1880s

what a great sequence of photographs, glad they were shared.

Where are all the fast-food places? 8-)

"... Interestingly, none of the winged victories bronzes was present at the time of the unveiling of the monument [15/8/1882]. Two had already been cast, but the decision was made not to add them until all four were complete. Finally in 1886, the four angels took their rightful place around the base of the plinth ..." Much more information available at - thesearchforanneandmichael.blogspot.com/2014/03/angels-of... So photo is between 1882 and 1886, so far ...

Eblana photo with the winged victories angels (after 1886 - ed. 1883 see below) for comparison - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000560903

STOP THE PRESSES! I think the blog is wrong - the Winged Victories were added by August 1883, according to this Sydney Freeman's Journal article via Trove - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110556111 So photo between August 1882 and August 1883, so far ...

Fantastic scene - it looks way bigger in this image than it seems in real life, although that's because it's hard to judge the size when standing beside it.

St Joseph's Church was designed by Townsville architectural firm Charles Dalton Lynch and Walter Hunt, and was constructed by Townsville building firm Rooney Ltd in 1920-1921. The new settlement of Cleveland Bay, established in 1864 at the mouth of Ross Creek, was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brisbane. The first church in the new parish, St Joseph's, was opened by Fr Connolly in 1872. The new timber building was located on The Strand close to the site of the present church. This church, which was the first constructed in the town, was destroyed by flood waters which swept the building out to sea during torrential rain in 1892. Because of the focus on the expansion of the Catholic Church across North Queensland during the later part of the nineteenth century, planning for a new St Joseph's Church did not begin until 1918. The new building was designed by Townsville architectural firm CD Lynch and Walter Hunt. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop of Rockhampton Joseph Shiel in January 1919. The building was constructed by Joseph Rooney of the well known north Queensland building firm of Rooneys Ltd. The new church was opened on Sunday 10 July 1921 . Since the construction of the first church on the site in 1872, St Joseph's Church and parish has been a focus for Catholic community worship and activity. Key church organisations have been located close by, including the parish presbytery, a Catholic orphanage, St Joseph's Primary School (established in 1875) and St Patrick's Secondary Day/Boarding School. St Joseph's Church, a reinforced concrete structure with a corrugated iron gable roof to the nave and lower skillion roofs to the side aisles, is located on a level site fronting Fryer Street to the southeast. The church consists of the original central section which has had arcades added to both sides with vestries at the rear. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Joseph%27s_Church,_North_Ward