Posts Categorized: Places
Stephens Shire
This Saturday Annerley-Stephens History Group is organising the conference on the history of Stephens Shire. I thought I would write few words about the locality. Below is also a short note from the organisers explaining what to expect on a day. Annerley-Stephens History Group Inc in conjunction with The Royal Historical Society of Queensland - STORIES... Read more »
Naval Stores at Kangaroo Point
In my previous post, I wrote about St Mary's Anglican Church on top of Kangaroo Point Cliffs. It was a naval chapel in Queensland and was once connected by stairs with the Naval Stores below the quarry face. Kangaroo Point Boardwalk is a very popular place for people who like sports like cycling, running, walking, climbing or just relaxing... Read more »
St Mary’s Anglican Church – the church with a view
When we lived at Kangaroo Point once in a while we would go to the monthly Heavenly Harvest Markets at the top of the cliffs at the St Mary's Anglican Church. Having fresh fruit and vegies in short walking distance was very handy and the beautiful view was a bonus. While being there I didn't hesitate to... Read more »
Hornibrook Bridge the first private toll bridge in Queensland
One of my favourite bike routes in Brisbane is from South Bank to Redcliffe. This relaxing ride is mostly on a bike paths far from car traffic. At the northern end of the ride we go across Bramble Bay through the longest bridge in Australia (at the time of opening in 2010), Ted Smout Memorial Bridge... Read more »
Brisbane Jazz Club
On Sunday the 17th January 2015 we went to the Brisbane Jazz Club for a concert of a very talented Polish jazz singer Anna Maria Jopek. It was a very rare opportunity as not many Polish artists visit Brisbane and it was actually the first time when Anna Maria Jopek came to Australia. We loved the... Read more »
Franklin Villa
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 »