A.V. Postle & Co. photographs and papers
Collection
Accession number
34234
Date
1950-2007
Abstract
A.V. Postle & Co. operated as a Queensland hotel and motel broker from the 1930s to 2014. The collection comprises sales brochures, hotel valuations, architectural plans and photographs which document the exteriors and interiors of hotels and motels throughout Queensland, many of which no longer exist due to demolition or destruction by fire.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 229 series
Description
14 boxes
Guides
A series and item list is available
Administrative / Biographical history
A.V. Postle & Co. was started in January 1936 by Albert Postle, trading in Elizabeth Street, Brisbane. He was joined by his two sons, Gordon and Don, and nephew, Harold Hawes. The firm specialized in hotel brokering, an aspect which grew after the Second World War, as well as all other aspects of real estate, including residential sales. The firm ceased business in 2014.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
In copyright.
Library Board of Queensland
Conditions of use
Licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Preferred citation
34234, A.V. Postle & Co. photographs and papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland