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| Keywords: auchenflower vintage home house thomas mcilwraith thomasmcilwraith brisbane queensland sketch australia cru årgang jahrgang vendimia outdoor drawing snow photo border In 1876 a Brisbane ironmonger, John Ward, acquired a block rising from the river bank north-west to Milton Road, near the present Auchenflower railway station. On the highest level ground he built a substantial house with a view south-west to Mount Coot-tha. The house was sold to Thomas McIlwraith, Queensland Premier (1879-83) in 1880, who named it 'Auchenflower' after the McIlwraith family estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. (information taken from Queensland Places) In 1876 a Brisbane ironmonger, John Ward, acquired a block rising from the river bank north-west to Milton Road, near the present Auchenflower railway station. On the highest level ground he built a substantial house with a view south-west to Mount Coot-tha. The house was sold to Thomas McIlwraith, Queensland Premier (1879-83) in 1880, who named it 'Auchenflower' after the McIlwraith family estate in Ayrshire, Scotland. (information taken from Queensland Places) | ||||
