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NEWSLETTERWindsor & Districts’Historical Society Inc.servicing the old Windsor Town Councilareas of Albion, Alderley, Bowen Bridge,Eagle Junction*, Eildon, Kalinga,Kedron*, Lutwyche, Maida Hill,Newmarket*, Wooloowin and nowextended to cover Herston.*part of this suburb.Detail of the Artwork ofthe New MemorialFlag Boxes.Photos:Anita CowlishawVOLUME 27 No. 3AUGUST 2015

SPECIAL EVENT16th August, 3 p.m.Our AUGUSTMeeting ISa Special Event.Jack Sim talkingaboutThe Story ofBETTY SHANKSJack Sim is Director at Boggo Road Gaol and operator of Brisbane CrimeTours. For nearly 20 years he has told the criminal history of Brisbane throughtours of crime scenes - with a particular focus on the work of previous generationsof police and detectives and bringing their stories to modern audiences.He is also the publisher of Bloody Brisbane Vol.1 & 2 which publishes the detailsof past crimes and those in involved.Event of the YearBooks for SaleCome along.Invite yourfriends.GRANGEBOWLSCLUB79 Sellheim St.GRANGER.S.V.P.Wed.12 August0401 802 980Correction: In the May Print Issue on page 15, line 11the name of the ship William Miles dropped out. Sorry.MICHELLE DURSUN is writing a history onthe Pollard Family. She would appreciate anyinformation on her great aunts Sarah and NellPollard who taught at Windsor State Schoolfor many years. michelledursun@bigpond.W A N T E DVolunteers to help out at theChambers on Sundays, inparticular during September.Photo:Judy WillisWinner of the Tower ofLondon Ceranic PoppyRaffle -MARY OGDEN ofTaigum with her prize.Queensland Family History SocietyOPEN DAY 10 - 3, 22 August next,58 Bellevue Avenue, Gaythorne.August Newsletter - Page TWO

ANZACPhotosby JudyWillisDAY2015Record crowds attended the Anzac DayService at the Windsor War Memorial organisedby the Windsor & Districts Historical Societyand in particular by the Marshal RosalieRaciti. Not only was it one hundred years sincethe original Anzac landing, it was also theninetieth anniversary of the Windsor Memorial.This year in addition to flags of Australiaand New Zealand two additional flagpoleshave been erected to fly the Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander Flags. Under the CentenaryGrants, funds provided the flagpoles,decorative artwork bases and a garden of indigenousplants.The guests were welcomed by UncleJoe Kirk and Alex Robinson led the singingand Major Michelle Oliver led the prayer.Students from the Windsor State and St Maryof the Cross Schools attended. The WilstonScouts assisted with the flags and programdistribution and the Navy cadets from TSPaluma provided the guard of honour. TheSalvation Army Band led by Cameron Rablinprovided the music. The guest speaker wasGrace Grace, MP and President of the SocietyRobert Cooper provided the closing remarksthanking the many people and organisationswho provided assistance for the day.Society President, Robert CooperTS Paluma Guard of HonourSalvation Army BandAugust Newsletter - Page THREE

ANZAC DAYINDIGENOUSFLAGBOXESPhotos: Anita Cowlishaw.Designed to surround the bases of thetwo Indigenous flag poles erected in WindsorMemorial Park at Roblane Street, Windsor,these decorated boxes pay tribute to theAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander menand women who have been involved, and inmany cases sacrificed their lives, whilst servingproudly with the Australian defence forcesbetween 1881 and the present day.The art works on both of these boxesportray the journeys, from our home country(which are depicted as semi-circular shapesat the base of each box) across sometimesvast expanses of land and sea, to a multitudeof conflicts across the globe. Their travels aredelineated by lines that radiate from the baseand connect to circular symbolic shapes. InAboriginal art, concentric circles can be symbolicof a camp site or a meeting place andso these have been used to represent thethirteen global engagements in which Indigenousservice men and women have participated.Worded across the two boxes are thenames and years of these encounters whichstretch from the First Boer War in 1881 to ourpresent peace keeping efforts.The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderflags are suggested through the colourscheme of each box whilst the Torres StraitIsland feathered headdress, the Dhari, hasbeen reinterpreted as falling feathers symbolisingthe lives of those lost to us. Centralto both boxes is the insignia of the Commonwealthof Australia Military Forces and combinedDefence Forces as the service of Indigenousmen and women was, and continues tobe represented.As we mark the centenary of our landingin Galipolli this year (2015), we acknowledgethe strength, honour and patriotism ofthose Indigenous men and women who par-August Newsletter - Page FOURThis project and event was proudly supported by the Queensland Governmentand was funded by Grant received by Windsor and Districts Historical Society.New Flag Poles in Readiness - ANZAC Dayticipated as a unified forcealongside their Non-Indigenouscounterparts. Theirheads can always be heldhigh upon their return to familyand country as they havealways instilled in their descendantsmuch love, prideand respect. We are inspiredby the thought that our ownmen and women, who areintrinsically connected totheir own countries, wouldfight to protect the freedomof others in theirs.The senior art studentsof the Aboriginal andIslander Independent CommunitySchool at AcaciaRidge felt honoured to havebeen asked to produce theartwork that adorns eachof the boxes. This has beentheir largest group project,involving researching, planningand painting over a tenweek period.Special thanks arealso due to the students ofSt Mary of the Cross Schoolat Windsor for their wonderfulefforts in painting thestair treads. A very successfulproject all round.A Native Plant Gardenhas also beenestablished in theWindsor MemorialPark as part of theWritten byWindsorHistorical SocietyTreasurer:Gem Cowlishaw,Murri SchoolArt Teacher,Robert Cobb.

Researched by David Teague.JOHNHARRAPHENZELLSome people claim that the Council Chambersis haunted. Whether this is true or not, theperson concerned with the visitations is John HarrapHenzell, a town clerk of the Windsor Council.These two news clippings may serve to provide alittle information.Death of Town Clerk of Windsor.The death occurred last night, in hisoffice, of Mr. J. H. Henzell, jun., clerk of theWindsor Town Council, who resided inStoneleigh-street, Albion. Mr. Henzell didnot return for tea, and some alarm being feltat his absence a relative visited the CouncilChambers about 9 o’clock and found Mr.Henzell in a dying condition. Dr. Clowes andthe Ambulance Brigade were summoned, butwhen they arrived Mr. Henzell was past humanaid. The deceased, who was 52 years ofage, was a native of Brisbane, and had actedas clerk to the Windsor Town Council for 10years. Prior to that he had for fully 15 yearsacted in a similar capacity to the CoorparooShire Council. He is survived by a widow anddaughter, his widow being a daughter of Mr.Walter Scott, secretary to the Medical Board,and previously Inspector of Orphanages.The Brisbane Courier: 8 April 1916.A TOWN CLERK’S DEATH.MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY.Mr C. A. M. Morris, P.M., yesterdaypresided at an inquiry into the death of JohnHarrop Henzell, formerly town clerk at Windsor,who was found in the Council Chambersin a dying state on the night of March 7. SerAugust Newsletter - Page FIVEJ.H.Henzellgeant Bell examined the witnesses.William Ord, a recruiting sergeant,said he saw deceased at the Shire Office at5 p.m. on April 7, and conversed with himabout a recruiting meeting to be held thereat 8 p.m. Deceased was then all right, andseemed healthy in mind and body. Witnessreturned to the Council Chambers at 7.45p.m., and found them closed and in darkness.Witness remained there till about 8.30being joined by members of the committeeand then went to deceased’s residence, andwas told by his wife that he had not returnedhome since lunch time. Witness returned tothe Council Chambers, and soon afterwardsdeceased’s brother-in-law (Mr. Scott) arrived,got through a window into the office,and opened the door. A search was made inthe building and Mr. Lane, the mayor, said,“He’s here.” Witness saw deceased lying onthe floor of the strongroom. He had a cushionunder his head and was breathing heavily.He was carried into the passage butexpired in a few minutes. Witness saw ConstableKerr take possession of a tumbler anda little bottle marked “Chlorodine,” whichwere on the council table.Emily Margaret Henzell widow of deceasedsaid she saw him alive for the last timeat 1.40 p.m. on April 7. He was then returningto the Town Council Chambers. He said hewould leave the office at 5.30 sharp and behome at 5.45, but he did not come. Witnessrang up the office several times but got noreply and thought deceased had gone out onbusiness. She saw the body of deceased nextday. He had had a bad attack of dengue fever,and was very weak, but would not take aholiday to recruit his health. On the morning

Researched by David Teague.of April 5 he had a violent pain in the head.He had planned for every day of Easter, alsonext Monday, and planned a trip down southat the end of the year. He had no worries atall. He was 52 years of age, and was born inBrisbane.Alderman R. B. Lane in evidence saidthat to the best of the council’s knowledge deceased’sbooks were perfectly in order.John Kane, engine-driver for the WindsorTown Council said that at 3 p.m. on April7 he saw deceased go into the council’s store.A little later he called witness, and asked, “ Isthere any lysol?’’ Witness said, “I don’t know.There is stuff in drums there for infecting, butI don’t know what it is. Witness spilt some ofthe stuff on the floor, and deceased smelledit and went away, returning with a small beerbottle, which witness filled nearly full for himfrom the drum, and deceased took the bottleaway, saying, “I’ll see if it’ll do any good.” Witnessthought deceased wanted it to disinfecta building.Medical Definition ofCRESOL/LYSOL1: any of three poisonous colorlesscrystalline or liquid isomericphenols C7H8O that are used asdisinfectants, in making phenolicresins and plasticizers, and in organicsynthesis—see metacresol,orthocresol, paracresolMiss Aleyone Thorpe, acting town clerkgave brief evidence. She identified a notewhich read: “Miss Thorpe,— Good-bye; manythanks for loyal services rendered,” as beingin deceased’s handwriting.Constable Kerr, of Lutwyche, produceda certificate signed by Dr. Ahern showingdeath to have been due to cresol and morphinepoisoning, and heart failure. CharlesEdward Scott gave evidence, and the inquirywas closed.The Brisbane Courier: 27 April 1916.Letter to the Editor:A Postal Game of “ Tiggy.”Sir, As an example of the up-to-datenessof the Postal Department, and a strikingproof of how not to do it, I think you will findthe following very hard to beat. A lady friend,on December 21, posted at the one timethree post cards addressed to three of mychildren, with the following address--”Sixthavenue,Eildon Hill, Windsor.” Though allposted at the same time, only one of the postcards came to Brisbane; the other two weremarked, “try New South Wales,” and jauntilysent along to that State. It was a real caseof playing “tiggy,” for New South Wales sentthem on to South Autralia. The South Australianofficials, instead of sending them furtherwestward, marked them, “try Victoria.” Aftertravelling round the Melbourne suburbs, theywere marked, “try Queensland,” and the postcards wearily found their way to the properaddress. The only thing that surprises me, Mr.Editor, is why they did not try Windsor, so wellknown in connection with Windsor Castle;in fact, I suppose that the mention of Windsorinvariably brings Windsor Castle to one’smind, so that one can scarcely excuse such alapse of intelligence on the part of the postalofficials. My children have quite a collectionof post cards, and naturally highly prize theones now under review, so I should be pleasedif you would kindly return them after perusal.Jas. Johnston.The Brisbane Courier: 12 January 1910.Windsor Postal Matters.Sir, I note that our local postman hasbeen deprived of his equine mount, and nowendeavours to run his rounds on a bicycle,with the result that my own correspondenceis some two hours late, in spite of the coatlessand strenuous efforts of the rider with a heavyletter bag lumbering on his back. This hillydistrict does not lend itself to the mode of conveyance,and the service is now lamentablyinefficient. Is this wise economy?“M”The Brisbane Courier, 4 March 1910.August Newsletter - Page SIXResearched by Grace Beecher.Researched by Grace Beecher.

Researched by Daid Teague.where his brother was in the creek, but witnesssaw only a few bubbles on the water.Later on, about twenty or twenty-five minutesafter Fred Warland came to him first,he dived at the request of Acting SergeantM’Lean, and brought the body to the surface.The water was 4ft or 5ft deep, and the bodywas found about 4ft from the shore.TheHOPKIRKBOYSThis witness was severely lectured bythe presiding magistrate on his failure to respondtill too late to such an urgent call forhelp.Henry Carroll Warland, father of thedeceased, also gave evidence. The deceasedwas 13 years old. His boys had repeatedlybeen warned not to go into the water.60 FOOT FALL.WINDSOR QUARRY FATALITY.A 60 foot fall from the top of the BrisbaneCity Council’s quarry in Lutwyche-road,Windsor, yesterday morning, resulted in thedeath of William George Ostwold, a singleman, aged 29 years, of Albion-road, Albion.When his body was found lying at thefoot of one of the steep cliffs at 7.10 a.m. Ostwoldwas still alive, but he died before theambulance bearers had arrived. An examinationshowed that he had sustained severeinternal injuries. Inquiries made by the policedisclosed that the deceased had left his homeabout 15 minutes beforehand, and had beenseen by residents standing near the edge ofthe quarry. He had been out of employmentfor about six months, and had been attendedby a doctor recently for nerve trouble.The Brisbane Courier: 15 July 1931.References: The Brisbane Courier 7/9 May 1923, The Daily Mail 5 November 1923 The Courier-Mail 4 November 1936.August Newsletter - Page EightLike the Warland Family, Robert Hopkirkand his wife Margaret had three sons(and three daughters). Their lives were alsoaffected by the area and Breakfast Creek.Robert, a Scottish stone mason migratedfrom Edinburgh in 1911 and in 1913 marriedhis newly arrived sweetheart, MargaretBallantyne at George McConachie’s housein Maud (Cartwright) Street and bought landfurther down the street from the Carroll family.William (Bill) was born in 1914, followedby David in 1916. Unfortunately Billcaught polio and was crippled.The Hopkirk Family about 1920 - David,Margaret, Grace, Robert and William.Breakfast Creek was a popular swimminghole with local residents. When therewas a big tide it was exceptionally popular.On Sunday 22 October 1922, the conditionswere ideal for swimming. Leslie Crook, 7years was taken there by his mother to enjoya dip. Leslie ran down the bank of the creek tojump into the creek. Unfortunately he trippedover some road metal that the council hadput there and went into the deep water. Lesliecould not swim and was out of his depth andsoon both mother and son were floundering.

Leslie Crook and his rescuer Bill Hopkirk.Answering the call was eight-year-old poliovictim “Willie” Hopkirk. He hobbled up to thecreek and dived in and steered Leslie to shallowerwater as he was sinking for the thirdtime and managed to get Mrs Crook onto herfeet. This was the third occasion that he hadrescued youngsters from the creek.Mrs Cook presented him with the abovephoto and the Windsor School presented himwith a gold medal.Youngest brother Robert (Bob) wasn’tborn until two years later and he too featuredin the press when he was about 11 years old.Here is the story from The Courier-Mail 4 November1936.BOY CARRIES MATETO HELPFeet Burnt inRubbish FireWhen Cedric Herbert White (13), ofLutwyche Road, Windsor, suffered burns onhis feet and legs at Mayne Junction railwayyards yesterday afternoon, his companion,Robert Hopkirk, also a schoolboy, of MaudStreet, Windsor, carried him on his back fora quarter of a mile to get assistance. Whitereceived burns on the feet and legs up to theknees when he stepped onto the hot ashes ofa rubbish fire beside Breakfast Creek. He sufferedheat pain, and was unable to walk.Just six months later on Saturday, 5May 1923, younger brother, David Hopkirk,then 6 years left home about 11 o’clock anddid not return home. The house fronted BreakfastCreek. The alarm was raised. The WaterPolice were called in and dragged the creek.It wasn’t until Tuesday morning that his bodywas recovered and the post mortem showedthat his death was by drowning.An older Robert Hopkirk.In Maud Street, the boys met somemates with a push cart. White was raced inthis, and the other boys began to push the cartto his home. White’s plight was noticed by aconstable from the Windsor police station,who communicated with the ambulance brigade,and the boy was taken to the GeneralHospital. His condition last night was consideredserious.Youngest brother - Robert (Bob) with his sisters.August Newsletter - Page NINE

HOLYCROSSSCHOOLThe Holy Cross School at Wooloowin iscelebrating its 125th Anniversary this year. Itwas started in 1890 with 50 pupils but it rapidlyexpanded. In 1896 there was one suchexpansion as recorded in the Brisbane Courier.those present the Archbishop said it was alaw of the Catholic Church, and he supposedof all churches, that before anything wasblessed and offered to God it should be clearof debt-that no person should have any claimon what was offered. Therefore, his first dutywas to ask whether any person had a claimupon the building that they purposed to consecrateto the Almighty. Mr. J. M’Conachie,secretary to the Building Committee, thereuponread an address to the Archbishop, inwhich it was stated that, in requesting him todedicate one more Catholic schoolhouse inthe colony to the glory of God, the committeetrusted that the building would be foundconvenient, and that at no distant date an additionalwing might be added. In July, 1890,there were fifty children gathered togetherat the church for week-day instruction, whilenow there were 205 on the roll, and an averagedaily attendance of 170. The sum of £100had been collected, leaving a debit balanceof some £90, which the committee had temporarilyarranged for, and anticipated that itwould be met during the coming year.1 September 1896.28 November 1896.HOLY CROSS SCHOOL.BLESSING CEREMONY.His Grace Archbishop Dunne yesterdayafternoon performed the ceremony of blessingthe recently-erected Holy Cross Schoolbuilding at Wooloowin, in charge of the Sistersof Mercy. The attendance was fair havingregard to the threatening weather. At the timeappointed, his Grace, attended by the Rev.Father Dunham and a number of the choirboys, entered the building, and addressingAugust Newsletter - Page TENThe Archbishop said be congratulatedthe committee very heartily on the steps takento erect the building, and on the success thatattended them. After religion-and scarcelyafter religion-he did not think there was anythingthat could be done for the human racebetter than good schooling. He gave a greatdeal of value to what children learned inschool-their reading, writing, and so onbutthere was one other thing that childrenlearned in school, to his mind, of far morevalue than any book-learning, and that wasthe practice of the habit of the spirit of industry.It often struck him on entering a school tosee the pride which the little ones took in theirday’s work. The child sent to school and keptfor years at that work grew up to set a value onit. He believed that a life of industry and honestwork, and the giving of people homes inthe country, were the two greatest barriers tothe lawlessness that might otherwise threaten

our great nation. If the children were trainedup to be fond of industry, hard work wouldnot be a burden to them as they passed outof childhood into manhood and womanhood.In school children learned to respect one another’srights. The Bishops had to account toheadquarters in Rome for the progress theCatholic schools were making, not merely theprogress in numbers but in position, and theGovernment had (been for years back kindenough to extend to Catholics that inspectionwhich kept the State schools in such excellenttrim. He believed there was no school that gotmuch better reports than St. Stephen’s, St.Patrick’s and the Catholic schools at Toowoomba,Warwick, and so on. Those importstestified to the secular progress made by thechildren, and, being under the care of thegood nuns the little ones were taught theirprayers and religion and instructed in whathe really believed nine-tenths of the whole ofthe inhabitants of the colony loved the childrento be taught, that was, a belief in anda reverence for Almighty God. It would be apoor thing if children were brought up withmerely a secular learning without at thesame time being instructed in all that concernedthe preparation for the life to come.The committee had done good work, and hewould speak of it wherever he went. It was apleasure to have such an excellent exampleto set before Catholics elsewhere. He wouldbe opening a church next Sunday afternoonat Bulimba, and they were starting churchesat Paddington and on the Toohey Estate. Hehoped within the next six months to have thosetwo churches built, and to attach schools tothem in due course. He was under the impressionthat whatever priests or parents did forAustralian children was short of their deserts.They were the brightest children one wouldmeet anywhere, and when they grew up Godor the devil would have them. There would notbe much of a middle course, and they shoulddo their best to see that such bright childrenwere brought up for God. Nothing tendedbetter to bring them in that way than a goodeducation. He hoped the children would understandas they got a little older how muchwas being done for them, and that they wouldturn to good account the labour that was beingexpended on them.His Grace announced that he wouldResearched by David Teague.add £3 5s. to his previous subscription of £1010s.; and, on a collection being taken in theroom, about £16 was added, leaving some£75 still to be received. The simple ceremonyof blessing the building was then gonethrough.The building is situated in the churchgrounds.It is of wood, 55ft. by 25ft., with an8ft veranda on one side and at the end. Theschool is ceiled and well lighted, and it is intendedto erect a platform at one end so thatthe building may be made available for otherthan school purposes. Mr. W. A. Caldwell isthe architect, and Mr. W. Fraser the contractor,the total cost being something under £250.The School Committee, to whose labours thecredit of obtaining the school is due, consistof the Rev. Father Dunham (chairman),Messrs. J. M’Conachie (secretary), J. Lynch(treasurer), J. M’Anany, M. J. Gallagher, andA. Fiebig.The Brisbane Courier: 30 November 1896.Storm:Brisbane Courier: 16 December 1905...... The most serious occurrence was the destructionof the party-erected Holy Cross School atWooloowin. The framework had been put together,one side sheathed, the iron roof put on, and a startmade with the ceiling. The wind lifted the buildingfrom its foundations, and carried it down thehill, where it collapsed, much of the timber beingsmashed into small pieces. The force of the windmay be judged, when it is stated that some of the 4by 4 joists were broken into two pieces. The damageto the iron was not so great, although many hadof the sheets had pieces of timber forced throughthem. The stumps were canted almost level withthe ground. The damage is apporximately put downat £100.The foundation block of the school was laidon 5th November last, by his Grace ArchbishopDunne. It was then stated that the number of childrenattending the existing school was 460 and theseraised no less than £65 towards the new building.August Newsletter - Page ELEVEN

NEIGHBOURS:MethodistChurch,Crown Hotel,Lutwyche.In the 1860s, Lutwyche was the middleof a thriving brick-making industry. Advertisementsfor the sale of large numbers of bricksappeared. Sam Hedges advertising to sell100,000 bricks was one of them.With all the manual workers around itwas not surprising that by 1865, the Red LionHotel was opened by John Leaver on BowenBridge Road. It became a social hub with evenGrand Balls being held there. For some reasonit closed about ten years later. No doubtit was good news for the congregation of thenew Methodist Church which opened oppositein 1874. The locals didn’t want another hoteldespite the business hope of opening one.LUTWYCHE.September 4.THE Village of Lutwyche is one of those placeswhere the residents have determined thatthey will not have a public-house for the saleLutwyche Methodist Church: 1874 -1923of intoxicating liquors. Several attempts havebeen made by those enterprising gentlemenwho are always ready to lay out their capitaland conduct those places for the publicgood. We get along nicely without their aid,I assure you. A public meeting was held inthe Wesleyan Chapel last night, when thegreatest enthusiasm prevailed. After a fewremarks from various gentlemen, a Band ofHope was formed and over fifty persons tookthe pledge, mostly young men. Officers wereelected, and it was resolved that a meetingbe held every Monday evening; a band ofmusic and singing class were also includedin the marching orders. The meeting waswell conducted, several of Moody and Sankey’sHymns were sung well and heartily,especially “Dare to be a Daniel.” A subscriptionlist for musical instruments, music, &c.,was opened and heartily responded to. TheBenediction brought the meeting to a close. Ifappearances go for anything, this band bidsThe Crown Hotel - 1881August Newsletter - Page TWELVE

fair to come out second to none in the greatcrusade against vice and intemperance.The Queenslander: 8 September 1877.They were ready but one Charles Stottwas on the scene and he bought two blocksof land fronting Bowen Bridge Road right nextto the church and an extra two behind those.He wanted to build a large hotel. In November1880, he applied for a provisional licence fora house to be called the Crown Hotel. At thesame meeting Frederick Morris applied for aprovisional licence for the Kedron Park Hoteland both were refused.Stott re-applied in January 1881 andit was refused again. Not to be put off Stott(and Morris too) applied again on 9 March1881. The Provisional Licence was granted forthe Crown Hotel and the Kedron Park Hotel.Work got under way immediately and architect,Mr G.W.C. Wilson wrote to the Ithaca DivisionalBoard about the street levels. At theLicencing Court in October, Stott was granteda full licence and the new hotel was opened.A LARGE and commodious two-storybrick hotel (the Crown) has been recentlyopened by Mr. Stott at Lutwyche. The situationis an excellent one, on the eminenceoverlooking Breakfast Creek, the river, theValley, and Bowen-terrace, and there is apicturesque view of mountain and forestfrom the front and back verandahs. Thegeneral appearance of country hotels hashitherto not been of a character to inducecustomers, and especially boarders, to availResearched by David Teague.themselves of the pleasures of a country residence.In this case the architect, Mr. G. W.C. Wilson, has designed and handed overto the proprietor a building that in all its arrangementfor the comfort and convenienceof boarders will bear comparison with mostcity hotels. There is a wide entrance hall anda large vestibule on the first floor landing.Two very large tanks have been sunk in thesolid rock, and the supply of water will bepractically inexhaustible. Downstairs thereis the bar, parlour, and dining-room, withfolding doors, so that accommodation canbe provided for a large party. On the firstfloor there is drawing-room, ballroom, withante-room, and a number of well furnished,lofty, and well ventilated bedrooms. At theback are good stables and other conveniences,and the proprietor intends to makeprovision for two or three popular outdoorgames.The Brisbane Courier: 17 October 1881The Lutwyche Methodist Church:Erected in 1924The Crown Hotel 1924 - from Local Business BookletAugust Newsletter - Page THIRTEEN

FLOODS:BreakfastCreekSolutions?of this transition of flood waters to elsewherefrom here was the now non-existence of onlytwo points-Kangaroo Point and Bulimba Point;and the Harbours and Rivers Department welldeserve all the credit.I am &c.,S. H. EAVES.February 6.Whilst residents along the lower landsalong the creek were regularly flooded, it wasnot until a flood which occurred in February1931, that action was initiated.Samuel Eaves ran the Breakfast CreekNursery from his property on Park Street, Albion.Eaves was born in Somerset in 1844 an arrivedon the Black Ball Line clipper, Fiery Starin November 1864. He found work as a gardenerfor Sir George Bowen and then startedhis own nursery business. He married EllenSharp who had just arrived on the Montmorencyin December 1865. Ellen died of congestiveconsumption in 1874 and Samuel thenmarried Emma Willis.Living on the banks of Breakfast Creek,he was in a prime position to experience thefrequent floods. This is what he wrote to TheBrisbane Courier in 1927.Eaves Family details in Dunrobin Estate Folder.Bowen Bridge Road and Breakfast Creek takenfrom the Brisbane Hospital - 1931.TO THE EDITOR.Sir,For more than 50 years the old BreakfastCreek Nursery, with several hundredfeet of water frontage - between Campbell’ssawmills and the tramline - has been more orless under water by every flood that has happenedduring all that time, ranging from 1 and2 feet up to 10 and 12 feet as in the 1891 flood,and from 1 to 5 feet as in the 1903 flood. For asimilar rise now we had as much as possibleprepared against and were anxiously waitingand fearfully expecting the worst-whichRain had fallen during the last week ofto our astonishment, never came although January 1931 and as a result on 4 Februaryevery other flood, both big and little, always the Enoggera Reservoir filled rapidly and bydid come in on us, and the ‘03 flood was 2 feet 8 p.m. that night it overflowed at the rate ofin the house, the floor being over 8 feet high about 5 million litres per hour. UnfortunatelyNow, what were the chief or principal causes, the high tide was at midnight and the creekpoints, or reasons for this very abnormal transitoryoccurrence? Some say there were vari-had the task of knocking on residents’ doorshad broken its banks. The Newmarket Policeous causes for it which hundreds of us don’t alerting them to the danger. A row boat wasknow, but in my opinion, as one of the oldest kept in reserve ready for any emergency.residents throughout the Creek, and one whoThe floodwaters inundated the Maynehas suffered heavy trade and other losses railway yards and rail traffic was supended.through these floods, the chief or sole cause Long lines of carriages and other rolling stockAugust Newsletter - Page FOURTEEN

were removed to the Roma Street railwayyards. That evening thousands of workerswere stranded in the city.Swan Hill was a sheet of water, housedeep and water was creeping up to the eaves.Bedraggled survivors huddled together in thebackyards of higher ground. More than 400houses in George (Northey), Cullen, Nicholas,Victoria and Taylor Streets were completelyswamped. It was the worst flood since 1893.Workers at the Campbell Soap workshad to be evacuated. Malcolm Campbell saidthat the water had never risen so rapidly. Araft, consisting of several planks lashed togetherwith an empty soap box on top wasused to rescued workers Winifred Jacksonand Edna Roy while the men, wading or swimming,pushed it to Campbell Street.The water from the reservoir and thereclaimed land in the Mayne Railway yardswere blamed as was the build-up of silt frommany sewers emptying into the creek. After receivinga deputation from residents the LordMayor, Alderman Watson, said that whateverrelief can be afforded, after an investigation,would be carried out if he had anything to dowith it . A scheme was quickly hatched suggestingthe conversion of Breakfast Creek intoa canal. The idea was to construct it from theKelvin Grove industrial area to the BrisbaneRiver. Not only would it alleviate flooding butalso would provide access to port facilities.By April, teams of unemployed reliefworkers attached to the Brisbane City Councilstaff cleared away the vast banks of mangrovesfrom Bowen Bridge to the Albion Sawmills.One resident remarked on the wonderfulnew vista but another was not so pleased. Hewrote to the Brisbane Courier in May.April 1931 - Dug by HandBREAKFAST CREEK SEWER.Sir,Would somebody please present a singleticket to Goodna to the person who originatedthe idea of stripping every vestige ofvegetation from the banks of Breakfast Creek.That stream has always been a sewer, but notan ill-looking sewer - except, perhaps, at lowtide. Its most offensive features, in the formof dead cats, dogs, old bottomless washtubs,hoop iron, and other unconsidered trifles, thatpeople discard into the nearest property thatis not their own, were masked by a fringe ofnot inelegant mangroves. Now, however, allthese blemishes be naked and unashamedbefore the eyes of the world, and the oncecomparatively beautiful stream stands out forwhat it is - a ghastly sewer.By November 1931, Enoggera Dam hadbeen exonerated and the proposed channel tothe Brisbane River had been rejected. It wasproposed in the vicinity of the Swan Hill areato relocate the channel from a point south ofSwan Street to Noble Street. This would entailtwo new cuts, one 300ft long, cutting off a loopand a sharp bend in the creek on the Herstonside, and one 600ft long, cutting across thelower end of Aberleigh Road and eliminatinga loop of the creek approximately three-quartersof a mile long. This alone should consid-Naked Breakfast Creek after the removal of the mangroves Swan Hill on the left. Bowen Bridge right.August Newsletter - Page FIFTEEN

Researched by David Teague.September 1932erably reduce flood heights in adjacent areas.Farther up stream, considerable alterationsto the section between Bishop Street andNormanby Bridge were suggested - a newchannel extending 300ft westerly from BishopStreet, cutting off a loop of the creek, extendingtowards Edmondstone Road; a new channel450ft long, from a little below NormanbyBridge towards Parker Street; and considerablewidening and deepening of the existingchannel to connect these two cuts.By February 1932, it was decided togo ahead with the project under the government’sintermittent relief labour scheme andit was projected that up to a thousand mencould be employed, By June the work was inprogress and was expected to be completedin four years. It was being done with manuallabour using ploughs and scoops.It was recommended to expedite thework and reduce the costs, two mechanicalexcavators should be purchased, The photoabove shows the progress by September.Even with mechanical assistance, thework was very difficult as in November theywere excavating heavy clay. The photo belowshows some of the progress by January 1933.At the end of February 1934, it wasraining incessantly again and the water onceagain inundated Swan Hill and even coveredthe Bowen Bridge halting all traffic.In January 1935 it was decided to completethe work using full-time rotational reliefwork under award rate and conditions.A newspaper search has not uncovered anyarticles stating when the work was finished.However over the years the derelict loops ofland have been converted to sporting fieldsand parks: Downey Park, Rasey Park, SpencerPark and Finsbury Park.References: The Brisbane Courier: 9 May 1931, 5February 1931,6 February 1931, 10 February 1931, 26February 1931, 7 March 1931, 10 March 1931, 10 April1931, 30 April 1931, 4 November 1931, 20 February1932, 27 June 1932, 18 July 1932, 7 September 1932, 23November 1932, 24 January 1933, 22 February 1934, 7January 1935. Clippings now in the Society’s files.August Newsletter - Page SIXTEEN

Breakfast Creek was an obvious attraction to children.They swam in, particularly on King Tides, fished in it and boated on it.Top: Bill Hopkirk and friends in his punt late 1920s. He made several punts over his lifetime.Lower: Even when the flood was receding, it was still good to play in.Just a reminder:Our Financial Year ends on30 September next.Don’t forget to renew yourMembership.August Newsletter - Page SEVENTEENIn the November Issue:* Keating’s Powder does the trick* Men’s Day Out - 1895* Reverend George Wight* King’s Ice Creams* Alfred Jones at Rosemount* Diggers’ Drive, Kalinga* Windsor Red Cross* Bryden-Brennan Family* Rev. George Wight* New Matron at Rosemount- Christense Sorensen* New Concentration Campto be established at Kedron* Telegraph NewspaperClippings 1887, 1889, 1890.* Brisbane Not Doing ItsShare - Call for Infantry.Much of the research hasbeen done on the NationalLibrary’s Newspaper Website- TROVE.So far the editor has corrected29,508 lines of text onthat site.

NEWWOOLOOWINSTATIONWhen the Sandgate Railway lineopened in May 1882 there were three stationslocally: Albion, Lutwyche (at the bottom ofChalk Street) and a platform at Maida Hill.Unfortunately the gradient from Albionto Lutwyche was too great and eventually theline was lowered and as a result the old stationsof Lutwyche, re-named Wooloowin andMaida Hill were replaced by a single station- Wooloowin. A new station was built about100 yards closer to Eagle Junction of firstclasssubstantial character.Built by Mr White for about £2,000 thebuildings were of brick, roofed with rubberoidand red shingle tiles. Awnings of rolled iron(not corrugated) branch from each side.These covered not only the platform, but extendedover the kerbing so that passengerswere completely protected in wet weatherwhen entering the railway carriages. Thebuildings were reached from the over footbridge.The elegant porchway and large entrancewaiting-room were tastefully decorated.Iron ornamental fences had been erected,in order to facilitate the collection of ticketsunder a barrier system. The stationmaster’soffice was a large well lighted, well furnishedroom. Beyond it was a general waiting-room,with ample seating accommodation. Thiswas a partially open apartment, the sidesAugust Newsletter - Page EIGHTEENbeing partly enclosed by ornamental woodframework, and windows of coloured glass.From, this entrance was gained to the ladies’waiting-room, the fittings of which were muchsuperior to anything then seen in suburbanrailway stations. One boon to ladies, as at theCentral station, was the lavatory, with towelsprovided for them. Beyond the waiting-roomswere storerooms and ample sanitary arrangements.Unlike the other apartments, the sanitary-roomswere not ceiled, but were open tothe roof. For the painted work throughout twoshades of green were selected.Wooloowin Station 1909:All from Picture Queensland.The whole station throughout was fullylighted by electricity. Altogether an effortwas made, and not without success, to makeWooloowin railway station quite an up-todateand model building. Visitors to Sydneywill remember the many up to date buildings,with their red tiled roofs and shingled gables.The Wooloowin station comes nearer to thesenew style buildings than almost any yet seenin Brisbane. The last stage was the erection ofa ramp.Based on The Telegraph: 10 April 1901Bookstall at top of the ramp.

BRISCOECRUSHINGPLANTDuring the Depression in the early1890s, unemployed married men were givenrelief work at the Windsor Shire Council Quarrybreaking the rock to road gravel size and theywere paid about 1/6 per cubic yard for their efforts.Imagine the effort needed to smash up awhole cubic yard. Single men weren’t elegiblefor the work.Ten years later the Windsor Shire Councildecided to buy a stone crushing plant.“The new stone crushing plant latelypurchased by the Windsor Shire Council wasofficially set going yesterday afternoon. Theboiler attached to the crusher is of 12 horsepower,whilst the crusher itself is capable ofputting through 100 cubic yards per day. Themachinery has been erected at a height of 25feet, so as to allow the council to store largequantities of material. The machinery waserected by Mr. John Flynn, engineer, under thesupervision of the clerk (Mr. Lane), and so farit has proved satisfactory. The Government in-spector (Mr. Howard) inspected the machinery,and expressed the opinion that the councilhad secured a first-class crushing plant.After an inspection of the plant by themembers, the president of the council (Mr Briscoe)christened the crusher, smashing abottle of champagne over it. The crusher willbe known as the Briscoe crushing plant. thecouncil. naming the plant after the president.Several of the ratepayers were present, asalso were the members of the Shire Couucil.After the christening they adjourned to thecouncil chambers, where a splendid repasthad been set out. Several toasts were proposed,including the King, the Windsor ShireCouncil, the president, and the clerk.”The Telegraph: 14 January 1902.Dowridge’s Consultation.Names of Winners.The winners of Dowridge’s bone-fide2s. 6d. consultation on Summer Cup run atRandwick December 29; 10,000 subscribersat 2s. 6d.; closed with 7,000:-First, Blarneystone, No. 2099, J.Thondley, Stoneleigh street, Albion, nearBrisbane, £189.Second, The Trier, No. 267, F. Robinson,blacksmith, Margaret street, Toowoomba,£94 10s.Third, Florrie, No. 1926, G. Fife, Albion,near Brisbane, £17 5s.The above results are net.The Telegraph: 1 January 1895.circa 1924August Newsletter - Page NINETEEN

VERY SPECIAL EVENT!DON’T MISS NEXT MEETINGJudge LutwycheDIRECTORYWindsor & Districts’ Historical Society Inc.Please address all correspondence toThe SecretaryP.O. Box 539, Lutwyche. Q. 4030e-mail: windsorhistory@optusnet.com.auTelephone: 0401 802 980Old Windsor Council Chambersopposite Albion Road JunctionLutwyche Road, WindsorOpening Hours 1.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. Sundays and MondaysOffice BearersPresident:....................... Robert CooperSenior Vice-President:....Judy WillisJunior Vice-President.....Rosalie RacitiSecretary:.......................VacantTreasurer: ......................Gem CowlishawCouncillors:Jenny RoemermannCr Vicki HowardKristian WaleEdited by David Teague.Proof Readers: Judy Willisand Rosalie Raciti.WHEAT GROWINGfrom The Brisbane Courier: 16 November 1865.We recently called attention to a sample ofQueensland wheat, grown by Mr Payne, at the Gap,within six miles of Brisbane, and to be seen in therooms of Messrs Fraser and Buckland,Queen-street. The same gentlemenare exhibiting today a sampleof equally well-developed grain,grown by his honor Mr Justice Lutwyche,at Mount Kedron, within fivemiles of Brisbane.Both these samples havebeen grown from inferior seed, andreceived no adequate attention,thus satisfactorily proving the wheat-growing capacityof the land in the immediate neighbourhood of the city;and it is within the means of farmers, if they are like,to make us in the future comparatively independent offoreign supplies.Membership Year:1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015.Memberships due: 1 October 2015.You can read the newsletters on line atwww.windsorhistorical.org.auNext Meeting:Sunday 16 August 2015,3 p.m. Grange Bowls ClubFor your diary: Annual General Meeting: Sunday 15 November at 5 p.m.Delivered by e-mailPrint version courtesy of Hon. Teresa Gambaro, M.P.August Newsletter - Page TWENTY