“A soldier’s grave in the desert marked with barbed wire, stones and a cross,” Middle East, ca. 1916, photographer unknown, via State Library of Queensland Commons on flickr.
Tag: State Library of Queensland
Life in gardens: a girl has a name
Margaret Granville Wandooline (“Wanda”) Stuart . . . posing with “Garrick” at her home in Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, 1899, photographer unknown, via State Library of Queensland Commons on flickr.
Wanda was the daughter of P. W. G. Stuart, private secretary to the Governor of Queensland.
This is the last post in this week’s theme, “children made to pose in gardens.”
The Sunday porch: Brisbane
Staghorn ferns ornament the narrow porch of the Lands and Works Office, Brisbane, Queensland, 1904, photographer unidentified, via State Library of Queensland.
(Click on the image for a better view.)
I believe the ferns are Platycerium superbum, which are native to Australia.
The Sunday porch: Queensland
“Decorated corner of a veranda,” Queensland, Australia, ca. 1895, photographer unknown, via State Library of Queensland.
The shell of the giant clam (Tridacna gigas) pictured above was probably taken from the waters around the Great Barrier Reef. Today, the mollusk is a “vulnerable” species due to overharvesting.
The Sunday porch: interiors
More well-furnished porches in Queensland, Australia. . .
“Verandah at The Hollow, near Mackay, Queensland, about 1875,” photographer unidentified (all photos here), via State Library of Queensland Commons on flickr (all photos here).
I love the office setup on this very deep porch with an adjoining fernery or bush-house. There is also a sewing machine on the table between the two women.
These photos are not very clear, but you can click any thumbnail in the gallery below to scroll through larger versions. There are four additional pictures there too.
“Unidentified family on the verandah of a Cairns residence, ca. 1895.”
What a beautiful plant collection.
“Furniture on the verandah of a Queenslander home, ca. 1925,” photographer unidentified.
The white chairs on the left with the extended armrests are “squatter’s chairs,” typical to Queensland porches. There are two more examples here.
“Verandah of Gracemere Homestead, near Rockhampton,” ca. 1940.
“Furnishings on a verandah of a Queensland home, ca. 1925.”
“Verandah at ‘Fairseal,’ the residence of W.C. Hume at Torwood, Brisbane, 1890.”
“Invicta, the home of the Kingsfords in Cairns, ca. 1888.”
“Verandah at The Hollow, near Mackay, Queensland, about 1875.”
“Unidentified family on the verandah of a Cairns residence, ca. 1895.”
“Furniture on the verandah of a Queenslander home, ca. 1925.”
Additional links:
Gracemere Homestead 1940 photo, Rockhampton, Gracemere Homestead in 2001, GracemereHomestead history
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