Chinese restaurant, Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise, slide by Robin Barron, 1969. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Chinese temple, Innisfail, slide by John Zwar, 1970. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Detail of Chinese-influenced design on building lacework, Cooktown, slide by Ruth Read, 1972. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Chinese Joss House interior, Cooktown, slide by Ruth Read, 1972. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Copyright Ruth Read

Chinese shrine, Cooktown Cemetery, slide by Ruth Read, 1972. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Chinatown Mall redevelopment plan, 2008

Chinatown Mall
Wickham Street
Fortitude Valley, QLD
Australia
1 January 2008

Location

Chinatown Mall
Wickham Street
Fortitude Valley, QLD
Australia
Brisbane
Brisbane City Council

Chinatown Mall redevelopment master plan, released by the Brisbane City Council in 2008. The design was developed with assistance of architects from Brisbane's sister city, Shenzhen, China in consultation with local designers Urbis. Originally opened in 1987, the redesigned mall opened in February 2010.

Brisbane City Council, 2008

A notable feature of the early Chinese settlement in Queensland, as in other places where overseas Chinese societies developed, was a communal pattern of settlement.

Pamphlet 'Holiday wear in Queensland's climate' for tourists issued by the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, 1977. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Clothing worn in Queensland has been, and remains rich with inconsistencies.

Palma Rosa, Hamilton, 1974, designed and built by Italian architect Andrea Stombuco in 1887 who also designed All Hallows Convent School and Petrie Mansions in Petrie Terrace. Slide by Allan Webb, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

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