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Sankey Street, Steeped in History

February 29, 2020March 13, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 7 Comments

Sankey Street is one of the steepest in Brisbane and is named after a family who lived in the area well before the street was conceived. The family has connections with Queensland's early military history as well as optometry.

The Pastor’s House

June 23, 2019September 14, 2021 / Paul's Blogs / 8 Comments

After the unusual beginnings of this house as a home built for a man estranged from his family and his new companion, it was sold to the Lutheran church. From here the Church’s missions in New Guinea were run, with some unexpected episodes.

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The Mistress’s House

May 25, 2019May 23, 2022 / Paul's Blogs / 8 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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Recent Posts

  • The Dutton Park Garden Theatre
  • The Lang Family of Rosecliffe Street
  • Tom Garrick and his West End Theatres
  • A Walk Down Norfolk Road
  • “Hamlet’s Ghost”
  • Early South Brisbane Street Names and the Montague Mystery
  • The Three Torbrecks
  • Sheep, a House and Three Churches
  • Nicholas Walpole Raven and the West End Pub With No Beer
  • Brisbane’s Princess Theatre
  • The West End School of Arts
  • Beer, Books and a Bookie – the Story of a Highgate Hill House
  • The Davies Park Story
  • Alexander Brown Wilson, Architect.
  • Ferdinand and Josephine Papi – an Edwardian Power Couple
  • Kurilpa – Water, Water, Everywhere
  • 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

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