Cairncross House - The Seventh Premier's Home

Exquisitely restored in James Street is this survivor from early Brisbane with many stories to tell. The heritage register shows Cairncross House has had many owners and has ties to the early 1860 period of Brisbane. One resident Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer in particular is of interest in the role he played in the state's history. 

A brief summary of the history of Cairncross House is taken from the Brisbane City Council Heritage Register. 

‘Cairncross House’ was possibly built by 1864 following the 1862 property transfer to Elizabeth Cairncross, wife of merchant William Cairncross, of ‘Colmslie House’ fame. The house may have been designed by the architect James Cowlishaw, who had built four Albert Street shops for William Cairncross in 1865. In 1867 the house served as early lodgings for St Vincent’s Catholic Orphanage, known then as the Roman Catholic Orphan School. It had several owners before being purchased by Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer in 1882 (Premier of Queensland from 1870-1874) and was then known as ‘St Clair’. The two-storey, stone dwelling of eight rooms with fruit and flower garden, was described as ‘one of the most substantially-built private residences in Brisbane’. Though the property remained in the Hunter-Palmer family until 1924, it was occupied by various tenants over the years. In the early 1890s it operated as a private hospital and from 1905 to the early 1940s as a private school.

Arthur Hunter Palmer was the seventh premier of colonial Queensland and one who has left his mark in our state's history. The following link to his on line biography is worth a complete read. 

J. X. Jobson, 'Palmer, Sir Arthur Hunter (1819–1898)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-sir-arthur-hunter-794

Arthur Hunter Palmer was the first person in political power to mention and strive to introduce a free education system for all Queenslanders. The following is taken from the previous on line biography reference. 

During the parliamentary recess from August 1872 to May 1873 Palmer revealed his growing liberalism by working on a bill for the complete reform of state education. Strangely enough, he was at one with Lilley, his staunchest political opponent, both believing that state education was the only form which government expenditure should support. He collaborated with Lilley in drafting the bill and as a private member introduced it on 3 June 1873. It recommended only one class of schools and one system of primary education, the administration of which was to be directly responsible to parliament under a ministry for education. The principle of free education was vital to Palmer. In this bill he proposed that, after free primary education, the students who passed examinations could proceed to free grammar schools and even to a free university. For Palmer, free education was also to be compulsory; 'he looked upon it as the first duty of the State—particularly in a colony like this, where every male adult possessed such large political privileges—to educate the inhabitants so that they might know how to value and avail themselves of these privileges'. This liberal stance lost Palmer much favour from his own party members, who preferred the church school system with state aid. The Roman Catholics and Anglicans vigorously opposed this system as they stood to lose all financial support from the state and no provision was made in the bill for religious instruction during school hours. It failed at the second reading with most of Palmer's colleagues voting against it and he resigned. 

His death and subsequent funeral in March of 1898 is a typical example of Brisbane in those Victorian times. 

Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Saturday 26 March 1898, page 600

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Death of Sir Arthur Palmer.

Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer, K.C.M.G., President of the Legislative Council, whose protracted illness had during the past few days assumed a critical aspect, and whose death has been almost hourly expected since Friday last, passed away at his residence, Easton Grey, Toowong, at a quarter to 8 o'clock on Sunday morning. The death of Sir Arthur Palmer removes from political life in Queensland a figure which for over thirty years has been conspicuously associated with the growth and progress of the colony. Though the generation which knew Sir Arthur in his more active and more aggressive days in politics is passing away, and new faces are predominant in the Legislative Assembly, there are few who have not an accquaintance, from history alone, of the part he played in the past, especially in the stormy times of political contention. Sir Arthur was always regarded as an honest and capable administrator. His manner was brusque, but it was felt by those with whom party warfare at times brought him into conflict that his intentions were good and his purposes honourable. Sir Arthur Palmer was born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1819. His father was Lieutenant Arthur Palmer, R.N., and his mother was Emily, the daughter of Robert Hunter, of Dublin and Downpatrick. Sir Arthur as a lad attended Youghal School, and his education was completed by private tutors in Dublin. In 1838 he arrived in New South Wales, and entered the service of Mr. H. Dangar, working in connection with sta-tion properties, of which he ultimately became general manager. For twenty-three years he served Mr. Dangar, and then he came on to Queensland, and entered into pastoral pursuits. In 1866 he was returned to the Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis, and in the following year he joined the Mackenzie Government as Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Public Works. It was in August, 1867, he first took office, and in the September following he took the additional portfolio of Secretary for Lands. The Ministry lasted until November, 1868, when Sir Arthur went out of office with his colleagues. In May, 1870, Sir Arthur was sent for and formed an Administration, in which he was Premier and Colonial Secretary, and after some years he took the portfolio of Lands again. This Ministry lasted for about four years, and in January, 1874, Sir Arthur resigned. He then became a candidate for North Brisbane, and was returned, retiring from Port Curtis after some thirteen years' service. Some years of hard work in Opposition followed, but in 1878 the Mcllwraith Administration came into power, and Sir Arthur Palmer accepted office as Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Public Instruction. These positions he held until December, 1881, when, upon the death of Sir Joshua Peter Bell, he was offered and accepted the position of President of the Legislative Council. In the next year Sir Arthur (then Mr. Palmer) received the honour of knighthood. During his tenure of office as President of the Legislative Council Sir Arthur Palmer has several times administered the Government. After the departure of Sir Arthur Kennedy until the arrival of Sir Anthony Musgrave, and again from April, 1886, until De-cember, 1886, he acted as Governor; and again on the death of Sir Anthony Musgrave until the arrival of Sir Henry Norman. During the last two sessions of Parliament, Sir Arthur Palmer's health has not admitted of his carrying on his duties as usual, and last session he was not able to take his seat in the House at all. His place was taken by the Hon. F. T. BrentnalL Chairman of Committees. Of recent months it was evident to Sir Arthur Palmer's friends that his health was failing, but his splendid constitution enabled him to battle along for nigh ten years beyond the allotted span of which the Psalmist spoke. In his quiet home at Easton Grey, Toowong, Sir Arthur spent his last days peacefully, surrounded by the members of his family, and receiving the kindliest attention from loving hands. The last fourteen years of his life Sir Arthur spent in widowhood. He was married In 1865 to Cecilia Jessie, daughter of the late Archibald Mosman, of Armidale, New South Wales, and a sister of the Hon. Hugh Mosman, M.L.C., and of Lady Mcllwraith. Sir Arthur Palmer leaves three sons, Messrs. W. A. D., Cecil, and Carl Palmer, all of whom are well known in Brisbane ; also two daughters, who resided with their father at Easton Grey. Sir Arthur Palmer was honorary colonel of the Queensland Mounted Infantry, and always took a keen interest in defence matters. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon. A very large and representative gathering assembled, not with-standing the showery state of the weather. In compliance with the special request of the deceased, which coi-cided with that of the family, no State ceremonial was held. The procession left Easton Grey, Toowong, the residence of the deceased gentleman, about half-past 3 o'clock, the coffin, which was of cedar with silver appointments, being covered with many wreaths. Following the hearse were three mourning coaches. In the first were Miss Palmer (daughter of deceased), and Messrs. Palmer (sons); in the second was the Rev. T. Jones, of the Church of England, Toowong ; and in the third Mr. Robert Gray (Railway Commissioner) and the Hon. F. T. Brentnall (Presiding Chairman of the Legislative Council). Following the mourning coaches was a vehicle filled with wreaths, and after this came the carriage containing his Excellency the Governor, Lord Lamington. Members of the Ministry, the Legislative Council and Assembly, the officers of the various departments, &., and the general public followed in their order. A guard of mounted police was also present. The route was by the Sherwoodroad to the cemetery. The grave was on the crown of the hill, immediately alongside that of the late Lady Palmer, who died in 1885. The burial service of the Church of England was read by the Rev. T. Jones, and at the conclusion Captain Pelham, A.D.C. placed his Excellency the Governor's wreath upon the grave.

Wandoo - The Other Street Investment?

 In Princess Street, Camp Hill you will find two magnificent homes situated opposite each other. Rockhampton or Coorparoo House sits on the higher side of this ridge and Wandoo opposite. Both dsigned by G.M. H. Addison and completely different in design. Both historically linked by the deeds of Abraham Street the Younger when in 1888 he was sentenced for embezzlement of an estimated 10,000 pounds from his employer. I have published the story of Rockhampton or Coorparoo House here. https://homesofbrisbane.blogspot.com/2022/07/rockhampton-or-coorparoo-house.html

The first occupant was Edward Mann Barnett. His story is outlined below in the Brisbane City Council's Heritage Citation. In the court case of Abraham Street there is a report which clarifies the role of Edward Mann Barnett in the family company.

Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Tuesday 10 April 1888, page 3

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THE STREET EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.

Abraham Street, junior, on bail, again appeared at the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. P. Pinnock, P.M., Messrs. F. T. Jones, John Potts, I. J. Markwell, P. Mallon, In answer to several charges of embezzlement preferred against him by Mr. B. L. Barnett. Mr. Thynne appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Bruce for the defence. The following additional evidence was taken :

Baron L. Barnett was called in the first case, and deposed that the defendant had to keep the cash and bills, the firm's books, and the private ledger ; the general ledger was kept by Mr. Cooper under defendant's directions ; defendant had the management of the countinghouse ; witness never gave defendant authority to appropriate to his own use the cheque for £59 15s. 6d.; when defendant received money he should have lodged it in the bank to the credit of the firm ; there was no entry in the books accounting for the amount of that cheque. B. L. Barnett gave similar evidence in the second case, and also stated that on and after the 6th June, 1887, witness alone carried on the firm under the name of Barnett and Co. during witness's absence, Edward Barnett and defendant signed cheques conjointly, except during the illness of one when the other would sign alone; the first thing defendant should have done when he received money was to credit the person from whom he received it and enter it in the cash- book ; the firm held security over J. Johnson and Co. no one but the defendant had the audit of Johnson's account ; the cheque for £108 had not been credited to J. Johnson and Co. defendant had no authority to appropriate to his own use the cheques for £100, £105, or £70 ; the amount of the cheque for £105 had been debited to J. Johnson and Co.

The following story of Wandoo has been taken from the Brisbane City Council Heritage Register.

This house was built circa 1887 for either Abraham Street or Edward Mann Barnett, employees of the Barnett and Company importing business. It was likely designed by eminent architect George Henry Male Addison. The house is a rare example of a nineteenth century dwelling in Camp Hill, which did not develop as a residential suburb until the 1920s. Additional buildings on the site are former stables and coach house buildings designed in 1896 by Richard Gailey. History The land on which this residence was built was originally part of a purchase of crown land made by James Cowlishaw and Louis C Gould on 17 July 1862. The two partners paid £56 for 56 acres of undeveloped land, described as Portion 121 in the Parish of Bulimba. They bought the land for investment purposes, named it the ‘Windsor Estate’ and subdivided it into small farm lots. A selection of these lots totalling just over three acres was purchased by Isaac Markwell in 1882. Markwell’s holding was transferred to Abraham Street, junior, in 1885. Street had been employed as an office-boy with Barnett and Company, warehousemen and importers, and worked his way up to managing the company’s finances. In the mid-1880s he began spending large amounts of money on luxury items and land, including this site and a second parcel of land in Princess Street, Camp Hill. Camp Hill was then known as Coorparoo or East Coorparoo. Street’s land holdings were on the edge of the Coorparoo Shire, close to the boundary of the rural Belmont Shire. Coorparoo was developing as a popular residential suburb in the 1880s, with estate sales encouraging the construction of large residences for some of Brisbane’s well-to-do citizens. The Camp Hill area, however, was poorly serviced by transport until the 1920s. This limited its growth, and the area was considered ‘bush’ in the nineteenth century. Street, nonetheless, engaged newly arrived architect George Henry Male Addison to design a residence on his landholdings. On one site he had built a grand mansion, ‘Coorparoo House’ or ‘Rockhampton House’, which is still extant and stands opposite this property. Street also appears to have commissioned the single-storey wooden house which stands on this site. Addison, of Melbourne architectural firm Terry, Oakden and Addison, had moved to Brisbane in November 1886 to supervise the construction of the London Chartered Bank building. The distinctive style of his early Brisbane domestic designs, including Street’s ‘Coorparoo House’, made him a highly sought-after residential architect. Addison went on to design a number of prominent Brisbane residences, including Cliveden Mansions (1888), Kirkston, Windsor (1888-9), Ralahyne, Clayfield (1888), and Cumbooquepa, South Brisbane (1890). 

Addison called tenders for two Coorparoo residences in May 1887. In September, the site containing the wooden residence was transferred to Edward Mann Barnett, Street’s fellow employee at Barnett and Co. By November Barnett had mortgaged the property twice, for a total of £3,500. The money may have been used to fund the completion of the residence, but it is more likely that the loans were connected with the family company, which was experiencing significant financial difficulties. In March 1888, Abraham Street was arrested and tried for  fraud. He was convicted of multiple charges of fraud and embezzlement, having stolen thousands of pounds from his employer Barnett and Co. The trial took place in April 1888 and was covered in detail in Brisbane and Ipswich newspapers. Street’s fraud appears to have forced the winding up of Barnett and Co, and the judge in Street’s trial ‘saw no extenuating circumstances, and prisoner by his misdeeds had contributed materially if not wholly to the ruin of Barnett and Co.’ Street was gaoled for ten years, and his ‘Coorparoo House’ was auctioned. Edward Barnett’s involvement in the trail was minimal, though newspapers described him as ‘conspicuous by his absence’. His assigned estate had been offered for sale in February 1888, including his ‘thoroughly well-built and beautifully finished Villa Residence’ at Coorparoo. Barnett relocated to Sydney, where he was married, and mortgagee Albrecht Feez again offered Barnett’s estate for sale. The estate was ‘well situated’ on elevated land at Camp Hill and included ‘good stabling’, essential in the remote Camp Hill area. There was also a racecourse nearby in Coorparoo, adding attraction for those interested in racing. The stated £2,000 pound mortgage over the property may have discouraged purchasers, however, as Feez retained the property for a further three years. 

In March 1891 title to the property passed to John GW Barnes, managing director of stock company BD Morehead and Co. The Barnes family named the residence ‘Wandoo’ and lived there until 1899. The stable building burned to the ground during their tenancy one night in May 1896, providing a spectacle for East Coorparoo. In July 1897 Richard Gailey advertised for tenders for new stables, coachhouse and associated rooms at Coorparoo, which appear to be for ‘Wandoo’. Gailey, one of Brisbane’s most prolific and prominent architects, seems an unusual choice to design a stable building. But the house’s former stables had been unusually grand: a two-storey hardwood building valued at £300, which was considerably more than many contemporary houses. The ‘very extensive stables’ were emphasised in sales advertisements for the property in 1899 and 1907. ‘Wandoo’ was briefly owned by Arthur Springhall, of the South Brisbane Butter Company, before it passed to Ada and William Greenfield in July 1910. The Greenfields had been residents of Camp Hill since the 1890s, relocating to ‘Wandoo’ from nearby Lloyd Street. They retained ‘Wandoo’ until 1945, though from the 1920s they reduced its surrounding land to just over three roods by subdividing and selling small allotments. Demand for land in Camp Hill had increased dramatically after the opening of a tram line extension along Old Cleveland Road in 1925, which simultaneously raised the value of the Greenfields’ land. The land subdivisions and sales also turned up an interesting artefact: digging on the site in 1932 revealed a bush-house buried three foot underground, which contained a perfectly preserved loaf of bread. ‘Wandoo’ was offered for sale in 1950, with advertisements touting its five bedrooms, maid’s room, marble fireplaces and large fernery. The property passed through a number of owners in the second half of the twentieth century. Minor alterations were made in 1958, including the addition of a garage and the enclosure of the verandahs. ‘Wandoo’ passed to its present owners in 1997.

Date of Citation — January 2015 

  

Rockhampton or Coorparoo House

Described in 1891 as the handsomest family mansion in the colony of Queensland this house still stands boldly on position looking across the city skyline. Every house has stories to tell but this one had a most interesting start to its journey in 1887. Abraham Street the Younger or as we would say Abraham Street Junior came to prominence in 1888 when he was sentenced for embezzlement from his employer an estimated 10,000 pound. It could be assumed that the money for the building of Rockhampton House could have been money from the embezzlement but this has never been stated or proven as factual. What is of interest is that Abraham Street's employer from whom he had embezzled the money was the firm of Barron Lewis Barnett. Edward Mann Barnett an employee of the same company had Wandoo built opposite Rockhampton House in Princess Street Camp Hill at the same time. Both houses still stand today and were designed by the same architect G. M. H. Addison. Edward Barnett was never charged with any crime or his name never appeared in the court case of Abraham Street. History does show that these two houses were built opposite each other at the same time in 1887. There would have been a considerable amount of money involved in the establishment of these properties.

Above is Wandoo - Princess Street Camp Hill

https://homesofbrisbane.blogspot.com/2022/07/wandoo-other-street-investment.html

Abraham Street the Younger was jailed for ten years in 1888 and in September of 1892 was to be released in another six months after being of exemplary behaviour during his sentence. After his release the Street family moved from Leichardt Street in the city out to a property at Cleveland purchased in the name of Abraham Street (senior). This property became known as Kinross. Today there is a new housing estate at Cleveland built on the Street farm now known as Kinross. 

The following is a very good summary of the story of Rockhampton or Coorparoo House.

History resides in home to American Consul Coorparoo House

Coorparoo and Districts Heritage Group President Ron Baker looks in to the fascinating history of Camp Hill’s hidden gem, Coorparoo House.

THIS large two-storey home has been known by several names including Street’s Folly, the haunted house and has also been referred to as Rockhampton. Coorparoo House at 86 Princess St, Camp Hill, was originally a two-storey red brick Victorian style dwelling with encircling veranda on the ground floor with open two rail timber balustrade. A decorative valence spanned between the timber veranda posts. The upper storey contained polychromatic brickwork, tiled roof, twin chimneys, colonnaded porches with decorative voussoirs (wedge shaped blocks), and double hung windows.

The block is part of the original 22.66ha acquired from the crown on July 17, 1862 by surveyor Louis Le Gould and architect James Cowlishaw for 65 pounds. They subdivided the land and sold off blocks in 1864 as part of the Windsor Estate. Early history of the property is vague however it is known that Abraham Street Junior owned the property by March 1885. The size of the property then was approximately 5.5 acres (2.22 ha). Street took out a mortgage for 2000 pounds to build the home.and commissioned architect George Henry Male Addison to design the home.

Street did not reside in the home for long as on June 13, 1888, he was declared insolvent. Coorparoo House and grounds were auctioned on September 14, 1888 by Auctioneers Smith Greenwood and Purcell. From October 1888 until June 1921 the home was owned by Mrs Isabella Gorrie, wife of wine and vinegar merchant George Gorrie. It is not known how long the Gorries lived in the house as it was vacant in the mid-1890s, then George Skeen appears to have been the caretaker in the late 1890s.

On July 4, 1908 the property was put up for auction but does not appear to have sold. William Harris is known to have lived in the house with his family for a number of years. Coorparoo House was acquired by John Skirving in June 1921 and he lived there for many years. In 1937 Skirving sold of some of the land associated with the property and reduced his holding to less than 2 acres (8093 sqm). During World War II the home was occupied by the Brisbane Police CIB finger- printing section and in the early 1950s by the American Consul. Colin George Caswell, a chemist, acquired the home in 1962 and lived there until he sold it to the Purcell family in 1975. Coorparoo House was then altered dramatically from the original red brick when it was rendered and the veranda enclosed and incorporated within the house. A porte-cochere with an open deck above was added and framed by Spanish Mission style openings. While the additions increased the size of the residence, the grounds of the property were reduced to its current size of 3812 sqm. The building, while still a grand home and a Camp Hill landmark lacks its former grandeur.

– Ron Baker, President Coorparoo and Districts Heritage Group

Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Saturday 14 May 1887, page 3

Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), Saturday 9 June 1888, page 20

Abraham Street, the Younger.

The Supreme Criminal Court was on Wednesday the scene of a most unusual stir, caused by the expected passing of sentence upon Abraham Street, the younger, for having embezzled his employers' money. The great interest felt in the case was caused by the fact that Street may be considered to have ruined his masters' Beport has it that he has disposed of not leas than £10,000. It appears to have been done in the most dating manner, and during the trial prisoner showed a wicked levity. It cost him an odd three years. His counsel did their best to procure his acquittal. Points of law were leserved, in themselves of the utmost importance to liberty and justice, but of no avail as applied to the case of Street. He had sinned without restraint, and he fell without pity. His Honour Mr Justice Hein very properly pointed out the enormity of an offence which a man not only robs his employer but also scandalously violates the trust which all commercial men must be able to place in each other, or business would be impossible. The alleged ways in which Street has spent the money of which he robbed his masters and of his having so spent it there is little doubt, makes matters all the worse. Debauchery and gambling, indulgence in eportn quite above the convict's station, and in mad speculations of which he knew nothing, made a pretty catalogue for a man not much more than 30 years of age. He goes to a felon's cell, a felon's idleness, a felon's dress, diet, and degradation withoat a tongue being moved to commiserate. Can anyone say to what it is due that society has learned to look in this way on crime and its punishment ? The sentence is for ten years.

Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), Wednesday 12 September 1888, page 4

Street's Insolvency.

The Father-in-Law's Evidence.

His Honour Mr. Justice Mein sat in the insolvency jurisdiction this morning, and disposed of the matter of Abraham Street, jun. An examination of witnesses was held in this estate this morning. Mr. E. M. Lilley, instructcd by Messrs. Hart and Flower, appeared for the trustee, Mr. G. Cannon, and Mr. McNab (Chambers, Bruce, and M'Nab) was present on behalf of the witness. Joseph Dandy said he was Abraham Street's father-in-law. In 1882 advanced him £790. Could not remember the month. Received, no acknowledgement. The money was advanced in one sum. His daughter, insolvent's wife, counted the money. Lent him £500 in 1884. Did not remember the month. Received an acknowledgement. It was witnessed by insolvent's wife. She read the document to witness. Paid the money in notes and cheques. Insolvent had a piece of land with a house upon it and an adjoining garden in Leichhardt street. Had told witness the house and land were mortgaged to a building society. Received the certificate of title subsequently. Believed he received it in 1884. Kept the £500 advanced to insolvent in his drawer. Had it there for more than 12 months. Retired from business eight years ago. Sold the business to John Fleming. It was a tinsmith and plumber's shop. His daughter managed it. Received the title of the land two or three months after giving insolvent the second loan.....

Daily Northern Argus (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1896), Friday 23 September 1892, page 5

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Executive to-day considered tbe case of Abraham Street, of Brisbane, who is undergoing a long sentence for embezzlement, and J. W. Rutter, of Rockhampton for forgery. It was decided to release Street six months hence, and Rutter, whose conduct while in prison has been most exemplary will be released next week.

Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), Saturday 18 April 1891, page 8

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Auction Sales.

THIS DAY. TUESDAY, 21ST APRIL. . AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

TO INVESTORS, SPECULATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

MAGNIFICENT FAMILY MANSION.

By Order of the Mortgagees.

ISLES, LOVE, & CO. are favoured with instructions from the Mortgagees to sell by public auction, at their Mart, on TUESDAY, 21st April, at Eleven o'clock, That MAGNIFICENT FAMILY MANSION

known as ROCKHAMPTON HOUSE, erected by Mr. Abram Street, and lately the property of G. D. Gorrie, Esq.,

SITUATED ON, A BEAUTIFUL HILL, at COORPAROO, commanding a view of the whole city, and within half-an-hour's drive of the G.P.O.

THE LAND is described as Subdivisions 1 to 10 of Section 16 and Subdivisions 7 to 16 of Section 11 of Portion 226, County of Stanley, Parish of Bulimba, and contains an area of 6 acres 2 roods 30 porches.

THE MANSION is a large two-storied brick dwelling of 14 rooms, including drawing-room, library, dining-room, cloakroom, five bedrooms, bathroom, collar, pantry, kitchen, storeroom, servant's room, man's room, washhouse, water-closets, and urinal, and is well and faithfully built of' the best materials. It is comparatively new, having been erected within the last three or four years under the supervision of G. H. M. Addison, SEC. The staircases and mantelpieces are in themselves WORKS OF ART and purchaser will find himself possessed of without doubt the HANDSOMEST FAMILY MANSION IN THE COLONY OF QUEENSLAND.

The property will be sold at the upset price of the mortgage and expenses, and the auctioneers will be glad to arrange for the main portion of the purchase money to remain on mortgage. 

INTENDING PURCHASERS will be taken out to view the property on application to the Auctioneer, REMEMBER

THAT THIS BUILDING WILL LAST A LIFETIME, and will readily let for a substantial rental.

Terms at Sale.

ISLES, LOVE, & CO., AUCTIONEERS,