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The former Coal Board
building was erected in
the mid-1880s and is an
example of the elaborate
warehouses that once
dominated the city.
Smellie & Co. was a
19th-century hardware Queensland Club Locator Map
merchant housed in this This charming old building has housed
attractive building. Note the private, men-only Queensland
the Baroque doorway on Club since 1884. Panelled wood walls
the eastern side. and elegant columns were intended
to emulate British gentlemen’s clubs.
The Mansions
T The Mansions are a row of 1890s three-storey, red brick terrace
E houses.The arches of lighter coloured sandstone create a
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T end of the building.
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4. Parliament House
This stained-glass window
depicting Queen Victoria is one
of the many beautiful features of
this late 19th-century building.
Unlike many early parliamentary
buildings in Australia, it is still
used for its original purpose.
