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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 164047 Toorak House, Brisbane, ca. 1890.jpg en Toorak House Brisbane ca 1890 Toorak House was built for Sir James Dickson on 20 acres overlooking the Brisbane River at Hamilton in 1864 It was named after another house in Melbourne which had been built by cousins Dickson was Queensland Premier for several months in 1898 and in 1900 he travelled to London in a delegation led by Alfred Deakin to negotiate terms with the British Government on the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Bill Toorak served at his residence for almost forty years and was the venue where he entertained distinguished guests It also was a family home where he lived with his first wife Annie and their six sons and seven daughters circa 1890 handle 10462/deriv/111300 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Victorian houses in Australia Toorak Gothic revival in Australia Toorak James Robert Dickson 1890 in Queensland Black and white photographs of Australia Toorak Toorak House Hamilton | ||||
