potplants

Land at the heights of Bowen Hills, which provided fine views and cooling breezes, was eagerly purchased by Brisbane’s wealthier citizens. Substantial houses were built on the hilltop and surrounding slopes, including ‘Cintra House’ (1865), ‘Folkstone’ (the 1860s), and ‘Montpelier’ (1860s). Further subdivisions in the 1870s brought new settlers to the area, again primarily to the elevated sites known as Montpelier Hill or Bowen Hill Crest. Lower-lying land was flood prone and remained poorly developed in the nineteenth century, though some industry was opened along the banks of Breakfast Creek and the Brisbane River. Source: heritage.brisbane.qld.gov.au/heritage-places/258

Watering all those plants in the days before hoses would have been fun.

Could be a relative. My family lost most of their photos in cyclones.

The link, captioned above as "Find out more about this photograph" is malformed (it tries to go to another Flickr page). I do wish all of the supplemental information for photographs in your amazing collections was included on the individual Flickr page ... rather than having to click on the "Find out more" link for every photograph!

Thanks for pointing out the incorrect link, Pixel Wrangler. Including more information about each photo on the individual Flickr pages is definitely something for the State Library team to consider before our next batch upload.