Gabba Central

10/09/2019

Did you lose a ring at the Gabba Central Shops in July? On July 3, a member of the public located a ladies gold ring in the public bathrooms outside Coles

09/08/2019

02/05/2019

Police are seeking assistance to help locate a woman reported missing from Woollongabba. Kornelia Deak, 42, was last seen around this afternoon around 5pm

22/04/2019

Just a reminder that Jonathan Sri will be on site today at 5pm to answer any questions anyone has about the new development across the road, please come along if you are free.

30/03/2019

For those who weren’t on the eastern side of the building this afternoon here is what you missed, although this photo doesn’t do it any justice.

13/03/2019

Just an FYI there will be night works on the bikeway from 17/03/19 — 19/03/19

05/03/2019

Police are reminding residents to remove all valuables from vehicles, even if they are locked, after an increase in offences over the last few days.

01/03/2019

F. Tritton Furniture Warehouse, Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.
(Click Photograph To See All Four)
This is a first, I have located 3 photographs of this location!
Here we have the building that was once on the corner of Stanley Street and Gibbon Street Woolloongabba.
The first photograph was when F. Tritton’s Furniture occupied the site.
In the very beginning Frederick Tritton was in a partnership with his brother Charles for “some years”. Previous to this location, their store was located on Logan Road just around the corner but moved to this site in the 1890s.
I assume that the business began in 1882, though other sources state Frederick and his brother arrived in Australia in 1884 and the business started in 1886. The signage on the building though states “EST 1882”.
So maybe there has been a mistake somewhere?
In 1889 both men agreed to dissolve the partnership as they both were getting married. Obviously Frederick continued the furniture business with his new wife.
Like many other businesses, after the 1893 floods, it was decided to relocate to higher ground. The site chosen was on George Street near Adelaide Street.
Now when I found the next photograph (which was the first photograph found), I assumed that it was a separate business, I then read that “Coupon Furnishing Company” was owned by “Tritton’s Furniture” and that it’s factories supplied furniture for both their stores.
Apparently this store remained very busy as many of their customers were still shopping here and it was decided to change the name at this location to Coupons, as at the time coupons were a type of reward system that could be used to trade for goods.
In this 1903 photograph the neighbouring business was called J. Tritton’s Stationery and Fancy Goods. I assume this business belonged to Frederick’s son John.
I also assume that the company must have closed during WWII as I have found a document that claims that the building was occupied from 7th July 1943 by 832nd Signal Service Company of the United States Army. The building was used to house their officers quarters, mess hall, kitchen and orderly room.
After the war I read that Frederick’s Son, John Cyril Tritton, became managing director of this store and managed around 70-80 employees.
He ran this store until its closing in 1965.
As for its demolition, it disappeared somewhere in late 2003/early 2004 for the construction of Gabba Central Appartments.
The building that was located to the left was the Woolloongabba Hotel which could be traced back to 1868. Sadly it too was demolished for the apartment development, though once complete found itself a new home inside the shopping complex below.
More on that pub in a future post.
(Taken: 1895/1903/1937/2018)
(Source: SLQ/SLQ/SLQ/John Prpic)

01/03/2019

Woolloongabba Hotel, Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.
(Click Photograph To See All Three)
Here we have the Woolloongabba Hotel, located at the busy Woolloongabba Fiveways.
The hotel has existed on this corner site in one form or another since 1868.
Now as some may know this suburb was once known as One Mile Swamp. I haven’t been able to find the date that the suburb changed names, but I have been able to find out that the post office a few doors up opened as One Mile Swamp Post Office in 1869, but changed its name a few months later. The name continued to be used in newspapers until the early 1890s.
This hotel was one of seventeen hotels along Stanley Street that were effected by the 1893 floods.
At some point after the first photograph in 1929 the hotel received an upgrade, which would have resulted in the entire structure being demolished and rebuilt. Aerial photographs from 1942 indicate that the building seen in the second photograph existed that this time. I am unsure of when the hotels name changed from Woolloongabba Hotel to Gabba Hotel.
The second photograph shows the developers preparing to demolish the building and its neighbours to construct the Gabba Central apartment complex.
The public bar in this pub had the largest wooden "island" bar in the southern hemisphere.
Google Street View images show the building mostly complete in 2007, but with vacant shop spaces below. The slip lane seen on the corner wasn’t constructed until 2008. This addition may make turning onto Stanley Street easier by vehicle, but it makes crossing the street much harder on foot as one now has to pass through multiple phases just to get to the other side.
A news article from 2011 shows that the hotel reopened, but this time as the Woollongabba Hotel in one of the vacant spaces underneath the new apartment complex.
At this very moment on the Stanley Street side of the new building Brisbane City Council are building the Woolloongabba Bikeway.
This bikeway will connect Woolloongabba to the Goodwill Bridge where it’ll also intersect with the recently upgraded Kangaroo Point Bikeway.
At the intersection of Annerley Road the bikeway will also travel down Annerley Road on either side and head towards the Eleanor Schonell Bridge at Dutton Park.
This project has come about due to the tragic death of 22 year old Rebekka Meyer who was run over by a truck at the intersection of Stanley Street and Annerley Road in 2014.
Not only will this project result in a safe journey for the hundreds that cycle down this road daily, it will result in an increase of cycle numbers, as many currently won’t attempt riding down these roads due to the lack of infrastructure. So essentially with more people cycling, it will lead to less vehicles on the road and less overcrowding on public transportation.
One sad point that has been pointed out recently is how it’ll connect on this corner and won’t allow for inbound cyclists from Stanley Street to enter the bikeway. Instead they will have to ride to the first side street to access it.
The building the was demolished to the right was the Tritton Furniture/Coupon Furniture building.
It’s history can be read here...
https://www.facebook.com/1945423115710109/posts/2104197226499363?sfns=mo
(Taken: 1929/2003/2019)
(Source: SLQ/Tony Newman/John Prpic)
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01/03/2019

https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/duttonpark/2019/03/01/security-tips-for-residents-living-in-an-apartment/

Police are advising residents to remain vigilant and to ensure they implement a thorough security plan that includes locking doors and windows. Throughout