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  2. Terrace houses in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The verandah displays a deep timber frieze, a hallmark of the Queensland style. In Brisbane, Queensland, apart from government buildings, stone and attached buildings were deprecated, and in fact legislated against by the Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885. Enacted as a public health and anti-slum measure, it set a minimum frontage ...

  3. Queenslander (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A low-set Queenslander c. 1935. With timber plentiful and the preferred building material in Queensland after 1900, a new product emerged to fill the need for housing stock – “Ready to Erect” homes provided by timber merchants with all of the pieces already pre-cut and readily available for ordering.

  4. List of historic homesteads in Australia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia.The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database, on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia, or by the National Trust of Australia.

  5. Australian residential architectural styles - Wikipedia

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    Home in the Queenslander style. Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time, from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron (which can still be seen in the roofing of historic homes) to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries, such as the California bungalow from the United States, the Georgian ...

  6. Lamb House, Kangaroo Point - Wikipedia

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    The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. Lamb House is a most accomplished building in its architectural design, materials, workmanship and setting, and is significant as a major example of the domestic work of notable Brisbane architect ...

  7. Squatting in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Atlas Maps of N. South Wales, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria and South Australia by William Owen was published in Melbourne in 1869. It provides the earliest preserved record of squatting runs in the colonies of eastern Australia and New Zealand. These maps also provide placenames for small 19th century settlements that had vanished.

  8. Australian Influencer Accused of ‘Torturing’ Her 1-Year-Old ...

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    Queensland police alleged the abuse began in early August 2024 and lasted until Oct. 15, 2024, when medical staff at a hospital in Brisbane contacted police with concerns that the 1-year-old girl ...

  9. Wright Family Houses - Wikipedia

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    The Wright Family Houses area heritage-listed group of detached houses at 98/100/106 Mt Crosby Road, Tivoli, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.It was built from c. 1898 onwards.