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Flinders Parade along the beachfront at Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland contains many classic Queenslander style homes and in recent years, most of these now very expensive homes have gone through very sympathetic restorations. This beauty is one such example. Happy Fence Friday.
A portion of a Queenslander house stands proud against Sandgate Town Hall clock tower. Just after midday on a beautiful Spring day.
Being a Queenslander, I could almost live on the smell of a sugar mill! But sugar cane is also cultivated in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales. Three mills ply their trade in the area, Condong in the Tweed River area, Broadwater (this one) in the Richmond River area and Harwood, the southern most on the Clarence River. Condong used to be connected to the NSW rail system (but not now) - all three otherwise and unlike most Queensland mills rely solely on road transport to bring in the cut cane.
The truck seen on the old highway is a sugar cane truck, coming to or leaving the mill.
This lovely restored "Queenslander" style home has a number of features in common with the home of our friend, Bluey, the cartoon (or whatever they call them now). It fronts Wynnum Creek in the Brisbane Bayside suburb of the same name. It even has a nice little picket fence but the icing on the cake as far as the TV series goes is the kid's car down the back on the left hand side. For anyone who loves the series, you would know Bluey and Bingo share an almost identical car which features frequently in their family adventures. I thought was nice of the owners to leave it there!
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I'm going down memory lane with this one - its 10 years ago next month since I shot this wonderful church in the snow. My friend Lisa and I were staying in a lovely B&B just down the road so it wasn't that hard to get here to shoot it however when we arrived we meet up with a fellow photographer that we knew quite well. His name was John Finnan and he had driven down from Queensland overnight and slept in his car until dawn. That's keen considering how cold it was. Once we had finished shooting we invited him back to our accommodation for breakfast. John being a chef by trade cooked us up a wonderful feast while it was snowing outside. Being a Queenslander we don't get snow so this is a very special memory. It was the last time I saw John as he passed away in May the following year. He was a great friend to many and was always so generous with his time and gear. RIP John, you may be gone but you will never be forgotten. xx
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Queenslander style house at Shorncliffe, Brisbane with some great restoration and lots of windows for Happy Window Wednesday.
A nicely restored Queenslander with a rather large bay window (I assume that's what it is) at Shorncliffe in bayside Brisbane, a suburb with many classic heritage homes. Given where it is, you will need to shell out big time for one of these. I am a bit early but won't have much time again tomorrow, this is for Window Wednesday.
Mooo! Somewhere out in the Fassifern Valley west of Brisbane we came across this sad old Queenslander home slowly falling to bits surrounded by cattle. The stories that it could tell. Was also a precarious place to stand to take a shot although it doesn't look it. Happy Moo Cow Monday. This one is for Lance!
After a hectic morning, amongst other things confronting my second time not being able to obtain a very important medication owing to long term unavailability, we stopped for a coffee in a new place, to us at least in Shorncliffe. We had to walk past this great old Queenslander with many of the typical attributes of the classic design. A quite unusual colour and the only jarring note was the modern fence.
The coffee was great!
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You can't be but happy with this fence and figments outside a medical clinic in Denham Street, Rockhampton. Happy Fence Friday.
We were over West End way today (didn't see ya Christy!) and on the way back, passed this Queenslander style home which accentuates its heritage with bananas, Lady Fingers I imagine growing right in the small front yard in Vulture Street, South Brisbane. We left in rather a hurry as a rather ominous thunderstorm came towards us but it seems to have dissipated. It's still about 35C though and unhappy high humidity too.
In traditional Brisbane, Queensland and even in New South Wales probably north of Sydney when homes sat on large allotments and had big backyards, it was not unusual to have a small plantation of banana trees growing in the backyard. We had them, all Lady Fingers because there were restrictions on growing the more well known Cavendish in those days. I am a Cav man myself, never liked the slightly metallic taste of the Lady Fingers. The backyard would also possibly be home to other fruit trees, many of them now long forgotten, a vegetable garden and perhaps a chook run. We had all of these and what a childhood of discovery it was, even the deadly snakes!
Queensland seas have been everything but a Calm Passage in the past 24 hours with Category 5 tropical cyclone Yasi crossing our coastline last night. Not good at all for us Queenslanders especially after the hammering we just received from the floods!!
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Imperial Hotel in Eumundi. Queensland.
Opened in 1911, a heritage Queenslander in the main street, Memorial Avenue.
Renovated in 2015.
This proud lion stands guard over the beer garden.
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The classic Queenslander overlooking Moreton Bay and the mouth to Cabbage Tree Creek
Circa 1890 .
Allpass Parade
Shorncliffe
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. Historical names for Brisbane include the City of Flowers, and Later Rome. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney colony, and soon moved to North Quay in 1825 on the banks of the Brisbane River, so named for British army general and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane. German Lutherans established the first free settlement of Zion Hill at Nundah in 1838, and in 1859 Brisbane was chosen as Queensland's capital when the state separated from New South Wales. By the late 19th century, the city had grown into a major port and centre of immigration. During World War II, the Allied command in the South West Pacific was based in the city, along with the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur of the United States Army.
Brisbane is a global centre of research and innovation, and ranks in the top 10% for its innovation environment out of 500 cities worldwide; with leading strengths in medicine and biotechnology, as well as a major tech base centred on Fortitude Valley. A transport hub, Brisbane is served by large rail, bus and ferry networks, as well as Brisbane Airport and the Port of Brisbane, Australia's third-largest seaport.
A diverse city with over 36% of its metropolitan population being foreign-born, Brisbane is frequently ranked highly in lists of the most liveable cities. Galleries and museums are an important part of the city's culture, with the most prominent being the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art. Brisbane has hosted major events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo 88, the final Goodwill Games in 2001, the 2014 G20 summit, and will host the 2032 Summer Olympics and 2032 Summer Paralympics.
Brisbane is one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations and is Australia's most biodiverse and greenest city. South Bank and its extensive parklands is the most visited tourist landmark in Australia, with an estimated 14+ million visitors every year. Other major landmarks and precincts of the city include; Brisbane City Hall and King George Square, the Story Bridge and Howard Smith Wharves, Queen's Wharf, St John's cathedral, Kangaroo Point Bridge and cliffs. Much of Brisbane's inner-city neighbourhoods are also characterised by its historic Queenslander architecture. Brisbane is also known for its extensive parks and gardens including; the City Botanic Gardens, Victoria Park, Roma Street Parkland, New Farm Park, Newstead Park, the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and Lookout.
Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. Historical names for Brisbane include the City of Flowers, and Later Rome. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe as a place for secondary offenders from the Sydney colony, and soon moved to North Quay in 1825 on the banks of the Brisbane River, so named for British army general and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane. German Lutherans established the first free settlement of Zion Hill at Nundah in 1838, and in 1859 Brisbane was chosen as Queensland's capital when the state separated from New South Wales. By the late 19th century, the city had grown into a major port and centre of immigration. During World War II, the Allied command in the South West Pacific was based in the city, along with the headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur of the United States Army.
Brisbane is a global centre of research and innovation, and ranks in the top 10% for its innovation environment out of 500 cities worldwide; with leading strengths in medicine and biotechnology, as well as a major tech base centred on Fortitude Valley. A transport hub, Brisbane is served by large rail, bus and ferry networks, as well as Brisbane Airport and the Port of Brisbane, Australia's third-largest seaport.
A diverse city with over 36% of its metropolitan population being foreign-born, Brisbane is frequently ranked highly in lists of the most liveable cities. Galleries and museums are an important part of the city's culture, with the most prominent being the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art. Brisbane has hosted major events including the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo 88, the final Goodwill Games in 2001, the 2014 G20 summit, and will host the 2032 Summer Olympics and 2032 Summer Paralympics.
Brisbane is one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations and is Australia's most biodiverse and greenest city. South Bank and its extensive parklands is the most visited tourist landmark in Australia, with an estimated 14+ million visitors every year. Other major landmarks and precincts of the city include; Brisbane City Hall and King George Square, the Story Bridge and Howard Smith Wharves, Queen's Wharf, St John's cathedral, Kangaroo Point Bridge and cliffs. Much of Brisbane's inner-city neighbourhoods are also characterised by its historic Queenslander architecture. Brisbane is also known for its extensive parks and gardens including; the City Botanic Gardens, Victoria Park, Roma Street Parkland, New Farm Park, Newstead Park, the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and Lookout.
Anna's Restaurant in Stanthorpe is a long established and well known and liked Italian restaurant in an old heritage "Queenslander" home. Despite being mid week, it soon became well filled.
I am trying to move on with the run out of these images from our holiday back in September. Some days it feels like the holiday lasted months rather than the images. Not long to go now, the next stage across the border into northern New South Wales and back to Brisbane is the last.
Glass on a Queenslander cottage , early 20th century .
Gatton .. Warrego Hwy
Between Brisbane and Toowoomba
Who's walking who here .. the dogs are taking her for a walk at their pace in front of one of the grand old Queenslanders that line this part of the esplanade over looking Moreton Bay ..
Flinders Parade
Sandgate
Given I have totally gone off topic today, here is an old Queenslander with some special upmarket features down along the Brisbane River at inner suburban New Farm.
Nice old Queenslander near Laidly, SE Qld.
"Queenslander buildings are primarily of timber construction and can be low or high-set, one to two storeys. All have one or more veranda spaces, a sheltered edge of the building that is typically only part-enclosed and used as another living zone. This consideration for climate is the defining characteristic of the Queenslander type.
The raising of the main living spaces off the ground can be seen as both a stylistic and practical device. The vertical "stumps", initially of timber, allow the building to "float" above the terrain. Queenslanders all have this underfloor area that is used to cool the building through ventilation and also for protection of the main structure from termite attack and other pests. The stumps also help to overcome any variations in the terrain that would normally require earthworks to flatten for construction and allow for the natural flow of water across the terrain in the event of excessive rain and downpours. The underfloor space is often high enough for additional uses such as storage, carport or even as extra living area in the cool, dark spaces beneath the building. The underfloor area was sometimes decoratively screened at the perimeter with timber battens. Another advantage of being constructed on stumps is that the buildings are highly adaptive. It is relatively easy to raise, lower, reorient or completely relocate Queenslanders.
The main living areas of the house, being raised from the terrain, are a series of rooms on a platform floor. Traditionally, planning and fenestration encouraged cross-ventilation for passive cooling in a variety of innovative methods including fanlights, ceiling roses, and alignment of doors and windows to allow uninterrupted air flow. The verandah is the most typical inclusion in the plan and can be used day and night as a semi-external living space. In Brisbane, many people have tables and chairs for dining and a daybed or 'sleepout' on their verandah.
The roof is a large and visible presence externally and was traditionally steeply pitched. They are of varied materials including slate and tiles but are most characteristically sheeted with corrugated iron. The iron roofs could withstand torrential rains and be re-used if damaged by cyclonic winds.
Typically, the Queenslander is suited to the sub-tropical climate of Queensland of high rainfall and mild to hot, humid climate with average summer temperatures in the range of 23–36 degrees Celsius (73–97 degrees Fahrenheit). "
It's no secret that I love shooting the old classic buildings in Australian towns, particularly those in the country. The state of Queensland features probably a greater proportion of the oldies made from timber. In other states you find more of brick or stone.
Hardwood timber from Eucalypt (Gum) Trees was very commonly available and also enabled the construction to include features for cooling, more amenable to our hot climate. This building in particular has many touches of the typical "Queenslander" style house.
This old place is the School of Arts in the small Fassifern Valley town of Harrisville south west of Brisbane. Schools of Arts are basically community halls which also focussed on learning such as dancing, singing etc...otherwise they tend to be used for community events of all types to this day.
I give them points for continuing to use either Old English or Germanic characters on the sign over the door. I haven't used them since primary school and I dare say they have been totally dropped from the curriculum for many years.
“Rupertswood” in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne is one of Australia's most important mansions, both historically and architecturally. Built as a residence for Sir William John Clarke (1831 – 1897), the first Australian born Baronet, in 1874 – 1876 it became a power seat in the great English tradition. The property covered an area of 31,000 acres. Today the estate has been greatly reduced due to subdivision to a more modest 1,100 acres.
Designed by local architect George L. Browne, "Rupertswood" is a 50 room bluestone mansion built for Sir William John Clarke by contractors George Sumner & Co. Designed in the Victorian Italianate style, the two storey mansion is surmounted by a 100 foot tower with a Mansard roof and widow's walk. The foundation stone for “Rupertswood” was laid on 29 August 1874 with some 1000 people in attendance. The house was completed in 1876. The grand entrance is paved with Victorian tessellated tiles and the house is flanked by splendid wide and shady verandahs on three sides. The ballroom was added in late 1881 or 1882. Interior decorations were carried out by Schemmel and Shilton. There are six magnificent stained glass panels made by Urie and Fergeson in 1874-76, considered some of the finest examples in the world. The elaborate mansion with its large estate demonstrates the important status of Clarke whose prominence as a colonist was recognised in 1882 by his appointment as a baronet.
William Sangster designed the gardens at “Rupertswood” originally covering an area of 99 acres, and once boasted tennis courts, croquet lawns and an underground fernery. “Rupertswood” also had its own private railway station where hundreds of guests to grand balls would arrive from Spencer Street. Balls, hunt meets and weekend house parties were frequent. Anyone of note, in Victorian and Edwardian society, was entertained by Sir John and Lady Eliza Clarke. Many historical figures visited “Rupertswood” during its history, including the then Duke and Duchess of York, (later to become King George V and Queen Mary), Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba and several Governors of Victoria. The estate also had its own half battery of horse artillery when Sir William John Clarke formed a small permanent force in 1885.
“Rupertswood” holds a place in the great sporting rivalry between Australia and England, as it was on a field at “Rupertswood” that the “Ashes” were created. On Christmas Eve of 1882, after a congenial lunch, Sir William Clarke suggested a social game between the English Cricket team and a local side, made up largely of “Rupertswood” staff. By all accounts, it was an enjoyable game with no one really keeping score, however, it was generally agreed that the English won. Pat Lyons, a worker at “Rupertswood”, clearly remembered the afternoon many years later. It was his understanding that Lady Clarke, at dinner that evening, had presented Ivo Bligh with a pottery urn. It was purported to contain the ashes of a burnt bail. This was a light hearted gesture to commemorate England's win at “Rupertswood”.
By 1922, “Rupertswood” had passed from the Clarke family into the possession of Hugh Victor McKay (1865 – 1926), a self-made millionaire, industrialist and inventor of “Sunshine Harvester”. His dream of owning “Rupertswood” had been realised, if however, a little short lived. He died at “Rupertswood” only four years after acquiring it. A short time later one of Australia's greatest pastoralist, Queenslander William Naughton acquired the property. One year later he sold the mansion and 1,100 acres to the Roman Catholic Salesian Order. The mansion then became a school for under privileged boys.
Today “Rupertswood” is open to the public. The mansion has undergone extensive restoration, with the help of interior designer and Victorian architecture specialist Jacqui Robertson, reinstating elaborate Victorian colour and decorative schemes, and operating as a boutique hotel.
This style of house is commonly referred to as a Queenslander in Oz . An elevated timber house with or without the external frame bracing and the central core of the house surrounded with verandahs trimmed with decorative wooden detailing , the whole capped with a pitched corrugated iron roof .. yes lots of timber and iron , a classic in these parts .
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Ipswich
We live in an age of the selfie, of which I have nothing to say as I avoid them like the plague. So what really is the different between the selfie and an artist’s carefully crafted self-portrait? You know the mythological tale of Narcissus. He was a beautiful youth who loved no one until he saw his reflection in the still waters of a pool and then fell hopelessly in love with himself. This is a psychological condition that is rampant in today’s society, Narcissism. It is a product of the psychology of “self-esteem”.
To me this sums up the difference. Of course artists can be and often are self-centred people, but the reasons for their self-portraits have nothing in common with the desire to impress people with their lovable traits. On the contrary, the most effective and truly artistic self-portraits are painted “warts and all” (as Oliver Cromwell once urged his portraitist to paint him). Artists have stories to tell in their portraits - yes even especially in photography as is best illustrated by the brilliant work of Diane Arbus (1923-1971).
This photograph is in black and white simply because I love the clarity it lends to the portraits themselves (and you can see the colour versions in my links). On the left is two-time winner of the Archibald, William Robinson (1987) “Equestrian self-portrait”. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artboards/archie-100/wielding-t...
Personally I prefer his wonderfully whimsical painting and title from 1995, “Self-portrait with stunned mullet” www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/1995/
Humour is something Queenslander Robinson (born 1936) does well in his portraits, though more recently his work in figurative landscapes has given him the status of a living legend in the Australian art world.
On the right is a fabulous pictorial example of the multicultural experience of an artist born in Hong Kong, who lived in Singapore, Germany and England before emigrating to Australia. Kate Beynon’s (2010) “Self-portrait with guardian spirits” sees her surrounded by a Chinese dragon and accompanied by two green lion dogs (actually representations of her Staffordshire-cross dog Tudo).
This one proved popular with the viewers. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/artboards/archie-100/wielding-t...
I will have to start rationing flickr uploads as Brisbane has just been declared a National Level Hotspot with a three day emergency lockdown starting tonight. Of course, there has been immediate panic buying and toilet paper has no doubt run out already, even though shopping is permitted. Apparently the lines at supermarkets are way long - will people not listen and learn? In fact, as I write this my wife has shown me an online news story of supermarkets in Brisbane stripped bare.
A Quarantine Hotel worker tested positive to the new, more transmittable UK mutant of the virus and before symptoms, caught trains, went shopping etc. etc. So we are now suddenly the centre point of Australian COVID focus with borders locked all over the country to Queenslanders and who would blame them? One just has to look at the Melbourne lesson and what is happening with utter chaos and high death rates in the UK right now. Do the right thing, protect yourself. This thing does not take prisoners, especially among the vulnerable.
National Cabinet has decided that return overseas travel numbers are to be reduced with some 46000 Australians still waiting to come home, many from the UK and pre-flight testing and quarantine protocols to be enhanced. We have suddenly many people in isolation with the UK variant from returned travellers.
We should have expected it, this is a smart and deadly disease and just a molecular amount will start a forest fire.
Meanwhile, back at the farm, a photo jaunt for tomorrow with friends has been cancelled. Mind you, it's raining, windy, inclement at the moment but we will never knock rain.
These ducks make their home at College's Crossing on the Brisbane River near Ipswich, no doubt all rather oblivious to the world at war around them.
We don't use the word cottage or bungalow to describe houses here much, but this one in the heritage rich Brisbane suburb certainly fits that general description. A fence for Friday, a door and window naturally and some old and newer style awnings. It even has a nice size back yard for the kids and a skylight in the roof.
In the "olden days" before fans and air conditioning, Queensland houses were built high above the ground to catch the breeze and increase air flow. These days those that are left are highly prized. Mostly the underneath parts are built in to provide extra rooms as this one has been.
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Hyundai Veloster parked in front of an inner city suburb period cottage Queenslander .
Herston
Brisbane