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Mayors of Brisbane – Part 5

And here we are at the last week of the Movember. This week I share stories of 8 Mayors of Brisbane because I wanted to finish the series with all Mayors from years 1859-1903 – the times of Brisbane Town. A photo posted by Everywhere History (@everywherehistory) on Nov 23, 2016 at 4:33pm PST Image: "Alderman... Read more »
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Mayors of Brisbane – Part 4

Welcome to the 4th week of Movember. You can check my previous posts here, here and here. This week I learnt, among other things, who was the grand old man of local government in Queensland, and father of the Brisbane City Council. A photo posted by Everywhere History (@everywherehistory) on Nov 16, 2016 at 5:30pm... Read more »
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Mayors of Brisbane – Part 3

Here we are at the 3rd week of my Movember series where I present former Brisbane Mayors with very interesting facial hair. You can check previous posts from week 1 and week 2. A photo posted by Everywhere History (@everywherehistory) on Nov 9, 2016 at 5:28pm PST Image: "Alderman Edward John Baines", Brisbane City Council, Identifier BCC-B120-33473, via BCC Library... Read more »
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Mayors of Brisbane – Part 2

Today I continue my Movember series. You can check the first post here. When I was living in Highgate Hill and West End I often walked on Edmondstone St so it was interesting to learn about the person whose name the street bears. The other street was Hardgrave Rd in West End where I used... Read more »
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Mayors of Brisbane – Part 1

This month I'm taking part in Movember for the fifth time, and this year I decided to share a history of Brisbane by presenting the former Mayors of the city, some with very interesting facial hair. If you haven't heard about #Movember yet, I'll quickly explain you. Movember Foundation is a charity organisation created in Melbourne... Read more »