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"7 - 9 -29" - is that the date of the photo? 7 September 1929. It was a Saturday.

Here is a bit of fun - the shipping reports for 7/9/1929 says - ... Circular Quay: Malabar 5. John Williams 7a. Woolloomooloo: . Touraine 4, Orama 7. Walsh Bay: Nestor 8. ... From - trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223500232 The SS ORAMA (Orient Line, 1924) is recognisable at the Woolloomooloo finger wharf. Seen also in 1925 -

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Great one

Date maybe later 1923...or very early 1924... Earliest date: Astor apartments, Macquarie St - completed 1923 ; Latest date: no Bank of NSW Building, Pitt St/Bridge St/Macquarie Place - built 1923-25...the space where it was built is vacant...so it's possible that the construction might be in an early stage but not visible... trove.nla.gov.au/work/189118099 - I suspect this NLA Fairfax aerial pic was taken on 9th April, 1924 when the visiting Special Service Squadron arrived in Sydney...if you zoom in you can see that the Bank of NSW Building at Macquarie Place was well under construction by this point...ditto Australia House in Carrington St...ditto the Kembla Building, in Margaret St near Wynyard...

Should be able to cross reference with the open cut for the underground railway as well.

Harbour View Hotel completed 1922; no sign of southern bridge approach; no sign of underground work on Wynyard station, etc; the date has to be, at the very earliest, 1922; 1925 at the latest; I too am happy with circa 1924 …

The City Hall was once the tallest building in Brisbane . The building was designed by the firm Hall and Prentice, in association with four young New South Wales Architects: Bruce Dellit, Peter Kaad, Emil Sodersten and Noel Wilson. The first foundation stone was laid on Saturday 3 February 1917 by Queensland Governor (Major Sir Hamilton J. Goold-Adams) in advance of the building's construction. The stone was placed facing Albert Square (now King George Square). At the time there were no plans for the new building. However, it was later found to be out of alignment, and it was removed. In 1935, it was claimed that the stone was in a Brisbane City Council depot in Macrossan Street. However, in 1954, it was claimed that the original foundation stone was lost as it was believed to have been used as part of a building's foundations. The second (and current) foundation stone was laid on 29 July 1920 by Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII / Duke of Windsor), with an opal encrusted 18ct gold and trowel, designed by Peter Kaad. The site was swampy and contained a creek. Pumping was needed to keep the site dry. Construction operations began in 1920. One man died as he was inspecting the construction site Opening Although not complete, the building was occupied from 3 January 1928. The lord mayor William Jolly presented a cheque, paying for his electricity bill, as the first official transaction in the new building. Brisbane City Hall was opened in 1930 by Queensland Governor (Sir John Goodwin). The building was officially opened on 8 April 1930 by Lord Mayor of Brisbane William Jolly. However, it had been partially occupied since 1927. In 1969 the council commenced the acquisition of the properties to the south of the City Hall, and in 1975 opened the Brisbane Administration Centre (or BAC), a 20-floor tower and surrounding plaza. Most of the council's offices then moved from the City hall to the BAC. The Council Chambers (located on second floor of the Adelaide Street side of the building) and the Lord Mayor's and Deputy Lord Mayor's offices remain however in City Hall. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane_City_Hall