by Anna McGhie | Aug 17, 2017 | Vintage
Friday flashback to vintage Brisbane of 1918 and the ferris wheel of the early days of the Ekka. Image credit – State Library of Queensland
by Anna McGhie | Aug 10, 2017 | Vintage
Friday flashback celebrates vintage Brisbane with the 1946 Royal Queensland Show known today as ‘The Ekka’. Today the Ekka begins in Brisbane and this year it celebrates 140 years of bringing the country to the city to celebrate and recognise...
by Anna McGhie | Aug 9, 2017 | Vintage
Wallace Bishop Jewellers celebrates its 100th birthday today. The iconic Brisbane family jewellery empire originated in Brisbane in 1917 and today continues with 56 stores Australia wide. Celebrate this historic occasion today at the Queen Street Mall store from...
by Anna McGhie | Jul 27, 2017 | Vintage
Friday flashback to vintage Brisbane of 1930 and the view of Brisbane city as seen from the City Hall Clock Tower. Notice in the background the cliffs (not the Kangaroo Point cliffs) and sitting along the base the many shipping sheds. A few of these sheds remain...
by Anna McGhie | Jul 20, 2017 | Vintage
Friday flashback to vintage Brisbane of 1918 when children spent their time doing needlework and crafts. These three sisters, who lived at Augustus Street Toowong, all with fashionable bows in their hair are photograhped sitting on the verandah of their house...
by Anna McGhie | Jul 14, 2017 | Vintage
Friday flashback to vintage Brisbane of 1927 and a celebratory parade passing South Brisbane train station. The dignataries in the front car are the Duke and Duchess of York. It’s wonderful to know that all these years later this building is still...
