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Sir Arthur Palmer was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1866 to 1881 and the Queensland Legislative Council from 1881 to 1898. He was the 5th Premier of Queensland from 1870 to 1874. He was later Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Public Instruction in the McIlwraith government.
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Sir Charles Lilley was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1860 to 1874 and the 4th Premier of Queensland from 1868 to 1870. He was subsequently appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1874 and was Chief Justice from 1879 to 1893.
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Sir Thomas McIlwraith was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1870 to 1886 and 1999 to 1896. He was the 8th Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again for five months in 1888 and a third time for seven months in 1893.
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Artwork by Frank Olsen from Grant’s “Guide to Fishes” (1965) p.25.
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Established in 1824, the penal settlement at Moreton Bay was a place of secondary punishment to house hardened criminals and recidivist prisoners. Read more in our blog Moreton Bay Penal Settlement 1824 to 1842.
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The Telegraph
11 July 1946
State Has 1,333 Building Blocks
Up to June 30 last the Queensland Housing Commission had acquired land totalling 1,333 building allotments in Brisbane, the Minister for Works and Housing (Mr Bruce) announced today.
The lands were located as follows: Ashgrove, 99 allotments; Banyo, 11; Camp Hill, 17; Cannon Hill, 11; Chermside-Wavell Heights, 261; Coorparoo, 187; Corinda-Graceville, 20; Enoggera-Gaythorne-Mitchelton, 228; Fairfield-Yeronga, 25, Indooroopilly-Taringa, 22; Kedron, 20; Wynnum-Manly. 11; Moorooka-Rocklea-Salisbury, 41; Morningside, 17; Mt. Gravatt, 2; Nundah, 29; Stafford, 161; Tarragindi, 171; total, 1,333.
On the north side, 831 allotments had been acquired, and on the south side, 502.
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The Courier-Mail
9 October 1952
City work for housinq body
City Council workmen will soon build four miles of road works, drainage, and water channelling for the Queensland Housing Commission at the Carina estate, Belmont.
The Works Committee chairman (Aid. Glover) said yesterday that work, which would cost £80,000, was part of £170,000 worth of work the council hoped to do for the commission this year.
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Group photo taken at Exhibition Grounds before a match against the NSW Public Service Commission team.
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The Telegraph
11 July 1946
State Has 1,333 Building Blocks
Up to June 30 last the Queensland Housing Commission had acquired land totalling 1,333 building allotments in Brisbane, the Minister for Works and Housing (Mr Bruce) announced today.
The lands were located as follows: Ashgrove, 99 allotments; Banyo, 11; Camp Hill, 17; Cannon Hill, 11; Chermside-Wavell Heights, 261; Coorparoo, 187; Corinda-Graceville, 20; Enoggera-Gaythorne-Mitchelton, 228; Fairfield-Yeronga, 25, Indooroopilly-Taringa, 22; Kedron, 20; Wynnum-Manly. 11; Moorooka-Rocklea-Salisbury, 41; Morningside, 17; Mt. Gravatt, 2; Nundah, 29; Stafford, 161; Tarragindi, 171; total, 1,333.
On the north side, 831 allotments had been acquired, and on the south side, 502.
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This photo was taken by the Lands Department, Survey Office, Cartographic Branch, Photographic Section for the Queensland Road Safety Council.
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