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Map of phone booth locations in south Brisbane area - 1956

Format: Maps and PlansPlan Published: 1956 Suburb: South Brisbane Suburb: Spring Hill Suburb: Fortitude Valley Suburb: Petrie Terrace Suburb: Paddington Suburb: Milton Suburb: Auchenflower Suburb: Brisbane City Suburb: West End Suburb: Highgate Hill Suburb: Woolloongabba Suburb: East Brisbane Suburb: Kangaroo Point Suburb: Dutton Park Suburb: Stones Corner Suburb: New Farm Identifier: BCA1277

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List of phone booth locations on Council property c.1955

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Mosquito control workers on duty - 1988

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Landscape of rocky bushland, location unknown - 1995

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Rainforest landscapes, location unknown - 1995

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Landscape of grassy field unknown location - 1994

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Plywood sign hanging outside house reading "Thank you QLDers" after 2011 floods

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Musicians provide entertainment for Mud Army volunteers nearby, Rosalie, Paddington - 2011

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People evacuating their belongings with tinnies through waist high water during 2011 floods, Sumner

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High water marks left on a fence at Bardon after flood - 2011

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Graceville residents rowing down the street during flood - 2011

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Footpath widening at Lutwyche - 1963

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Black's Produce, Ipswich Road, Yerongpilly - 1962

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Tired old house, Grey Street, South Brisbane - 1961

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Woolloongabba Arcade - 1960

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Rundown Queenslander in South Brisbane - 1960

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Children playing rugby and on equipment at Catholic children's home - 1960

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Inspecting collapsed footpath over sewer pipe for North Kedron Brook sewer line - 1960

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Shell petrol station on Water Street, Spring Hill - 1960

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Grove of eucalypt trees over pond, site of drainage line, Morningside - 1960

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Backyard in Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill - 1959

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Piling driving for new water intake pump housing, Mt Crosby - 1959

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House covered in vines, Petrie Terrace - 1959

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Tram No. 468 near track excavation. Riding Road, Balmoral - 1959

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Kerbside collection in Wynnum - 1959

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Boondall Autos used car yard, Boondall - 1959

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Workmen laying pipe for the Taringa to Tarragindi water main, possibly in Taringa, Tarragindi, Moorooka or Yeronga - 1959

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Pile driving for the North Kedron Brook Sewer - 1959

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Shop front - Hardgrave Road, West End - 1959

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Corner shop on Boundary Street, Spring Hill - 1959

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Electricity linesmen demonstrating new safety gear - 1959

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Asphalt plant main depot staff St Pauls Tce Fortitude Valley 1959

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Neptune service station selling tyres and batteries, Gympie Road, Kedron - 1959

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Adelaide Hotel and shop fronts, on either Stanley Street or Russell Street, South Brisbane - 1959

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Brisbane City Council administration office, Wynnum - 1959

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Poppet head and minecart excavating material for north Kedron Brook sewer line - 1959

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Excavator tipped over into pit, Nundah - 1959

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Grosvenor flats - Coronation Drive, Auchenflower - 1959

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Car junkyard near the foot of Mt Gravatt owned by W Woods - 1959

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Council work crew digging sewer main, Cannon Hill - 1959

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Council workers digging trench for Wynnum to Tarragindi sewer mains, possibly in Cannon Hill - 1958

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Fruit stall in Cannon Hill - 1956

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Harry's Caravan Café, Newstead - 1955

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Taxi, Ascot Taxi Service, Albion - 1955

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Flooded subdivision with For Sale sign, Oxley - 1955

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Flooded road, Oxley - 1955

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Flooded house, Oxley - 1955

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Old house at Boundary Street, Spring Hill with covered verandah - 1955

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House with fence covered with vines, Boundary Street, Spring Hill - 1955

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A car in front of Atlantic petrol station, Camp Hill - 1954

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Rodent control gang with equipment and dogs - 1954

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John McNeil Used Cars, Main Street Kangaroo Point - 1954

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Roadside stall, Beaudesert Road - 1954

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"Bart's Place" seafood restaurant, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

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Roadside stall, selling crabs, prawns and oysters Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

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Roadside house offering sewing machine repairs, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

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Roadside stall selling cakes, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

Format: ImageDate: 1954-03-01 Identifier: BCC-B54-4592

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Dilapidated house, Mt Gravatt or Holland Park - 1954

Format: ImageDate: 1954-02-19 Suburbs: Mt Gravatt Suburbs: Holland Park Identifier: BCC-B54-4552

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Roadside stalls, Sandgate Road - 1954

Format: ImageDate: 1954-01-06 Identifier: BCC-B54-4496 Identifier: BCC-B54-4497 Identifier: BCC-B54-4500

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Dilapidated house overgrown with vines, 5th Avenue, unknown suburb - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-12-16 Identifier: BCC-B54-4464

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North Kedron Brook sewer concrete framework with three men fixing bolts - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-12-03 Suburbs: Kedron Identifier: BCC-B54-4403

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North Kedron Brook sewer concrete framework with three men swinging a hammer - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-12-03 Suburbs: Kedron Identifier: BCC-B54-4400

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Newmarket backyards with outhouses - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-08-27 Suburbs: Newmarket Identifier: BCC-B54-4049

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Workmen with heavy machinery on Raymont Road, Alderley and view of surrounding suburbs - 1954

Format: ImageDate: 1954-10-22 Suburbs: Alderley Identifier: BCC-B54-05342

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Mr McCallum's Garage, MacGregor Terrace, Bardon - 1950

Format: ImageDate: 1950-06-09 Suburbs: Bardon Identifier: BCC-B54-00974

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View along St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley - 1948

Format: ImageDate: 1948 Suburbs: Fortitude Valley Identifier: BCC-B54-00708

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Workers excavating sewerage line with picks and shovels - 1949

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Workers surfacing roads and footpaths with bitumen and steamroller - 1949

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Footpath channeling at Ascot - 1949

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Eagle Farm pump station water treatment plant - 1949

Format: ImageDate: 1949-06-20 Suburbs: Eagle Farm Identifier: BCC-B54-00187

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Man sitting on Royal Enfield motorcycle with mosquito spraying equipment in side car - 1949

Format: ImageDate: 1949-06-03 Identifier: BCC-B54-00135 Identifier: BCC-B54-00136

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No. 10 Trolley bus in Gregory Terrace with woman boarding, Fortitude Valley, 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-10-09 Suburbs: Fortitude Valley Identifier: BCC-B54-01995

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Electricity transformer in yard at Hamilton, 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-09-12 Suburbs: Hamilton Identifier: BCC-B54-01940

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House fronts, Logan Road Mount Gravatt - 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-08-22 Suburbs: Mt Gravatt Identifier: BCC-B54-01894 Identifier: BCC-B54-01897

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Houses on Logan Road prior to tram extension, possibly Greenslopes - 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-04-20 Suburbs: Greenslopes Identifier: BCC-B54-01687 Identifier: BCC-B54-01688

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Linesman stringing new electricity wires at Sherwood - 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-02-19 Suburbs: Sherwood Identifier: BCC-B54-01574

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Jetty on south river bank at Evans Deakin & Co Engineers - 1951

Format: ImageDate: 1951-02-07 Suburbs: South Brisbane Suburbs: West End Identifier: BCC-B54-01546

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Council workmen laying cable in ditch in street - 1950

Format: ImageDate: 1950-12-06 Identifier: BCC-B54-01471

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People near laneway on Adelaide Street near Arcadia Shoes - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-08-04 Suburbs: Brisbane City Identifier: BCC-B54-03954

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Building facade of displaying advertising and signs for ESR Laren Butcher and Hopkinson and Son Radio and Electrical Dealers - 1953

Format: ImageDate: 1953-07-16 Identifier: BCC-B54-03879

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Workmen laying electrical cable across the river from Kangaroo Point to New Farm - 1953

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Map of phone booth locations in south Brisbane area - 1956

List of phone booth locations on Council property c.1955

Mosquito control workers on duty - 1988

Landscape of rocky bushland, location unknown - 1995

Rainforest landscapes, location unknown - 1995

Landscape of grassy field unknown location - 1994

Plywood sign hanging outside house reading "Thank you QLDers" after 2011 floods

Musicians provide entertainment for Mud Army volunteers nearby, Rosalie, Paddington - 2011

People evacuating their belongings with tinnies through waist high water during 2011 floods, Sumner

High water marks left on a fence at Bardon after flood - 2011

Graceville residents rowing down the street during flood - 2011

Footpath widening at Lutwyche - 1963

Black's Produce, Ipswich Road, Yerongpilly - 1962

Tired old house, Grey Street, South Brisbane - 1961

Woolloongabba Arcade - 1960

Rundown Queenslander in South Brisbane - 1960

Children playing rugby and on equipment at Catholic children's home - 1960

Inspecting collapsed footpath over sewer pipe for North Kedron Brook sewer line - 1960

Shell petrol station on Water Street, Spring Hill - 1960

Grove of eucalypt trees over pond, site of drainage line, Morningside - 1960

Backyard in Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill - 1959

Piling driving for new water intake pump housing, Mt Crosby - 1959

House covered in vines, Petrie Terrace - 1959

Tram No. 468 near track excavation. Riding Road, Balmoral - 1959

Kerbside collection in Wynnum - 1959

Boondall Autos used car yard, Boondall - 1959

Workmen laying pipe for the Taringa to Tarragindi water main, possibly in Taringa, Tarragindi, Moorooka or Yeronga - 1959

Pile driving for the North Kedron Brook Sewer - 1959

Shop front - Hardgrave Road, West End - 1959

Corner shop on Boundary Street, Spring Hill - 1959

Electricity linesmen demonstrating new safety gear - 1959

Asphalt plant main depot staff St Pauls Tce Fortitude Valley 1959

Neptune service station selling tyres and batteries, Gympie Road, Kedron - 1959

Adelaide Hotel and shop fronts, on either Stanley Street or Russell Street, South Brisbane - 1959

Brisbane City Council administration office, Wynnum - 1959

Poppet head and minecart excavating material for north Kedron Brook sewer line - 1959

Excavator tipped over into pit, Nundah - 1959

Grosvenor flats - Coronation Drive, Auchenflower - 1959

Car junkyard near the foot of Mt Gravatt owned by W Woods - 1959

Council work crew digging sewer main, Cannon Hill - 1959

Council workers digging trench for Wynnum to Tarragindi sewer mains, possibly in Cannon Hill - 1958

Fruit stall in Cannon Hill - 1956

Harry's Caravan Café, Newstead - 1955

Taxi, Ascot Taxi Service, Albion - 1955

Flooded subdivision with For Sale sign, Oxley - 1955

Flooded road, Oxley - 1955

Flooded house, Oxley - 1955

Old house at Boundary Street, Spring Hill with covered verandah - 1955

House with fence covered with vines, Boundary Street, Spring Hill - 1955

A car in front of Atlantic petrol station, Camp Hill - 1954

Rodent control gang with equipment and dogs - 1954

John McNeil Used Cars, Main Street Kangaroo Point - 1954

Roadside stall, Beaudesert Road - 1954

"Bart's Place" seafood restaurant, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

Roadside stall, selling crabs, prawns and oysters Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

Roadside house offering sewing machine repairs, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

Roadside stall selling cakes, Wynnum and Cleveland Roads - 1954

Dilapidated house, Mt Gravatt or Holland Park - 1954

Roadside stalls, Sandgate Road - 1954

Dilapidated house overgrown with vines, 5th Avenue, unknown suburb - 1953

North Kedron Brook sewer concrete framework with three men fixing bolts - 1953

North Kedron Brook sewer concrete framework with three men swinging a hammer - 1953

Newmarket backyards with outhouses - 1953

Workmen with heavy machinery on Raymont Road, Alderley and view of surrounding suburbs - 1954

Mr McCallum's Garage, MacGregor Terrace, Bardon - 1950

View along St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley - 1948

Workers excavating sewerage line with picks and shovels - 1949

Workers surfacing roads and footpaths with bitumen and steamroller - 1949

Footpath channeling at Ascot - 1949

Eagle Farm pump station water treatment plant - 1949

Man sitting on Royal Enfield motorcycle with mosquito spraying equipment in side car - 1949

No. 10 Trolley bus in Gregory Terrace with woman boarding, Fortitude Valley, 1951

Electricity transformer in yard at Hamilton, 1951

House fronts, Logan Road Mount Gravatt - 1951

Houses on Logan Road prior to tram extension, possibly Greenslopes - 1951

Linesman stringing new electricity wires at Sherwood - 1951

Jetty on south river bank at Evans Deakin & Co Engineers - 1951