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Moody's Cottages
Moody's Cottages are a heritage-listed pair of houses, one a duplex (building), duplex and the other a detached house, at 8–12, & 16 Victoria Street, Spring Hill, Queensland, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It is also known as Allandoon and Cooee. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Moody's Cottages were constructed probably in the mid-1870s. They comprise a pair of semi-detached brick houses (''Cooee'' and an unnamed neighbour) and an adjacent, detached brick house called ''Allandoon''. William Moody, a letter carrier employed by the Brisbane Post Office, acquired subdivisions 23 and 24 of portion 236, parish of North Brisbane, in early 1870. Whether any buildings existed on the site, which Moody had purchased from William John Farmer Cooksley, a Brisbane builder, is not known. Although directories reveal Moody was resident in Brisbane by 1874, he is not listed specifically as living in Victori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Hill, Queensland
Spring Hill is an inner northern Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Spring Hill had a population of 6,593 people. Geography Spring Hill is located north of the Brisbane central business district, central business district. Parts of Spring Hill can be considered to be extensions of the Brisbane CBD. The Northern Busway, Brisbane, Northern Busway serves the suburb via the Normanby bus stop. History Spring Hill was originally called ''Spring Hollow'' because natural springs in the area supplemented Brisbane's early water supply from the Tank Stream and its dam. The name Spring Hill came into use when prominent citizens began living on the ridge. Boundary Street in Spring Hill and also in West End, Queensland, West End were named due to the policy of preventing the Jagera people, Jagera and Turrbal peoples from being within the boundaries of the British settlement at night. All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |