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 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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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