Photos by Oldtime Brisbane res… : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Wonderful ship, so well captured – Best Wishes and Happy New Year

I love both ships. I was on the QE in Hong KOng in 1995,and I loved every minute of my time there. Anyway, the QM2 is a real beauty¡¡¡

The oldest buildings in Brisbane were this mill and the Commissariat Stores both built with convict labour in 1829. The wind driven mechanism sent from England for this mill was a failure and a treadmill mechanism was installed. Convicts on punishment were set to walk the treads around as though climbing a stair. This punishment was incredibly cruel. A public execution also took place when two miscreants were hanged from a beam extended through the upper window. The ball atop the tower was raised at 1:00pm local time daily, a cannon fired and the ball dropped so that ships in port could set an accurate time. The tower remained in use as a weather reporting point well into the 20th century.

Thanks for posting the correct name.

Thank you for visiting and your further explanation. I trust that the location is correct since I remember that it's in front of the National Library William street.

Warm greeting with regards

This building is the Conrad Jupiter Hotel. It was originally the State Government Administrative Building.