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Google Maps street view: maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&...

It is very sad, the same people who manage lands are the same people who removed a piece of their own history, and on both sides of this street, now all that is left is the building in the far distance.

And there is the building in the distance, on New Years Eve 2009, this link to the Powerhouse shot kindly added by beachcomberaustralia www.flickr.com/photos/spelio/4233527870/

you can see why barnet wanted the clock tower located at rear of building. he wanted it to be seen from spring and bent streets. not centred .cool pic

Uminarampart thanks for that interesting information about James Barnet's intentions. It shows up clearly on the Google Maps satellite picture - maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&... . Recently found a picture of James Barnet on top of the (new) Macquarie Lighthouse - www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/4312847312/

Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) is one of the largest alumina refineries by alumina production capacity in the world,[1][2] located in Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. The refinery was planned in 1964[3] and has been operating since 1967,[4] the refinery has the capacity to produce 3.95 million tonnes of alumina a year. In 1981 the output was at a quarterly basis over 600,000 tonnes per quarter.[5] At times of lower demand, operations have been altered.[6][7] Subsequent rises in demand have seen an expansion in output and employment.[8] QAL has been operated by a range of consortium partners of international aluminum producers over time. Comalco was brought into the consortium in 1969.[9] In 1982 it was owned by Comalco (30.3%), Kaiser Aluminum (28.3%), Alcan (21.4%), and Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann (20%).[10] Since April 2005, it has been owned by Rio Tinto Alcan (80%) and Rusal (20%).[11] In September 2017 the QAL celebrated 50 years of operation. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_Alumina_Limited

Interesting to compare this with Henry King's photo (c.1890) - www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2666190207/ and Kerry's (c.1900) - www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2362676015/ I think this photo is c.1885

At least pre-1891 according to your note about the Dept Lands building being completed in 1891.

The northern half of the Lands Department Building was completed in 1881 (as seen here); the southern half including clock tower with onion "in the early 1890s". There's no sign of the southern half in this photo, so that is why I think pre-1891. It could be any year between 1881 - 1891. Ref - adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1984PASAu...5..606W and following pages.

The terrace on the right which also appears in www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/2627336538/ dated 4 October 1889. The writing on Nos. 5 and 7 in this picture looks like it has been painted over in the other, implying that this photo is earlier than 1889. Unless it is a trick of the light.

beachcomber australia It's hard to tell with those numbers, isn't it. As you say, they are very faint in the other photo. With the horses and carts in both images it looks to be an old-fashioned 'taxi stand'.