Hi Kaye Yes. There WAS a railways booking office in the Government buildings which were next to Anzac Square in Adelaide Street in Brisbane. I can remember going in there and getting rail tickets. Think it then became the Queensland Tourist Dept office sometime ??? probably around the 1970s when lots of changes were made. You would go to one counter and apply for tickets; go and wait in another line for the tickets to be issued. Nothing was hurried in those days. Sorry, can't remember a jewellery shop in the vicinity. My late husband was in the trade and don't remember him mentioning one. There were a few little jewellery places in the buildings around this area (mainly upstairs) where it was mainly repair work to watches, silver, engraving etc. which was their trade. Maybe some other Lister will have more knowledge than me. Regards, Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaye Purnell" <kayepur@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:50 AM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Jeweller Lela Floyd Adeliade St Brisbane 1950's? > G'day > Can anyone help with information regarding a jeweller, or a shop > owner who sold jewellery, named Lela Floyd (spelling may not be quite > correct) who was said to have a "lovely" shop in Adelaide St > (assuming Brisbane) "opposite the Railway Booking Office." I believe > the time frame would have been 1940's to 1960's. The lady was later > said to have moved her business to the Gold Coast. Alternatively, can > someone confirm that there WAS a Railway Booking Office near Adelaide > St Brisbane at that time, to help confirm I have the right city at > least. Many thanks.

Hi Kaye I have a 1960's photo of that area if you want one. It does not show the shops but it's taken from the top of the Bureau of Meteorology in Edward St where I use to work in another life. Contact me off line if you want me to send it to you. Cheers Jane and Doug Hinton Canberra <gregh2@iinet.net.au> -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-brisbane-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kay Clarke Sent: Friday, 25 July 2008 10:12 AM To: aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Jeweller Lela Floyd Adeliade St Brisbane 1950's? Hi Kaye Yes. There WAS a railways booking office in the Government buildings which were next to Anzac Square in Adelaide Street in Brisbane. I can remember going in there and getting rail tickets. Think it then became the Queensland Tourist Dept office sometime ??? probably around the 1970s when lots of changes were made. You would go to one counter and apply for tickets; go and wait in another line for the tickets to be issued. Nothing was hurried in those days. Sorry, can't remember a jewellery shop in the vicinity. My late husband was in the trade and don't remember him mentioning one. There were a few little jewellery places in the buildings around this area (mainly upstairs) where it was mainly repair work to watches, silver, engraving etc. which was their trade. Maybe some other Lister will have more knowledge than me. Regards, Kay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaye Purnell" <kayepur@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-QLD-BRISBANE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 9:50 AM Subject: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Jeweller Lela Floyd Adeliade St Brisbane 1950's? > G'day > Can anyone help with information regarding a jeweller, or a shop > owner who sold jewellery, named Lela Floyd (spelling may not be quite > correct) who was said to have a "lovely" shop in Adelaide St > (assuming Brisbane) "opposite the Railway Booking Office." I believe > the time frame would have been 1940's to 1960's. The lady was later > said to have moved her business to the Gold Coast. Alternatively, can > someone confirm that there WAS a Railway Booking Office near Adelaide > St Brisbane at that time, to help confirm I have the right city at > least. Many thanks. Toowoomba Dead Persons Society www.audps.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message