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Favourite time of the day
Sun has yet to burn away the morning mist
Dawn chorus of birds
Then silence
"The quintessential Queenslander is a single detached house made of timber with a corrugated iron roof located on a separate block of land. They are all high-set, single-storey dwellings with a characteristic veranda that extends around the house to varying extents but never entirely surrounds it."
At the entrance/exit to the Kondalilla National Park. It is a steep climb back up to the car park and this is a most welcome bench.
It will be great to be able to walk there again.
State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Queenslanders will finally be freed to go for a drive, sit at the beach, have a picnic, visit a national park and shop for non-essential items from midnight on Friday after weeks of restrictions.
First time exhibitor in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Queenslander Andrew Cullen presents 'Rustle'.
Crafted from reclaimed timber, this towering water dragon embodies adaptability in the face of changing waters with its poised stance mirrors nature’s resilience, urging us to reflect on our uncertain future.
Found this old place near Stanthorpe on the Granite Belt in Southern Queensland. It was a fair way in on this property so I clambered through what looked like snake haven to get the shot. If they didn't get me, then, in the warmer months at least, they will be waiting at your country accommodation over there!!
The San Diego Zoo has become famous for having the largest koala colony as well as the most successful koala breeding program outside of Australia. Our koalas can be seen from walkways around a Queenslander-style “house” that serves as our koala care center, where you can see wildlife care specialists preparing eucalyptus browse for the koalas.
Three former 2100 class Queenslanders return south with the Bolivian Boxcar train.
The front two have been turbocharged, receiving a taller long hood in the middle.
4 Sept 2019, FCAB 2011-2006-2007 on boxcars from Bolivia at Salar Ascotan, CH
An old, old “Queenslander”. Just needs a lick of paint. As with all these wonderful old homes, the apparent extension on the back is actually the kitchen.
This one is at Fernvale in the Brisbane Valley, west of Ipswich in South East Queensland.
As I walked up to this old schoolhouse a man was working in the garden. We got talking and it turns out he was a Queenslander who bought this old school at auction not long after it was closed in 1999. He and his wife had come over for their usual summer holidays, and after the border closures were declared found themselves spending the whole winter here as well. He kindly let me look around and take this photograph.
I think I found the perfect spot for my composition. As soon as I saw this I thought of Emily Brontë's great novel "Wuthering Heights". All that gothic sensibility on the Yorkshire moors. The tree, the Victorian building and the light just made a black and white the logical choice.
This schoolhouse was built between 1875 and 1877, and it was the first state school in the area. We have already seen the earlier St John's School. It was put up for sale after being closed in 1999 because of low enrolments. www.visitross.com.au/interactive-map-of-ross/
Ipswich is a city 24 miles or 39 kilometres west of Brisbane and part of the greater Brisbane area. It is one of the oldest towns in Queensland, very flood prone and was the starting point of Queensland's first railway in 1865 which actually went west and not east towards Brisbane. It became a railway hub and also an important coal mining town, building its roots in blue collar industries.
It is full of heritage homes, some majestic, some typical "Queenslanders" and many beautifully restored. This one is just westward of the central business district.
FCAB Queenslanders 2011-2006-2007 bring their boxcars around the big curve at this signature location on the line.
At this stage my rental pickup was bogged down for the second time in volcanic sand only a few feet off the highway. After 10 minutes of no passing cars and with frustration bubbling, I managed to dig away the top few inches of soft volcanic sand and roll/power back out onto the freeway... let the train chasing recommence...
4 Sept 2019, Salar de Carcote, also known as Salar de San Martín, CL
This poor old "Queenslander" style house in Ascot, Brisbane has really gone to the dogs and is probably not long off meeting its fate. The weather boards, bay window on front bedroom, distinctive glass in those old windows and of course the centre gable roof with corrugated iron as well as being on high stumps (stilts if that gives a better understanding) are all distinctive features.
This one hasn't had ugly modifications done to it and despite showing its age would also do well restored as many are these days but given its location, I doubt it will be saved.
Happy Window Wednesday may be the last favourable greeting it gets and last memory of a life well served.
This one is for Donna!
What's not to love about a Restless Flycatcher with that slender body and beautiful crest.
They're always a delight to see and I particularly like their distinctive churring call, the scissor grinder.
🐦Common name: Restless Flycatcher
Scientific name: Myiagra inquieta
🌍 Location: Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺
Date: 28/02/2021
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While going for a 'test drive' to the new international cruise terminal in Brisbane, I snapped a photo of this ship on the river. The cruise terminal, despite it being newly completed, remains closed until the first cruise ship arrives at the end of May 2022, an event that a lot of Queenslanders are looking forward to.
Before I head back to wherever I left off uploading shots before our little sodden break over the last week (which I will get back to in due course) I wanted to show that, like golfers we wettish Queenslanders are an intrepid lot and not easily stopped. So after cutting short our break and returning two days early, we did manage to venture out in the rain today in Brisbane and still get some shots.
This narrow lane in an industrial part of suburban Stafford holds a very long mural, but the only angle was difficult and I was reluctant to venture too far down in case I was chased by the junkyard dog! But not only a mural, but a fabulous tree or vine growing up over it and adding to the overall scene. Sorry I can give you no more information on who, what or where. One thing to note, this industrial area has quite a few murals mostly not well known and somewhat obscure to find.
Living mural
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Take your pick .. Cup cakes and historic Queenslanders
One for my Flickr friend Kaye . that little problem has almost disappeared here Kaye .. hope you approve :-)
Shorncliffe
Via Brisbane
The classic "Queenslander" bay window. The bay window is usually the main bedroom.
Morning side, Brisbane. Happy Window Wednesday.
...from an Easter Monday drive with Ernie to Rosevale and up the Spanns Bridge road. Ernie is 91 and retired from his diary farm in the area about 34 years ago. The visit was a trip down memory lane. There are many abandoned farm houses in the Rosevale area as the diary industry structurally adjusts to a modern economy. This is one of exceptions - the old "Queenslander" (style of architecture) with verandahs has been nicely and faithfully renovated and dairy farm turned to beef. There are very few diary farms left in the area. Most of the land has been given over to beef cattle, horse studs and hobby farms. Whether or not this this a good thing remains to be seen...
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Nestled nonchalantly in the lower lagoon, Phoebe Paradise pays a gothic tribute to the ubiquitous suburban icon, a beloved and enduring feature of Brisbane’s urban environment. Built for the subtropics, the familiar forms of airy Queenslanders hold their ground on incongruously long legs. Phoebe Paradise’s houses are a symbol of historical nostalgia, a global crisis and adaptation. Phoebe visualises a suburban Brisbane lifestyle where extreme weather events are so frequent, they’ve been rendered mundane. Flickering lights and the glow of inhabited interiors communicate resilience, while still water unsettles.
Afternoon light on a grand Queenslander . A late 19th century timber home with all the decorative detailing .
Shorncliffe
Moreton Bay . Brisbane
Perhaps purple is an appropriate colour for today's Queen's memorial public holiday. But, it's raining in Brisbane which, with this year's colder winter might impact in some way on the flowering of Jacarandas. Of course, I have cheated because this iconic shot at Shorncliffe in Brisbane with the old early Queenslander style home with its beautiful Jac was taken last year. But the Jacarandas will be here very soon. One day the trees will be bare and the next, the flowers will appear, almost as if by magic.
A true heralding of spring in a way, it's always a special time as the city turns purple and gets ready for summer.
I was determined to be first in this year, even if I was cheating but my friend Harry who lives on the southside or more accurately the westside of town has already beaten me to it. Own up now Harry!
Startrails above Queenslander.
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Remember this C3 Corvette Stingray 1967 - 83 ,.. here it is parked outside an ole Queenslander .
Cars n Coffee
Sandgate
Brisbane
The other week I told the story of the procession of lizards through our backyard on one day in particular. The first one that day which I erroneously described at the time as a bearded dragon (well, he is pretty small) we have named Harry after the green Iguana in the comedy/drama TV series "Death in Paradise". Harry has become quite a regular in our backyard since although he (or she) is really only a little one compared to the size Eastern Water Dragons* which he is, grow to.
We don't have any water close by so why he has taken up residence here we don't know. But he will be loved as much as any of our little menagerie of animals and birds who live with or visit us regularly. This is him this morning having a roam around on the back fence, lucky timing as I was taking a shot of the Tibouchina Tree at the same time.
Harry is less than a foot long (in old money).
* For Queenslanders, our local motoring organisation, the RACQ has a brilliant series of comedic ads on TV at the moment featuring talking Australian wildlife including two Eastern Water Dragons discussing flood insurance. Here it is
youtu.be/pQqkT6hUwb8?si=ZMzsfWBuUAIDj46p
Read about them here
My last photo of this house was while the Frangipani tree had just one cluster of blooms.
It now looks complete.
Taken next door to my previous shot.
This capture also illustrates the beauty of this lovely Queenslander house.
Three FCAB Queenslanders lift the Bolivia boxcar train up over the hills between two largely dry salt pans.
The sort of picture you might as well take when train chasing is out of the question while your pickup truck's wheels are temporarily bogged in crushed volcanic pumice just feet from the paved road...
4 Sept 2019, FCAB 2011-2006-2007, St Martin, Chile
Old can look good and sharp and I don't mean the focus , but thats not to bad either . An update on an old style .. Always a favourite .
Queenslander Circa 1910
Shorncliffe
Brisbane
An old single storey Queenslander in Oxford Street Bulimba - becoming quite rare. Lazy Saturday morning walk.
Former Queenslanders FCAB 1452+1465? bring covered hoppers southwards at Prat junction. I'm standing on the route over Cumbre Pass.
5 Sept 2019, Prat junction, CH
Raised on hardwood piers a traditional feature of the Queenslander home , this provided a cool space downstairs and an elevated platform to catch the breezes if at all possible upstairs . There was little or no insulation in these timber houses so design features with open verandahs were the popular standard choice of the time . These verandahs came in for all manner of decorative timber treatment with fancy brackets , capitals and balustrading , feature entrance doors to the verandah were constructed with slatted and lattice infills . This house also features a bifurcated ( Split ) front staircase as well as its enclosed casement windowed turret . These features were sometimes left open like the verandah and the grander examples had a matching turret at the other end of the verandah .
Built circa 1900 .. Fedreration
Graceville
Brisbane
The Mulgildie Pub looking pretty good with a new coat of paint. It seems to combine (and I am no expert!) features of the typical "Queenslander" construction and a bit of art deco on the side. The local pub can also become very much a hub of some communities.
It never ceases to amaze me what creative minds come up with to make small rural towns interesting to those that pass through and to encourage people to stop, take a look and maybe a bite to eat! Mulgildie, not too far south of Monto, Queensland does just that as the next few images show.