The historical photographs and documents below include a photograph of the original residence taken from the opposite bank of the Brisbane River. Also shown is a photograph of the original tennis court, Brisbane's first night tennis court, circa 1926 captured by Brisbane photogrpaher F.W. Thiel.
Maritimo was one of the first large private homes to be connected to the domestic electricity grid. The Brisbane City Council brochure shown below, featured Maritimo to illustrate its Electricity Supply Department’s Deferred Payment Wiring System – brighten your home. The brochure, intended to encourage the domestic use of electrical power, was distributed to Brisbane householders in 1927.
That same year, 1927, Maritimo put on a full night time lighting display (see below) to welcome the HMY Britannia carrying the Duke and Duchess of York (Prince Albert and Princess Elizabeth) up the Brisbane River during their Royal Visit to Brisbane.
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