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St Joseph’s 1970

Three gentlemen standing near two vintage cars outside the Brighton Hotel, Sandgate, ca. 1929

This description was supplied with the photograph and included in the library catalogue: Situated in Brighton Terrace, Sandgate, the Brighton Hotel was first licensed under this name, ca. 1864. Between 1893 and 1910 the hotel served as a receiving depot for orphans from the Diamantina Orphange. The hotel recommenced trading in 1910.

Enoggera Boys Home

This is a copy of an image pubilshed in The Brisbane Anglican Companion.

Aerial view of the Royal Women’s Hospital in Brisbane, 1950

This description was provided with the photograph and included on the library website: In 1950 the Nurses’ quarters (later the Lady Ramsay Wing) was under construction.

City skyline including Lady Bowen Hospital, ca. 1885

This description was included on the library website: Lady Bowen Hospital located in the centre and to the right, behind the Government Roads Depot (long low building in the foreground.) Government House can be seen in the centre of the background.