Old Government House: 150 years
Collection of photographs of Old Government House to celebrate the 150th anniversary.
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto for Orchestra in C Major, FXI No. 25, Gardner Chamber Orchestra, Paula Robison, from Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
澳洲布里斯本老總督官邸 Old Government House, Brisbane (Australia)
老總督官邸是一座19世紀建造的建築物,位於昆士蘭科技大學內.
Wedding Videography Brisbane at Old Government House
The Wedding of Amanda and David filmed at Old Government House and Factory 51 by Daniel Vistar for Boutique Wedding Films
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A history of Queensland Government House - Fernberg
Take a behind-the-scenes look at Queensland's premier heritage estate.
Government House, also known as Fernberg, was built in 1865 by German-born merchant Johann Heussler, and has been the official residence of Queensland Governors since 1910.
Discover more at govhouse.qld.gov.au/history
Old Government House QUT
This terrestrial laser scan was prepared by Surveyors from Land Solution Australia as a demonstration of the capability of Laser scanning technology for Heritage preservation and 3D documentation.
Lamingtons off the menu at Brisbane's Old Government House
Lamingtons taken off the menu at their birthplace 117
years after they were first made because people don't
buy them anymore - and Millennials could be to blame.The birthplace of the lamington has taken the iconic Australian cake off of the menu – 117 years after it was created.Brisbane's Old Government House removed the chocolate and coconut covered sponge from the building's restaurant, The Pantry, six weeks ago because they were not selling, according to The Brisbane Times.The sweet is believed to have been crafted in the house's kitchen in 1900 for Lady May Lamington, the wife of Lord Charles Wallace Lamington, Queensland's eight governor.
The Bowerbird and the Bride, Old Government House QUT
The Bowerbird and the Bride exhibition of wedding dresses through the decades collected by costume designer Marion Boyce. The exhibition is at Old Government House at QUT Gardens Point.
Guernsey's Most Historic Hotel - The Old Government House Hotel & Spa
The Old Government House Hotel & Spa has operated as a hotel since 1858 but its history dates back to 1796 when it was the official Governor’s residence for the island and the Bailiwick, which includes Alderney, Herm and Sark, until 1842. The last Lieutenant Governor to use it, as Government House, was General Sir James Douglas, after whom one of our modern meeting rooms is now named.
John Gardner purchased the property and launched it formally as Old Government House in 1858 where it was quickly established within Victorian society as “An old and comfortable country mansion”. The hotel has been extended and modernised but has never lost its character and charm.
There was one period when the life of the hotel changed. That was from 1940 to 1945, when the Germans occupied it as their General Staff Headquarters. The war over, great alterations were made. The hotel was enlarged and refurbished, yet its unique atmosphere of dignity and good fellowship remained and these qualities are as evident today as they were in Gardner's time.
In 1957 Old Government House Hotel was honoured by the presence of Her Majesty the Queen at luncheon. She and the Duke of Edinburgh were the guests of the States of Guernsey, whose Bailiff, Sir Ambrose Sherwill, received them as the Royal Standard was hoisted. Several islanders were presented and the Bailiff proposed the loyal toast. The meal, needless to say, was fit for a Queen.
In March 2008, also our 150th anniversary year, the hotel was acquired by The Red Carnation Hotel Collection. They undertook a substantial refurbishment but making sure to retain the fine character and heritage of this, Guernsey’s most historic hotel.
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Lachlan & Caroline Wedding - Old Government House, Parramatta
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Governor of Queensland drone feed of Government House Queensland
7 Darwin Government House Wine Cellar .MTS
Open Day at Darwin Government House 2012
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An Unfolding Story - Interpreting Old Government House
Historian and Curator, Dr Katie McConnel, discusses the challenges and charms of interpreting Old Government House. Presented at Mary Grigor Centre.
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How Charles Tiffin Built Queensland Parliament House
When the Queensland Parliament first convened in 1860, members met at the convict barracks on Queen Street. In 1863 an Australia-wide competition was held for the building design of a new parliament house. Plans by Queensland Colonial Architect Charles Tiffin were ultimately selected, and the foundation stone was laid in July 1865. Parliament House was first occupied in 1868, electricity was connected in 1868 - making it the first Parliament House in Australia to be electrified - and the building was finally completed in 1889.
Tiffin contributed greatly to the quality of historical architecture throughout Queensland. Apart from designing Parliament House, he was also responsible for Old Government House, Customs House, the Old Ipswich Court House, the Lands Office, Sandy Cape Lighthouse, as well as several other buildings including churches and post offices around the state. Several projects were completed in his personal time.
Born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England in August 1833 to Robert Tiffin, a whip manufacturer, and his wife Jane Haig, Tiffin was their third son but the only one to survive infancy. Records indicate Tiffin was trained as an architect by John Edward Watson in his home town. In 1855, Tiffin emigrated to Victoria, working briefly in Geelong before forming a private practice with William Davidson, Tiffin and Davidson, in Hobart.
On 1 January 1857, Tiffin married Mary Anne Haig, the daughter of a prosperous Hobart merchant. Tiring of private practice and seeking a Government position, Tiffin was employed by the New South Wales Government as the clerk of works for the Moreton Bay settlement in 1857 following a recommendation from the New South Wales Colonial Architect Alexander Dawson. After the creation of the Colony of Queensland in 1859, Tiffin secured the post of Colonial Architect. As such, he was charged with the responsibility of providing accommodation for the new colony's bureaucracy, Governor and Parliament. Aged just 26 at this time, he took up the challenge, in his own words, as a young, active, zealous, self-reliant man.
Tiffin took his Government duties seriously and is said to have worked tirelessly to design and construct more than 300 public buildings throughout the colony despite limited resources, vast distances and difficulty in securing reliable contractors. In December 1863, a competition for the design of a permanent Queensland Parliament was announced. Tiffin won first prize in April 1864, among great controversy and acrimony. Another design was initially favoured but was rejected on the basis of cost. Tiffin was accused of having input into the judging of the competition. So moved were the architects of Brisbane, in May 1864, eight local architects petitioned Parliament. Tiffin indignantly denied any wrongdoing, and contributed the 200 guineas prize money to the Ipswich Grammar School to set up a scholarship. Regardless, the controversy continued throughout the year resulting in a revised design by Tiffin eventually being chosen.
The title of Tiffin's office was changed in 1869 to Superintendent of Roads and Buildings when the Government attempted to cut expenditure by transferring the responsibility for roads and bridges in the southern part of the colony to his office. Tiffin inherited an administrative burden without any additional Government support. As a result, he was soon worn down by overwork. Adding to the burden, friction with the Minister for Works in 1870 resulted in Tiffin being accused of being extravagant, particularly in relation to the construction of Parliament House. Tiffin was required to report to Parliament on the issue. An unsavoury episode in February 1871 basically ended Tiffin's career in Queensland.
After a year's leave of absence in April 1872, he retired on medical grounds. Following medical advice to move to a cooler climate, Tiffin sold his home, Darrama. On route to Tasmania, he was delayed in Sydney by further illness. He died in Sydney on 9 January 1873 at the age of 40. An obituary said Tiffin had contributed the best years of his life to Queensland, and that he deserved a more fitting reward.
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Using documents from the Queensland State Archives, we can see letters, floor plans, images, posters, reports and investigations that occurred during the building of Queensland parliament.
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The Queensland State Archives are located at 435 Compton Road Runcorn. Opening hours are 9.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
3K at Elizabeth Farm and Old Government House
3K at Elizabeth Farm and Old Government House - created at
Old Brisbane Shit
Brisbane graffiti from mid 90's
Australia - Brisbane
We take the ferry, walk in the CBD and the City Botanical Gardens and we visit the Old Government House, the Cathedral of Saint Stephen, the spring flowers of Roma Street Parkland, Chinatown and the Sunday Morning Market.
We visited Australia on one of our overland trips; see our channel for hundreds of clips.
The used background music is royalty free music: Hustle, Impromptu in Blue and Rock Over London by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and Weep You No More Sad Fountains by Jon Sayles (
HASSCHATS Government House Heritage Perth
City Of Millions
NFSA Title: 15020 c 1964. A NSW Government film. Directed by William M Carty. Documentary promoting the development of the city of Sydney. Examines the transport system, industry, construction and leisure. Includes Australia Square, the State Office Block and the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Stock Exchange, General Motors Holden assembly line. Darling Harbour and Walsh Bay; Mascot International Airport; Mitchell and State Library of NSW, Sydney Grammar School and St James Church; demolition of old buildings and construction of office towers.Looks at the Rocks district (claiming that the area is an 'outmoded backwater' that will soon be demolished and 'replaced by a well-conceived group of office buildings, modern apartments and skyscraper hotel'). Modern suburban homes and home units, including Housing Commission towers at Redfern and more upmarket apartment buildings in Elizabeth Bay, Darling Point and Blues Point Tower. High school chemistry class and Sydney University students. The newly built Gladesville Bridge (opened 1964) and the Cahill Expressway. The Rex Hotel (Kings Cross), the State Theatre, William Street, the AWA Tower.
Old Brisbane
The flooded streets
Open House
From the Film Australia Collection. Made by Film Australia 1988. Directed by Ian Walker. Open House looks at the planning, architecture, design and fine craftsmanship that went into one of Australia’s most ambitious construction projects. Produced over a ten year period, Open House follows closely the construction of Australia’s new Parliament House, from the turn of the first sod of earth to its official opening by HRH Queen Elizabeth II in 1988.
This film is available on DVD from the NFSA.