Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
Anzac Cottage
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Anzac Cottage 1
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Anzac Cottage
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Anzac Cottage
Anzac Cottage
Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queenslander
This relatively small timber cottage was built for the family of a casualty of World War One. It was funded with the proceeds of Queensland's Golden Casket and constructed by voluntary labour in a scheme developed by the Queensland War Council. Most cottages were built in Brisbane and a number of the modest cottages survive.
Lot plan
L1_SP303988; L2_SP303988; L3_SP303988; L4_SP303988
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Volunteer Labour (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (E) Aesthetic; (G) Social; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L1_SP303988; L2_SP303988; L3_SP303988; L4_SP303988
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Volunteer Labour (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (E) Aesthetic; (G) Social; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
This small timber weatherboard house was built as an Anzac Cottage / T.B (tuberculosis) Home between 1916 and 1932. These houses, mostly built on donated land with volunteer labour, were initially provided for the widows and families of Australian soldiers killed during World War One. In Queensland, the initial Anzac Cottages Trust, a sub-committee of the Queensland War Council, was established on 25 September 1915. Many of the Anzac Cottages constructed in Queensland were funded from profits of early draws of the State lottery – Golden Caskets numbers 3, 4 and 5. After the war, as causalities debilitated by tuberculosis continued to rise, the Queensland War Council, which administered the Anzac Cottages fund, decided in 1923 to use the balance of the fund to erect homes for returned soldiers and sailors thus affected.
The Anzac Cottages and T.B. Homes Committee was responsible for nominating those who would occupy the cottages. Rental was small and widows residing in the cottages had to be of ‘good character’, remain single, not drink publicly nor have male callers. She was required to pay all local authority charges, fire insurance and maintain the house in good order. The occupier could also apply for assistance with maintaining the house. On the death of the widow, a descendant capable of caring for the remaining family, could remain as a tenant. Alternately, the house could be re-let to a person fitting the Trust’s criteria for occupancy.
The Anzac Cottage Trust Committee was disbanded in 1932 and responsibility for the houses passed to the Public Curator (renamed Public Trustee in 1978). The Anzac Cottages & T.B. Homes Act of 1960 was subsequently passed enabling the sale of properties held in trust for Anzac Cottages or T.B. Homes to fund repairs to tenanted cottages. During the debate on this bill it was revealed 50 Anzac Cottages had been built, 38 of which were in Brisbane. Twenty-six T.B. Homes had been built, of which 22 were in Brisbane.
In November 1998 the Public Trustee listed sixty Anzac Cottages / T.B. Homes it administered in Brisbane. Another sixteen were located outside of Brisbane. Many were named commemorating notable Anzac locations or people. Of these one, the last owned by the Public Trustee, is on the Queensland Heritage Register. A number have been located and entered on the Brisbane City Plan Heritage Register.
Description
This house is a single storey, timber weatherboard house with a short ridge pyramidal corrugated iron roof. The front elevation features a gable (which is not original) and a verandah accessed by a small number of timber steps.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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'Anzac Cottages Trust'. Letter from the Public Trustee of Queensland 11 Nov 1998
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File Reference WernerF/E162
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Miles, J. and Rechner, J. Anzac Cottage “Strathearn” Conservation Plan (Brisbane: Miles & Rechner, 2002)
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QHR citation 'Strathearn' Quarry Rd, Alderley. DERM
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QPD, Vol 226 March 1960, p.2150
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Rechners Researchers 'Draft Chronology, Anzac Cottages, Anzac Workers, Discharged Soldiers' and TB Homes and Anzac Cottage no.37, 16 Quarry Street, Alderley'
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W. Selby The Golden Gamble: A history of the Golden Casket Art Union, Golden Casket Art Union, 1995
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)