This downloadable document (with embedded hyperlinks) from the Brisbane City Archives provides some general guidance on how to conduct your research as well as references specific to the BCC local government area.
Obviously, the first step in your search is to identify the time period when the house was built. If you do not have documentary evidence, there are other indirect techniques you can use. There are fashions in housing design and the style of the building can give you a starting point. The Brisbane City Council provides an overview of some of the most common street frontages used over the years which includes a reference to another downloadable document providing representative line illustrations.. You can also compare a current image of the house with historical photos indexed in Trove. (This includes the BCC collection that can also be searched through their library catalogue.
You may be able to identify the location of the house in older aerial photographs. BCC has an online tool for property development searches that lets you scan the whole of Greater Brisbane from the air in 1946.
Obviously, the first step in your search is to identify the time period when the house was built. If you do not have documentary evidence, there are other indirect techniques you can use. There are fashions in housing design and the style of the building can give you a starting point. The Brisbane City Council provides an overview of some of the most common street frontages used over the years which includes a reference to another downloadable document providing representative line illustrations.. You can also compare a current image of the house with historical photos indexed in Trove. (This includes the BCC collection that can also be searched through their library catalogue.
You may be able to identify the location of the house in older aerial photographs. BCC has an online tool for property development searches that lets you scan the whole of Greater Brisbane from the air in 1946.