I'm sure I must have been an explorer at some point in time as I love walking around new and different places to see what interesting things are there. Things that are probably overlooked by many others, particularly with the now common head-down screen-focused way of life. The image below shows some houses in the neighborhood around 1910. The image is from the State Library of Queensland (negative 47394) and shows part of Wilkins 'Irvinebank' residence and estate. Given how prominent the property must have been I decided to try and find if anything remained to indicate its location. It didn't take too long to work out the property was just a few streets away, and some of the buildings in this photo still exist roughly 110 years later. Further research into the property revealed it had its own lake with carp and black swans, and peacocks roamed the grounds. On the owners birthday he would give a garden party for the local children which included a fireworks display. I am still trying to determine the exact location of the lake and also the extent of the ornate gardens which once existed here. As I discover more about my interesting neighborhood, including this property and others, or anything else interesting and unusual, I will share it here. 'Irvinebank' Fairfield ca 1910 - State Library Queensland
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Christine
9/22/2020 07:48:04 am
Thanks Francis that's so interesting how different everyday life would have been back then.
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Francis Tybislawski
9/22/2020 02:37:53 pm
Very true, and this was only just over 100 years ago. We can but imagine what life was like hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
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