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The Origins of Orleigh Park

June 13, 2020October 6, 2020 / Paul's Blogs / 4 Comments

With its huge spreading shade trees and pleasant breezy riverside location, Orleigh Park is understandably a great favourite with many residents and visitors. However, this pleasant place of recreation had its origins in tragedy.

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Children on the Loose

January 19, 2019February 26, 2019 / 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 Enigmatic Ebenezer Thorne

July 1, 2018January 4, 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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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.

Torbreck

November 5, 2017December 29, 2019 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

Since the early 1960s, the Torbreck apartment building on Highgate Hill has been a Brisbane landmark. It stands on the site of a colonial era house of the same name.

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Pirates on Highgate Hill 1853

May 18, 2016March 8, 2018 / Paul's Blogs / Leave a comment

After robbing a number of ships, a group of escaped convicts from Norfolk Island created havoc in Brisbane before being tracked through Highgate Hill and captured at Bundamba.

The Prince of Wales Visits Highgate Hill 1920

May 14, 2016March 11, 2018 / Paul's Blogs / 1 Comment

The Prince of Wales meets an enthusiastic crowd at Highgate Hill and admires the view.

Recent Posts

Recent Posts

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  • “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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