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Enjoying the view from Victoria Park on the hill.

Wow - what a fascinating panorama!! It looks west towards Glebe, with Wattle Street in the foreground. It is a shame that this precinct was spoilt by the construction of the huge greyhound racing facility in 1932. Thankfully it is now being demolished.

SL NSW, this appears to be much earlier than 1924.
Examining the individual photos (which are offline atm)
- Not a single car in any of the images.
- Gas lighting still on Wattle St.
- Still undeveloped areas of Glebe.

Sydney Lead Works appears here on Wentworth Park Rd towards the Blackwattle Bay end...it evidently started operation in 1892...so that might be an earliest date...

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112599095 - the Evening News, 14th September, 1892...item re Sydney Lead Works

But there's no sign of the shot tower, which was evidently built in ?1902-03...

See comments re the shot tower here...it's a Beachcomber 're-discovery'...
www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/55207168797/

trove.nla.gov.au/work/184714866 - jfi this ?1930s NLA Fairfax aerial pic shows something of Wentworth Park as it then was...

Ha! here we go!

trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71389732 - the Australian Town & Country Journal, 13th October, 1900...'Progress of Pyrmont'...pics evidently by G.A. Hills studio, King St...

This shot-tower was built in 1902, for the ‘Sydney Lead Works’ and designed by the architects Messrs. H. E. Ross and Slatyer and Cosh. The completed factory included a two-story brick building with the 46 metre tall tower next to it. After the ‘Sydney Lead Works’ moved to Waterloo in 1930 the site was taken over by Pabco Products Pty. Ltd. which manufactured roof and floor coverings. The new owners no longer used the tower to make shot and instead used it for storing chemicals. This would have fateful consequences as on 8 October 1937, disaster struck. Late that morning an explosion started a fire and within five minutes it had engulfed both floors of the 2,000 square metre factory. It then spread to the shot-tower

Newstead Park is a significant historic park in the Brisbane suburb of Newstead. The park is located at the mouth of Breakfast Creek. In May each year, the park is host to the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea. A playspace featuring an "Alice Through the Looking Glass" theme is located in the park. The land originally formed a part of the land purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 on which he built Newstead House. Source: www.visitbrisbane.com.au/brisbane/things-to-do/nature-and...

Newstead Park is a significant historical park. There are a number of educational plaques about the history and botanical features of the area called Brisbane Blooms. On one side is a monument called Lyndon B Johnson Place, while on the other side is a monument commemorating the John Oxley landing in December 1823. There are other military statues, including a Royal Australian Navy memorial. There is a prominent statue, that is a war memorial which was opened by U.S. President Lyndon B Johnson. Concerts are sometimes held in the house and grounds, including the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea in May each year. ewstead Park was originally ‘part of a government farm’ as part of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement. It was then bought by pastoralist Patrick Leslie in 1845, but sold two years later to his brother-in-law, Captain John Wickham. It was the government residence until 1895 when Queensland became a colony. In 1915, Brisbane City Council “knowing that the people appreciated the city parks, stepped in and acquired the whole of the property for the use of the people of Brisbane.” The land was purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 where he built Newstead House. It was designed by Harry Moore. There is also an old substation building and electric tide recorder, which you might find interesting. Newstead Park is located on Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead, Brisbane QLD 4006. newsteadhouse.com.au/