plans

Thanks for these. Sure to be useful.

It is somewhat bizarre that this plan is labelled "Darling Harbour resumption plan", seeing as how it is the area occupied by the south end tollgates of the Harbour Bridge which isn't obviously directly involved with Darling Harbour, it is on the east side of Kent Street on the top of the hill.

The maps of the Darling Harbour and Port Jackson resumptions that were created in response to the Darling Harbour Wharves Resumption Act 1900 (Act No.10, 1900). As you can see the maps were titled at the time they were created. According to our records at the time the maps would have been the responsibility of the Roads and Bridges Branch [I] 1858- 1900 Roads Bridges and Public Watering Places Branch (1901- 1903). The current controlling Agency of the maps is Land and Property Management Authority. For a full description of the history of the maps please see Archives Investigator investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=\Series\19348.

A Digital Gallery showcasing these beautiful maps is on our website.

Surely the date of this photo is in the 1980s and not the 1970s? The computer being used looks more like something you might have seen in the early 1980s. Hope I'm not wrong.

You are correct. I seem to recognize a Apollo graphical workstation and a rotring scribe

The four story brick and stone Salvation Army's People's Palace on the corner of Ann and Edward Streets in the city in Brisbane, was opened by Commissioner Hay on 28 June 1911. Salvation Army commander Major Booth gained support for a Brisbane People's Palace a place for the reclaiming of fallen humanity and providing shelter for the homeless, after his public lecture on "Social salvation" . Originally modelled on the success of the Sydney People's Palace, the Brisbane building evolved to provide affordable accommodation for working class travelling people. (Brisbane Courier, 18th July 1899 p 6.) With 130 bedrooms and a rooftop garden capable of seating 200 people The Brisbane Courier reported the Palace as "fitted with all the very latest conveniences for the comfort of residents. The three-course lunch from 12 o'clock to 2 p.m. for 1/ should satisfy the most fastidious epicure". (Thursday 6 July 1911, page 5) Designed by Lieutenant-Colonel Saunders, the Salvation Army's architect and secretary for property affairs, it became popular with travellers to Brisbane due to its proximity to Central Railway Station. In keeping with their beliefs, the Salvation Army hostel allowed neither alcholol nor gambling on the premisis. Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/peoples-palace