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42 photos1886–1954

42 historic photos of Paddington, Brisbane, taken between 1886 and 1954. They span 8 decades, with the most from the 1930s (12). All are from the State Library of Queensland; each photo links to its original record.

1880s2 photos

Baroona, a residence in Paddington, Brisbane, 18861886Baroona and gardens, Paddington, Brisbane, 18861886

1890s2 photos

1893 flood taken from the Rosalie Torwood area looking towards old Bishopsbourne1893Gracious mansion, Fernberg, 18971897

1900s2 photos

Creche at the Brisbane Institute of Social Service, 19071907H. Sheard, family baker on Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane, 19091909

1910s11 photos

Police guarding W. H. Ashton's butcher shop during the 1912 General Strike, Brisbane1912View of Government House from the main drive, Brisbane, 19151915View of Government House, Brisbane, 19151915View of the main entrance of Government House, Brisbane, 19151915Sir Hamilton and Lady Elsie Goold-Adams outside Government House in Brisbane, 19151915Construction of the Paddington tram depot, 19151915Paddington Kindergarten in Brisbane, Queensland, 19171917Staff and children of the creche at Paddington, 19181918Sir Hamilton and Lady Goold-Adams with friends inside Government House at Paddington, 19191919Sir Hamilton and Lady Goold-Adams with their children and other officals inside Government House at Paddington, 19191919Beautification of Cook's Hill in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington, 19191919

1920s5 photos

Looking along Kennedy Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane, 19211921Unveiling of the Ithaca War Memorial in Paddington, Brisbane, 19221922Children and their carers at the Paddington Kindergarten, 19221922Horse in a paddock behind Ross Street in Paddington, Brisbane , 19231923Wedding reception, Paddington, Brisbane, 19261926

1930s12 photos

Two children on the front lawn of Garfield at Paddington, 19311931Front view of Garfield, now Brynderwyn, from the garden, at Paddington, 19311931View from Garfield, now Brynderwyn, at Paddington, over the Western Suburbs, 19311931Government House Brisbane, known as Fernberg, Paddington, 19321932View of Fernberg, Government House Brisbane, Paddington, 19321932Fernberg and part of the driveway, Government House, Paddington, 19321932View from the grounds of Government House, Paddington, 19321932Looking towards the tennis court in the grounds of Government House, Brisbane, 19321932View from Government House, Brisbane, 19321932Looking towards Red Hill from a feature window in a wall at Government House, Brisbane, 19321932Kennedy Terrace Methodist Church at Paddington, photographed on 27 May 19331933Mr K.J. Morris, the U.A.P. candidate for Ithaca, talks to a voter during the Queensland State Election of 19381938

1940s1 photo

Ithaca Baths on Caxton Street, Paddington, 19431943

1950s7 photos

Fernberg Road in the suburb of Rosalie, Brisbane, 19501950Staff at the Paddington Kindergarten, Brisbane, 19511951Fernberg House, the Governor's residence in Brisbane, Queensland, 19521952Fernberg, Government House residences, Paddington, 19521952Brisbane residents decorate a cottage in preparation for the Royal Visit, March 19541954Queen Elizabeth on the stairs of Government House, Brisbane, 19541954Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at Government House, Brisbane, 19541954

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Photos from the State Library of Queensland (out of copyright) and Queensland State Archives (Crown copyright expired). Every photo links to its original record.

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