Old Brisbane

1850s1 photo

Recently completed church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Camp Hill in 1957, 18571857

1860s1 photo

St Stephen's church in the centre of a panoramic view taken in 18621862

1870s1 photo

School children assembled for the Daniel O'Connell centenary celebrations outside St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane, 18751875

1880s6 photos

Erected in 1885 as the South Brisbane Presbyterian Church, it was dedicated on the 12 April 18851885Holy Trinity Church in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 18861886Opening of the second Sandgate Baptist Church, Brisbane, 18871887Early wooden St Andrew's Church at Lutwyche in 18881888St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Wickam Terrace, Brisbane, 18891889Interior of St John's Anglican Pro Cathedral in Brisbane in 18891889

1890s13 photos

Brisbane floods of 1890 showing the water part way up the Congregational Church1890Milton Congregational Church and Milton Primary School under flood, 1890.1890Second Wickham Terrace Presbyterian Church in Brisbane, 18901890Christ Church at Milton before it was destroyed by a storm in 18901890Storm damage to the original Christ Church at Milton in 18901890St Mary's Anglican Church at Kangaroo Point, 18921892Wreckage caused by floods at the Congregational Church, Ipswich, 18931893Wedding of Miss Evelyn Mary Griffith at St John's Pro Cathedral, 18941894Sir Samuel Walker Griffith escorting his daughter Evelyn to church on her wedding day, 18941894Nazareth Lutheran Church at Woolloongabba, Brisbane, 18961896Deserted church in Tingalpa, Brisbane, 18961896St. Thomas' Church of England in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong, 18971897Jireh Baptist church at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, photographed in 18991899

1900s16 photos

St. Mary's Catholic Church at South Brisbane, 19001900Duke of Cornwall and York laying the foundation stone of St. John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, 19011901His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cornwall and York laying the foundation stone of the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Brisbane, 19011901Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Brighton Road, Sandgate, 19011901Laying the foundation stone at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, Queensland, 19011901Baptist church in Toowoomba, 19051905Baptist Church at Ipswich, 19051905Baptist Church Hall in Ipswich, 19051905Nundah Baptist Church, 19051905Wesley Methodist Church in Sherwood, Brisbane, 19061906St. Matthew's Anglican Church and graveyard in Sherwood, Brisbane, 19061906Anglican Christ Church at Tingalpa, Brisbane, 19061906Sunday school procession by the Albion Baptist Church for Empire Day on 25 May 19081908Interior of Albion Baptist Church, Brisbane decorated for a wedding, 19081908Sunday school outing for the Albion Baptist Church, Brisbane, 19081908Sunday School bible study group at the Albion Baptist Church, Brisbane, 19081908

1910s11 photos

Consecration of St. John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, 19101910Guardian Angels Catholic Church at Wynnum, 19101910Second Wickham Terrace Presbyterian Church on the skyline behind the Central Railway Station, taken about 19121912Lutheran Church at South Brisbane, St. Andrew's Church at North Brisbane and the German Club at Woolloongabba, Brisbane, 19121912Construction of St Brigid's Church, Red Hill, Brisbane, 19141914Church parade with Major Logan, 19141914Sacred Heart Church at Rosalie in 19141914Dedication ceremony at St Brigid's Catholic Church at Red Hill designed by the architects Messrs. Hall and Dods, 19141914Christ Church Gymnasts at the Milton Patriotic Fair, September, 19151915Enoggera Presbyterian Church, at Pickering Street, Gaythorne, 19151915Crowd gathers outside St. Stephen's Cathedral for the funeral of Archbishop Robert Dunne, Brisbane, 19171917

1920s16 photos

Wharf Street Congregational Church, Brisbane, 19201920Deanery at St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, 19211921Choir boys of St Thomas' Anglican Church at Toowong, Brisbane, 19231923Official opening of Darra Methodist Church on 9 August, 19241924Church group gathered in front of the Methodist Church, Redland Bay, 19241924Decorated motor vehicle celebrating the dedication of St Andrew's Church of England, Lutwyche, Brisbane, 19261926Kangaroo Point Uniting Church, formerly the Wesleyan Church., 19261926St. Margaret's Anglican Church at Sandgate, 19271927Crowds gathering for the laying of the foundation stone for the Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane, 19281928Detailed close-up image of St Stephen's Church in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane taken about 19281928Pulpit of St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane, 19281928Foundations of the Holy Name Cathedral in Ann Street, Brisbane, in 19281928Dedication of the site of St George's Greek Orthodox Church, Brisbane, 19281928Funeral crowd outside St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane, 19291929Graceville Uniting Church in the course of erection in 19291929Congregation of St George's Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte Street, Brisbane in 19291929

1930s32 photos

Church Institute and Synod buildings, 19301930Northgate Methodist Church erected in 1929, photographed in 19311931Gordon Park Methodist Church in Brisbane, 19311931Street view of the Salvation Army Home, Church Street, Toowong, 19321932St James's Catholic Church at Coorparoo, taken in 19321932St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Caboolture, Queensland, 19321932Salvation Army Home in Church Street, Toowong, 19321932Front view of Owston, from Church Street, Toowong, 19321932Kennedy Terrace Methodist Church at Paddington, photographed on 27 May 19331933Cyclone damage to Belmont Congregational Church, 19351935St. Andrew's Church of England at Lutwyche, 19351935Choir of St. George's Greek Orthodox Church, Charlotte St., Brisbane, 19351935St Andrew's Anglican Church at Lutwyche in 19361936Luncheon at St. Nicholas Russian Church, Brisbane, 19361936St Matthew's Anglican Church at Grovely in 19371937Thompson Estate Methodist Church in Brisbane, 19371937Taringa Uniting Church in Brisbane, 19371937Wassilie de Basil's, Monte Carlo Russian Ballet, visiting St. Nicholas Russian Church, Brisbane, 19371937Yeronga Uniting Church, Brisbane, 19371937Founding parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, 19371937Hill End Methodist Church in Brisbane, 19381938St. Stephen's Cathedral in Brisbane, 19381938View of the tower and dome on the Holy Trinity Church at Woolloongabba, 19381938View of St. Andrew's Church at Lutwyche, 19381938View of steps and a bell at St. Augustine's Church in Hamilton, 19381938Bell tower of St. Andrew's Church of England, Lutwyche, Brisbane, 19381938Roof and bell tower of the Holy Trinity Church, South Brisbane, March 19381938St Barnabas Anglican Church at Ithaca in 19381938South Brisbane Uniting Church, 19391939Power - Davies wedding at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane, in 19391939Brighton Uniting Church in Brisbane, 19391939Interior of St Andrew's Anglican Church at Indooroopilly taken in 19391939

1940s16 photos

Auchenflower Uniting Church in Brisbane, 19401940Bridal car outside the Nundah Presbyterian Church, March 19401940Jocelyn Bell and Sir Leslie Wilson at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, 19401940Wartime wedding at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Brisbane, October 19421942St. Andrew's Church of England, South Brisbane, 19471947Details of the competed fresco at St Joeph's Church, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 19481948Scaffolding used by James Wieneke at St Joseph's Church, Kangaroo Point, 19481948Artist James Wieneke putting the finishing touches to a mural for St Joseph's Church at Kangaroo Point in Brisbane, 19481948View of the All Saints' Church of England, Brisbane, 19481948All Saints' Church of England in Brisbane, 19481948Altar and painted ceiling in St. Joseph's Church, Brisbane, 19481948Second Wesleyan Church in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, taken in February 19491949View of the pulpit inside the Albert Street Methodist Church, Brisbane, 19491949Holy Trinity Church of England at Woolloongabba, 19491949Creeping plant covers St. Andrew's Church of England at Lutwyche, 19491949Synagogue Church on Margaret Street, Brsibane, 19491949

1950s20 photos

All Saints Anglican Church in Spring Hill, Brisbane, 19501950Chermside Methodist Church in Brisbane, 19501950St. John's Lutheran Church at Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, 19511951Ashgrove Uniting Church in Brisbane, 19521952Reverend A. E. Loxton at the altar of St. Thomas' Church of England, Toowong, 19521952Mourners leaving St Stephen's Cathedral following Requiem Mass for RCF Byrne, Chief Stipendiary Magistrate in 19521952Oxley Uniting Church in Brisbane, 19521952Crowds gather to see Queen Elizabeth II near St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane in 19541954Church decorations in Vulture Street, South Brisbane for the royal visit in 19541954Decorating St. Stephens Cathedral for the Royal Visit, Brisbane, 19541954Deanery at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, 21 July 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother at St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, February 19581958Scaffolding at St Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, June 19591959Scaffolding at St Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, June 19591959Scaffolding at St Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, June 19591959

1970s1 photo

Queensland Housing Commission home at Church Rd, Zillmere - Brisbane, March 19731973

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