Lost Brisbane And Surrounding Areas: 1860-1960
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A century of transformation unfolds in Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas: 1860-1960, a richly curated visual and historical record of one of Australia's most dynamic cities during its formative years. Spanning a hundred years of dramatic urban, social, and architectural change, this volume chronicles the vanished streetscapes, buildings, waterways, and communities that once defined Brisbane and its surrounding regions — preserving in print what time and progress have long since erased. Compiled by a team of six dedicated historians — Kay Cohen, Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart — this authoritative work presents the collective expertise of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, an institution committed to safeguarding the state's heritage. Drawing on rare archival photography and meticulous research, the authors illustrate a Brisbane that few living residents would recognise, inviting readers to reconsider how profoundly a city can transform across a single century. For those passionate about Queensland history, urban heritage, or the irreplaceable power of photographic memory, this volume asks a quietly haunting question: what else have we allowed to disappear?
Author: Kay Cohen, Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, Jean Stewart
Format: Hardback
Published: 2014, The Royal Historical Society of Queensland (RHSQ)
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
A century of transformation unfolds in Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas: 1860-1960, a richly curated visual and historical record of one of Australia's most dynamic cities during its formative years. Spanning a hundred years of dramatic urban, social, and architectural change, this volume chronicles the vanished streetscapes, buildings, waterways, and communities that once defined Brisbane and its surrounding regions — preserving in print what time and progress have long since erased. Compiled by a team of six dedicated historians — Kay Cohen, Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart — this authoritative work presents the collective expertise of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, an institution committed to safeguarding the state's heritage. Drawing on rare archival photography and meticulous research, the authors illustrate a Brisbane that few living residents would recognise, inviting readers to reconsider how profoundly a city can transform across a single century. For those passionate about Queensland history, urban heritage, or the irreplaceable power of photographic memory, this volume asks a quietly haunting question: what else have we allowed to disappear?