HISTORY IN THE FLOORBOARDS: UNDERTAKING A HOUSE HISTORY Christina Ealing-Godbold 2019
The Queenslander House
This session will cover - State Library of Qld House History Checklist Land Title Searches When was the house built Who Lived there Is there a photograph Resources to undertake your house history
House History Checklist Research Collections
Land Titles - transfers/divisions/ portions
When was the house built Colonial Asymmetrical Pyramid House to World War One Cottage to Porch and Gable of the interwar years.
1860s - 1870s
1880s Style
Federation Queenslanders Architecture of Robin Dods (plans in JOL)
World War One
Porch and Gable – Between the Wars
Other 1930s Styles
Post War Austerity
1960s
House Plans • Queensland Deposit and Loan 1887 • Queensland Worker’s Dwellings 1909 • Queensland State Advances Corp 1925 • Queensland Housing Commission • War Service Homes • Timber Company Redicut Catalogues
Queensland Deposit Bank 1887
Redicut Homes 1918
Architects Plans
Brisbane City Archives House Plans
Brisbane City Archives Detail plans
Maps at State Library – Estate Maps & more
QIMAGERY 1946 Aerial Photograph
Who lived there – Directories Country towns as well as Brisbane
Post Office Directories and Electoral Rolls
Finding the stories in newspapers
John Oxley Library Photographs
Corley Photographs
Corley Explorer – Add your story
Local History – Putting the house in context. • Newspaper cuttings – Family name, suburb, town • Photographs – portraits, suburbs, towns • Catalogue search for family • Refer to Micrographics for Family history information – genealogy of inhabitants.
Resources for House Histories – State Library • Published books on house styles/plans • Post Office Directories/electoral rolls • Photographs – available for purchase. • Estate Maps and other Queensland maps. • Suburb, town and city histories • The Corley Explorer https://explorer.corley.slq.qld.gov.au/
Other Government Services - Charges may apply • Land Titles Registry – charges apply. • Brisbane City Archives – detail plans, building records, photos – order. • Queensland State Archives - pastoral runs, business registry, wills. • Museum of Mapping, Surveying and lands – maps, cadastral information.
Other Library Collections • Fryer Library, University of Queensland • Royal Historical Society of Queensland William Street Brisbane. • Local Studies collections at Moreton Bay Shire Libraries, Logan Shire Libraries, Gold Coast Libraries and Sunshine Coast Libraries.
Useful Online Resources • Trove online – Digitized Newspapers/ Picture Aust. • Brisbane City Archives – building registers, detail plans, photographs • Historypin – online community photos • QImagery Aerial Photographs of Queensland. • Museum of Mapping and Surveying – cadastral maps, topograpical maps, historic maps, photographs.
Document the Journey Keep a journal of the search - Lot numbers, portion numbers, plan numbers, land size, house plan numbers, Names for the house. ENJOY SEARCHING FOR THE HISTORY OF YOUR HOUSE!
Full bleed vertical image and caption like this. 20 pt arial Image bleed off left hand side, with caption at right
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