July 1956 School Magazine

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Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

July. 1956

July, 1951)

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

YESTERDAY AND TODAY. Gregory Terrace, so well known to all of us connected with ihe Brisbane Girls' Grammar School, is today a busy thorough- iare along which people and vehicles hasten, most with little or no thought for the wealth of historical interest right beside ihem. Many buildings and the parklands lining Gregory Ter- race combine modern interest with history. Of outstanding interest are the schools, which make Greg- ory Terrace famous. Brisbane can be justly proud of the Bris- bane Girls' Grammar School, the Brisbane Grammar School and St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' College. These schools were built on the Terrace many years ago. The foundation stone of ihe Brisbane Girls Grammar School was laid by Sir Charles Lilley in 1883, and .in the next year the school moved from Wick- ham Terrace into the new building. The Brisbane Grammar School, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1868 by H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, was opened by Governor Blackall in 1869. St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' College was iounded in 1875. These schools still live up to their fine traditions. Near these schools lies spacious Victoria Park. In the early days a rifle range with the butts near the present General Hos- pital was situated there. At a later date, the Kelvin Grove side of the park was proposed as the site for the new Gevernment House, when the former vice-regal residence was turned into ihe George Street University, and though foundations were laid, ihe plan was abandoned. The Government afterwards granted a large portion of Victoria Park to the Senate for the permanent University, but the rival site, St. Lucia, was finally chosen. The Medical Profession opposed St. Lucia, so to this day, the Medical School of the University is situated in Victoria Park. Of medical and historical interest is the private hospital, "Beerwah", as this modern hospital was originally one of Bris- bane's earliest homes. It was the home of John Petrie, who named it "Beerwah" in memory of the time when he and his ]ether ascended Mt. Beerwah in the early days. 35

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