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Catholic Centre, Brisbane
Catholic Centre is a heritage-listed converted warehouse at 149 Edward Street, Brisbane, Edward Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Slatyer & Cosh and built in 1900. It is also known as Edwards Dunlop Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History This building was erected in 1900 for Edwards Dunlop & Co Ltd, a Sydney-based paper merchandising firm. The architects were probably the Sydney firm Slatyer & Cosh. The building featured an electric Elevator, lift, modern fire fighting equipment and an extensive telephone system. The company occupied the building on 1 January 1901, the day of Federation of Australia, Federation. It was an apt moment, as Federation removed many of the obstacles to intercolonial trade, allowing Sydney-based companies like Edwards Dunlop to more economically tap the Queensland market. By 1910 the company was considered to be the largest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Street, Brisbane
Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street, Brisbane, Albert Street and Creek Street, Brisbane, Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street, Brisbane, Alice Street. It is named after Edward VII of the United Kingdom. A number of prominent Brisbane landmarks are situated on Edward Street. The Central railway station, Brisbane, Central Station, the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queen Street Mall, the Metro Arts Theatre and the City Botanic Gardens can be accessed from Edward Street. A number of Brisbane CBD shopping centres have entrances from Edward Street. These include QueensPlaza, Wintergarden, Brisbane, Wintergarden, MacArthur Central, Brisbane, MacArthur Central, ANZAC Square Arcade and Rowes Arcade, Brisbane, Rowes Arcade. History In 1866 a Baptist Church opened in Edward Street. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage-list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
