Heritage Archives - SuggPix Australian Photography

The History of Robertstown in SA

27/11/2025 suggpixc 0

A brief history of European Settlement in Robertstown, South Australia. In 1868, the government surveyed the land into town blocks. English and German settlers began arriving soon after. John Roberts, a storekeeper from Koonunga, played […]

Historic Mannahill in South Australia

15/01/2025 suggpixc 0

This article appeared in the Melbourne Argus on 22 October 1886 in the context of the goldrush to the Mannahill goldfields

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Iconic Heritage Architecture in the Town of Beaudesert, Queensland.

03/01/2025 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Strathalbyn was founded in 1839. An historic and well preserved monument to hard working pioneers.

01/12/2024 suggpixc 2

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 […]

The inland River Port of Morgan in SA

30/11/2024 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Clunes – Victorian Gold Rush Town

06/11/2023 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Another Collins Family Historic Church at Mundoolun, Queensland

23/10/2023 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Texas in Queensland survived the great flood of 1921.

02/10/2023 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Australian Colonial Architecture

18/09/2023 suggpixc 0

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 […]

Langenbaker House was built in 1899 – Outback Queensland.

01/08/2022 suggpixc 0

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 […]