Camp Mountain Granite

Did you know?

Brisbane City Hall foundations are made of

Camp Mountain Granite

Sir John Goold-Adams (Qld Governor 1914-19) laid the first foundation stone for Brisbane City Hall on 3rd

February 1917

Did you know?

Brisbane City Hall’s staircase was also made of

Camp Mountain Granite

Is that Camp Mountain

Granite I see?

Did you know?

Brisbane City Hall’s original fountain was relocated to

Wynnum Corner House roundabout

…now at Wynnum

…now at Wynnum

Did you know?

The Earl Kitchener monument at Wynnum is made from

Camp Mountain Granite

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite is a type of Samford Granodiorite,

an intrusive igneous rock

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite contains large crystals of the mineral

Hornblende

Biotite mica

Feldspar

Quartz

Other granodiorite minerals

Diorite

Balusters

Balusters

Balusters

Quoins

Quoins

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite is

about 220 million years old

Camp Mountain from Jolly’s Lookout

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Reference: Teaching slides & notes on the Geological History of Brisbane by L.J.Hutton (1988)

Geological time scale

Brisbane and Ipswich

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite was quarried at

Dr Marks’ property

Dr MarksPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum

Arthur MidsonPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum

Arthur MidsonPhoto courtesy of Samford Museum

Dr Marks’ goats

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Stone mill

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Quarry barracks

Quarry barracks – Colombia skating rink recycled materials (from Brisbane City Hall site)

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Dr Marks’ stables

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite

was extracted with hand and power tools

Inserting plugs & feathers into drill holes

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite was loaded at

Camp Mountain station

Camp Mountain quarry branch line c. 1921

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

The first load of blocks for Brisbane City Hall c.1921

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Loading granite, about 1923

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Loading trucks on the Camp Mountain quarry branch line

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Loading granite at the quarry

Photo courtesy of Samford Museum

Did you know?

Camp Mountain Granite was worked to shape

on-site at Brisbane City Hall

Did you know?

Samford Museum has some Camp Mountain Granite

on display

Drill holes