Milton Road and Milton Brewery, Brisbane, Queensland from John Fenwick's house, 1881.

L'Estrange, Robert Augustus Henry (ca. 1881) Milton Road and Milton Brewery, Brisbane, Queensland from John Fenwick's house, 1881. [Image]

Abstract

Milton Brewery is visible to the left in this image. Milton Road is the dirt road. Milton train station, train line is to the right of this image.

John Fenwick (1823-1900). His Droving Diary 1863, together with a bio is available here https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:246245 and his obituary in Trove https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182855121?searchTerm=john%20fenwick Born in Newcastle, England in 1823, he married Ella Louie Wright and immigrated to Melbourne in 1854 following the Gold Rush. He applied for numerous leases in the Burdekin area out from the new settlement of Bowen in Queensland in the early 1860s. He wrote a diary covering 10-25 Nov 1863 which is at the first link. His property was not successful and he came to Brisbane in 1864, setting up business as a hide and skin dealer and then a stock and station agent. His obituary details his connections with numerous organisations including the Freemasons.

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Item Type: Image
Collection: QUT Alumni Donations
Sub-Collection Title:

Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Originals - Brisbane

Date: ca. 1881
Keywords: Milton - Brisbane - Queensland - History; 1881; Brewery - Milton - Queensland; Milton Road - Brisbane - Queensland; John Fenwick (1823-1900)
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Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2019 00:28
Last Modified: 22 Apr 2022 03:03
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URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/5214
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