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Brisbane (Qld.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Letter, 1932 June 4 : to Professor T. Parnell.

  • F1799
  • Item
  • 1932

Letter written aboard the S.S. Mataroa en route on the Pacific, to Professor T. Parnell, University of Queensland thanking him for his hospitality when the Comptons were visiting Brisbane.
Also discusses cosmic ray measurement in Brisbane, Sydney and New Zealand.

Compton, Arthur Holly

Account of Brisbane

  • F1798
  • Item
  • [19--?]

Account compiled by George Watkins, Chemist, 1886 to 1916, at Queen Street Brisbane.
Contains notes about early churches of Brisbane.

Watkins, George

World Environment Day event

Following requests to various people to nominate their favourite Brisbane places, a display was held of the responses, leading to a discussion attended by many respondents, including Brisbane’s Lord Mayor. This file includes correspondence, and list of people and their nominated place.

Andrew Lang Petrie Papers

  • UQFL101
  • Collection
  • 1903-1983

Business records, letterbooks with prices, wages and accounts, job books for monumental and terrazzo work, photographs for Petrie family business of monumental masonry.

Petrie, Andrew Lang, 1854-1928

Photograph album of construction of Brisbane City Hall

Each photograph has a handwritten caption giving the date. First photograph shows initial stages of construction (February 1925). Final photograph shows completed building (April 1930). Inside cover page contains handwritten inscription : B. Mobsby, 8.11.30, Station Rd., Indooroopilly, Queensland.

Mobsby, Berta (Nelly Alberta Timewell), 1885-1967