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SPRING HILL’S HISTORIC ‘PARK TERRACE’, BRISBANE QLD 4000

SPRING HILL’S HISTORIC ‘PARK TERRACE’, BRISBANE QLD 4000

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024Jonzun LeeJonzun Lee Property Insights, Local History, Spring Hill

Spring Hill is one of Brisbane’s oldest suburbs with a rich and fascinating history. Originally settled in the early 19th century, the area became popular Read more

HAMILTON’S COTTAGE, 22 ROGERS STREET, SPRING HILL QLD 4000

HAMILTON’S COTTAGE, 22 ROGERS STREET, SPRING HILL QLD 4000

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024Jonzun LeeJonzun Lee Property Insights, Local History, Spring Hill

Hamilton’s Cottage is a rare brick nineteenth-century cottage that has survived in one of Brisbane’s earliest suburbs, Spring Hill.

The cottage is a rare example Read more

HISTORIC STONE TERRACE HOUSES, SPRING HILL, QLD – CAROL MARSH

HISTORIC STONE TERRACE HOUSES, SPRING HILL, QLD – CAROL MARSH

October 28, 2022May 22, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

Carol Marsh, who see’s herself as the current custodian of these beautiful heritage stone cottages, shares a brief history about these significant buildings:

The stone Read more

THE OLD WINDMILL TOWER  –  WICKHAM TCE  SPRING HILL QLD

THE OLD WINDMILL TOWER – WICKHAM TCE SPRING HILL QLD

January 28, 2022May 23, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

This brick and stone circular tower mill is an iconic landmark in Brisbane, built in 1828 just three years after convict settlement of Brisbane. 
It Read more

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOUCESTER AND THORNBURY STREET PRECINCT, SPRING HILL – PAMELA ROBSON

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOUCESTER AND THORNBURY STREET PRECINCT, SPRING HILL – PAMELA ROBSON

January 28, 2022May 19, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

As one of the earliest settled areas of Brisbane, Spring Hill was surveyed, subdivided and land sold to investors from the 1850s – within a Read more

FALCO’S ‘BLUE ANGEL’ IN HONOUR OF ‘THE LADY IN BLUE’

FALCO’S ‘BLUE ANGEL’ IN HONOUR OF ‘THE LADY IN BLUE’

January 28, 2022May 23, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

If you frequent Spring Hill, you will definitely notice this iconic work of art. ‘Blue Angel’ stands proudly at the corner of Fortescue Street and Read more

DAVID TYLER, RESTORATION CONSULTANT AND MASTER BUILDER, SPRING HILL AND PETRIE TERRACE

DAVID TYLER, RESTORATION CONSULTANT AND MASTER BUILDER, SPRING HILL AND PETRIE TERRACE

January 28, 2022June 24, 2022Jonzun LeeLocal History, Meet The Locals, Petrie Terrace, Spring Hill

I was fortunate to catch up with David Tyler who has left a legacy in inner-city Brisbane. The terrace mansions he has crafted, during his Read more

HIDDEN GEM IN PADDINGTON – Terie Lea Tobin

HIDDEN GEM IN PADDINGTON – Terie Lea Tobin

January 28, 2022June 24, 2022Jonzun LeeLocal History

Officially opened in 1916, Ithaca Pool clocks up 104 years in Brisbane’s swimming history on the 21st of October this year, 2020.

Nestled in Neal Macrossan Read more

SPRING HILL SERVICE RESERVOIRS BRISBANE QLD

SPRING HILL SERVICE RESERVOIRS BRISBANE QLD

January 28, 2022May 23, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

These unassuming structures located behind the Old Windmill Tower in Observatory Park played a vital role in the provision of fresh water to Brisbane from Read more

THE PADDINGTON QLD CHRISTMAS STORY – Terie Lea Tobin

THE PADDINGTON QLD CHRISTMAS STORY – Terie Lea Tobin

January 28, 2022June 24, 2022Jonzun LeeLocal History

Deck the streets with bells, lights and holly

There’s no better way to end the year than to take a peek at Christmas time in Read more

SPRING HILL TOMBS DUPLEX: GEORGIAN STYLE SEMI DETACHED COTTAGES FROM BRISBANE’S COLONIAL PAST

SPRING HILL TOMBS DUPLEX: GEORGIAN STYLE SEMI DETACHED COTTAGES FROM BRISBANE’S COLONIAL PAST

January 28, 2022May 23, 2023Jonzun LeeLocal History, Spring Hill

These beautifully preserved, Georgian style, semi-detached cottages, at No. 15 and 19 Union Street, stand as a rare tribute to Brisbane’s Colonial beginnings. The photo Read more

TREADING THE BOARDS AT PETRIE TERRACE – Terie Lea Tobin

TREADING THE BOARDS AT PETRIE TERRACE – Terie Lea Tobin

January 28, 2022June 24, 2022Jonzun LeeLocal History, Petrie Terrace

It seems apt that the smallest suburb in Brisbane is recognised as the heartland of Queensland’s ‘Little Theatre Movement.’ Originating in Europe in the late 1880s, one Read more

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