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Jubilee Bridge, Southport, c 1932
Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
The Brisbane Courier
15 March 1932
JUBILEE BRIDGE, SOUTHPORT.
After being out of commission for the last fortnight owing to a break In the main gear-wheel the lift span of the Jubilee Bridge has been repaired and the fiver is now open to navigation The Mayor of Southport (Alderman C II Steadman) stated yesterday that satisfactory repairs had been made the wheel had been welded and wrought Iron bands had been shrunk on the boss.
Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 171
Aerial view of the Brisbane central business district showing Victoria Bridge and the Brisbane River, c 1932
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The Brisbane Courier
15 June 1932
CONDITION OF VICTORIA BRIDGE.
“The city engineer (Mr. E. F. Gilchrist) has reported that Victoria Bridge is being watched very carefully, and that its condition now is as good as it ever was,” the Lord Mayor (Alderman J. W. Greene) stated yesterday. Several improvements had been made to the bridge, the Lord Mayor added. Alderman A. Laurie had asked for a report, prepared three years ago, by the Government bridge inspector (Mr. W. H. Andrews), who suggested that the bridge required attention.
Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 168
Brisbane looking west from the Brisbane City Hall clock tower towards the William Jolly Bridge, Taylor Range and Mount Coot-tha, March 1932
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The William Jolly Bridge was constructed between 1928 and 1932 following the formation of Greater Brisbane in 1925, and was one of the first major capital works of the new city Council and bears the name of its first Mayor. At the time of construction, the only traffic bridge linking North and South Brisbane was the second Victoria Bridge, built in 1897 to replace an earlier bridge washed away in the flood of 1893. The William Jolly Bridge crosses the Brisbane River at the tip of the South Brisbane peninsula between Grey Street, South Brisbane, and the intersection of Skew and Saul Streets on the northern bank. Work commenced in August 1928 and was completed in March 1932.
Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 147
McDowall Street, Roma, c 1926
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The Telegraph
20 November 1926
RESIDENCE BURNED AT ROMA
A house in McDowall Street, Roma, owned by Mrs. Cox, of Goulburn (New South Wales), and occupied by Mrs. Ellen Crane, was destroyed on Thursday night. The fire brigade was handicapped by a shortage of water. The damage Is estimated at £550. The house was insured for £300 and the furniture was covered by a policy for £100. The house was unoccupied at the time.
Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 110
Brisbane City Hall, Adelaide Street, Brisbane, January 1931
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Daily Standard
2 January 1931
POPULAR LOOK OUT. CITY HALL TOWER.
The City Halt tower continues to he a source of attraction to hundreds of people who did not leave the city during the holidays, and the daily takings this week have averaged about £10.
Besides visiting the rower, a number of the visitors viewed the concert hall, which was left open for inspection, but as only a skeleton staff was working during the holidays the reception rooms and council chamber were closed.
The absence of a guide or indication signs on the tower have been commented on by a number of the visitors, who suggested that with better organisation and effective noticed the takings at the lift would be doubled.
Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 81
Family Services Building, George Street, Brisbane, September 1926
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From the Queensland Heritage Register.
Brisbane’s first high-rise government office building was constructed between 1914 and 1922. It was intended partly as general public offices, but more importantly as state headquarters for the enormously successful Queensland Government Savings Bank, established in 1864.
Bank headquarters had occupied a purpose-designed banking chamber and offices in the second wing of the Treasury Building from early 1893. By 1912 these premises were no longer adequate. In consequence, the state government decided to construct a separate and substantial building on the opposite corner of George and Elizabeth Streets, as new bank headquarters.
George Gerald Hutton, assistant architect in the government architect’s office from 1913-22, is credited with the design.
It is likely Hutton also designed the sculpture, representing commerce and industry, on the George Street elevation. This and the royal coat of arms on the George-Elizabeth Street corner were carved in 1920 by Sydney