On the 14th August 1956, a series of 120 aerial photos were taken by a photographer flying at a low altitude of 5380 feet, and over the...

Born in Douglas on the Isle of Man to English parents, Hugh and Barbara (nee Pass) the Gibb brothers, Barry (born 1st September 1946) twins Maurice and Robin (born 22nd December 1949) older sister Lesley (born 12th January 1945 in Manchester) and younger brother Andy (born on 5th March 1958 in Manchester) lived in their Dad’s hometown of Chorlton, Manchester, England, where in 1955, where Barry Gibb formed the skiffle/rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes (aka Wee Johnny Haye

Comparing catches - Woody Point Jetty c.1913 - Photo John Oxley Library The giant grouper has a wide distribution throughout the tropical...

In 1954, Messrs Londy and Kallos built the new Bay Theatre at Scarborough. It opened on the 2nd December 1954 with Paramount’s Knock on Wood. The theatre has had varied uses since, being a Blue light disco in the 1970s, a church and then the iconic Scarborough Fair Art Gallery from 1994 to 2004. The building was demolished in 2022. Early Picture Shows Of Humpybong 72 page softcover book, detailing biographies of the earliest Picture Pavilions and theatres in Humpybong (Redcli

William Hobbs was born on 23rd March 1822 in London. He married Anna Louisa Barton, (sister of Sir Edmund Barton - Australia's first...

Hanlon Street history in Scarborough. An early 1929 land sale map showing Short St and the location of Morgans Picture Theatre which was...

In October 1881, the Caboolture Divisional Board invited tenders for the clearing of the coastline road from the soon to be completed...

The team at the Photo Restoration Studio have just released a 2025 calendar showcasing the best 12 images from the 2 Pictorial History...

Koch Ave (formerly Koch St and Helen St) was named after Colonial Felix Bernard Theodore Wilhelm Koch VD, who had decorated military...

A street history of Herbert St Scarborough from aerial photos taken in 1942, 1956 and 1989. One of the earliest streets, possibly named...