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McGregor, Catherine Elizabeth, 1875-1968

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  • 1875-1968

Catherine Elizabeth Ferguson, also spelt as Katharine, was born on 18 Jan 1875. She married John George McGregor on 28 November 1898. She died 25 April 1968.

Saniga, Andrew

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Landscape architecture academic.

La Trobe University

  • US DLC n 80034940
  • Corporate body
  • 1964-

Established in Melbourne in 1964 under the La Trobe University Act 1964. Officially opened in 1967.

University of Durham

  • US DLC n 80050517
  • Corporate body
  • 1832-

Collegiate public research university located in Durham, England. Founded in 1832 and incorporated in 1837.

Bunzli, Malcolm

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  • Person
  • 1933-

Malcolm Bunzli was born in Brisbane in 1933. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Queensland in 1959. He worked as an architect for the Commonwealth Works Department in Brisbane before moving to England, where he continued his career in architecture and studied for a Post Graduate Diploma in Landscape Design at Durham University. It was the only full-time landscape architecture course in the British Commonwealth of Nations at the time. While in England he married his wife, Dorothy Bunzli, with whom he had a daughter and two sons.

Malcolm returned to Australia in 1965, briefly worked as an architect and landscape designer at Conrad Gargett, then became the first Landscape Architect in the Queensland State Government. He was responsible for setting up and overseeing the Landscape Section in the State Works Department. While in this role he spearheaded efforts to secure official recognition for the professional designation 'Landscape Architect' across all government sectors in the state and advocated for salary scales equivalent to those of architects. Malcolm played a key role in establishing then coordinating and teaching the postgraduate landscape architecture course at the then Queensland Institute of Technology (now the Queensland University of Technology or QUT). Malcolm was a foundation member of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and served as National President from 1973 to 1975. He retired from active landscape architecture practice in 1993.

Australian Institute of Landscape Architects

  • US DLC n 89623813
  • Corporate body
  • 1966-

A non-profit professional association for Australian landscape architects established in 1966, with a chapter in every Australian state and territory. Foundation members include Malcolm Bunzli, George Williams, Harry Howard, Ray Margules, Bruce MacKenzie, Lindsay Pryor, David Steane, Jean Verschuer, Gavin Walkley, Ellis Stones and Alistair Knox. Peter Spooner was the inaugural National President.

Stanley, Francis Drummond Greville, 1839-1897

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  • 1839-1987

Francis Stanley was born on 1 January 1839 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied and practiced architecture in Edinburgh. He emigrated to Australia, arriving in Brisbane in 1862. Stanley was Colonial Architect for the Queensland Government from 1873 to 1881. During his employment he continued to private commissions. Among his designs are: Brisbane General Post Office, Roma Street Railway Station, Supreme Court of Queensland, the Queensland Club, Tighnabruaich at Indooroopilly, and St Ann's Industrial School (now part of All Hallow's School). He died on @8 May 1897.

Conrad Gargett

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  • Corporate body
  • 1890-2023

In 1890 HW Atkinson founded the firm which has been known successively as: HW Atkinson (1890-1907); HW Atkinson & Chas McLay (1907-1917); HW Atkinson & AH Conrad (1917-1939); AH Conrad & TBF Gargett (1939-1965); Conrad, Gargett & Partners (1965-1972); Conrad, Gargett & Partners Pty Ltd (1972-1982); Conrad & Gargett Pty Ltd (1982-2004); and from 2004 to 2023 as Conrad Gargett. In early 2023 Conrad Gargett merged with Architectus.

The architectural work of the firm includes Trades Hall, McWhirter and Son, Craigston Apartments, the Courier Mail Building, and the Empire (later St. James) Theatre in Albert Street.

Gill, George Brockwell, 1858-1954

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  • 1858-1954

George Brockwell Gill was born in London and completed his architectural training in England before emigrating to Australia in 1886 and settling in Ipswich. He began working with the architect Samuel Shenton, and took over his practice when Shenton retired in 1889. Gill was elected an Associate of the Queensland Institute of Architects in 1904 and a Fellow by 1913. He was the Institute's vice-president in 1914-16 and president in 1918-19. His works in Ipswich include: the Cribb and Foote department store (1911), the City View Hotel (1908), and the Solders' Memorial Hall (1922). Gill retired in 1943 and he arranged for AH Conrad and TBF Gargett to take over his office. Gill died on 1 June 1954.

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