Diurnal Delights
When the Brisbane suburb of Petrie Terrace was subdivided for housing in 1861, the ambition was for density. Lots were as small as seven perches (177-square-metres) and on each, modest timber workers’ cottages accommodated the burgeoning population. Intense overcrowding of the enclave was impetus for 1885 legislation to increase minimum lot sizes to 16 perches
