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Historical images of Queensland businesses from the John Oxley Library. These images form part of the extensive Picture Queensland collection available at State Library of Queensland online: www.slq.qld.gov.au
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Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1864
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 139497
Cabs for hire in front of the Treasury Building in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1870
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APO-018-0001-0002
Fitzwater & Co., Adavale, Queensland, ca. 1925
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 48580
Interior of Blackall and Co. in Hughenden, Queensland
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 40100
Auctioneer E. Hunter pictured with his horse and delivery cart outside his building in Cairns, ca. 1900
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 70031 and 70086
Shop of Lawsen and Svendsen, Cabinetmakers in Cairns, Queensland, ca.1892
Group of employees outside Alexander McLean’s Shoeing Forge, 62-64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, ca. 1880s
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 33666
Queensland Government Treasury Buildings, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1907
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 194785
Workers in their aprons standing in the doorway of the collar making shed at W. Hamwood Saddlers, Toowoomba
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 55373
Alfred Gross & Co., Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
Letterhead reads: Alfred Gross & Co. Tobacco and Cigar Merchants, Elizabeth Street, Brisbane.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 48580
Illuminated address to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of James Campbell & Sons, 1914
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 62379
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 141520 and APA-004-0001-0013
Shopfront of the E. Gaujard tobacconists in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1873.
This building on Queen Street between Albert and Edward Streets was erected in 1860/1 and was known as Markwells' Building.
Allan & Stark's drapery store on Queen Street, Brisbane.
Allan & Stark was located between 94-108 Queen Street, in the heart of Brisbane
Drapery store of R. A. Kingsford in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1870
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APO-018-0001-0001
Hampson's Fruit Shop in Gympie, ca. 1871
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 36194
M Young's Shoe shop in Gympie, ca. 1871
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 36167
Peacock's Jam label. Image of a Peacock's Melon and Lemon Jam label. The design represents fruit, a peacock and a star. Lettering in the star reads: They that be wise shall shine. G. Peacock's Factories are listed as being in Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Dunedin (New Zealand).
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 190327
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 186484
Business district of Mackay, 1868
Nursing staff in the grounds of the Warwick General Hospital, ca. 1913
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 111944
J & J Burns, grocers, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1872
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 141513
Staff standing in front of Willson's Oyster Saloon and D. Tait's tailor shop, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1872
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 141526
Love & Moffat, gentlemen's outfitters, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1873
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 151519 and 17040
Window display of G. Jenkins, draper of Charters Towers, Queensland, 1891
Alex Gow Undertaker's premises at 550 Queen Street, Brisbane, Queensland
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 177433
Main building of Kangaroo Point Military Hospital, Brisbane.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 6801-0001-0007
Edward Street, Brisbane, ca. 1889
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APO-040-0001-0002
Queen Street Brisbane looking south from Edward Street, ca.1889
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 100723
Brisbane Post Office on Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1890
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APO-0002-0001-0010
Group posing in front of butcher's shop, Coorparoo, Brisbane, ca. 1890
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 54710
Eucalyptus Honey label. Image of a Eucalyptus Honey label for W.F. Lyon Apiary at Oxley, Brisbane.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 190341
Head office staff at the Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1890
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 23749
Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1891
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 63362
John Hislop Undertakers, Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1892
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 16768
Bank of New South Wales, on Shamrock Street, Blackall, 1882
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 692
Flood waters in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1893
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 84890
Workers on the last day of construction, Story Bridge, Brisbane, ca. 1939
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. APE-075-0001-0023
George Street, Brisbane, ca. 1911
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 163808
Queensland Brewery Limited receipt
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 190769
Adelaide Street, Brisbane, 1940 Showing the Queensland Primary Building
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 109967
Children on bicycles in front of H. Weynand's blacksmith business, Allora, Queensland, ca. 1900
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 181925
Castlemaine Brewery, Brisbane, ca. 1901
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 120933
Rear of T.C. Beirne and Co's store in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1902
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 6536
Engineer visiting Indooroopilly Bridge construction site, Brisbane, 1894
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 190834
E. Coomber's watchmaker shop in Queen Street, Brisbane ca. 1908
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 2909
Interior of Finney Isles department store, Brisbane, 1910
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 117775
Bulk family in front of a butcher shop on Sandgate Road, Nundah, Brisbane, ca. 1910
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 168029
Construction cranes on buildings behind the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1974
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. lbp00083
Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1911. Queen Street from the corner of Edward Street looking south. Trams and horsedrawn carriages are passing up and down Queen and Edward Streets. Finney Isles & Co. Limited's new premises at 194-200 Queen Street can be seen on the right, as can Gordon & Gotch Booksellers a few doors down at 212-14 Queen Street. The corner of the Australian Mutual Provincial Society stands on the left in the immediate foreground. Hunter & Sons, Boot dealer, is across the road at 223-7 Queen Street.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 155987
Winchcombe Carson Limited, erected 1911 Wool Stores in Newstead, Brisbane, 1913
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 53112
Estate map of Garfield, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, 1924
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 758672
Workroom of the Brisbane jeweler, F. W. Nissen, ca. 1912 Interior of jewelers and craftsmen manufacturing jewelry. F. W. Nissen was situated at 204 Queen Street, Brisbane.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 85142
Shop front of the New York Marble Bar and Ice Cream Parlor, ca. 1912. Decorative window display of T. H. Thomas' ice cream parlor, situated on Queen Street, Brisbane. The American eagle and flag insignia was displayed on the front windows.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. clp00059
Window display in McWhirter's department store in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1910
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 52147
McWhirter’s department store, Fortitude Valley, 1913
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 31227
Granville family in front of their fruit shop at Shorncliffe, Brisbane, ca. 1920. Granville's fruit shop, Yundah Street, Shorncliffe, Brisbane, around 1920. Granville family in front. Building was later demolished but originally formed part of the Early Shopping Centre, Shorncliffe, at the turn of 20th Century.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 142666
Mail order section of Pike Brothers, men's outfitters store, Brisbane, ca. 1920. Interior of the busy mail order section. Office workers are typing invoices, filing and doing accounts for state-wide customer orders. In the Queensland Post Office Directory, 1917-18, Pike Brothers Ltd. is entered as merchant tailors, shirt makers, hatters, hosiers, mercers, clothiers, boot and shoe dealers, &c. 85-91 Queen Street Brisbane. There were regional stores in Townsville & Toowoomba.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 109389
Teller's counter at the Queensland National Bank, Brisbane, 1922
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 201363
View of the Brisbane General Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, ca. 1950. The design represents fruit, a Opening of the Royal Women's Hospital, 13 March 1938, Hon. E. M. Hanlon, Minister for Health and Home Affairs, addressing the assembly. Hon. Forgan Smith, Premier (light suit).
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 6944-0001-0035
The Australian Estates Company Limited, erected 1926Wool Store, 1928
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 167372
Daily Mail newspaper building in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1933. Elevated view showing the Daily Mail building and shops on the ground floor. Some of the shops belong to C. A. Spurgin & Son (hairdressers), Geo. Dickson (stationery and book store) and Arthur Rofe (mercer). Situated in Queen Street, between Edward and Creek Streets.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 42832
Goldsbrough Mort and Company LimitedWool Store, erected 1933
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 182586
Finney Isles building in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1933 West face of Queen Street between Albert and Edward Streets, showing Finneys Big Block (1909) and extension (1929).
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 45267
Aerial view of George Street, Brisbane, ca. 1935
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 201641
Shop front of Carnegie Brothers showroom in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1935Window display of Carnegie Brothers showroom at 210 Queen Street, Brisbane,1935. Pedestrians appear in the foreground. Carnegie Brothers were music and musical instrument dealers.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 102797
Inside L. Uhl and Sons' workshop in Queen Street, Brisbane
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 67844
Torpie's Cash and Carry store in Sandgate, Brisbane, ca. 1935
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 169564
Picking pineapples on a plantation in the Glass House Mountains in 1956..
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 193536
George E. Adams' cake shop, Brisbane Arcade, Brisbane, ca. 1938
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 52150
Queen Street, Brisbane, 1939. View of the central business area of Queen Street, Brisbane in 1939. Buildings include Bayards, Grand Central Hotel, and 4BC Radio. Trams and motors cars are visible in the street.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 105481
Mount Morgan Hospital buildings, 2007
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 7483-0001-0089
Queen Street, Brisbane, 1939. View of Queen Street, including the Emporium of Edwards & Lamb, Drapers, Costumiers, Milliners, Clothiers, Outfitters, Hatters, Mercers, Fancy Goods, Toilet Goods, etc. Other businesses and premises in this view include Carnegie Bros, piano importers, Lucky Bulldog Casket Agency, Queensland Town Hall Chambers, Mathers Shoe Store, the solicitor Irgil Power's premises and the Brisbane Cash and Carry.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 129170
Estate map of the Pineapple Estate, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 758873
Wallace Bishop Arcade, Albert Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 1939
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 84969
Interior of Williamson Brothers store in Brisbane 1940. Left to right: Vince de Hayr, Norman Williamson, Bill Kuhn, George Williamson and Joan Mitchell.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 118973
Window display at Players frock shop, Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940.Display of women's clothes and accessories in the window of Players' frock and costume shop, 341 Queen Street, Brisbane, in the 1940s. The mannequins are wearing frocks, blouses, skirts and sportswear including pedal pushers.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 51423
Queen Street, Brisbane, 1942
Queen Street during an air raid test alarm. A soldier is standing in the middle of the street and vehicles are parked down both sides of the road. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 99716
View of George Street, Brisbane, 1942
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 104076
Thomson's Book Store in Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1950. This book shop was situated at 311 Queen Street in Brisbane in Griffith House.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 13399
Mining industry at Gympie, Queensland
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 194835
Opening of the new B.C.C. Super Food Market at Chermside, Brisbane, August 1955
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 13399
Gardams Silk Store in Queen Street, Brisbane, prepares for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1954
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 189917
Two female workers from Sandgate's B.C.C. (Brisbane Cash and Carry) store, Brisbane, 1958. Two young women stand in front of the shelves of food which include displays of Vegemite, Marmite, Bonox, Gravox and Davis Gelatine.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 14251
Gardner's Family store and milk bar in Sunnybank
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. 198591
Queen Street, Brisbane, ca. 1959. Night view of Queen Street, Brisbane, decorated with lights, possibly for the royal visit of Princess Alexandria, 1959. Prominent are the electric signs for Woolworths department store and the Regent and Odeon cinemas.
John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg. lbp00005