74-721: Scott Street may refer to: Scott Street Flats , an apartment block in Queensland, Australia Scott Street Methodist Church , in Perth, Scotland Scott Street Pavilion , a historic park pavilion in Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. Scott Street Firehouse , in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. South Scott Street Historic District , south of Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Francis Scott Street (1831–1883), an American publisher "Scott Street",
148-500: A board member of the university's Faculty of Engineering. The Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company is housed in the Witton Barracks, Indooroopilly . The University of Queensland is organised into a number of divisions for academic, administrative and logistical purposes. The senate is the governing body of The University of Queensland and consists of 22 members from the university and community. The senate
222-538: A collection of over 7,000 items of medical memorabilia, medical and surgical instruments. The focus is on the study of medical history in Queensland, but the collection includes items with broader significance to Australia and internationally. In 2014, UQ sold the Ipswich Campus to the University of Southern Queensland , believing that this regional teaching campus would be better used by USQ. The campus
296-593: A college, a graduate school, and six faculties. UQ incorporates over one hundred research institutes and centres offering research programs, such as the Institute for Molecular Bioscience , Boeing Research and Technology Australia Centre, the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology , and the UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation. Recent notable research of
370-641: A colony with a literacy rate of 57% in 1861, primary education was the first concern well ahead of secondary and technical education. The government, despite the findings of the Royal Commissions, was unwilling to commit funds to the establishment of a university. In 1893, the Queensland University Extension Movement was begun by a group of private individuals who organised public lecture courses in adult education, hoping to excite wider community support for
444-745: A connected arcade so students could reach any section under cover. The Great Court was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2002. The University of Queensland Art Museum is located in the James and Mary Emelia Mayne Centre on the St Lucia campus. The Art Museum was established in the Forgan Smith Tower in 1976 to house the artworks collected by The University of Queensland since the 1940s, relocating to its present site in 2004. Today, with more than 4,400 artworks,
518-470: A convenient home for her husband and herself in their latter years. The 1920s saw an increasing number of purpose-built flats erected in inner Brisbane. Tender notices in the Architectural and Building Journal of Queensland indicate that the number of new flats being constructed grew steadily in the early to mid 1920s, reaching record levels in 1929. The economic depression of the early 1930s brought
592-479: A halt to flat-building activities, which began to recover again in the mid 1930s. 1933–36 was the boom time for flat construction in Brisbane. The Scott Street Flats are an early example of purpose-designed flats and reflect the interwar preference for Old English or Tudor Revival and Spanish/Mediterranean design themes. Purpose-designed flats introduced a range of new domestic features, some of which are evident in
666-694: A number of sources. Its other campuses include Gatton , Herston and Dutton Park (formerly the Pharmacy Australia Centre of Excellence). In 1927, the land on which the St Lucia campus is built was resumed by the Brisbane City Council using money donated by James O'Neil Mayne and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne to replace the less spacious city campus. The city campus is now home to the Gardens Point campus of
740-516: A semester-based modular system for conducting academic courses. The Australian higher education model features a combination of the British system, such as small group teaching ( tutorials ) and the American system ( course credits ). Over a decade, UQ received more than $ 200 million in additional revenue from billionaire Chuck Feeney ’s Atlantic Philanthropies , which matched funding with
814-559: A song by Phoebe Bridgers on Stranger in the Alps Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Scott Street . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scott_Street&oldid=1153539929 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732781083386888-441: A special association with the work of Elina Mottram, the first woman to open her own architectural practice in Brisbane and Queensland's longest practising woman architect. The Scott Street Flats also have an association with Professor and Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart, prominent citizens of Brisbane in the 1910s, 20s and 30s. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by
962-687: A strong research focus in science, medicine and technology. The university's research advancement includes pioneering the development of the cervical cancer vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix , by UQ Professor Ian Frazer . In 2009, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation reported that UQ had taken the lead in numerous areas of cancer research. In the Commonwealth Government's Excellence in Research for Australia 2012 National Report, UQ's research
1036-556: A university in Queensland. In 1894, 245 students were enrolled in the extension classes and the lectures were described as practical and useful. In 1906 the University Extension Movement staged the University Congress , a forum for interested delegates to promote the idea of a university. Opinion was mobilised, a fund was started and a draft Bill for a Queensland University was prepared. Stress
1110-415: A vestibule, shaped as a square on 45 degrees, with doors on each of the four sides leading into various rooms. To the left is the kitchen and dining room, to the right, the sitting room and second bedroom. The main bedroom and bathroom are located off the hallway. An enclosed porch is found on the northern side of the bedrooms, connected by half glass, French doors. A service area and back stairs are located on
1184-605: Is a public research university located primarily in Brisbane , the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland . Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone universities , an informal designation of the oldest university in each state. UQ is also a founding member of edX , Australia's leading Group of Eight and the international research-intensive Association of Pacific Rim Universities . The main St Lucia campus occupies much of
1258-520: Is an amalgamation of two allotments that were once part of the Wesleyan Church Reserve of 1850. Mrs Zina Cumbrae-Stewart purchased the land in 1913. Upon her death in 1956, the property passed to her son Francis. In 2013 the property was sold to GDW Investments for $ 3.3 million with the intention to develop a high rise apartment on the site. The Cumbrae-Stewarts moved from Taringa to Kangaroo Point sometime around 1914–15. In 1917–18,
1332-633: Is an inner-city corporate education, meeting and dining venue and facility which is on Level 19 of Central Plaza One in the Brisbane central business district. Indooroopilly is the site of the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre and the Queensland University Regiment Logistics Company. The Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) of The University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute
1406-628: Is at a former silver and lead mine at Finney's Hill in Indooroopilly . Acquired in 1951 by the School of Mining Engineering under the leadership of Frank T. M. White , Foundation Professor (appointed 1950), this mine (formerly Finney's Hill United Silver Mines Limited) then became known as the Queensland University Experimental Mine. It promptly became an integral part of the teaching and research capacity of
1480-498: Is constructed of red face brick at ground level and has a half timbered appearance at upper level, achieved through the use of fibro-cement cladding with timber cover strips. The plain exterior of the building is simply elaborated with arched brick openings at ground floor level, small panels of timber lattice and a timber corbel between the two floors. The western elevation facing the river has four faceted bay windows and downpipes with prominent rainwater heads at each end. Entry to
1554-406: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Scott Street Flats Scott Street Flats is a heritage-listed apartment block at 2 Scott Street, Kangaroo Point , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Elina Mottram and built to c. 1925 by W B Johnstone. It is also known as Scott House. It was added to
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#17327810833861628-450: Is elected annually as its president. The president is assisted by a half-time deputy president. The university has six faculties to support both research and teaching activities. Faculty of Business, Economics and Law Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Science UQ has
1702-550: Is led by the chancellor and deputy chancellor, elected by the senate. The University of Queensland Act 1998 grants the senate wide powers to appoint staff, manage and control university affairs and property and manage and control finances to promote the university's interests. The academic board is the university's senior academic advisory body. It formulates policy on academic matters including new programs, teaching, learning and assessment, research, promotions, student academic matters, prizes and scholarships. An academic board member
1776-421: Is rated above world standard in more broad fields than at any other Australian university (in 22 broad fields), and more UQ researchers are working in research fields that ERA has assessed as above world standard than at any other Australian university. UQ research in biomedical and clinical health sciences, technology, engineering, biological sciences, chemical sciences, environmental sciences, and physical sciences
1850-866: Is situated in Herston and operates within Queensland Health system of the Royal Brisbane Hospital , Royal Children's Hospital , Royal Women's Hospital and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research . It is home to the Faculty of Medicine, the School of Population Health, the Herston Health Sciences Library, the Centre for Clinical Research and clinical research and learning activities of
1924-582: Is the core campus for research, learning and teaching activities and facilities in agriculture, animals, veterinary science and the environment. In 2008 the Centre for Advanced Animal Science (CAAS) was opened at the Gatton campus – a collaborative venture between UQ and the Queensland Government . UQ Mayne Medical School and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research is the core campus for clinical health teaching and research. The campus
1998-1151: The Beattie government ’s Smart State program. UQ is a partner of McDonnell International Scholars Academy - an international network of research universities and scholars comprising 28 university partners, including Boğaziçi University , Fudan University , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Indian Institute of Science , Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Keio University , Korea University , Makerere University , Middle East Technical University , National Taiwan University , National University of Singapore , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University , Peking University , Reichman University , Seoul National University , State University of Campinas , Tata Institute of Social Sciences , Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Tecnológico de Monterrey , The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Tsinghua University , University of Chile , University of Ghana , University of Hong Kong , University of Indonesia , University of Tokyo , Utrecht University and Yonsei University . Queensland has
2072-407: The Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. Scott Street Flats, a two storey building of masonry and timber built in c. 1925 , is historically important for its association with the entry of women into the professions in Queensland, particularly into
2146-633: The Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003. The Scott Street Flats, a two storey building of masonry and timber built in c. 1925 for Professor Frank and Mrs Zina Cumbrae-Stewart was designed by Elina Mottram, a pioneer woman architect in Queensland. The building is located in Kangaroo Point, close to the Brisbane River and overlooking the Town Reach to the central business district of Brisbane city. The block
2220-511: The Queensland University of Technology . Construction of the new university at St Lucia began in 1937. At its centre is the heritage-listed Great Court – a 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) open area surrounded by Helidon sandstone buildings with grotesques of great academics and historic scenes, floral and faunal motifs and crests of universities and colleges from around the world. This central semi-circular quadrangle features
2294-537: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Scott Street Flats at Wikimedia Commons University of Queensland The University of Queensland
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2368-697: The premier of the day and it was completed in 1939. During World War II, the Forgan Smith Building was used as a military base and it served first as advanced headquarters for the Allied Land Forces in the South West Pacific. The first Doctor of Science was awarded in 1942. The first PhD was awarded in 1952. In 1990, Australia reorganised its higher education system by abolishing the binary system of universities and colleges of advanced education. Under this transition,
2442-474: The 50th anniversary of Queensland's separation from the colony of New South Wales . The Act allowed for the university to be governed by a senate of 20 men and Sir William MacGregor , the incoming Governor, was appointed the first chancellor with RH Roe as the vice-chancellor. Old Government House ... [then Government House] in George Street was set aside for the university following the departure of
2516-528: The Challinor Centre served as an institution for people with intellectual disabilities . In late 1997 the Challinor Centre began its first stage of transformation as the new UQ Ipswich campus. UQ has other research and education facilities not directly attached to its four campuses. These locations are primarily for research, which cannot be undertaken in the campus locales but also represent buildings which established pre-eminence in education before
2590-653: The Cumbrae-Stewarts moved to 283 Main Street, a large house located on the corner of Main and Scott Streets, adjacent to the site of the Scott Street Flats, which were constructed sometime in 1925. The flats were occupied from about 1926, the first listing to appear was a Lesley Backhouse. The Cumbrae-Stewarts resided at 283 Main Street until 1930. They then moved to the flats, which became known as "Scott House". In 1936 Professor Cumbrae-Stewart retired and
2664-644: The Michie Building on level 1) contains a significant collection of ethnographic material. It is also open to the public. The UQ Gatton Campus covers 1068 ha at Lawes , near the town of Gatton, Queensland , about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway. The campus was opened in 1897 next to the site of the Queensland Agricultural College which was then amalgamated with UQ in 1990. UQ Gatton
2738-484: The Queensland Government's Heritage Register's History section: Proposals for a university in Queensland began in the 1870s. A Royal Commission in 1874, chaired by Sir Charles Lilley , recommended the immediate establishment of a university. Those against a university argued that technical rather than academic education was more important in an economy dominated by primary industry. Those in favour of
2812-829: The Queensland Social Service League in 1931 to cope with problems related to the Depression. Other societies she was involved with included the Mothercraft Association, the Traveller's Aid Society and the Shakespeare Society. Zina Cumbrae-Stewart was the first woman to speak from the platform of the Brisbane City Hall and had early involvement in educational broadcasting. Women who were first to enter
2886-700: The Queensland coast. In 1926 he became Garrick Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart was equally active. A deeply committed evangelical Anglican , she was an executive member of the Australian Red Cross in Queensland for twenty-two years, was an original member of the Mother's Union and its president for nine years and president of the National Council of Women of Queensland for nine years. She helped found
2960-648: The School of Nursing and Midwifery. The Herston campus also houses other key facilities such as the Oral Health Centre and the purpose-built Herston Imaging Research Facility. The medical school building was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 1999. The Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History is in the Mayne Medical School at the Herston campus. Operated by volunteers and supported by The University of Queensland Alumni, it has
3034-526: The School, which in 1952 expanded to become the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering. JKMRC, incorporating the Experimental Mine, was officially established as a University Centre in 1970, with a goal to develop practical technical solutions for large-scale mining and minerals industry challenges. It is named after Julius Kruttschnitt , the chairman of Mount Isa Mines and
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3108-494: The Scott Street Flats are the only known remaining intact examples of her work in Brisbane. Scott Street Flats is a two storey, timber and masonry Tudor Revival building located overlooking the Brisbane River at Kangaroo Point. The building contains two flats, each occupying a full floor with identical floorplans. Almost square in plan, the building has a pyramid shaped, terracotta tiled roof with overhanging eaves . It
3182-464: The Scott Street flats. The amount of built-in storage is a significant feature – the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms are all equipped with sensibly detailed, space efficient units. A maid's bedroom was a feature of many of the more prestigious flats. The Scott Street flats are carefully planned to enable back-of-house movement between bathroom, kitchen, laundry and maid's room on the southern side of
3256-417: The University of Queensland as its permanent home. In the same year, the pitch drop experiment was started by Thomas Parnell . The experiment has been described as the world's oldest and continues to this day. Lack of finance delayed development of the St Lucia campus. Hence, the construction of the university's first building in St Lucia only began in 1938. It was later named the Forgan Smith Building, after
3330-534: The University's Art Collection is Queensland's second largest public art collection. The university also houses the R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum in the Michie building (bldg 9, level 2) which contains Queensland's only publicly accessible collection of antiquities from ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt and the Near East. The museum supports research and teaching at the university. The UQ Anthropology Museum (also in
3404-494: The architectural profession were restricted in their ability to attract clients, especially in the corporate sector – "women did not have access to the mysterious but often profitable workings of the 'old boy network'" . Women did, however, begin to develop their own associations – "there is also a likelihood that as women architects became more senior they formed connections with other influential women, particularly those involved in welfare and church work, through their membership of
3478-465: The architectural profession. Scott Street Flats is important in demonstrating the interwar residential development of Brisbane when flats appeared in inner-city suburbs, increasing the density and diversity of the city's housing stock. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. Scott Street Flats demonstrate rare aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage as there are few surviving intact examples of
3552-473: The building whilst maintaining formal living spaces and bedrooms orientated to the North and to city and river views. The two-way drawers and narrow door from maid's room to entry hall are features that allowed the residents to maintain their genteel lifestyles in the new domestic environment of a flat. Both Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart and her husband Frank (Francis) were prominent and active citizens of Brisbane early in
3626-592: The century. Frank Cumbrae-Stewart was a barrister and King's Counsel and was appointed the foundation registrar and librarian of the new University of Queensland in 1910. Among his numerous involvements, he was a founder and president of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland and a founder and trustee of the John Oxley Library . Historical papers he authored included histories of the Brisbane River , Brisbane bridges and surveyors of
3700-420: The couple re-located to Melbourne where Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart was born and both had been educated. Queensland Government legislation of 1920 that increased the rating powers of local government and resulted in a doubling of general rates may have provided the impetus for the Cumbrae-Stewarts to develop their block. Many of the large 1880s houses of the inner city suburbs were being converted into flats to address
3774-586: The creation of the current campuses. Queen Street, Brisbane is the location of the Customs House and the UQ Business School Downtown Venue. Customs House is one of Brisbane's heritage icons and is located on the river along Queen Street in the Brisbane central business district . It is leased to and operated by the University of Queensland as a cultural, educational and heritage facility. The UQ Business School Downtown
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#17327810833863848-411: The dining room and sitting room and between the sitting room and porch. The bathroom and kitchen have timber ventilation panels, original features such as a cast iron, claw foot bath and porcelain enamel sinks and a painted concrete floor. A laundry is located in the southern garden at the back of the building and contains concrete sinks and galvanised iron water storage. Scott Street Flats was listed on
3922-501: The first female Governor-General of Australia Dame Quentin Bryce , former President of King's College London Ed Byrne , member of United Kingdom's Prime Minister Council for Science and Technology Max Lu , Oscar and Emmy awards winner Geoffrey Rush , triple Grammy Award winner Tim Munro , former CEO and chairman of Dow Chemical Andrew N. Liveris , and current director of multiple organisations including IBM . According to
3996-485: The first students enrolled. The university's first classes in the Government House were held in 1911 with 83 commencing students and Sir William MacGregor is the first chancellor (with RH Roe as vice-chancellor). The University of Queensland began to award degrees to its first group of graduating students in 1914. The development of the university was delayed by World War I , but after the first world war
4070-410: The flats is on the eastern side of the building. Timber stairs lead to an upper level entry porch enclosed in timber lattice. A similar enclosure is located under the stairs, providing access to the ground floor flat. The front door opens into an antechamber which narrows to become a hallway. To the left of the front door is a small door opening from the former maid's room. The hallway terminates in
4144-787: The full length of her working life. She taught Building Construction at the Brisbane Central Technical College and from 1926 was a sole practitioner in the central western Queensland town of Longreach . In Longreach she designed a number of houses and public buildings including the Masonic Temple and Longreach Motors, and re-modelled the AWU Hall and the School of Arts. In 1937 she was in partnership with her father in Rockhampton as "A. and E. Mottram. Contractor and Architect". One of their major jobs
4218-552: The governor to the Bardon residence, Fernberg ..., sparking the first debates about the best location for the university. In 1910 the first teaching faculties were created. These included Engineering, Classics, Mathematics[,] and Chemistry. In December of the same year, the Senate appointed the first four professors; BD Steele in chemistry, JL Michie in classics, H. Priestley in mathematics and A Gibson in engineering. In 1911
4292-434: The housing shortages in Brisbane in the 1920s. The Queensland Magazine of May 1925 reported that in Kangaroo Point there were "many beautiful homes still occupied by tenants who have no desire to cut up their gardens to make room for small villas" but that "some very modern flats have sprung up" . It was an enterprising move on the part of Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart to build the flats with the dual purpose of investment and providing
4366-434: The initial four UQx courses cover hypersonics, tropical coastal ecosystems, biomedical imaging and the science of everyday thinking. The University of Queensland maintains a number of campuses and facilities throughout Queensland. UQ has its main campus in the suburb of St Lucia in Brisbane, bordered by a meander in the Brisbane River to the north, east, and south. UQ's main campus has been recognised for its beauty by
4440-487: The kitchen contains a variety of cupboards, drawers and pantry spaces. One set of drawers operates in both directions between the kitchen and adjacent dining room. These drawers sit within a carefully designed storage unit of timber and glass that faces into the dining room. Windows throughout are generally multi-paned casement windows and doors are timber with three panels and high mid rails, with original hardware throughout. Multi-paned, glass French doors are located between
4514-869: The opening of the Ipswich branch of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum . Operations continued until 1910 when it became the Ipswich Hospital for the Insane. In 1938 it was renamed the Ipswich Mental Hospital and in 1964 it was renamed again as the Ipswich Special Hospital. It was finally named the Challinor Centre in 1968 in honour of Henry Challinor , the ship's surgeon on the Fortitude . From 1968 to 1997
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#17327810833864588-490: The riverside inner suburb of St Lucia , southwest of the Brisbane central business district . Other UQ campuses and facilities are located throughout Queensland, the largest of which are the Gatton campus and the Mayne Medical School . UQ's overseas establishments include UQ North America office in Washington D.C., and the UQ- Ochsner Clinical School in Louisiana , United States. The university offers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral, and higher doctorate degrees through
4662-518: The southern side of the kitchen and bathroom and provides access between the former maid's room, bathroom and kitchen. There are timber floors and linoleum throughout and interior walls and ceilings are lined with fibro-cement with timber mouldings. The sitting room and dining room have a narrow plate rail and the ceilings are decorated with a simple grid of flat timber cover moulding. Some early light fittings and linoleum remain. There are generous amounts of built-in storage in all rooms. An entire wall of
4736-489: The university enrolments for education and research took flight as demand for higher education increased in Australia. Thus, in the early 1920s the growing university had to look for a more spacious campus as its original site in George Street, Brisbane , had limited room for expansion. In 1927, James O'Neil Mayne and his sister, Mary , provided a grant of approximately £50,000 to the Brisbane City Council to acquire 274 acres (111 ha) of land in St Lucia and provided it to
4810-562: The university include pioneering the invention of the HPV vaccine that prevents cervical cancer , developing a COVID-19 vaccine that was in human trials, and the development of high-performance superconducting MRI magnets for portable scanning of human limbs . UQ counts two Nobel laureates ( Peter C. Doherty and John Harsanyi ), over a hundred Olympians winning numerous gold medals, and 117 Rhodes Scholars among its alumni and former staff. UQ's alumni also include University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Sam Hawgood ,
4884-409: The university merged with Queensland Agricultural College, to establish the new UQ Gatton campus. In 1999, UQ Ipswich began operation as one of the completely web-enabled campuses in Australia. In 2010, The University of Queensland was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards . In May 2013, UQ joined edX , an international consortium of massive open online courses ( MOOCs ). From May 2014,
4958-406: The university, in the face of this opposition, distanced themselves from Oxford and Cambridge and proposed instead a model derived from the mid-western states of the U.S.A . A second Royal Commission in 1891 recommended the inclusion of five faculties in a new university; Arts, Law, Medicine, Science, and Applied Science. Education generally was given a low priority in Queensland's budgets, and in
5032-500: The various Melbourne Women's Clubs." It is likely connections such as these that brought Zina Cumbrae-Stewart and Elina Mottram together as client and architect in the mid 1920s. Certainly, Mrs Cumbrae-Stewart was a member of the Lyceum Club in Brisbane and it appears that she took responsibility for most of the family's financial dealings. Elina Mottram was born in 1903. The only child of building contractor Arthur Mottram, she had early encouragement to become an architect. In 1924, she
5106-434: The work of pioneer woman architects in Queensland. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The building has aesthetic significance as a well designed example of an early purpose-built flats building in the Tudor Revival style. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The Scott Street Flats have
5180-405: Was fortunate to establish her practice during the pre-Depression building boom in Brisbane. Domestic commissions formed the basis of her early work but she went on to have a long and varied career in architecture. In fact, of the small group of nine pioneering women architects in Queensland (that is, those practising before World War II), Mottram was the only one to pursue her architectural career for
5254-399: Was laid on the practical aspects of university education and its importance for the commerce of Queensland. The proceedings of the Congress were forwarded to Premier [of Queensland] Kidston . In October 1906, sixty acres in Victoria Park were gazetted for university purposes. The University of Queensland was established by an Act of State Parliament on 10 December 1909 to commemorate
5328-449: Was made up of nearly 20 buildings and more than 5001 students on nearly 25 hectares (62 acres). Courses offered included: arts, business, medicine and social sciences as well as Interaction design . It is located near central Ipswich, Queensland , just south of the CBD. Nearby landmarks include Limestone Park, Workshops Rail Museum and RAAF Base Amberley . The site dates back to 1878 with
5402-738: Was the Longreach Hospital and in 1940, she was "foreman" of works on the first stage of construction of this building which was designed by Hall and Phillips . During the Second World War she worked as a draftswoman in the American Army Engineering Office in Rockhampton. Later as a Queensland Railways architect she designed the new Eagle Junction railway station . A residence in Corinda and
5476-506: Was the first woman in Brisbane to open her own architectural practice. The Architects and Builders Journal of Queensland reported: "Brisbane has at last a lady architect, in the person of Miss Elina Mottram, of Nundah , who has commenced the practice of her professional in the T and G Building. We offer congratulations on her recent successes at the Technical College and trust that she will get her fair share of support." She
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