Historical Resources

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  • ArtS1 Grove Estate Plan 1888

    Advertisement for auction sale of lots in Grove Estate, on Saturday 4th February 1888.
    AHS archive no - AHS146

  • ArtS2 Grove Estate map c. 1900

    Grove Estate plan, c.1900. 

  • ArtS3 Ashgrove scouts 1909

    Ashgrove scouts, 1909
    AHS archive no: - 915

  • ArtS3 Seils Dairy Delivery Van 1930s

    Seils Dairy Milk Delivery Van, 1930s, a 1926 Willy’s Whippet,  owned by Seils' Dairy, Toomba Avenue, Ashgrove.  Milk was carried in the Dicky seat. 
    Source:  Neil & Jeanette Seils.

  • ArtS4 Waterworks Road, 1924

    Section of Waterworks Road showing the rough condition of the roadway.  1924.
    John Oxley Library digital image #201390

  • ArtS5 Old St Finbarrs Church Hall 1926

    Old St Finbarrs Church Hall,  Scan, 1926
    AHS Archive No: AHS523

  • ArtS6 Padmore Butcher Ashgrove Crescent c.1946

    WA Padmore, Quality Butcher, Ashgrove Crescent, c. 1946. 
    Source:  Desley Drevins.
    AHS Archive No: 559

  • ArtS7 Tram at Ashgrove West terminus, 1951

    Toast-rack tram No. 65 at the Ashgrove West tram terminus, in front of the Ashgrove West Uniting Church. 1969.

  • ArtS8 Grantuly Ashgrove

    Grantuly, the home of John Killough Stewart, son of Alexander Stewart of Glenlyon House.

Resources & Tools

Web Link Ashgrove, Queensland - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashgrove,_Queensland - Wikipedia entry for the suburb of Ashgrove.

 

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Web Link St Johns Wood, Queensland - Wikipedia entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Johns_Wood,_Queensland - Extensive historical information about the locality of St Johns Wood compiled by St John's Wood History Group.

 

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Web Link The Gap, Queensland - Wikipedia entry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap,_Queensland - Wikipedia entry for the Brisbane, Queensland suburb of The Gap.

 

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Web Link Trove - National Library of Austalia online resources

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ - Link to Trove - the National Library of Australia online collection of books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.
Likely to be of particular use is the Digitised Newspapers search tool, the Pictures, photos & objects search tool and the Advanced search tool.

 

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