(Photo: State Library of Queensland and John Oxley Library; #201412)
The Queensland Club remains in the same location - beneficially close to the Queensland power bases of Parliament House and Brisbane's CBD. Although not a member (I don't have the pedigree!), I have managed to go to a couple of functions that were held there. It is how you would imagine it to be - quiet and distinguished, and, at least in the areas I have seen, wonderful colonial architecture and appointments.

You can see from my recent photograph (above) that the building is largely unchanged since the earlier picture some 120 years ago. A recent report in the Courier-Mail would indicate that clubs are doing it tough in the current economic climate. The reporter was unable to elicit a comment from The Queensland Club, but their longevity suggests that they have weathered such storms before. However, another sign of the times is at work too - the cause of political correctness. A piece in The Australian recently indicated that politicians in the current federal government have been noted by their reluctance to appear in any "men only" establishments, regardless of how venerable they may be. The times, they are a-changin'.
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why would any self-respecting male politician go into a club that won't let the Deputy PM in?
ReplyDeleteThat is a very fair question!
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