Sujet

Old Toowong Post Office, High Street, c1905. Creator: Ernest Melville.

Légende

Old Toowong Post Office, High Street, c1905. The chimneys, brick facade and verandahs of the two-storey building are prominent. This photo was taken by a 15 year old Ernest J. Melville whose father, James, lived in "Yaralla" on Musgrave street occupying a large area of land. Additional Info: James was a well known state surveyor. Ernest would have been attending the Normal School at around that time. Ernest's grandfather, William, arrived along with his James, his father, in 1849 on Petrie's "Fortitude" from Inverness, Scotland, along with the rest of the family.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A52_157

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

63,8Mo (4,8Mo) / 42,0cm x 38,1cm / 4960 x 4496 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior outdoors standing building people male library man men communication communications historical architecture Australia Australian country balcony balconies chimneys figure figures guy Queensland scene chimney photography veranda verandah brick depiction location century Colonial suburban architectural vintage Brisbane photograph facade concept suburb photo B&W post office Architectural Feature postal service black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century façade history historic TGN outside building exterior photograph 1905 Heritage Art National Library of Australia Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange Collection Toowong Ernest Melville Melville Ernest Melville Ernest J Ernest J Melville Ernest J. Melville