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Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1864

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 139497

Cabs for hire in front of the Treasury Building in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1870

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APO-018-0001-0002

Fitzwater & Co., Adavale, Queensland, ca. 1925


Interior of Blackall and Co. in Hughenden, Queensland


Auctioneer E. Hunter pictured with his horse and delivery cart outside his building in Cairns, ca. 1900

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 70031 and 70086

Shop of Lawsen and Svendsen, Cabinetmakers in Cairns, Queensland, ca.1892

Group of employees outside Alexander McLean’s Shoeing Forge, 62-64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, ca. 1880s


Queensland Government Treasury Buildings, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1907


Workers in their aprons standing in the doorway of the collar making shed at W. Hamwood Saddlers, Toowoomba


Alfred Gross & Co., Elizabeth Street, Brisbane

Letterhead reads: Alfred Gross & Co. Tobacco and Cigar Merchants, Elizabeth Street, Brisbane.


Illuminated address to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of James Campbell & Sons, 1914


John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 141520 and APA-004-0001-0013

Shopfront of the E. Gaujard tobacconists in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1873.

This building on Queen Street between Albert and Edward Streets was erected in 1860/1 and was known as Markwells' Building.

Allan & Stark's drapery store on Queen Street, Brisbane.

Allan & Stark was located between 94-108 Queen Street, in the heart of Brisbane

Drapery store of R. A. Kingsford in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1870


Hampson's Fruit Shop in Gympie, ca. 1871


M Young's Shoe shop in Gympie, ca. 1871


Peacock's Jam label. Image of a Peacock's Melon and Lemon Jam label. The design represents fruit, a peacock and a star. Lettering in the star reads: They that be wise shall shine. G. Peacock's Factories are listed as being in Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Dunedin (New Zealand).



Business district of Mackay, 1868

Nursing staff in the grounds of the Warwick General Hospital, ca. 1913


J & J Burns, grocers, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1872


Staff standing in front of Willson's Oyster Saloon and D. Tait's tailor shop, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1872


Love & Moffat, gentlemen's outfitters, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1873

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 151519 and 17040

Window display of G. Jenkins, draper of Charters Towers, Queensland, 1891

Alex Gow Undertaker's premises at 550 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland


Main building of Kangaroo Point Military Hospital, Brisbane.

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 6801-0001-0007

Edward Street, Brisbane, ca. 1889


Queen Street Brisbane looking south from Edward Street, ca.1889


Brisbane Post Office on Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1890


Group posing in front of butcher's shop, Coorparoo, Brisbane, ca. 1890


Eucalyptus Honey label. Image of a Eucalyptus Honey label for W.F. Lyon Apiary at Oxley, Brisbane.


Head office staff at the Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1890


Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1891


John Hislop Undertakers, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1892


Bank of New South Wales, on Shamrock Street, Blackall, 1882


Flood waters in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1893


Workers on the last day of construction, Story Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1939

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APE-075-0001-0023

George Street, Brisbane, ca. 1911


Queensland Brewery Limited receipt


Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1940 Showing the Queensland Primary Building


Children on bicycles in front of H. Weynand's blacksmith business, Allora, Queensland, ca. 1900


Castlemaine Brewery, Brisbane, ca. 1901


Rear of T.C. Beirne and Co's store in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1902


Engineer visiting Indooroopilly Bridge construction site, Brisbane, 1894


E. Coomber's watchmaker shop in Queen Street, Brisbane ca. 1908


Interior of Finney Isles department store, Brisbane, 1910


Bulk family in front of a butcher shop on Sandgate Road, Nundah, Brisbane, ca. 1910


Construction cranes on buildings behind the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1974

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. lbp00083

Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1911. Queen Street from the corner of Edward Street looking south. Trams and horsedrawn carriages are passing up and down Queen and Edward Streets. Finney Isles & Co. Limited's new premises at 194-200 Queen Street can be seen on the right, as can Gordon & Gotch Booksellers a few doors down at 212-14 Queen Street. The corner of the Australian Mutual Provincial Society stands on the left in the immediate foreground. Hunter & Sons, Boot dealer, is across the road at 223-7 Queen Street.


Winchcombe Carson Limited, erected 1911 Wool Stores in Newstead, Brisbane, 1913


Estate map of Garfield, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, 1924


Workroom of the Brisbane jeweler, F. W. Nissen, ca. 1912 Interior of jewelers and craftsmen manufacturing jewelry. F. W. Nissen was situated at 204 Queen Street, Brisbane.


Shop front of the New York Marble Bar and Ice Cream Parlor, ca. 1912. Decorative window display of T. H. Thomas' ice cream parlor, situated on Queen Street, Brisbane. The American eagle and flag insignia was displayed on the front windows.

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. clp00059

Window display in McWhirter's department store in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1910


McWhirter’s department store, Fortitude Valley, 1913


Granville family in front of their fruit shop at Shorncliffe, Brisbane, ca. 1920. Granville's fruit shop, Yundah Street, Shorncliffe, Brisbane, around 1920. Granville family in front. Building was later demolished but originally formed part of the Early Shopping Centre, Shorncliffe, at the turn of 20th Century.


Mail order section of Pike Brothers, men's outfitters store, Brisbane, ca. 1920. Interior of the busy mail order section. Office workers are typing invoices, filing and doing accounts for state-wide customer orders. In the Queensland Post Office Directory, 1917-18, Pike Brothers Ltd. is entered as merchant tailors, shirt makers, hatters, hosiers, mercers, clothiers, boot and shoe dealers, &c. 85-91 Queen Street Brisbane. There were regional stores in Townsville & Toowoomba.


Teller's counter at the Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1922


View of the Brisbane General Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, ca. 1950. The design represents fruit, a Opening of the Royal Women's Hospital, 13 March 1938, Hon. E. M. Hanlon, Minister for Health and Home Affairs, addressing the assembly. Hon. Forgan Smith, Premier (light suit).


The Australian Estates Company Limited, erected 1926Wool Store, 1928


Daily Mail newspaper building in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1933. Elevated view showing the Daily Mail building and shops on the ground floor. Some of the shops belong to C. A. Spurgin & Son (hairdressers), Geo. Dickson (stationery and book store) and Arthur Rofe (mercer). Situated in Queen Street, between Edward and Creek Streets.


Goldsbrough Mort and Company LimitedWool Store, erected 1933


Finney Isles building in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1933 West face of Queen Street between Albert and Edward Streets, showing Finneys Big Block (1909) and extension (1929).


Aerial view of George Street, Brisbane, ca. 1935


Shop front of Carnegie Brothers showroom in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1935Window display of Carnegie Brothers showroom at 210 Queen Street, Brisbane,1935. Pedestrians appear in the foreground. Carnegie Brothers were music and musical instrument dealers.


Inside L. Uhl and Sons' workshop in Queen Street, Brisbane


Torpie's Cash and Carry store in Sandgate, Brisbane, ca. 1935


Picking pineapples on a plantation in the Glass House Mountains in 1956..


George E. Adams' cake shop, Brisbane Arcade, Brisbane, ca. 1938


Queen Street, Brisbane, 1939. View of the central business area of Queen Street, Brisbane in 1939. Buildings include Bayards, Grand Central Hotel, and 4BC Radio. Trams and motors cars are visible in the street.


Mount Morgan Hospital buildings, 2007


Queen Street, Brisbane, 1939. View of Queen Street, including the Emporium of Edwards & Lamb, Drapers, Costumiers, Milliners, Clothiers, Outfitters, Hatters, Mercers, Fancy Goods, Toilet Goods, etc. Other businesses and premises in this view include Carnegie Bros, piano importers, Lucky Bulldog Casket Agency, Queensland Town Hall Chambers, Mathers Shoe Store, the solicitor Irgil Power's premises and the Brisbane Cash and Carry.


Estate map of the Pineapple Estate, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland


Wallace Bishop Arcade, Albert Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939


Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane 1940. Left to right: Vince de Hayr, Norman Williamson, Bill Kuhn, George Williamson and Joan Mitchell.


Window display at Players frock shop, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940.Display of women's clothes and accessories in the window of Players' frock and costume shop, 341 Queen Street, Brisbane, in the 1940s. The mannequins are wearing frocks, blouses, skirts and sportswear including pedal pushers.


Queen Street, Brisbane, 1942

Queen Street during an air raid test alarm. A soldier is standing in the middle of the street and vehicles are parked down both sides of the road. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 99716

View of George Street, Brisbane, 1942


Thomson's Book Store in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1950. This book shop was situated at 311 Queen Street in Brisbane in Griffith House.


Mining industry at Gympie, Queensland


Opening of the new B.C.C. Super Food Market at Chermside, Brisbane, August 1955


Gardams Silk Store in Queen Street, Brisbane, prepares for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1954


Two female workers from Sandgate's B.C.C. (Brisbane Cash and Carry) store, Brisbane, 1958. Two young women stand in front of the shelves of food which include displays of Vegemite, Marmite, Bonox, Gravox and Davis Gelatine.


Gardner's Family store and milk bar in Sunnybank


Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1959. Night view of Queen Street, Brisbane, decorated with lights, possibly for the royal visit of Princess Alexandria, 1959. Prominent are the electric signs for Woolworths department store and the Regent and Odeon cinemas.

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