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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 134945 Menzies Boarding House on the north face of Edward Street, Brisbane, ca. 1872.jpg en Menzies Boarding House on the north face of Edward Street Brisbane ca 1872 The early part of William Boag's career was spent in Sydney where he was in partnership with portrait photographer Joseph Charles Milligan Images made by Boag are in the collection of the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society Boag arrived in Queensland in November 1871 He travelled around the south-east along the foreshore of Moreton Bay and the township of Cleveland He then moved into the Logan and Albert area where he captured images of local crushing mills and sugar plantations While at Yatala he took on a partner John Henry Mills and by the end of 1872 both men were in Stanthorpe where they remained for several months producing views of the booming tin-mining settlement In July 1873 after stopping off in Warwick Boag and Mills extended their operations to Mackay where they remained until October 1875 During this time Boag made trips to St Lawrence and Cooktown however his movements after this are difficult to trace It is known that by mid 1876 he was at Copperfield and Clermont and in February 1878 he inserted a notice in the Peak Downs Telegram announcing that he was leaving for the west Then information ceases abruptly It is possible that Boag never reached his destination since his death certificate records that he died in 1878 at an unknown location This boarding house was owned by John Menzies a former licensed victualler and was situated between Margaret and Mary streets It probably had just been erected when William Boag arrived back in town from Cleveland to photograph Brisbane's houses shops and public buildings circa 1872 handle 10462/deriv/9211 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Boag William 1838 -1878 PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Street lights in Queensland Balcony railings 1872 in Brisbane Black and white photographs Black and white photographs of Brisbane 1872 Guest houses in Queensland Verandas on guest houses Queensland | ||||
