potplants

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.

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

The pair of shoes the standingboy is wearing seems to be for girls. Must be unisex druing those days.

Wonderful picture. Any clues as to date? I'd say very early 1900s, but not really clear

Looks like the same leather summer sandals which we wore in the UK in the 1950's. You can just see the single metal buckle fastening on the outer side. Apparently this "T-bar" shape gradually became girls-only in the 1970's - while boys favoured the later enclosed shape more like a shoe. Memory confirmation courtesy of histclo.com/schun/gar/shoe/sandal/su-sandalest.html

That is so cute!

See: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3251833363/in/pho... for more information. I think it is about 1895 in Melbourne, and this is Louis Frederick (b1890) and Alexander (b.1893) McCubbin, the sons of Frederick McCubbin, famous Australian artist. @ richard halliday (see note above) - Louis went on to become the Director of the Art Gallery in South Australia. Another brother Hugh (the baby in the other picture, b.1894) was wounded at Gallipoli in 1915. And, by the way, I too had red leather sandals like those in the early 1960s in England, made by Clarks. I hated them then - they did feel 'girly' - yuk!