To have a sawmill in Brisbane near Queen’s Wharf was one thing; to satisfy the needs of the growing colony for sawn timber was quite another. Sawmiller William Pettigrew needed access to the timber resources of the region and the capacity to transport logs and other goods and materials to and from his business premises. For forty years three ships forever associated with William Pettigrew served this purpose.
Under Colonial Secretary Arthur Manning was not aware the effect his letters were having on the recently demoted Leyburn police magistrate, Frank Sydney Bowerman, until an angry and pleading Bowerman appeared in his office in William Street on the morning of 24 November 1868.
The white marble plaque set in the ground in today’s Queen’s Gardens marks where once was located the altar of St John’s Pro-Cathedral, in the late nineteenth century the fashionable venue for Brisbane society brides of the Anglican faith.
England’s Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York, and his wife Princess Mary, visited Brisbane in May 1901. To celebrate their tour in this year of Federation two large arches were constructed over George Street-the Grand Arch at the intersection of Queen and George Streets and that pictured above, the Aboriginal Arch. It was located […]
Communications technology found an early home in William Street above Queen’s Wharf. The first telegraph messages in Queensland involved an exchange of telegrams on 13 April 1861 from temporary offices on the upper storey of the Commissariat Stores.
Gneering, Tadorna Radjah and Tarshaw
/in Stories /by Val DennisTo have a sawmill in Brisbane near Queen’s Wharf was one thing; to satisfy the needs of the growing colony for sawn timber was quite another. Sawmiller William Pettigrew needed access to the timber resources of the region and the capacity to transport logs and other goods and materials to and from his business premises. For forty years three ships forever associated with William Pettigrew served this purpose.
A tragedy all round
/in Stories /by Val DennisUnder Colonial Secretary Arthur Manning was not aware the effect his letters were having on the recently demoted Leyburn police magistrate, Frank Sydney Bowerman, until an angry and pleading Bowerman appeared in his office in William Street on the morning of 24 November 1868.
Society Weddings at St John’s Pro-Cathedral
/in Stories /by Val DennisThe white marble plaque set in the ground in today’s Queen’s Gardens marks where once was located the altar of St John’s Pro-Cathedral, in the late nineteenth century the fashionable venue for Brisbane society brides of the Anglican faith.
1901 Royal visit and the Aboriginal Arch
/in Stories /by Val DennisEngland’s Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York, and his wife Princess Mary, visited Brisbane in May 1901. To celebrate their tour in this year of Federation two large arches were constructed over George Street-the Grand Arch at the intersection of Queen and George Streets and that pictured above, the Aboriginal Arch. It was located […]
Early Electric Lighting
/in Stories /by Val DennisThe Government Printing Office on William Street was one of the earliest buildings in Brisbane to be lit by electric power.
First Electric Telegraph
/in Stories /by Val DennisCommunications technology found an early home in William Street above Queen’s Wharf. The first telegraph messages in Queensland involved an exchange of telegrams on 13 April 1861 from temporary offices on the upper storey of the Commissariat Stores.