https://www.ipernity.com/tag/gillianeverett/keyword/224082 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/D3/F4/324819.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/gillianeverett/keyword/224082 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:19:19 +0000 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:19:19 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51657796 tag:ipernity.com,2022-11-06,doc-51657796 Sun, 06 Nov 2022 04:14:00 +0000 2000-08-30T15:08:57+11:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51657796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/96/51657796.41993b05.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Our last boat, Cavalier 32 Yacht "Conquero" (built 1981).<br /> <br /> We sailed around Moreton Bay and joined the RQYS (Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron) cruising group, mooring in the sheltered anchorages.<br /> <br /> Brisbane, Queensland, Australia<br /> <br /> Sold in 2001, last seen in Bateman's Bay, NSW.<br /> <br /> The Cavalier 32, affectionately known as the “Cav32″, is perhaps the best production cruiser to be produced in New Zealand, and certainly one of the most successful. Right from the get go, when Sea Spray magazine in July 1971 took the first production boat for a sail they were impressed by both the spacious interior, berthing up to eight, and its on-the-water performance; noting it was fast, responsive, incredibly close-winded and with good acceleration.<br /> <br /> The boat went on to compete very successfully as an ocean racer with a half ton rating, eventually finding its place among the cruising community as a comfortable and reliable blue water vessel. Many have cruised the South Pacific extensively, while others have circumnavigated.<br /> <br /> History<br /> Designed by Bob Salthouse in 1969, the prototype Cavalier 32 made its debut at the 1970 Auckland Boat Show. The concept was for a hull with high racing potential; a boat that would be satisfying to race inshore as well as offshore, yet have family-size cruising accommodation. It immediately proved popular with 14 boats sold by the time the first boat was launched in Jul 1971.<br /> bluewaterboats.org/cavalier-32/</div> 2000 Conquero at RQYS Manly <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51657796"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/96/51657796.41993b05.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="157" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Our last boat, Cavalier 32 Yacht "Conquero" (built 1981).<br /> <br /> We sailed around Moreton Bay and joined the RQYS (Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron) cruising group, mooring in the sheltered anchorages.<br /> <br /> Brisbane, Queensland, Australia<br /> <br /> Sold in 2001, last seen in Bateman's Bay, NSW.<br /> <br /> The Cavalier 32, affectionately known as the “Cav32″, is perhaps the best production cruiser to be produced in New Zealand, and certainly one of the most successful. Right from the get go, when Sea Spray magazine in July 1971 took the first production boat for a sail they were impressed by both the spacious interior, berthing up to eight, and its on-the-water performance; noting it was fast, responsive, incredibly close-winded and with good acceleration.<br /> <br /> The boat went on to compete very successfully as an ocean racer with a half ton rating, eventually finding its place among the cruising community as a comfortable and reliable blue water vessel. Many have cruised the South Pacific extensively, while others have circumnavigated.<br /> <br /> History<br /> Designed by Bob Salthouse in 1969, the prototype Cavalier 32 made its debut at the 1970 Auckland Boat Show. The concept was for a hull with high racing potential; a boat that would be satisfying to race inshore as well as offshore, yet have family-size cruising accommodation. It immediately proved popular with 14 boats sold by the time the first boat was launched in Jul 1971.<br /> bluewaterboats.org/cavalier-32/</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51618320 tag:ipernity.com,2022-10-12,doc-51618320 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:26:13 +0000 2022-09-11T09:25:25+11:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51618320"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/20/51618320.cb67d87c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Scavenger Hunt 6 - Industrial<br /> <br /> Seen in Queensland, Australia.<br /> <br /> "The Cappellotto CAP COMBI 3200 CL is highly versatile vacuum combination unit.<br /> Combining high efficiency vacuum performance, drain cleaning, hydro excavation and high performance vacuum capability, the CAP COMBI 3200 CL will find a place in your fleet enabling you to manage diverse applications.<br /> With KOR’s customer service commitment, your unit will be supported for the life of the vehicle."<br /> <br /> See unit in operation in the photo below,which is from the manufacturer's web site<br /> <br /> Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. <br /> In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste.<br /> ... designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions ...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51618318" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="KOR Cap Combi" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/18/51618318.4e0d23fa.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a></div> 18/Cap Combi used by the Veolia group <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51618320"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/20/51618320.cb67d87c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Scavenger Hunt 6 - Industrial<br /> <br /> Seen in Queensland, Australia.<br /> <br /> "The Cappellotto CAP COMBI 3200 CL is highly versatile vacuum combination unit.<br /> Combining high efficiency vacuum performance, drain cleaning, hydro excavation and high performance vacuum capability, the CAP COMBI 3200 CL will find a place in your fleet enabling you to manage diverse applications.<br /> With KOR’s customer service commitment, your unit will be supported for the life of the vehicle."<br /> <br /> See unit in operation in the photo below,which is from the manufacturer's web site<br /> <br /> Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. <br /> In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste.<br /> ... designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions ...<br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/51618318" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="KOR Cap Combi" src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/18/51618318.4e0d23fa.500.jpg?r2" height="282" width="500" /></a></div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/49319186 tag:ipernity.com,2019-10-13,doc-49319186 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 03:17:45 +0000 2019-07-26T10:55:32+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/49319186"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/86/49319186.bc418471.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">TSC Scavenger Hunt Freshly baked<br /> <br /> A haven in a busy industrial area, along the Beaudesert Road in Coopers Plains, just South of Brisbane, Queensland. Great atmosphere and coffee!<br /> <br /> We called in here while our Nissan was having new windows fitted.<br /> <br /> Established in 2016 by Chloe Cobbin, Bedouin Brew was built with the simple focus of establishing a coffee community in Brisbane's industrial Southside...<br /> 2017 witnessed the relocation of the venue to Coopers Plains after finding success and increased popularity among the locals. <br /> bedouinbrew.com/about</div> #30 Bedouin Brew <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/49319186"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/86/49319186.bc418471.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">TSC Scavenger Hunt Freshly baked<br /> <br /> A haven in a busy industrial area, along the Beaudesert Road in Coopers Plains, just South of Brisbane, Queensland. Great atmosphere and coffee!<br /> <br /> We called in here while our Nissan was having new windows fitted.<br /> <br /> Established in 2016 by Chloe Cobbin, Bedouin Brew was built with the simple focus of establishing a coffee community in Brisbane's industrial Southside...<br /> 2017 witnessed the relocation of the venue to Coopers Plains after finding success and increased popularity among the locals. <br /> bedouinbrew.com/about</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48979410 tag:ipernity.com,2019-08-12,doc-48979410 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 04:44:48 +0000 2019-07-27T11:20:30+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48979410"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/94/10/48979410.fbf598bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">TSC Scavenger Hunt small car<br /> <br /> At Mt Coot tha, Brisbane, Queensland</div> #18 Accent <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48979410"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/94/10/48979410.fbf598bd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="135" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">TSC Scavenger Hunt small car<br /> <br /> At Mt Coot tha, Brisbane, Queensland</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48926022 tag:ipernity.com,2019-07-28,doc-48926022 Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:32:02 +0000 2019-07-27T09:16:57+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48926022"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/22/48926022.b10758b6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland. We stayed here overnight.<br /> <br /> Built 2008, styled after Lisnagar, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.<br /> <br /> <br /> Saturday challenge... Vintage look<br /> TSC Scavenger Hunt Vintage</div> #42 Grove Manor <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/48926022"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/60/22/48926022.b10758b6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland. We stayed here overnight.<br /> <br /> Built 2008, styled after Lisnagar, in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.<br /> <br /> <br /> Saturday challenge... Vintage look<br /> TSC Scavenger Hunt Vintage</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016836 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-12,doc-43016836 Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:40:24 +0000 2016-09-10T10:54:50+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016836"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/36/43016836.94295c0b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Mt Coot-Tha <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016836"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/36/43016836.94295c0b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="161" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016834 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-12,doc-43016834 Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:40:07 +0000 2016-09-10T10:57:42+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016834"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/34/43016834.9dc37d98.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Mt Coot-Tha <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016834"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/34/43016834.9dc37d98.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016832 tag:ipernity.com,2016-09-12,doc-43016832 Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:39:52 +0000 2016-09-10T10:58:53+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016832"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/32/43016832.d8fbf738.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Mt Coot-Tha <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/43016832"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/68/32/43016832.d8fbf738.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="136" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Down in Brisbane for a few days for a friend's birthday party. Misty day at the lookout.<br /> <br /> We had heavy rainfall during our stay in Brisbane, then a brilliant blue sky driving home.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/42014164 tag:ipernity.com,2016-05-26,doc-42014164 Thu, 26 May 2016 04:16:20 +0000 2013-06-03T11:44:18+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/42014164"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/64/42014164.d06fc926.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Established in 1986 <br /> <br /> The Kookaburra River Queen Paddlewheelers are true icons of the Brisbane River, based on the Mississipi, and Murray River Paddlewheelers and celebrate Brisbane's greatest asset - our river. <br /> <br /> The vessels were aptly named because the Kookaburra is a native Australian bird that is never seen to drink water - a prophecy that all boat owners would hope to emulate! <br /> <br /> Confident that Brisbane was ready for "something nostalgic, old-fashioned and different" the Kookaburra River Queens were born. Millkraft Thompson Boatyards built Kookaburra River Queen I. She was the first wooden paddlewheeler built in Australia in the last century. Launched in 1986 and 1988 respectively, the Queens were crafted mainly from Queensland timbers, the 100 foot keels from ironbark, the sheathed hulls planked with oregon and spotted gum and the decks made from white beech. <br /> <br /> After playing a major role in the popular World Expo 88, the vessels have become a part of Brisbane's riverscape for over 20 years.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.kookaburrariverqueens.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.kookaburrariverqueens.com</a><br /> <br /> Alphabet Site K</div> Kookaburra Queen <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/42014164"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/64/42014164.d06fc926.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Established in 1986 <br /> <br /> The Kookaburra River Queen Paddlewheelers are true icons of the Brisbane River, based on the Mississipi, and Murray River Paddlewheelers and celebrate Brisbane's greatest asset - our river. <br /> <br /> The vessels were aptly named because the Kookaburra is a native Australian bird that is never seen to drink water - a prophecy that all boat owners would hope to emulate! <br /> <br /> Confident that Brisbane was ready for "something nostalgic, old-fashioned and different" the Kookaburra River Queens were born. Millkraft Thompson Boatyards built Kookaburra River Queen I. She was the first wooden paddlewheeler built in Australia in the last century. Launched in 1986 and 1988 respectively, the Queens were crafted mainly from Queensland timbers, the 100 foot keels from ironbark, the sheathed hulls planked with oregon and spotted gum and the decks made from white beech. <br /> <br /> After playing a major role in the popular World Expo 88, the vessels have become a part of Brisbane's riverscape for over 20 years.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.kookaburrariverqueens.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.kookaburrariverqueens.com</a><br /> <br /> Alphabet Site K</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/34220753 tag:ipernity.com,2014-08-05,doc-34220753 Tue, 05 Aug 2014 02:22:15 +0000 2014-07-23T12:59:03+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/34220753"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/144/07/53/34220753.720468d3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” <br /> <br /> ― Mark Twain: The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It <br /> <br /> Written in 1869, it was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as being one of the best-selling travel books of all time - Wikipedia. <br /> <br /> En route to the Whitsundays, flying from Brisbane to Hamilton Island, July 2014.</div> Travel <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/34220753"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/144/07/53/34220753.720468d3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” <br /> <br /> ― Mark Twain: The Innocents Abroad/Roughing It <br /> <br /> Written in 1869, it was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as being one of the best-selling travel books of all time - Wikipedia. <br /> <br /> En route to the Whitsundays, flying from Brisbane to Hamilton Island, July 2014.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304535 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-15,doc-33304535 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 04:50:36 +0000 2013-06-03T11:42:11+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304535"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/35/33304535.10b038b0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Kookaburra Queen paddle boats have operated on the Brisbane River since 1986. <br /> <br /> Positioned overlooking the Brisbane River George's Paragon Restaurant has stunning views of the Story Bridge and Kangaroo Point <br /> <br /> Eagle Street Pier is an iconic waterfront precinct with world class dining options and unrivalled views of the Brisbane River, Queensland.</div> George&#039;s Paragon at Eagle Street Pier <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304535"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/35/33304535.10b038b0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The Kookaburra Queen paddle boats have operated on the Brisbane River since 1986. <br /> <br /> Positioned overlooking the Brisbane River George's Paragon Restaurant has stunning views of the Story Bridge and Kangaroo Point <br /> <br /> Eagle Street Pier is an iconic waterfront precinct with world class dining options and unrivalled views of the Brisbane River, Queensland.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304519 tag:ipernity.com,2014-06-15,doc-33304519 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 04:44:12 +0000 2013-06-03T11:44:18+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304519"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/19/33304519.e0fd3dcd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Established in 1986 <br /> <br /> The Kookaburra River Queen Paddlewheelers are true icons of the Brisbane River, based on the Mississipi, and Murray River Paddlewheelers and celebrate Brisbane's greatest asset - our river. <br /> <br /> The vessels were aptly named because the Kookaburra is a native Australian bird that is never seen to drink water - a prophecy that all boat owners would hope to emulate! <br /> <br /> Confident that Brisbane was ready for "something nostalgic, old-fashioned and different" the Kookaburra River Queens were born. Millkraft Thompson Boatyards built Kookaburra River Queen I. She was the first wooden paddlewheeler built in Australia in the last century. Launched in 1986 and 1988 respectively, the Queens were crafted mainly from Queensland timbers, the 100 foot keels from ironbark, the sheathed hulls planked with oregon and spotted gum and the decks made from white beech. <br /> <br /> After playing a major role in the popular World Expo 88, the vessels have become a part of Brisbane's riverscape for over 20 years.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.kookaburrariverqueens.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.kookaburrariverqueens.com</a><br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA48 Passenger Transportation</div> Kookaburra Queen at Eagle Street Pier <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/33304519"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/143/45/19/33304519.e0fd3dcd.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Established in 1986 <br /> <br /> The Kookaburra River Queen Paddlewheelers are true icons of the Brisbane River, based on the Mississipi, and Murray River Paddlewheelers and celebrate Brisbane's greatest asset - our river. <br /> <br /> The vessels were aptly named because the Kookaburra is a native Australian bird that is never seen to drink water - a prophecy that all boat owners would hope to emulate! <br /> <br /> Confident that Brisbane was ready for "something nostalgic, old-fashioned and different" the Kookaburra River Queens were born. Millkraft Thompson Boatyards built Kookaburra River Queen I. She was the first wooden paddlewheeler built in Australia in the last century. Launched in 1986 and 1988 respectively, the Queens were crafted mainly from Queensland timbers, the 100 foot keels from ironbark, the sheathed hulls planked with oregon and spotted gum and the decks made from white beech. <br /> <br /> After playing a major role in the popular World Expo 88, the vessels have become a part of Brisbane's riverscape for over 20 years.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.kookaburrariverqueens.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.kookaburrariverqueens.com</a><br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA48 Passenger Transportation</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32842771 tag:ipernity.com,2014-05-23,doc-32842771 Fri, 23 May 2014 05:23:59 +0000 2013-06-03T11:30:09+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32842771"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/27/71/32842771.a3e15029.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Viewed from the high speed Brisbane CityCat Ferry.<br /> <br /> The Story Bridge is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia...<br /> <br /> The design for the bridge was based heavily on that of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, completed in 1930... <br /> <br /> It was opened on 6 July 1940.<br /> Extracts from Wikipedia<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches</div> Story Bridge over the Brisbane River <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32842771"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/27/71/32842771.a3e15029.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Viewed from the high speed Brisbane CityCat Ferry.<br /> <br /> The Story Bridge is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia...<br /> <br /> The design for the bridge was based heavily on that of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, completed in 1930... <br /> <br /> It was opened on 6 July 1940.<br /> Extracts from Wikipedia<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781921 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-10,doc-31781921 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:09:10 +0000 2013-06-03T12:16:38+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781921"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/19/21/31781921.588d9242.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Queensland's first Government House is located at Gardens Point in the grounds of the Queensland University of Technology at the end of George Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building's construction was the first important architectural work undertaken by the newly formed Government of Queensland.<br /> The government residential building was constructed to accommodate the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Bowen, and his family.<br /> <br /> The two-storey building was designed by colonial architect Charles Tiffin in the Classical revival style in 1860.<br /> The first stage of the building was completed in March 1862 by builder Joshua Jeays. The building is built from locally-sourced materials, predominantly sandstone, porphyry, red cedar, hoop pine and cast iron.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches</div> Government House, Brisbane <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781921"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/19/21/31781921.588d9242.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Queensland's first Government House is located at Gardens Point in the grounds of the Queensland University of Technology at the end of George Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building's construction was the first important architectural work undertaken by the newly formed Government of Queensland.<br /> The government residential building was constructed to accommodate the first Governor of Queensland, Sir George Bowen, and his family.<br /> <br /> The two-storey building was designed by colonial architect Charles Tiffin in the Classical revival style in 1860.<br /> The first stage of the building was completed in March 1862 by builder Joshua Jeays. The building is built from locally-sourced materials, predominantly sandstone, porphyry, red cedar, hoop pine and cast iron.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA45 Underneath the Arches</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32022221 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-16,doc-32022221 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:18:15 +0000 2013-06-03T13:19:42+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32022221"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/22/21/32022221.d5e1580a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken from the high speed Brisbane CityCat at Norman Park on the Brisbane River in Queensland. <br /> <br /> Have not managed to find a definitive description for this riverside house.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> Pink Riverside Mansion <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/32022221"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/22/21/32022221.d5e1580a.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Taken from the high speed Brisbane CityCat at Norman Park on the Brisbane River in Queensland. <br /> <br /> Have not managed to find a definitive description for this riverside house.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848101 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-11,doc-31848101 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:25:26 +0000 2013-06-03T12:36:28+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848101"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/81/01/31848101.395e21b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, which focuses on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints, and ceramics... it opened in the year 2000. <br /> <br /> The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane. <br /> <br /> Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a strong focus on applied research. Based in Brisbane, it has about 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, with over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million. QUT ranks within the top 10 Australian Universities and upper 3% world-wide...<br /> The university is located on two campuses in Brisbane City, Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove, and a third campus in Caboolture. <br /> QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> QUT Art Museum and Chancellery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848101"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/81/01/31848101.395e21b4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, which focuses on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints, and ceramics... it opened in the year 2000. <br /> <br /> The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane. <br /> <br /> Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a strong focus on applied research. Based in Brisbane, it has about 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, with over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million. QUT ranks within the top 10 Australian Universities and upper 3% world-wide...<br /> The university is located on two campuses in Brisbane City, Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove, and a third campus in Caboolture. <br /> QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848097 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-11,doc-31848097 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:25:05 +0000 2013-06-03T12:36:10+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848097"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/80/97/31848097.945f4dbe.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, which focuses on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints, and ceramics... it opened in the year 2000. <br /> <br /> The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane. <br /> <br /> Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a strong focus on applied research. Based in Brisbane, it has about 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, with over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million. QUT ranks within the top 10 Australian Universities and upper 3% world-wide...<br /> The university is located on two campuses in Brisbane City, Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove, and a third campus in Caboolture. <br /> QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.<br /> <br /> Alphabet site Q 2017</div> QUT Art Museum and Chancellery <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31848097"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/80/97/31848097.945f4dbe.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The QUT Art Museum houses the university's art collection, which focuses on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints, and ceramics... it opened in the year 2000. <br /> <br /> The building is a 1930s neo-classical revivalist building, and the QUT Art Museum was designed by Peddle Thorpe Architects, Brisbane. <br /> <br /> Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a strong focus on applied research. Based in Brisbane, it has about 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, with over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million. QUT ranks within the top 10 Australian Universities and upper 3% world-wide...<br /> The university is located on two campuses in Brisbane City, Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove, and a third campus in Caboolture. <br /> QUT has a history that dates back to 1849.<br /> <br /> Alphabet site Q 2017</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803169 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-11,doc-31803169 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 04:07:39 +0000 2013-06-03T12:42:14+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803169"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/31/69/31803169.cdebedaa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opposite Parliament House, in Brisbane, Queensland.</div> Street Seller <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803169"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/31/69/31803169.cdebedaa.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Opposite Parliament House, in Brisbane, Queensland.</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803163 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-11,doc-31803163 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 04:07:15 +0000 2013-06-03T12:42:38+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803163"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/31/63/31803163.3b381e07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Parliament House in Brisbane is the home of the Parliament of Queensland, housing the Legislative Assembly. It is situated on the corner of George Street and Alice Street. Parliament House is bordered by the Queensland University of Technology and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.<br /> <br /> When Queensland was established as a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859, its new Parliament met in temporary quarters at the Old Convict Barracks in Queen Street. This facility sufficed whilst the Government of Queensland directed funds for construction of Government House.<br /> <br /> In 1886, the building was connected to the Government Printing Office via an underground cable. This provided the building with an electrical supply, the first for any Parliament House in Australia.<br /> <br /> In 1863, design plans by Charles Tiffin for a new Parliament House were finally selected from an Australia-wide design competition.<br /> <br /> On 14 July 1865 the foundation stone for the building was laid by Sir George Bowen. It was built by Joshua Jeays who used sandstone from his own quarries. Stained glass windows depicting royalty were imported from Birmingham. The first section was completed in 1867. The George Street frontage was completed in 1868 in French Renaissance Revival style, with some Second Empire-style elements. The archways and colonnades facing George Street were built in 1878, and construction on the Alice Street frontage commenced in 1887. The Alice Street wing was completed in 1889.<br /> <br /> The original zinc roof was replaced in the 1980s with one constructed from Mount Isa copper.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> Parliament House in Brisbane <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31803163"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/142/31/63/31803163.3b381e07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="160" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Parliament House in Brisbane is the home of the Parliament of Queensland, housing the Legislative Assembly. It is situated on the corner of George Street and Alice Street. Parliament House is bordered by the Queensland University of Technology and the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.<br /> <br /> When Queensland was established as a separate colony from New South Wales in 1859, its new Parliament met in temporary quarters at the Old Convict Barracks in Queen Street. This facility sufficed whilst the Government of Queensland directed funds for construction of Government House.<br /> <br /> In 1886, the building was connected to the Government Printing Office via an underground cable. This provided the building with an electrical supply, the first for any Parliament House in Australia.<br /> <br /> In 1863, design plans by Charles Tiffin for a new Parliament House were finally selected from an Australia-wide design competition.<br /> <br /> On 14 July 1865 the foundation stone for the building was laid by Sir George Bowen. It was built by Joshua Jeays who used sandstone from his own quarries. Stained glass windows depicting royalty were imported from Birmingham. The first section was completed in 1867. The George Street frontage was completed in 1868 in French Renaissance Revival style, with some Second Empire-style elements. The archways and colonnades facing George Street were built in 1878, and construction on the Alice Street frontage commenced in 1887. The Alice Street wing was completed in 1889.<br /> <br /> The original zinc roof was replaced in the 1980s with one constructed from Mount Isa copper.<br /> <br /> Archive Airings AA39 Buildings</div> Gillian Everett https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781905 tag:ipernity.com,2014-04-10,doc-31781905 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:08:21 +0000 2013-06-03T12:32:40+10:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Gillian Everett) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781905"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/19/05/31781905.acda1982.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Lone Bunya Pine <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/gillianeverett">Gillian Everett</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/gillianeverett/31781905"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/140/19/05/31781905.acda1982.240.jpg?r2" width="160" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description"></div> Gillian Everett