Last weekend I went with Marta to Warwick to help her at Jumpers & Jazz in July art & craft market. Before going there I did some research about the town. I wanted to go for a walk to see some of the heritage buildings marked in heritage walk brochure I found on Darling Downs council’s… Read more »
Two weeks ago I was at the Brisbane’s Living Heritage Network‘s members’ seminar at the City Hall and participated in Curatorial Tour of Museum of Brisbane. We were split into groups and my group went for a tour with Phil Manning – curator of “The View from Here” exhibition. I have visited this exhibition before but… Read more »
As you may remember from my first post my first home in Australia was at Cooinda Street, which in Aboriginal languages means happy place. Cooinda Street is located in Slacks Creek which is one of the oldest settled areas in Logan District which I would like to write a bit more about here. Captain Patrick Logan Logan City was… Read more »
Some time ago at a monthly meeting of Annerley-Stephens History Group I got a guide of heritage West End. Few weeks ago I decided to go for a walk around this suburb and enjoy the view of some of old buildings in the area. One of them was Franklin Villa on Brighton Rd (which actually belongs… Read more »
When I came to Australia 8 years ago my first home was at Cooinda Street. I didn’t know what “cooinda” means and as there was a lot of new things around I must admit I didn’t check it back then. Recently when I started thinking about this blog I have checked it and found out… Read more »
Hi, my name is Maciek and I am passionate about history. I love discovering new places and learning their story. I have been living in Brisbane, Australia for over 7 years now and I originally come from Poland. Wherever I go I find myself curious about stories behind buildings and places I see. Some of the facts I’m… Read more »