The history of this site predates the 1872 construction of the
Brisbane GPO by John Petrie. During the convict settlement the Female
Factory or women’s prison was situated here, deliberately isolated from
the rest of the settlement to keep the women away from the unwanted
attention of other male prisoners and officers.
With the old prison and one time police quarters demolished, colonial
architect FDG Stanley came up with the Italianate design for the GPO
and twin Telegraph Office. Although the GPO was completed in 1872, the
central tower (a scaled down version of a more grandiose proposed clock
tower) and Telegraph Office weren’t built until 1877-79.
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