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Digby Frank Denham, produce merchant and later local councillor, MLA and Premier of Queensland, purchased the property in 1887. He appears to have erected this house, which was named Ingleside, by 1888. Denham served as a member of Stephens Divisional Board for nine years and in 1902 was elected to the Legislative Assembly for Oxley. He served as a minister to 1911 when he became Premier of Queensland, a position he held until 1915.
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Residence ‘Ingleside’. Brisbane City Council Heritage Register.
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QSA. QSA Series ID 2043 City of Brisbane and Suburbs Maps – A1A Series. 8 chains to the inch. Plan of the City of Brisbane and suburbs according to the original Crown Grants. 8 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane.. 634511