Newspaper articles by Firmin McKinnon from the Courier Mail on Brisbane's historic homes. Includes Bulimba House, Merthyr, Whytecliffe, Bishopsbourne, Auchenflower House, Ormiston House, Lota House, Bardon House, Newstead House, Coochin Coochin Homestead, Roslyn, Kedron Lodge and old Government House.

Relates to the Marquis family and their life in Zilmere in Brisbane, and other areas of the state 1891-1901.