Architecture
Historic Mannahill in South Australia
This article appeared in the Melbourne Argus on 22 October 1886 in the context of the goldrush to the Mannahill goldfields […]
Heritage
Architecture
Iconic Heritage Architecture in the Town of Beaudesert, Queensland.
The area around Beaudesert was originally settled for growing cotton and sheep. Due to the shortage of water in the area cotton was not a successful crop. Hoop pine was successfully collected in the region […]
Australian History
Strathalbyn was founded in 1839. An historic and well preserved monument to hard working pioneers.
The town was founded in 1839 and in 1846 the Hundred of Strathalbyn, was proclaimed including the township of Strathalbyn at the south-western corner of the division. The image above was taken from the Church […]
Australian History
The inland River Port of Morgan in SA
The inland River Port of Morgan was once one of the busiest inland ports in Australia. It is located on the North-West Bend of the River Murray in South Australia, about 320 kms by water […]
Architecture
Clunes – Victorian Gold Rush Town
Step back into the gold rush era in Clunes – Victorian Gold Rush Town with street-scapes straight out of a colonial history book. This picturesque and laid-back town was once the fifth largest in the […]
Australian Cattle Stations
Another Collins Family Historic Church at Mundoolun, Queensland
This was the first Church to be built on Station land by the Collins family. Details of the the second, at Tamrookum, are in the previous post. In 1842 William Humphries and Paul and Clem […]
Australian Cattle Stations
Texas in Queensland survived the great flood of 1921.
Texas, is on the Dumaresq River in Queensland, 240 km from Brisbane. The population is around 900 people. The settlement was originally part of the Texas Cattle Station and by 1880 the surrounding area was […]
Architecture
Australian Colonial Architecture
Australian colonial architecture refers to the architectural style that emerged during the time when Australia was a colony, primarily from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. It reflects the influence of the […]
Architecture
Langenbaker House – Outback Queensland
Langenbaker house is a small single story corrugated iron and timber house and was erected in Ilfracombe in 1899 by owner Harry Langenbaker, an outback teamster or carrier by trade. The town of Ilfracombe dates […]
Architecture
Creswick Hospital – closed in 1912 but still an architectural wonder.
The foundation stone of the Creswick Hospital was laid in 1863. Later that year it opened with two public wards and a few smaller private wards. Following additions in 1867 and 1868 the main hospital […]