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Omnibus Families of the Southside

October 3, 2020October 15, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

For some 40 years, horse drawn omnibuses provided the principle mode of public transport in Brisbane, Now they are all but forgotten.

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Brisbane’s Omnibuses

September 5, 2020October 12, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 5 Comments

For some 40 years, horse drawn omnibuses provided the principle mode of public transport in Brisbane, Now they are all but forgotten.

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  • Alfred Hockings and his “Rosaville” Nursery
  • “Dorra Tor” – Plywood, Politics and Punters
  • The Fascinating Story of the First Victoria Bridge
  • Omnibus Families of the Southside
  • Brisbane’s Omnibuses
  • Holy Hawthorne Street
  • Vulture Street – From Dotted Line to Bitumen
  • The Origins of Orleigh Park
  • Daphne Mayo – Brisbane Sculptor
  • More Tales from Musgrave Park
  • Musgrave Park – The Early Days
  • Sankey Street, Steeped in History
  • South Brisbane War Memorial Park and the Disappearing Ridge
  • A Mystery Murder of Married Lovers
  • Ernie and Mabel Lane – Radical Activists
  • Doctor A. Jefferis Turner – “Gentle Annie”
  • Mon Abri – Brighton Road
  • The Battle of Highgate Hill
  • The Pastor’s House
  • The Mistresses’ House
  • Brisbane Prepares for Air Raids
  • From Telegraph To Telephone
  • The Blakeneys of Highgate Hill
  • Children on the Loose
  • The Forlorn Death of Mary Emmett
  • Of Tobacconists, Brewers and Other Things
  • Gloucester Street Railway Station
  • Douglas Price – Tragic Modernist
  • Toonarbin
  • The Enigmatic Ebenezer Thorne

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