I like walking around the streets, discovering old buildings under renovation, visiting numerous cafes and pubs and Asian food outlets and grocery stores. Such a 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
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
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
VICTORIA PARK ON PAR WITH THE WORLD’S BEST CITY PARKS – Terie Lea Tobin
Marking the end of an era in Brisbane’s golfing history, Victoria Park Golf Course officially closed on 30 June, 2021.
Complementing Jonzun’s post, ‘Major Catalyst Read more
PAMELA ROBSON, SPRING HILL LOCAL RESIDENT
I love the day-to-day contact with the past – the fact that when walking down these streets at dusk it’s not too difficult to imagine Read more
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