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25.01.2022 The lovely Ellie Ramsay and talented Mel Simmonds invited us to celebrate the completed mural on the western wall of Blake & Taylor yesterday. Thanks to funding from Trevor Evans and Peter Matic, Melissa was commissioned to paint this massive version of her beautiful Paddington painting. Trevor was gifted the actual painting as a Thank You, and we all enjoyed a catch-up to celebrate all that is Paddington! Make sure you go get a selfie in front of this stunning wall and enjoy your weekend everyone! Caylie and Kerry x

24.01.2022 Introducing the lovely Rob Mahoney... I met Rob at the Jubilee Community Care Birthday party recently, with our local copper, José Sarmiento. José was discussing safety in the home for elderly residents in the area, and I was discussing local history. Rob wrote to me to tell me... "I lived in Victoria Street Kelvin Grove / Red Hill, just down from Windsor Road. This was very much my home territory. As far as we were concerned, Paddington was where the "bad boys" lived, to be ...avoided. That didn't stop us however going to the cinemas near the Ithaca swimming pool and at Paddington. Still remember the ice works. And in those days, Lang Park was a real park. Then after I married, my wife and I moved to a flat at the bottom end of Fernberg Road. For me, that was just like a home coming. Memory. In those days, Park Road was just a street full of ageing houses, blocks of old flats, and a few broken down shops." On the corner of Dowse Street and Given Terrace in Paddington, was the Ithaca Ice Works, opened in 1926. The ice-making and refrigeration business remained until 1996, when it shifted east to Hemmant. The factory was abandoned until it was knocked over and replaced by an entertainment precinct and apartments in 2008... Does anyone have any old pics of the Ithaca Iceworks? Pics: José Sarmiento, Caylie Jeffery, Rob Mahoney, 2019 Red Hill 2013, The Pocket Brisbane Daily Mercury Article, 12 Feb 1953 Ithaca Iceworks Hemmant

24.01.2022 Calling for history book donations! We have had some fabulous donations to our eager library shelf from the Ashgrove Historical Society - thank you to Lindy Sugars, their ex-President! If you have any Brisbane history books on your shelf that you’re looking to give away, please consider us... there’s a dropoff box next to the letter box at 144 Latrobe, or we can arrange to collect.

23.01.2022 Bedgood's Newsagency at 262 Given Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane, ca. 1893. Now: Vintage Cellars next to Paddington Hardware. Considerably changed in the facade! (See comments for another photo) The Bedgood family are also known for their bakery in Isaac St Paddington (Now Bedgood Park next to the childcare centre). As a young man E.J. (Jack) Bedgood was employed in the publishing department of The Courier, and after service with the tramways as a conductor, he became a ...baker. He built up a business in- Paddlngton; From 1924 to 1931 he was president of the Master Bakers Association of Queensland, and for a part of that term was also president of the Federated Master Bakers' Association of Australia. Also a member of the Bardon Lodge and the Auchenflower Bowling Club, he passed away in 1937 - we believe this is him pictured as a boy on the horse to the right. If you know any Bedgood family members who can help us to fill in the story of this general store / newsagent and bakery, please ask them to get in touch! #TheTerraces #paddington4064 #paddohistory #paddingtonthenandnow #oldshop #brisbanehistory See more

23.01.2022 Just received this lovely gift in the mail from the wonderful Allan Miles, who bequeathed hundreds of his photos of Paddington and surrounds to the Paddington History Society and now, to us. Rosalie, Brisbane’s Forgotten Daughter, is one of the articles and we look forward to sharing his stories and facts with you all! The Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland 1980/81, Allan Miles Collection

23.01.2022 The Rosalie Case Factory run by J. Hays was established in Fernberg Road in 1888. Boxes were manufactured for large packing companies. They specialized in butter boxes which were made from New Zealand White Pine which had an advantage in that it didn't taint the butter. The factory was equipped with the latest American box-making machines and employed about a dozen men. They manufactured about 100 butter boxes per day in addition to other boxes for parcels and postage. Machin...ery also provided the ability for the case factory to supply custom branded boxes, stamped with logos and initials for wholesale customers. I’ve been unable to find the finishing date for this company. Anyone know the exact location? Perhaps it became the bakery?? * UPDATE location is Fernberg road just after Ellena St, next to the Rosalie Baptist Church - see the 1902 directory photo below in comments. Photos: Advertising for the Rosalie Case Factory from 1902 Post Office Directory JOL/SLQ. Example of a butter box from the Warnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company made from New Zealand Pine. Source: Victoriancollections.net.au

21.01.2022 Now here’s a blast from the past! Didn’t realise that David Bowie had played at Lang Park in 1978... and check out what Russ Hinze did to him Fined him $50k for excessive decibels on his next visit in 1983...

21.01.2022 Some spectacular views of our beautiful suburbs this morning from a totally different angle! Can anyone guess where I’m taking the photos from?

21.01.2022 We obviously aren’t the only ones who are researching Paddington’s history there are many people in our suburb and surrounds looking into their past, investigating the people, homes and events that define them. We recently met with a elderly gentleman who is investigating his whole block, looking into the deep, and sometimes, dark history, partly out of curiosity and partly to debunk the many myths he has heard about certain properties and their tenants. His mind is sharp as... a tack, and his memory for names is second to none. He regaled us with stories of dead bodies, local brothels, political corruption, iconic Queensland businesses and unparalleled wealth, shifting the goalposts of the truth from time to time, entertaining us for hours with his recollections. He’s not planning to publish any of his findings in the near future, mainly because there are people still living who might take umbrage, but he did ask us how we would manage slander and libel. In our experience, writing non-fiction requires a lot of research and even more tiptoeing. If you can back up your stories with quotes and evidence from reliable sources, then you can present the facts in a way that the reader can make up their own minds if someone was a swine, a crook or a thief, and it becomes their point of view. Otherwise, best wait until everyone involved, and their heirs, are all dead and buried! Matthew Condon would know all about the difficulties writing true stories about the underbelly of Brisbane without getting grief from his subjects! One story that really tickled us was about the local paper boys who used to sell the Telegraph newspapers on the corner of Caxton Street outside the Prince Alfred Hotel. The Sunday paper would be loaded with sports and racing results and the best time to grab high numbers of customers in Brisbane was late on Saturday night, when people came out of the theatres. One of his mates, after several drinks on a pub crawl, decided to help the local lad out by buying all one hundred of his papers. He promptly carried them all to the nearest bin and dumped them, thinking he’d done the boy a good turn, giving him an opportunity to play with his mates the next day instead of selling papers. What a surprise for them to see the young fellow retrieve all of the papers from the bin only to start calling out, TELE! Get your TELE! Made a fortune that night, he did! Lovely story here about the paper boys of Brisbane http://www.yourbrisbanepastandpresent.com//lucky-macs-cask Photographs thanks to John Oxley Library: 1926 Prince Alfred Hotel, Petrie Terrace/Caxton St and Lucky Mac's Casket Agency & Newsagency in Oxford St, Bulimba, 1953; De Berquelle, Raymond (1966), Newspaper boys, King Street, Sydney 1966, nla.obj-147378395

21.01.2022 Students from Petrie Terrace Girls & Infants School at a fancy dress ball in 1936, held at the Rechabites Hall in Hayward St Paddington (SLQ captioned it asForester's Hall in Latrobe Terrace, but Darren Dunn found the Trove article to correct that caption). Can you see that the cake was supplied by Webster's High Class Catering?! We're going to PTSS for a history chat today!

21.01.2022 Mystery Monday! Did you go to Petrie Terrace State School? Can you help them to find their time capsule? During a chat last week with Principal Sandy Hackshall, she mentioned that the location of the time capsule is a mystery to the school. Records about its location have disappeared. No one knows where it is or even if it has been moved during the construction of new buildings over the years. If you have any memories of exactly where the time capsule was placed, pleas...e comment below. Also, if you are a past student, you’ll love the past students and teachers group on Facebook - here is the link! Petrie Terrace State Primary School (past Students and Teachers) https://www.facebook.com/groups/26761842216/?ref=share

19.01.2022 And another one! Thanks Mark Ellem!!

19.01.2022 The first Christian work in our area was started by the Congregationalists in 1861... "John Cribb, son of Robert Cribb, and his wife, Lucy, started a Sunday School in their house, 'Fairholme', which is where the Coronation Drive Office Park now stands (http://www.oncewasacreek.org//the-history-of-the-coronati/). In 1863, Robert Cribb gave them a piece of land on Milton Rd. A church was built there and opened in March 1864, and was known as the Milton Station of the Wharf St... Congregational Church. The work prospered here, but the coming of the railway across the road in 1875, and the brewery next door in 1878, disturbed the tranquil atmosphere. Of the brewery, the church noted that "the noise of its machinery was not helpful to Sunday School work, nor to the devotional spirit in the services held on Sunday evenings". A new church opened at the corner of Baroona and Haig Rds in August 1997 (now a private residence and a former PADI dive centre because of its deep pool), and the old one sold. Later that year, the Milton Church gained independence from the mother church." Allan Miles: A History of the Rosalie Baptist Church 1884-1984 Pictures: John Oxley Library, QLD (see individual pics for references)

15.01.2022 Okay. This is not Paddington. I admit it. But you have to see inside this house in Macgregor. OMG.

15.01.2022 Thank you wonderful Paddo community from then and now! We have reached 999 likes!! Who will be number 1000??? Your support keeps us motivated and enthusiastic and we look forward to hearing from you guys this year with stories and photos we can share! Happy New Year! Love Caylie and Kerry xxx

15.01.2022 We love a challenge! Let’s see what the brains trust can dig up.

15.01.2022 Thanks for this terrific story about the Normanby Hotel in Red Hill, John! Such an interesting backstory going back to 1872!

14.01.2022 Who remembers all the Christmas beetles under the fluorescent lighting when we were little? And the colourful stink bugs on the hydrangeas? Or the enormous rhinoceros beetles scaring you half to death when they landed in your hair, hissing at you? Or the beautiful green frogs hiding in the outside loo cistern and in the bucket under the dripping tank tap where mint always grew? These are some beauties I have seen around Bardon and Paddington in the last year... any other local creatures that have become scarce?

14.01.2022 The Tomley family lived on Prince Street, Paddington in a big Queenslander, and ran the milk bar and grocery shop next door to the Plaza Picture Theatre on Latrobe Terrace, nearby. Thanks to Jan Carseldine for sending us these pictures of the family from her wedding day in 1966, and their home, which is sadly no longer there. Does anyone have memories of that shop, or the owners? #paddingtonthen

14.01.2022 Thanks to Ky Skywarner for sharing this great tour! Anyone can go on a tour - you can book here. The tour is run by retired military volunteers. There is some beautiful history there. The 19th Century Grass Tennis court is kept in impeccable condition! https://www.armymuseumsouthqueensland.com.au/#travel... There’s also a plan for the Victoria Barracks precinct ... BCC’s City West Neighbourhood Plan. (4) The Victoria Barracks renewal precinct (City west neighbourhood plan/NPP-001) overall outcomes are: (a) Victoria Barracks is a precinct of high cultural heritage significance that will be revitalised as a vibrant, mixed use destination for locals and visitors, which will provide continued public access throughout the precinct, including within and around heritage buildings and open spaces. (b) The precinct’s unique history will be celebrated and promoted through the retention, conservation and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings for a mix of community, commercial, retail and residential uses that facilitate public access and enjoyment of these buildings. (c) Development accords with a master plan to ensure the cohesive and strategic renewal of the precinct. (d) Development sensitively integrates with heritage buildings and landscapes through a predominately low-rise building height and sensitive building form that maintains the prominence of existing heritage buildings, spaces and site elements. Limited mid-rise development is permissible in discrete locations in the precinct. (e) Development contributes to the amenity and legibility of the overall pedestrian and cycle network by providing publicly accessible landscaped connections through the site and to surrounding destinations including The Barracks, Roma Street Parkland and Hardgrave Park. These opportunities will be investigated and delivered through a joint stakeholder and government partnership. (f) Development protects and enhances culturally significant open spaces including the Parade Grounds, 19th Century Grass Tennis Court, Petrie Terrace Wall, significant retaining walls and mature trees throughout the precinct, and provides public access to these features. (g) Development optimises public access through and around the precinct and ensures that spaces between buildings and along street frontages are embellished with high quality landscaping. (h) Development is designed to minimise the impact of car parking areas and vehicle access points within the public realm.

13.01.2022 Looking up at the back of the houses along Latrobe Tce in 1924. You can see the original Ithaca Volunteer Fire Brigade building and the War Memorial on Cook’s Hill. Along Latrobe Tce we can see the backs of the houses that are now Robyn Bauer Studio Gallery, Globe Creative, Brisbane Specialist Suites, Cr Peter Matic, KO &Co Architect and The Guitar Shop. Love to see the dunnies and chook houses in the back yards! SLQ

13.01.2022 Cook’s Hill being beautified around the turn of the century. On the left up the hill you can see the Ithaca Volunteer Fire brigade building, when it was single story and had horse stables out the back. Cook’s Hill is the spot where the Ithaca War Memorial gardens are and the walking path that takes pedestrians from Enoggera Tce through to Latrobe Tce. The NOW shot shows, in the foreground, the Tramway substation, now home to Hands on Art and Substation Gallery. The substati...on was built in 1929 and was operating by 1930. The substation received 11000 volts AC electricity from the New Farm Power station, via an underground feeder cable. The transformer reduced this supply, which the rotary converter then converted to 600 volts DC for the tramways network. The substation remained in service until the phasing out of Brisbane's trams in the late 1960s. In 1969 the Paddington line was closed, the substation's electrical equipment was removed, and the building became a storage depot and subsequently an art gallery. See more

12.01.2022 1897 - Students pictured with their teacher at Miss Sutherland's Private School in Guthrie St, Paddington. SLQ #paddingtonqld #brisbanehistory #school #paddingtonthenandnow #schoolphoto #paddohistory

11.01.2022 The yellow house on Caxton Street has always fascinated me... anyone got any stories to share about it?

11.01.2022 Going from Milton towards Rosalie one finds most of the houses on the left have suffered, and that the whole of Rosalie flats have been under water. Far up in the Bishopsbourne paddock is a building lying on its side, deposited like a matchbox in that position by the silent but overwhelming force of the flood. In Rosalie the general appearance is as though a mighty hand had played chess on the flats, with houses for pieces, and had in a moment of anger brushed them carelessl...y into a confused heap. Gunderson's is on the main road, and traffic has to pass under its veranda. Opposite there is a cottage lying peacefully on edge, with an upper corner resting on the top of a large shed. Still further over is a large building, apparently without damage, settled down quietly in some one else's garden. SLQ From Milton looking toward the Brisbane River February 1893 The Queenslander 11 Feb 1893

11.01.2022 Further to our post about the Red Hill Vet Surgery yesterday, another post has just been shared with us...

11.01.2022 Lest we forget the floods of 2011... Rosalie Deli gets a mention and some incredible footage of the devastation here. The roar of water, neighbour's screams, then silence: Queensland remembers the 2011 floods http://www.abc.net.au//south-east-qld-floods-anni/13003092

11.01.2022 Celebrating this lovely lady’s birthday today at one of my favourite Paddington burger and beer joints, Remis! Kerry-Anne is the one who does so much research for us all on this page and I would like to celebrate her birthday by shouting out about her passion for local history and her efforts to bring it to our screens! I look forward to her posts (we do alternate days) and am always delighted by what she digs up! She helped me personally get through this year by infecting me with her enthusiasm for the history of our wonderful neighbourhood and I look forward to doing so much more together in the name of Paddington Then and Now. Happy Birthday Kerry-Anne! Caylie xxx

11.01.2022 Date claimer! Friday December 4th from 4pm, Kerry and Caylie will be loitering around 144 Latrobe Tce, sharing photos and listening to your stories of our wonderful suburbs... when you’re doing the Terraces’ Christmas walk, make sure you stop by and say hello! We are also going to be handing out pre-ordered copies of Padd Paddo Paddington and Under the Lino ($30 each) - message or e-mail us at PaddingtonThenandNow at gmail dot com for prepayment details! Only 50 copies left of each publication so get in quick!

10.01.2022 This photo ca. 1898 shows a Rosalie / Milton horse-drawn omnibus packed to the hilt with travellers on their way to the city. It was licensed to carry twenty-five passengers including a dozen on the roof. ‘Ladies’ of course never sat on the roof. The Rosalie area had two omnibus proprietors - Morton and Chalk. Mrs Leah Morton had her stables at what is now number 72 Beck Street from about 1885. The Rosalie terminus was at the corner of Beck and Nash Streets, where the trams ...later terminated. The route to the city was via Baroona Road, Park Road and Coronation Drive. In the city the buses went along George Street and probably Elizabeth Street to the terminus in Eagle Street. One of Mrs Morton's buses is preserved in the Queensland Museum. A fire in September 1911 destroyed a house and part of the stables in Beck Street. Michael Chalk's bus stables were in Ellena Street, near the Baptist Church and his service to the city covered the same route as Mrs Morton's buses. Coloured signs were used, in addition to name boards, to indicate destinations on the buses. The western suburbs of Brisbane had yellow signs and the particular one for Rosalie was a white cross (like a plus sign) on a yellow background. Although the trams arrived at Rosalie in 1904, the horse buses continued to run until 1912, providing mainly only morning and evening peak hour services to supplement the half-hourly trams. Photo and text from Allan Miles (Rosalie: Brisbane's Forgotten Daughter) #rosalie #milton #omnibus #paddingtonthenandnow #paddohistory #brisbanehistory #transport #paddingtonqld

10.01.2022 Saturday Street History! Howard Street (Rosalie), Payne Street (Torwood/Auchenflower) and Payne Street (Taringa)... were named after Henry Howard Payne, one of the early settlers of Brisbane. He was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England in 1822 and arrived in Moreton Bay Settlement, Brisbane in January 1851. Soon after his arrival at Brisbane, he commenced business as a plumber in Queen Street, later moving to Elizabeth... Street. He continued to carry on that trade for about ten years and disposed of his business to Hiram Wakefield. Henry Payne was the first man to cultivate the soil on the north side of the river, on his original lands at Milton, where he attempted the growing of cotton. He and his partner Adsett owned 12 acres of land situated at the corner of Milton and Baroona Roads. Subsequently, he moved to The Gap and was familiarly known as Payne of the Gap. His activities there included the growing of grapes for wine making, as well as farming and cattle raising. The general welfare of the Enoggera district was constantly in his mind and he rendered much valuable assistance in that regard. He took up land in the Samford district and was the first to cross the Samford Range by bullock dray. The formation of roads in that area was largely due to his efforts and this was duly acknowledged by the Public Works Department in 1874. While at Samford, he had sad personal tragedy in the death of his son through a horse accident and soon afterwards returned to Milton. Among his several activities, he was an energetic member of the East Moreton Farmers' Association and when in 1878, that body amalgamated with the Royal National and Agricultural Association, he was presented with an illuminated address. His municipal career commenced in 1880 as a member of the Indooroopilly Divisional Board which administered the provisions of local government prior to the amalgamation of all such authorities into the Brisbane City Council (Greater Brisbane area). The Indooroopilly Divisional Board was absorbed into the adjoining Toowong Shire Council and Henry Payne continued his activities there. Payne Street Taringa, was close to Toowong thus honours his association on that Shire Council. Henry Payne was actively on the Ratepayers' Association of the districts surrounding his home - Milton, Rosalie, Bayswater and Torwood. He declined to enter the political field, although so requested on several occasions, as he had a deep consideration for his personal home life. Henry Payne passed away on February 1903 at the age of 81 years. Courier Mail, 19th February 1903

07.01.2022 Earlier today, we posted about the history of Lang Park... one of the pictures was a poster for Wirth’s Circus, which used the area for their shows. The lovely Belinda Smith told us that her grandfather, Nev Smith, who worked at the Sam Brown Furniture Factory in Chippendall Street, Milton, visited the elephants one day in his lunch break and had this photograph taken in 1950! Classic! The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences has this to say about the history of Wirth’s... the...y also have a wonderful collection of memorabilia in their archives. The Wirth name has a special place in Australian circus folklore. Billed as Australia's own 'greatest show on earth', the Wirth Brothers' Circus was indeed one of the world's great circuses. The Wirths' Circus collection documents the family's involvement in the business from the 1870s until 1963. The sons of a German immigrant, the Wirth brothers began their show careers as members of their father's travelling band. They established a variety troupe, developed their performing skills and began touring as a small circus. Despite the hardships associated with travelling in wagons throughout the rural districts of the Australian colonies, their circus grew rapidly. Philip and George Wirth had the vision to do conduct their enterprise on a large scale. They recruited star attractions from Europe and North America. Members of the extended Wirth family featured as artists. Their circus included a menagerie of exotic animals. In 1893 the Wirth brothers took the circus on a seven year international odyssey to South Africa, South America, England, Ceylon, India, Burma, Singapore and Java. Wirths' became Australia's pre-eminent circus, travelling around the country by rail and visiting New Zealand regularly. The slogan 'Coming by special trains' created anticipation and excitement for country people. Watching elephants skilfully push and pull wagons from the railway siding to the circus site was a spectacle in itself. Wirths' Circus toured from 1880 until its demise in 1963. To watch and read more about the circus, click here: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/wirths-circus-home-movies Thanks to Rebecca Wright for sharing the song, Bill and the Bear, about Wirth’s written by John Thompson from Brisbane folk band ‘Cloudstreet’, based on a true story of when Wirth’s Circus went to Landsborough. Have a listen! http://ozfolksongaday.blogspot.com/20//bill-and-bear.html

07.01.2022 The wonderful two storey building at 11 Latrobe Tce on the corner of Cochrane St, has spent most of its life as a butcher's shop. The first known tenant of the newly constructed shop and residence in 1888 was William Harwood Ashton and his wife Annie. From here they ran a very successful butchery enterprise consisting of up to 15 locations. From Bill's obituary 1933- "During the '93 floods, his generosity to the stricken families in supplying them with groceries and free m...eat won for him many friends who were a comfort to him in his old age" Mrs Annie Ashton (nee Penney) personally managed this "head shop" in Paddington and "her wonderful energy, serenity of mind and tactfulness all contributed to the success of the business. She frequently supplied meat for free to needy and deserving people." (from her obituary 1917). The Ashtons had two daughters and a son, who continued to live in the general area. McCauslands in Ashgrove, Jensens in Windsor and Ashtons in Bardon. William and Annie's son, Arthur Harwood Ashton was also a butcher. William and Annie's granddaughter Lola McCausland went on to become an accomplished portrait artist. (More about her later!) 1978 Alan Miles Collection and 2020 by PT&N Blake & Taylor SLQ/JOL Cnr Latrobe and Cochrane St. Police guarding W. H. Ashton's butcher shop during the 1912 General Strike, Brisbane. #paddington4064 #paddingtonterraces #latrobetce #blakeandtaylor #brisbane #brisbanehistory #paddohistory #oldshopsaustralia #ashgrove #windsor #bardon

07.01.2022 Who are you remembering today? This collection is from the peace celebrations parade in Brisbane 1918 celebrating the end of World War 1, also the Ithaca War Memorial ca. 1922 when it was opened and now. #1MS #remembranceday #paddohistory #brisbane #paddington4064 #brisbanehistory #paddingon4064... SLQ/JOL, Paddington Then and Now See more

06.01.2022 Thanks to Annette Eldershaw for sending in this article about a cold blooded murder involving the Stephens family who owned the Paddington Picture Theatre in the 1930s... fascinating read! I wonder who dunnit?

05.01.2022 A great photo from Petrie Terrace and some interesting comments in the original post about the band The Saints who filmed their famous filmclip for (I’m) Stranded in one of the terraces.

04.01.2022 The State Heritage Listed RSL Hall, formerly the Rosalie School of Arts Commemoration Hall stands facing Nash St on the corner of Elizabeth St in Rosalie. In the 1920s the Rosalie Progress Association sponsored a Rosalie School of Arts Committee, for the purpose of erecting a Memorial Hall. The School of Arts Committee held a fete in March 1926, raising the money to buy the current site. The builder W. Moody designed the hall in 1926, but the architectural firm, Hall and Pren...tice, which also designed the Brisbane City Hall and the Tattersalls Club, refined Moody's plan and the hall opened in 1928. The Rosalie Kindergarten operated from the hall between 1929 and 1935, and the Ithaca Sub-Branch of the Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia (RSSAILA, later known as the Returned and Services League of Australia, or RSL) was founded in the hall in November 1934. In 1938 an Elections Tribunal was held in the hall, during an appeal against the election of Ned Hanlon, then Minister for Home Affairs. It was home to the Ithaca Youth Club between 1945-1950, and also hosted a Buffalo Lodge for many years. Other community activities have included public meetings, concerts, exhibitions, fancy dress balls, ANZAC Day commemorations, martial arts classes, and indoor bowls. In 1946 the library collection was sent to the Brisbane City Council library in the former Ithaca Town Council Chambers. Between 1942 and 1957, on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday nights the hall became the 300-seat Beverley Theatre, with a commercial photographer showing films. In 2003 and 2004 the Cine-Retro Film Society, which showed pre-1960 movies in a suitable atmosphere, briefly revived this former use. The hall itself currently houses Brisbane Yoga Space. . SLQ, & Alan Miles Collection See more

03.01.2022 Regent and Lutwyche Streets, Petrie Terrace... SLQ/Old Brisbane Album and Google

02.01.2022 Old creek bed running between Fernberg Road and Mary Street (Now Beck St), Rosalie, ca. 1905 SLQ Fantastic article by Matthew Condon about the area and streets surrounding : https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/the-flood/

02.01.2022 Yesterday I went along to the offical book launch for the Paddington Heritage Trail. It was a lovely morning over breakfast as Judy Magub took us through the process of compiling the booklet and some of the history of a few of the sites. Right up our alley! Here’s a few friends at the Paddington Hotel. Geoff, Lisa, Kerry, Annette and Karen. Thanks Rotary Club of Paddington!