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| View Original: | StateLibQld 1 70647 James Brimblecombe's residence 'Fairview' at Brookfield, Brisbane, 1920s.jpg (1000x746) | |||
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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 70647 James Brimblecombe's residence 'Fairview' at Brookfield, Brisbane, 1920s.jpg supplied with photograph Fairview was the second home of the Brimblecombe family who were pioneers of the Brookfield area James Stephens Brimblecombe arrived in Brisbane in April 1869 from the Hunter River district of New South Wales He obtained 71 acres of scrub land on Gold Creek and within a few months had built a small home of hardwood slabs which was named 'Bannerfield' His wife Lucinda and children arrived shortly after Fairview was built in 1874 on Rafting Ground Road being closer to the local school and church For a time a room off the verandah at Fairview operated as the local post office The Brimblecombes prospered at dairying and agriculture selling butter and eggs James died in 1915 and his wife Lucinda in 1912 Brookfield regarded as one of Brisbane's later developing suburbs actually was one of the earliest areas settled The fertile country in the district was farmed as early as 1850 with dairying and small crops being the main occupation By the early 1870s population growth warranted the establishment of the first primary school in the area Timber getting was also an early industry and there are the remains of a number of old gold mines in the district between 1920 1925 handle 10462/deriv/85247 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Countryside in Australia Fences in Australia 1920 in Brisbane New South Wales Black and white photographs Gold Creek Queensland | ||||
