City Council Archives item K-8-70 )https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kurilpa-creeks-gullies-and-swamps-with-arrows-v1-1.jpgkurilpa creeks gullies and swamps with arrows v1https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sb-creek-bridges-blog-circle-ca-1868-slq.jpgsb creek bridges blog circle ca 1868 slqTwo bridges across the South Brisbane creek are visible in this image ca. 1868. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kurilpa-swamp-1865.jpgkurilpa swamp 1865Kurilpa Swamp as shown on an 1865 map. (openstreetmap with detail added by P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/kurilpa-creeks-gullies-and-swamps-v1.jpgkurilpa creeks gullies and swamps v12025-04-02T20:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2025/03/15/sabbath-wars/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/weslyan-church-west-end-slq.jpgweslyan church west end slqmembers of the congregation in Sussex street outside the Wesleyan church. (State Library of Quewensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gabba-crowd-1950-blog-slq.jpggabba crowd 1950 blog slqthe crowd waiting in Stanley Street Wolloongabba for the gates to the cricket ground rto open on dcemver 2, 1950. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/davies-park-crickey-pitch-desruction-ds-29-oct1921.jpgDaily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936), Saturday 29 OctobDaily Standard 29 October, 1921. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/hunters-enoggera-1930s-slq.jpghunters enoggera 1930s slqHunters in the Enoggera area, 1930. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fishing-enoggera-creek-ca-1900-slq.jpgfishing enoggera creek ca 1900 slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/wimbledon-champion-althea-gibson-usashirley-fry-uk-milton-1956-slq.jpgWimbledon champion Althea Gibson USAShirley Fry UK Milton 1956 slqwimbledon-champion-althea-gibson-usashirley-fry-uk-milton-1956-slq.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngimagehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bread-stolen-qd-times-28-apr-1947.jpgbread stolen qd times 28 apr 1947Queensland Times, April 28, 1947. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/sunday-school-pupils-1900-brisbane-slq.jpgsunday school pupils 1900 brisbane slqBrisbane Sunday school pupils in 1900. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/movie-queue-brisbane-cinema-1949-slq.jpgmovie queue brisbane cinema 1949 slq2025-03-14T22:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/10/01/all-that-glitters-brisbane-gold-rushes/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/commisariat-stores-side-entrance-1957-lovf-crop-slq.jpgcommisariat stores side entrance 1957 lovf crop slqthe entry to the Government stores in 1957. (Lovf Collection, State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/qld-1863-mail-gold-fields-1863-s.jpgqld-1863-mail-gold-fields-1863-s2025-10-29T09:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2017/02/26/architectural-styles-of-the-1930s-highgate-hill/2025-01-30T03:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/10/27/margaret-gregson-the-duchess-of-montague-road/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/west-end-brewery-killarney-1949-mark-up.jpgwest end brewery Killarney 1949 mark upKillarney is circled. It was near what is todaythe end of teh Go Between bridge. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/botany-villa-sale-1929.jpgbotany villa sale 1929Botany Villa for sale. What stories it could have told! (Telegraph 1st November, 1929)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/headline-truth-24-may-1908.pngheadline truth 24 may 1908Truth (Brisbane) 24th May 1908.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nelie-sinclair-truth-24-may-1908.jpgnelie sinclair truth 24 may 1908Nellie Sinclair (Truth (Brisbane) 24th May 1908.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/south-brisbane-court-house-colchester-street-1900-fs-slq.jpgsouth brisbane court house colchester street 1900 fs slqBy the end of her career, Mother G. was very well acquainted with the South Brisbane Court House that stood on Colchester Street. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image.jpgimagehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/girls-melbourne-truth-17-may-1903.jpggirls melbourne truth 17 may 1903Truth (Brisbane)17th May 1903 via Trove.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/lady-musgrave-lodge-astor-tce-slq.jpglady musgrave lodge astor tce slqThe "Lady Musgrave Lodge" stood on Astor Terrace and provided accommodation for young single women. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tyrian-slq-3212605177-e1696287465460.jpgtyrian slqS. S. Tyrian (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/girls-procurement-age-20-april-1903.jpggirls procurement age 20 april 1903The Age, 20th April 1903 via Trove.2025-01-17T03:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/09/04/nicholas-walpole-raven-and-the-west-end-pub-with-no-beer/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/image0.jpegimage0https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dan-murp-west-end-clib-raven.jpgdan murp west end clib ravenDan Murphy's are opening at Raven's folly. (P. Granville)2025-01-12T02:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2025/01/11/trevenen-the-life-and-death-of-a-highgate-hill-house/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/treverick-westbourne.jpgtreverick westbourneTreverick. (P. granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/stanley-street-ploughing-bc-17-sep-1924.jpgstanley street ploughing BC 17 sep 1924https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/stanley-street-new-tram-loines-and-concrete-bc-18-sep-1924.jpgstanley street new tram loines and concrete BC 18 sep 1924https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lanark-blog.jpglanark bloghttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ploughing-stanley-st-bc-17-sep-1924.jpgploughing stanley st BC 17 sep 1924Ploughing Stanley Street in preparation for concreting, 1924. (Brisbane Courier 17 September, 1924, Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/portion-153-westbourne-1871-slq-4045526327-e1732514490889.jpgportion 153 westbourne 1871 slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/lanark-blopg.jpglanark blopgLanark in 2024. (P.Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trevenen-detail-paln-good-quality-fs.jpgtrevenen detail paln good quality fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trevenen-stairs-2-fs-1.jpgtrevenen stairs 2 fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trevenen-windows-3-fs.jpgtrevenen windows 3 fs2025-01-27T10:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/09/07/the-story-of-an-intersection-boundary-and-vulture-streets-west-end/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/west-end-shops-sale-1921.jpgwest end shops sale 1921The sale of the corner blocks in 1921. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/doris-davies-sm-29-may-1938.jpgdoris davies SM 29 may 1938Doris Davies at the time of her marriage to Theodore Thynne. (Sunday Mail May 29, 1938 via Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/joyce-and-doris-davies-with-mrs-martin-1568428905-e1725919962699.jpgjoyce and Doris Davies with Mrs MartinDoris Davies infroin of teh family home in dornoch Terreace, West End. (https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/a-dental-officer-of-the-34th-australian-dental-unit-near-the-front-1918.jpgA dental officer of the 34th Australian Dental Unit near the front 1918members of the 34th Australian Dental Unit close to the front line, France 1918. (Australian War Memorial)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mott-dentist-catholic-advocate-15-sep-1932-.jpgmott dentist catholic advocate 15 sep 1932The Catholic Advocate, September 15, 1932. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/birchley-famil-ancestry-ca1900.jpgBirchley Family circa 1902From the left, Agnes, Agnes (nee Geddes), Olive, Herbert James, Herbert Vincent and Ethel Birchley ca. 1902. (Birchley family tree, ancestry.com)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/west-end-bcc-1950-2-fs-slq.jpgwest end BCC 1950 2 fs slqOpening hay of the West End BCO, October 1950. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/qld-enlargement-fine-art-tele-6-may-1905-2187169905-e1724710538670.jpgqld enlargement fine art tele 6 may 1905Telegraph, May 6 1905. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/annex-bent-books-tele-10-sep-1927-p-15-a.jpgannex bent books tele 10 sep 1927 p 15 aA view of the annex behind a power pole from 1927. (Telegraph September 10, 1927, State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vulture-boundary-corner-brisbane-and-environs-1863-qsa.jpgvulture boundary corner brisbane and environs 1863 qsa2025-06-21T20:41:40+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/about/2024-10-30T22:26:22+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2019/04/25/dogs-cause-only-black-out-casualty-1941/2024-10-21T01:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/self-guided-history-walks/south-brisbane-and-west-end-history-walk/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/south-brisbane-and-west-end-history-walk.jpgSouth Brisbane and West End History Walk2024-10-03T21:58:46+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/self-guided-history-walks/self-guided-walking-tour/2024-10-03T04:10:58+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/self-guided-history-walks/south-brisbane-and-west-end-riverside-history-walk/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/south-brisbane-west-end-riverside-history-walk.jpgSouth Brisbane West End riverside history walk2024-10-03T04:03:54+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/self-guided-history-walks/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kurilpa-history-walks-overview-v1.jpgKurilpa history walks overview v12024-10-02T22:49:35+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/02/11/grange-house-south-brisbane/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/32506-0062-0015.jpg32506-0062-0015Rose and Cherry at Coorooman in 1936.(L. C. Ball Collection, state Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/32506-0157-0016-1.jpggrange house 1938Clive and Rose at Coorooman in 1938. (L. C. Ball Collection, state Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/grange-house-streetscape-ca1938.jpggrange house streetscape ca1938Dorchester Street with Coormooran prominent at centre right. in 19386 (L. C. Ball Collection, State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/grange-house-fence-geoff.jpggrange house fence geoffThe brick fence ran along Vulture Street for the full length of the property.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/grange-house-fence-2023.jpggrange house fence 2023In 2022, only a fragment of the Vulture Street fence remained. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/marjorie-clair-roche.jpgmarjorie clair rocheMarjorie Roach. (Brisbane Telegraph (Saturday 3 February 1951, via Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dorothy-board-grave-fina-grave.jpegdorothy board grave lowoodDorothy and Stephen were buried at Lowood the day after the drowning. (findagrave.com)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/view-from-grange-house-1885.jpgview from grange house 1885View from Grange House in 1885. (Courtesy of current owner)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/grange-hams-map-brisbane-1863-qsa.jpggrange Hams map Brisbane 1863 QSAThe Burns held title to the 2 subdivisions marked in red, where Grange House stands, from 1882. Janet added the green subdivision in 1885. (Hams Map 1862, Queensland State Archives annotated by P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/detail-from-view-south-brisbane-from-govt-house-1868-slq-mark-up.jpgdetail from view south brisbane from govt house 1868 SLq mark upA view of South Brisbane from Government House in 1868. There are possibly several houses on the ridge above old Cumbooquepa but the image is indistinct. (State Library of Queensland)2024-09-28T08:21:49+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/01/25/south-brisbane-war-memorial-park-and-the-disappearing-ridge/2024-09-27T05:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/02/25/a-walk-down-norfolk-road/2024-09-25T20:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/04/02/alexander-brown-wilson-architect/2024-09-05T04:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/07/27/say-tristrams-please/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/soda-factory-2024-pg-fs.jpgsoda factory 2024 PG fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/soda-factory-2024-pg-1.jpgsoda factory 2024 PGhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/west-end-markets-bcc-1985.jpgwest end markets BCC 1985West End Markets in 1985. (Brisbane City Council)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/coco-cola-factory-balaklava-street-blog-pg.jpgcoco cola factory balaklava street blog pghttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hope-street-2024-3551476031-e1720589028375.jpghope street 2024The location of "Constance Villa" on hope Street in 2024. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tristrams-tod-daily-standard-2-aug-1928.jpgtristrams tod daily standard 2 aug 1928A new product introduced in 1928. (Daly Standard 2nd August 1928, Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/clydeshipsdotcodouk-merkara-1875-rotated-1.jpgclydeshipsdotcodouk Merkara 1875 rotatedhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/us-soldiers-coke-reddit.jpgus soldiers coke reddithttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/kents-bottle-abcrauctions.jpgkents bottle abcrauctionshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/kents-bottle-brisbane-chemists-desmond-crump.jpgkents bottle brisbane chemists desmond crump2024-08-25T22:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/04/02/tom-garrick-cinema-pioneer/2024-08-22T04:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/06/04/gold-found-in-highgate-hill-1925/2024-08-16T22:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/01/13/dornoch-terrace-a-pathway-through-time-part-1/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rocky-nook-77-dornoch.jpgRocky Nook 77 dornochRocky Nook and its almost twin Campania on the right are perched on the cutting. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/kurilpa-aboriginal-paths-names-plus-creeks-2023.jpgkurilpa-aboriginal-paths-names-plus-creeks-2023https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/st-james-street-crashdaily-standard-18-december-1925.jpgst james street crashdaily standard 18 december 1925Daily Standard 18th December 1925.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/corner-dornoch-hardgrave-2003-amtching-1970s.jpgcorner-dornoch-hardgrave-2003-amtching-1970shttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/irene-trewin-wig.jpgirene trewin wigIrene Trewin (hearsay.org.au)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/close-up-hampstead-road-wilson-collection.jpgclose up hampstead road wilson collectionThe shops on Hampstead Road, viewed from Dornoch Terrace ca. 1892. (George Washington Wilson Collection, University of Aberdeen)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dornoch-bridge-2-lovf-blog.jpgdornoch bridge 2 lovf blog The shop on Boundary Street near the Dornoch Terrace Bridge. (Photo by Holger Nielsen Lovf, courtesy of Belinda Davies)2024-07-12T22:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/07/01/the-enigmatic-ebenezer-thorne/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/carina-gertrude-street-front-view.jpgcarina gertrude street front view"Carina at 1 Gertrude Street, Highgate hill. (P. Granville)2025-05-16T17:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/05/01/davies-park-story/2024-07-09T21:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/09/16/getting-the-mail-in-kurilpa/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post-office-bike-dornoch-terrace-2023.jpgpost office bike dornoch terrace 2023Postal delivery by motorbike on Dornoch Tce. in 2023.(P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/west-end-post-office-locations.jpgwest end post office locationshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/norfolk-street-sign-crop.jpgnorfolk street sign cropThe Norfolk Road sign in 2023. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/norfolk-road-old-style-street-sign-1969-bcc.jpgnorfolk road old style street sign 1969 bccThe wooden Norfolk Road street sign on Boundary Street in 1969. (Brisbane City Council)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/postman-1930-queenslander-blog.jpgpostman 1930 queenslander blog"Queenslander" cover December 18, 1930. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post-box-brisbane-slq.jpgpost box brisbane slqA pillar style Victorian postbox pictured in Brisbane in 1941. It appears to have a lampshade placed on top. (State Library of Queensland).https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fred-goode-blog.jpgfRED GOODE blogAt the time of his retirement in 1952, Fred Goode had walked an estimated half a million miles delivering mail. (Telegraph, 12th January 1952 via Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/post-office-motor-bike-maas.jpgpost office motor bike MAAShttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sydney-mail-train-ca-1907-slq-1.jpgSydney mail train ca 1907 slqhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/no-13-norfolk-number-plate.jpgno 13 norfolk number plateA surviving 1930s cast aluminum house number plate on Norfolk Road. (P. Granville)2024-06-30T03:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2024/02/24/dornoch-terrace-a-pathway-through-time-part-2/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dornch-view-from-st-james-2025-blog-slider-1.jpgdornch view from st james 2025 blog slider 1https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/dorncoh-bumper-to-bumper.jpgdorncoh bumper to bumperBumper to bumper traffic on Dornoch Terrace. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/slow-down-dornoch-crop.jpgslow-down-dornoch-crophttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dornoch-tce-1920-1-53855701-e1707861202393.jpgDornoch tce 1920https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/st-francis-church-dornoch-blog.jpgst-francis-church-dornoch-bloghttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/moving-st-francis-bc-15-jul-1926-fs.jpgmoving-st-francis-bc-15-jul-1926-fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/davies-cake-tele-13-sep-1937-fs.jpgdavies-cake-tele-13-sep-1937-fshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dornoch-terrace-postcard-1914-crop-indicator.jpgdornoch terrace postcard 1914 crop indicatorhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/davies-wedding-tele-13-sep-1937.jpgdavies-wedding-tele-13-sep-1937https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/helen-johnson-womens-weekly-25-jan-1947-vegemite.jpghelen johnson womens weekly 25 jan 1947 vegemiteWomen's Weekly, 25th January 1947. (Trove)2024-06-22T21:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/05/25/fire-on-highgate-hill-1887/2024-03-03T05:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2017/04/09/highgate-hill-park/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dornoch-tce-1902-pano.jpgDornoch Tce 1902 - panoThe view from the park in 1902, looking west. (State Library of Queensland) 2024-01-28T06:39:09+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/06/04/the-dutton-park-garden-theatre/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dutton-park-continental-postcard-2-sides-fs.jpgdutton park continental postcard 2 sides fsA postcard from the Hugh Black period showing the crowd at Dutton Park. Many of the audience are standing up. (Courtesy of Alan McNaughton)2024-01-19T08:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/12/17/highgate-hill-reservoir-1889/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/heaslops-store-stanley-street-1900-slq.jpgheaslops-store-stanley-street-1900-slqHeaslop's store on Stanley Street, Woolloongabba in 1900. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/highgate-hill-water-main-1889-2-3907321553-e1700720060820.jpghighgate hill water main 1889Extract from 8 chain Brisbane and Suburbs map from 1914 showing the route of the pipeline south of the river. (Queensland State Archives)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cad-map-8chain-brisbane-and-suburbs-route-water-pipe.jpgcad-map-8chain-brisbane-and-suburbs route water pipeExtract from 8 chain Brisbane and Suburbs map from 1914 showing the route of the pipeline south of the river. (Queensland State Archives)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dornoch-12-inch-water-main-pipe.jpgdornoch 12 inch water main pipeAn exposed section of the 1899 water pipe in Dornoch Terrace. (P. Granville)2024-01-14T07:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/12/09/the-rosicrucians-of-dutton-park/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ruth-eda-ione-walker-ancestry-crop.jpgruth eda ione walker ancestry cropAn unfortunately blurry image of Ione, (ancestry.com)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/aquarian-art-show-tele-22-september-1938-blog.jpgaquarian art show tele 22 september 1938 blogTelegraph, 22nd September 1938. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/list-of-aquarian-titles-qsa-itm840605.jpglist of aquarian titles qsa itm840605A list of Aquarian titles, (Queensland State Archives ITM840605).https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/solaqua-club-dutton-park-bc-october-1929.pngsolaqua club dutton park BC 19 october 1929Brisbane Courier 19th October 1929. (Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fred-and-mary-1978-vimeo.jpgfred and mary 1978 vimeoKary and Fred Robinson in 1978. (Carolyn Bilsborrow "Inside the Brotherhood Reel")https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/truth-sydney-6-sep-1953-2775268673-e1699659940332.jpgtruth sydney 6 sep 1953William Henry Long (Truth (Sydney) 6th September 1953)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rota-browns-plains.pngROTA browns plainshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ad-for-rota-tele-28-nov-1942.jpgad for rota tele 28 nov 1942Advertsing for ROTA. (Telegraph 28th November 1942)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/breaking-sword-tele-24-feb-1937.jpgbreaking sword tele 24 feb 1937"Breaking the sword" ceremony at Borva Street. (Telegraph 24th February 1937 vis Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rota-picture-fred-nude-19-march-1950.jpgrota picture fred nude 19 march 1950Fred and a Truth newspaper journalist at ROTA. (Truth 19th March 1950 via Trove)2024-07-19T03:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/12/03/making-a-splash-2-south-brisbanes-early-swimming-baths/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/st-albans-dry-dock-1896-tele-18-apr-1896.jpgst albans dry dock 1896 tele 18 apr 1896Telegraph (Brisbane) 18th April 1896 via Trove.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sherwood-carnival-swimmers-daily-mail-12-mar-1924.jpgsherwood carnival swimmers daily mail 12 mar 1924Competitors at a swimming carnival held at the Sherwood Baths (Daily Mail 12th March 1924 via Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sherwood-enclosed-baths-tele-19-dec-1923-fs.jpgsherwood enclosed baths tele 19 dec 1923 fsThe Sherwood Swimming Baths (Telegraph, 19th December 1923. TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ilot-vert-faireparisdot-com.jpgilot-vert faireparisdot comL'Îlot Vert, Canal de L"Ourcq, Paris. (faireparis.com)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/spring-hill-drain-1982.jpgspring hill drain 1982A section of the Spring Hill drain pictured in 1982. (Brisbane City Council)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/site-of-imperial-baths-today.jpgsite of imperial baths today Southbank Beach is very close to the location of the Imperial Barhs. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wharf-railway-extension-1895-qsa-e1664432241911.jpgwharf railway extension 1895 QSAThe Wharf Railway Extension plans from 1894 show the baths (No. 16) cut through by the railway reserve. (Queensland State Archives ITM117393)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/victoria-baths-from-parliamnet-house-roof-1885-slq-.jpgvictoria baths from parliamnet house roof 1885 slqAn 1885 view from the roof of Parliament House with the Victoria Baths at the end of the bridge in the distance. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/map-wharf-railway-1897-qsa-1.jpgmap-wharf-railway-1897-qsa-1https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/imoerial-baths-shown-1897-map-e1664254437308.jpgimoperial baths shown 1897 map2023-11-15T21:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/06/05/beer-books-and-a-bookie-the-story-of-a-highgate-hill-house/2023-10-18T20:47:18+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/05/07/the-lang-family-of-rosecliffe-street/2025-08-05T02:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/03/18/brisbane-horse-and-carriage/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hitching-rails-town-hall-post-office-ca-1868-slq.jpghitching-rails-town-hall-post-office-ca-1868-slqHitching rails in front of the Post Office and Town Hall in Queen Street, 1864. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/decorative-hiching-posts-de-gruchy-fryer.jpgdecorative-hiching-posts-de-gruchy-fryerhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/horse-mail-delivery-1913-peter-barker.jpghorse mail delivery 1913 peter barkerHorse delivery of mail by Peter Barker, 1913, in the Brisbane suburbs of Red Hill, Newmarket, Wilston, Grange, Enoggera and Ashgrove. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/king-george-v-delhi-1911-1033017856-e1675635666483.jpgking george v delhi 1911King George V at Delhi in 1911 mounted on "Akbar". (wikimedia)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/alfred-elliott-woolloongabba-south-brisbane-1897-museum-of-brisbane-1.jpgAlfred-Elliott South-Brisbane-1897-Museum-of-Brisbane-1The muddy surface of Stanley Street at Clarence Corner in 1897. (Alfred Elliot, Museum of Brisbane)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/busy-1990s-queen-street-looking-south-gww.jpgbusy 1990s queen street looking south GWWBusy Queen street in the 1890s. (George Washington Wilson Collection, University of Aberdeen)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ploughing-queen-street-wooden-blocking.jpgploughing queen street wooden blockingPloughing Queen Street in preparation for the installation of a wooden block road surface, 1989. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/women-hoirse-riding-ca-1912-slq.jpgWOMEN HOIRSE RIDING CA 1912 SLQTwo women on horses ca. 1912, one sidesaddle and the other astride. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rosenstengal-furniture-shop-ca-1922slq.jpgROSENSTENGAL FURNITURE SHOP CA 1922SLQRosenstengal's furniture shop ca 1922. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/websters-biscuits-buggy-slq.jpgwebsters biscuits buggy slqA Webster's biscuit cart, (State Library of Queensland)2023-12-04T08:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/10/02/sheep-a-house-and-three-churches/2023-06-20T10:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/11/06/torbreck-highgate-hill/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/torbreck-old-aerial-view-blog-slq.jpgtorbreck old aerial view blog slqAn aerial view of the Torbrek site with old Torbreck at centre right. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/south-brisbane-from-parliamnet-house-roof-1885-slq-crop.jpgsouth brisbane from parliamnet house roof 1885 slq cropAn 1885 view from the roof of Parliament House showing the gate at the bottom and in the distance Victoria Bridge that Fraser would have crossed on his way home. (State Library of Queensland)2023-07-11T03:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/10/23/runaway-horse-and-cart-1907/2023-06-04T22:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/08/01/the-southside-of-brisbane-1875/2023-03-24T08:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2023/01/07/dishonourable-real-estate-practices-of-the-1880s/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/moorooka-park-1889.jpgmoorooka-park-1889https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/norman-creek-housing-estates-with-ref-number-v2-3590141659-e1672657842130.jpgnorman-creek-housing-estates-with-ref-number-v2Some of the real estate developments along Norman Creek superimposed on a 1933 flood map. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bank-note-queesnland-national-bank-coinsand-australiadotcom.jpgbank-note-queesnland-national-bank-coinsand australiadotcomA one pound banknote issued by the Queensland National Bank. coinsandaustralia.com)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/east-woolloongabba-estate-bc-april-24-188a.jpgeast woolloongabba estate BC april 24 1885Brisbane Courier, 24th April, 1885 via Trove,https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/woolloongabba-east-estate-small.jpgwoolloongabba east estate smallLithograph for the East Woolloongabba Estate, 1886. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/david-hennessey-table-talk-13-apr-1916-blog-2350073040-e1669004696894.jpgDavid Hennessey table talk 13 apr 1916 BLOGJohn David Hennessey (Table Talk 13th April 1916 via Trove)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/logan-railway-estate-1885-blog-1.jpglogan railway estate 1885 blogThe Logan Railway Estate, 1885. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/louis-estate-woolloongabba-blog.jpglouis-estate-woolloongabba-blogThe Lewis Estate 1889, (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/east-wgabbaestate-1886.jpgeast wgabbaestate 1886East Woolloongabba Estate lithograph detail, 1886. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/queensland-national-banknote.jpgqueensland national banknoteA one pound banknote issued by the Queensland National Bank. (ci2023-02-07T04:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2019/10/05/doctor-jefferis-turner/2023-01-09T08:58:45+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/03/06/ferdinand-and-josephine-papi/2022-12-17T20:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2021/07/03/the-west-end-school-of-arts/2022-10-11T09:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/01/06/golden-casket/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/golden-csket-draw-1967.jpggolden csket draw 1967A Golden Casket draw in 1967. (Queensland State Archives)2022-10-11T09:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/06/13/the-origins-of-orleigh-park/2022-09-22T23:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2020/02/29/john-sankey-and-sankey-street/2022-09-06T22:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2022/09/03/george-and-amelia-crofts-south-brisbane-amphitheatre/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/george-croft-lane.jpggeorge croft laneGeorge Croft Lane in South Brisbane, (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/south-broisbane-1860s-slq.jpgsouth broisbane 1860s slqThis view of Russell Street from the1879 shows how much the terrain has changed over the years. 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1947), Friday 30 June 1916, pTelegraph, Friday 30 June 1916 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/one-of-arthur-drapers-bullock-teams-at-woodford-1925.jpgOne of Arthur Drapers bullock teams at Woodford 1925Bullock teams continued to be used well into the 20th century (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/scrub-turkeys.jpgscrub turkeysScrub turkeys in our Highgate Hill backyard.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/colville-street-2017.jpgcolville street 2017There's no sign of bullocks on Colville Street todayhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hores-fractures-leg-1905.jpgTelegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 3 April 1905, pArticle image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Programhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/704px-statelibqld_1_102504_kings_holm_estate_highgate_hill_looking_towards_brisbane_ca-1889.jpg704px-StateLibQld_1_102504_Kings_Holm_Estate,_Highgate_Hill,_looking_towards_Brisbane,_ca.1889https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/horse-kicks-child-colville-street.jpgTelegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 3 September 189Telegraph Monday 3rd September 1894https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/colville-street-bullock-1900.jpgTelegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Saturday 5 May 1900, pTelegraph Saturday 5 May 1900 2020-07-30T01:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2019/12/23/a-mystery-murder-of-married-lovers/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sydney-daily-mail-sep-10-1898-sb-police-station.jpgsydney daily mail sep 10 1898 sb police stationSouth Brisbane Police Station (Sydney Daily Mail 10 Sep 1898 TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/double-murder-header-straight.jpgdouble murder header straighthttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/murder-scene-2019-blog.jpgmurder scene 2019 blogThe scene of the crime has changed beyond all recognition. In December 2019, work was underway on a new Metro Station.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/refidex-1926-murder-scene.jpgRefidex 1926 murder sceneFrom page 35 of the 1926 Refidex, State Library of Queensland.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/marquis-cumming-at-trocadero.jpegmarquis cumming at trocaderoMarquis Cumming on duty at the Trocadero. From the murder file and published in "Scaffold of Shame" by A. Rogers.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/eileen-walsh-.jpgeileen walshEileen Gladys Walshhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/smiths-weekly-washtub-headline.jpgsmiths weekly washtub headlineSmith's Weekly (Sydney), Saturday 29 January, 1927. (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/double-murder-march-1951-sunday-truth.jpgdouble murder march 1951 sunday truthPage image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Programhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/truth-november-6-1927-betrayed-woman.jpgtruth november 6 1927 betrayed womanTruth (Brisbane) November 6,1927 (TROVE).https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/james-walsh.jpgjames walshJames Walsh (TROVE)2023-05-14T03:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/08/28/tram-assists-horse-drawn-dray-highgate-hill-1926/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/trams-in-brisbane-queensland-1930.jpgTrams in Brisbane Queensland 1930Tram driver and conductor with their distinctive "Foreign Legion" hats. Brisbane 1930 (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/good-deed-tram-helps-dray-1926.jpgBrisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 29 January 1926, pBrisbane Courier, 29 January 1926 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tram-terminus-at-dutton-park-brisbane-1929.jpgTram terminus at Dutton Park Brisbane 1929Tram terminus at Dutton Park Brisbane ca.1929 (State library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gladstone-cutting.jpggladstone cuttingNumerous cuttings were required on Gladstone Road as part of the 1901 tram line construction. (P. Granville)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1960tramduttonparkhc4.jpg1960tramduttonparkhc4https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gladstone-road-tram.jpggladstone road tramhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dutton-park-tram-terminus-1929-copy.jpgdutton park tram terminus 1929 copy2019-12-16T22:06:54+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/08/14/milk-brisbane-schools/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/queensland_state_archives_2565_free_school_milk_distribution_at_newmarket_state_school_brisbane_city_july_1958.pngQueensland_State_Archives_2565_Free_school_milk_distribution_at_Newmarket_State_School_Brisbane_City_July_1958https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/one-pint-left-1947-photo-shopped.jpgone pint left 1947 photo shoppedhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/milkmen-with-horse-and-cart-highgate-hill-1914.jpgMilkmen with horse and cart Highgate Hill 1914https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/milk-truck-accident-november-1947_edited-1.jpgThe Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wednesday 5 NovArticle image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Program2019-06-27T07:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/07/03/shark-attack-at-highgate-hill-1902/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/drowning-1903-carlton-street1.jpgTelegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Monday 12 January 1903Brisbane Telegraph 12 January 1903 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/newspaper-sellers-rowes-arcade-1925.jpgnewspaper sellers rowes arcade 1925https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/shark-attack-highgate-hill-1902.jpgQueensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. :Article image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Programhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dutton-park-baths1.jpgdutton park bathsThe Dutton Park Baths, opened in 1915, failed to take into account the tidal drop of the water level. (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/7105478-3x2-340x227-2.jpgBull Shark caught in the Brisbane RiverA Bull Shark caught in the Brisbane River.(ABC News)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dutton-park-baths.jpgdutton park baths2018-09-05T22:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/04/15/roosters-in-the-high-court/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/two-friends-seated-in-a-horsedrawn-buggy-small-1900.jpgTwo friends seated in a horsedrawn buggy small 1900Doctor Cooper visited patients in Brisbane by sulky here driven by her friend Josephine Bedford ca 1900 (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/supreme-court-building-1907.jpgSupreme Court building 1907The Supreme Court Building in George Street Brisbane. It was badly damaged by arson in 1968 and demolished in 1976.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/stranville-dornoch-terrace.jpgStranville Dornoch terraceThe roosters resided at "Stranville" in Dornoch Terrace. The Ruthning sisters house stood to the left.https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/roosters-adelaide-march-1930-hl.jpgAdvertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Friday 7 March 1930, paAdelaide Advertiser 7th March 1930https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/isaac-isaacs-wiki.jpgisaac isaacs wikiSir Isaac Isaacshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/roosters-cairns-feb-1930-hl.jpgCairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 13 February 1930, pagCairns Post 13th February 1930https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/roosters-telegraph-feb-1930hl.jpgTelegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 12 FebruaryBrisbane Telegraph 12th February 1930https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rooster-at-the-show-small.jpgrooster at the show smallA rooster at the Royal Queensland Show or "EKKA"https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/roosters-cairns-feb-1930-hl.jpgCairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 13 February 1930, pagCairns Post, 13th February 1930 (TROVE)2018-03-27T00:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2018/03/18/the-yodelling-milk-money-thief-and-other-scoundrels/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gas-thieves-1950.jpgCourier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 21 NovemberBrisbane Courier-Mail 21st November 1950 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/claude-burton-in-his-butcher-shop-in-wondai-queensland-1935-small.jpgClaude Burton in his butcher shop in Wondai Queensland 1935 smallA Queensland butcher in 1935 (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sirloin-thief-1950_short-version.jpgBrisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948 - 1954), Tuesday 31 January 1950Brisbane Telegraph 31 January 1950 page 15 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/milk-bottles-herald-sun.jpgmilk bottles herald sunhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/yodelling-cat-thief-1938_edited-1.jpgMorning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Monday 26 SeMorning Bulletin (Rockhampton), Monday 26 September 1938https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/gas-meter-thief-1914-short-version.jpgBrisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Friday 23 January 1914, pBrisbane Courier Friday 23 January 1914 (TROVE)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/yodelling-cat-thief-1938-headline.jpgMorning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), Monday 26 SeMorning Bulletin (Rockhampton), Monday 26 September 1938https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/milk-man.jpgMilk manA typical Australian milko2018-03-17T23:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/10/12/a-highgate-hill-counterfeiter-1934/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/australia-florin-1934.jpgaustralia florin 19342018-03-11T08:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/05/14/the-prince-of-wales-visits-highgate-hill-1920/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/prince-of-wales-luggage-leaving-parliament-house-brisbane-july-1920.jpgPrince of Wales luggage leaving Parliament House Brisbane July 1920The prince brought a bit of luggage with him (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/prince-of-wales-luggage-leaving-parliament-house-brisbane-july-1920_edited-1.jpgPrince of Wales luggage leaving Parliament House Brisbane July 1920_edited-1https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/highgate-hill-park-2016.jpgHighgate Hill Park 2016https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/prince-of-wales-luggage.pngprince of wales luggagehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/prince-wales-greets-crowds-brisbane.pngprince wales greets crowds Brisbane2018-03-11T00:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/05/08/first-blog-post/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/figaro-at-home.jpgfigaro at homehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/charters-towers-view-willmets-album-1904.jpgcharters towers view willmets album 1904Charters Towers view from Willmet's album of 1904 (State Library of Queensland)https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/figaro-masthead-1885.jpgFigaro masthead 1885Page image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Program2025-02-14T12:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2016/06/18/highgate-hill-miss-australia-candidates-1947/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/alice-buckridge1908.jpgAlice-Buckridge1908https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1947-judy-gainford_large-greyscale.jpg1947-Judy-Gainford_large-greyscalehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/miss-australia-1947-photo-2_edited-1.jpgThe Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Monday 30 JuneArticle image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Programhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/miss-australia-1947-photo-1_edited-1.jpgThe Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Monday 30 JuneArticle image from the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Program2018-03-07T21:15:28+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/2017/01/25/letter-to-the-editor-the-postal-service/https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/post-office-building-in-brisbane.jpgPost office building in Brisbanehttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/queensland_1900_2d-stamp.jpgQueensland_1900_2d stamphttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/three-views-of-post-offices-in-brisbane-during-the-late-1800s.jpgthree-views-of-post-offices-in-brisbane-during-the-late-1800shttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/qld-stamps.pngqld-stampshttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/view-of-south-brisbane-from-highgate-hill-1893-crop.jpgview-of-south-brisbane-from-highgate-hill-1893-crop2018-03-04T11:10:56+00:00monthlyhttps://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com/contact/2016-05-08T09:54:56+00:00weekly0.6https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.comdaily1.02026-03-24T08:34:35+00:00