Showcasing a heritagelisted facade and a story steeped in history, we offer spacious and modern apartments and hotel rooms all within an easy walk to hobarts waterfront and cbd. Teneriffes obsession with its past takes it from strength. The project centred around transforming the old woolstores buildings into upmarket apartment residences, starting in 1995 and finalising in 2000. Visit the help centre for the latest updates before you book. Queensland history state library of queensland shop. Woolstore blaze was total destruction woolstore blaze was total destruction. Media related to mactaggarts cooperative woolstore, brisbane at wikimedia. Queensland history would you like to find out more about the history of your suburb or city. The winchcombe carson woolstore apartment is located at 22 florence street, teneriffe. Queensland portal list of brisbane suburbs urban renewal in woolstore precinct, teneriffe. Our wonderful friends made their place available to us while they are enjoying a trip to the uk to visit relatives. Fire officers relive the horrific 1990 brisbane woolstore fire which was like a bomb.
Fast forward to 2018, and teneriffes woolstore buildings are some of brisbane s most exclusive living quarters. Teneriffe woolstores city precincts visit brisbane. The old woolstore apartment hotel 4 12 star hobart cbd. Dymocks dymocks brisbane bookstore in queensland qld. It was the second last store to be erected in the teneriffe woolstore precinct, and the last in dalgetys complex, which included a wharf and a wool dumping and grain store. We have a great range of local history guides for areas in and around brisbane as well as books. Winchcombe carson woolstores apartment in teneriffe hits. The story of the teneriffe woolstores precinct starts in the early 1900s, when the city was booming and the brisbane river was still a. Once an industrial badland, the brisbane suburb of teneriffe has successfully transmuted its reputation into one of innercity cool. It was added to the queensland heritage register on 21 october 1992. Pages in category history of brisbane the following 150 pages are in this category, out of 150 total. We have a great range of local history guides for areas in and around brisbane as well as books on queenslands heritage.
Mactaggarts woolstore is a heritagelisted wool warehouse at 53 vernon terrace, teneriffe, city of brisbane, queensland, australia. Guests will hear about the special place that wool occupied in the history of queensland, and the living legacy that the woolstores have stamped on teneriffe. Standing proudly along the brisbane river, the immense brick complex houses some of brisbanes most trendsavvy residents. Defined as a separate suburb until 1975, teneriffe was confined to a locality within the suburb of. Teneriffe woolstores history the story of the teneriffe woolstores precinct starts in the early 1900s, when the city was booming and the brisbane river was still a crucial transport artery. They were under discussion on radio 4bc 1116am on saturday 26 may, when john scott asked history guru gerard benjamin to spell out why they were built. There were soon nine wool brokers in the market, and woolstores capable of holding 14,000 bales were being built, said gerard. At brisbane s first public auction of wool in 1898, moreheads offered 357 bales for sale. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Media in category mactaggarts cooperative woolstore, brisbane the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
Thanks to urban renewal, these woolstores have survived. With 60 stores in australia and over 7 million books sold last year, dymocks is the leading bookseller in australia. As a family owned business and the oldest australianowned bookstore, dymocks prides itself on meeting the leisure, learning and gift needs of all booklovers. Find brisbane properties for sale listings at the best price property for. From the moment you step into the complex you feel the the history, charm and importance of a bygone era. Bright learnings walking tours of historical teneriffe seek to tap into the. All that was left of the historic mactaggarts woolstore were a few bricks after one of brisbane s fiercest fires raged through, consuming everything, on the night of january 18 1990. It played a proud role in brisbanes wool industry and was redeveloped into. Teneriffes obsession with its past takes it from strength to. Gloria grant, who coauthored the historical book reflections on new farm. The history is fascinating but if you want, skip to the bottom for all the cool stuff you can find to eat, drink and play in teneriffe today.
Us general douglas macarthur, who was supreme commander of allied forces in the southwest pacific area, was headquartered here in brisbane at the office of the amp society on the corner of queen and edward streets more on that in a future post. Mactaggarts woolstore, teneriffe as this post is written i am living in the winchcombe carson woolstore at teneriffe while our residence is being renovated. Teneriffe is a historic riverside inner suburb of the city of brisbane, queensland, australia. This walk follows three streets in the brisbane suburb of teneriffe, discussing the. A timeline of the teneriffe woolstores history place estate agents. A walking tour of historical teneriffe brisbane weekendnotes. I hope you have a good time in brisbane, and dont forget to have a look at my other experiences. As part of an ongoing project within the historical brisbane woolstores, the second iteration of the woolstores project.