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Brisbane Collection

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales

Affray of rival Aboriginal tribes, three miles from Brisbane in New South Wales, Australia. The Illustrated London News notes with undisguised disgust

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Customs House, Brisbane

Customs House, Brisbane
Customs House, Petrie Bight, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: On board the Indus emigrant ship

On board the Indus emigrant ship
The cover of The Graphic, 29 June 1872, including five illustrations of life on board the Indus emigrant ship, one of the London Line of Queensland Packets, which set sail from Gravesend

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Poster advertising ANA flights to Brisbane, Queensland

Poster advertising ANA flights to Brisbane, Queensland
Poster advertising Australian National Airways flights to Brisbane, Queensland

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Sir Charles Brisbane

Sir Charles Brisbane
SIR CHARLES BRISBANE English naval commander who had an active and adventurous career in many oceans of the world, surviving shipwrecks and hurricanes. Date: 1769 - 1829

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia

Aboriginal men and woman, Brisbane area, Australia
Two aboriginal men and one woman in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia. They have their names on brass plates around their necks. Date: 1922

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Loading frozen beef for export, Brisbane, Australia

Loading frozen beef for export, Brisbane, Australia, early 1900s

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Loading beef for export, Brisbane, Australia, early 1900s

Loading beef for export, Brisbane, Australia, early 1900s

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Poster, Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, Australia

Poster, Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, Australia
Travel poster, designed by Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf (1902?1964), A Winter Holiday in the Sun, Brisbane, River City of the North, Queensland, Australia, David Whyte, Brisbane. 39ins. 25ins

Background imageBrisbane Collection: The Pianola Company Advertisement

The Pianola Company Advertisement
This advertisement illustration shows a young lady playing the Pianola Piano for an admiring audience consisting of an older gentleman with a lady wearing a red dress. Date: circa 1917

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Air Charter Bristol 28 Tourer replica VH-UDC

Air Charter Bristol 28 Tourer replica VH-UDC (msn 6119, ex G-AUDK'). Non-flying replica, (built by Air Charter. Ltd. at Archerfield, Brisbane)

Background imageBrisbane Collection: c. 1890 Australia - junction of Queen St & Eagle St Brisbane

c. 1890 Australia - junction of Queen St & Eagle St Brisbane
c.1890 Australia - the junction of Queen St and Eagle St Brisbane with horse traffic

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane lily, Proiphys cunninghamii

Brisbane lily, Proiphys cunninghamii (Mr. Cunninghams eurycles, Eurycles cunninghamii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by J.T

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Aboriginal woman, Southern Queensland, Australia

Aboriginal woman, Southern Queensland, Australia
Aboriginal woman of Southern Queensland, Australia, seen here with parasol at a railway station on the Brisbane line. 1922

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Edward, Prince of Wales, at National Exhibition, Brisbane

Edward, Prince of Wales, at National Exhibition, Brisbane
Edward, Prince of Wales, at the National Exhibition in Brisbane, Australia. 1920

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Treasury Buildings and Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia

Treasury Buildings and Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Australia, viewed from George Street. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageBrisbane Collection: First regular air mail, England to Australia 1934

First regular air mail, England to Australia 1934
First regular air mail from England to Brisbane in Australia, Sir Kingsley Wood making his speech. Leaving from Croydon, London in Imperial Airways liner. Date: 8 December 1934

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Bell 47G 3-B2 VH-SKH

Bell 47G 3-B2 VH-SKH of helicopter operators Brisbane, at Noumea, New Caledonia. Date: 1972

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Petrie Bight, Customs House

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Petrie Bight, Customs House
Petrie Bight, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Petrie Bight is a sharp curve in the Brisbane River at the northern ends of the Town Reach (upstream) and the Shafston Reach (downstream)

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Australia - Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland

Australia - Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland Date: circa 1910

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This card features an absolutely magnificent telegraph pole with 14 cross-branches!!! Date: circa 1909

Background imageBrisbane Collection: First circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane - 1924

First circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane - 1924
A map showing the route of the first circumnavigation of Australia by seaplane in 1924. On April 6, 1924, RAAF pilots Wing Commander Stanley James (Jimmy) Goble (1891-1948)

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Canberra Hotel, Brisbane

Canberra Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Treasury Buildings, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Treasury Buildings, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1910

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Tour of the Colonies - Arrival at Brisbane

Tour of the Colonies - Arrival at Brisbane - Carriage waiting for Duke and Duchess to disembark. Soldiers crowds etc. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 VH-ADL Air Express Co. Archerfie

Bristol 170 Freighter Mk. 31 VH-ADL Air Express Co. Archerfie
Australian-based Bristol Freighter VH-ADL of Air Express Co on the tarmac at Archerfield near Brisbane Date: 1968

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Award-winning scouts, Queensland, Australia

Award-winning scouts, Queensland, Australia
Three award-winning scouts in Queensland, Australia -- they won a hygiene award for the best-kept campsite, sponsored by a firm of Coca Cola bottlers

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Scouts of the 1st Wilston Troop, Queensland, Australia

Scouts of the 1st Wilston Troop, Queensland, Australia
Scouts of the 1st Wilston Troop, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with Lady Goold Adams presenting Colours for special Red Cross work

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Andrew Petrie

Andrew Petrie
ANDREW PETRIE Scot who emigrated to Australia 1831, settler in Queensland, civil engineer and architect in Brisbane. Date: 1798 - 1872

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Victoria Bridge over the Brisbane River, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane End, Brisbane, Australia

Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane End, Brisbane, Australia
Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane End, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Date: circa 1907

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Queensland Club, Brisbane

Queensland Club, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Exhibition Concert Hall, Brisbane

Exhibition Concert Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane Railway Station

Brisbane Railway Station, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Brisbane Exhibition Ground and General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane, looking south from the Observatory, Queensland, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brunswick Street, Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with electric tram, carts and buggies

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Customs House, Brisbane, Australia

Customs House, Brisbane, Australia
The Customs House (showing the Bribane River), Brisbane, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Sandcastle Competition - Brisbane, Australia

Sandcastle Competition - Brisbane, Australia
Sandcastle Competition at the Sand Gardens, Suttons Beach, Radcliffe, Brisbane, Australia - the Judges approach!

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Toorak Hill from Newstead Park, Brisbane, Australia

Toorak Hill from Newstead Park, Brisbane, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: City Hall, Albert Square, Brisbane, Australia

City Hall, Albert Square, Brisbane, Australia

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Australia Brisbane

Australia Brisbane
General view

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbanes Punch Show

Brisbanes Punch Show
Ernest Brisbane and his Punch & Judy Show

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane Queen Street

Brisbane Queen Street
Queen Street, Brisbane, at the Edward Street corner, with several carriages and, in the distance, a tram

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane Harbour

Brisbane Harbour
British mail steamers at Circular Quay, Brisbane harbour

Background imageBrisbane Collection: Brisbane at Dusk

Brisbane at Dusk
Brisbane at dusk


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