Architecture
Colonial Buildings Australia
Australian Cattle Stations
The Darling Downs – Queensland
The more you search the Southern Downs, the more surprises you find. While the history of the full Darling Downs is a testament to the resilience, perseverance and vision of those early European settlers who […]
Architecture
Cecil Plains on the Darling Downs
Cecil Plains is a farming town on the Darling Downs, Queensland, with a population of about 410 people. European settlement began in 1842, when Henry Stuart Russell claimed land around the Condamine River to establish […]
Architecture
Railways in Australia date from the 1831…the Great Northern Line
You can follow most of the “Great Norther Rail Line” by driving the New England Highway from Toowoomba to Wallangarra and further into NSW.
Australian History
Deloraine House – Tenterfield
The property known as “Deloraine” is a heritage listed house built on two parcels of land which were first purchased in September 1858. The land was granted to Edmund Curry whose descendants still live in […]
Australian History
Paddle steamers and paddle boats
Paddle steamers and paddle boats have been on the Murray River and in the Murray-Darling Basin since 1853 when William Randell launched the first steamer the P.S. Mary Ann near Mannum, South Australia. The first […]
Australian History
The settlement of Kerry in Queensland
Kerry is a farming locality between Beaudesert and the Lamington National Park. Kerry Road was the track to the Lamington National Park and a primary school opened in 1884 (it closed in 1943), the Kerry […]
Australian History
Kingaroy in Regional Queensland
Rural settlement commenced in 1843 with the arrival of squatter and explorer Henry Russell. The first sheep flocks arrived in the 1850’s.
Architecture
Railway Settlements in Sth Australia
When you cross into South Australia there a number of Railway Settlements. Most now have populations of less than 20 people.
Architecture
Port Adelaide Historic Precinct, home to the state’s most substantial and continuous group of colonial buildings
Port Adelaide is the first area in South Australia to be declared an historic precinct. It is home to the state’s most substantial and continuous group of colonial buildings. There are some wonderful picture opportunities. […]