![]() By the end of 1910 however, industrial development had begun to encroach upon the existing residential nature of the road. Montague Road remained relatively unchanged, with its predominance of residential buildings on either side, and only a scattering of industrial buildings, well into the 1900s. Swimming baths were established at the end of Stanley Street on Montague Road by the early 1890s, and a little further towards Grey Street, James Carmichael had established a sawmill and built a wharf to transport his lumber. Among these were Dickson’s Boot factory, the West End Saw Mills and the South Brisbane Gas & Light Company. Some industrial buildings had already been constructed mainly near West End. By the mid 1880s, several prestigious riverfront residences facing the Milton Reach of the Brisbane River had been built and on the opposite side of Montague Road were several more modest houses. In the 1870s, rich farming land lined both sides of Montague Road, with only five houses fronting the street.
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