"Omrah" Coorparoo Brisbane ?

[Ozjobri]

Could some kind local person tell me if this house still exists on Old Cleveland Road  ,Coorparoo ?? Any history about the house ??
Thank You
Jose

[Billyblue]

Do you have any idea of the number?  OCR is a very long road.
If you had a number I could look next time I'm passing by
Dawn M

[Billyblue]

I've also emailed someone I know who knows lots about houses in Coorparoo.
Cross your fingers!
Dawn M

[Ozjobri]

Sorry no idea of number .A George Gibson lived there when he went to WW1 .I wanted to try & get more details on him for someone in UK.
GG died on 27th Aug 1918.
Jose

[Billyblue]

Well, we'll have to wait for an answer from my contact.
Hopefully she'll know - she's into the area's local history.
Of course she may be away for Christmas.
I'll let you know, when she replies.
I put "Omrah Coorparoo" into a search engine and got our conversation!!
Dawn M

[mrwilson]

Hi,
    A couple of tid bits .. some pics of Coorparoo in the following link, > Cooparoo
 page 2 has a pic of Dawn Gibson and Gill children (looks early twenties though).
Most houses seem to have a 'name'.

From a much later date..

The Courier-Mail, Saturday 6 January 1940.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/40859313?searchTerm=%27omrah%20Old%20Cleveland%20Road%20%20,Coorparoo&searchLimits=

Find Mr and Mrs H W Atkinson @ 1940 and you should find 'Omrah'

mrwilson

[Billyblue]

Interesting, the bit via TROVE, but these days people use numbers instead of names.
Must have been a fair sized house to have the wedding reception there, but there are a few big houses on OCR (Old Cleveland Road) even now -   its house numbers go nearly to 2000, it's at least 10k long though of course not all Coorparoo, but that part would be a few km at least.
My friend hasn't answered yet - must have gone away for Christmas. I'll be surprised if she doesn't know - Coorparoo house history is one of her hobbies.
Dawn M

[mrwilson]

Interesting, the bit via TROVE, but these days people use numbers instead of names.

My point being if the Atkinsons can be found on an electoral roll or other directory, then perhaps a street or lot number will be discovered.

[gazania]

The name of the house may be a clue.  Perhaps those who named the house migrated on the ship by that name.
"Omrah" is the name of a passenger ship (the Orient Line) that sailed between UK and OZ from 1899 then became a troop carrier for WW1.  Google the name.  Here is one site there are others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Omrah

Perhaps there a passenger list for this ship that may be helpful.

Best wishes, Gazania