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| Keywords: StateLibQld 2 128851 Bardon in the 1930s.jpg en Bardon in the 1930s The photograph was taken from Lugg Street Bardon looking towards the Gap The suburb of Bardon was named after Bardon House built by Joshua Jeays an architect and a partner of Andrew Petrie in the construction of the Petrie Terrace Goal Bardon House was named after Jeays' birthplace Bardon Hill in Leicestershire England Joshua Jeays was an alderman of the first Municipality of Brisbane from 1859 to 1864 when he became the Mayor The area that is now Bardon was first surveyed on 12 November 1862 This was followed by the sale of the land with only three buyers showing interest Joshua Jeays Francis Lyon and Edward Wyndham Tufnell Tufnell became the first Anglican Bishop of Brisbane Another person of influence to live in Bardon was Sir Charles Lilley the editor of the Moreton Bay Courier and Premier of Queensland from 1868 to 1870 1936 handle 10462/deriv/77946 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Bloomer James Vincent PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Black and white photographs Views of Queensland Bardon Queensland 1936 in Brisbane | ||||
