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	City Hall- Brisbane, Australia - VirtualTourist.com
		In recent years, the Museum of Brisbane (free) has been developed to the left of the main entrance and, when we visited, was featuring a display on the history of the Miss Australia contests, run from the 1920s until 2000 when they fell victim to political correctness.
		The City Hall is open from 0800 to 1700 on weekdays and 1000 to 1700 on weekends.
		Brisbane's City Hall is a historic sandstone edifice overlooking the sculptures and fountains of King George Square.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Queensland/Brisbane-1878979/Things_To_Do-Brisbane-City_Hall-BR-1.html (1358 words)

	Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brisbane city centre is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia, at a latitude and longitude of 27°28′S 153°02′E.
		Brisbane's terrain is dominated by the slicing of the city by the Brisbane River.
		The population of the Brisbane City Council is estimated at 957,010 (as of June 2004).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brisbane (6024 words)

	Walkabout - Brisbane
		Brisbane was opened to free settlement in 1842 and became a separate colony on 10 December 1859.
		The City Hall itself is an interesting example of an attempt to use English neo-classical architecture in a modern building.
		Brisbane does not enjoy a reputation as an important home of the arts (in fact southerners tend to regard it as the home of philistinism and anti-intellectualism).
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/QLDBrisbane.shtml (4211 words)

	Brisbane City Hall - Travel Downunder - Discover the real Australia
		City Hall's exceptional location in the very heart of Brisbane makes it the ideal place for tourists to start their visit in Brisbane.
		Built over a ten year period during the 1920s, Brisbane City Hall was considered, at the time, to be among the great structures of the Commonwealth.
		Brisbane City Hall is the official residence for the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /Queensland/Brisbane/Brisbane_City_Hall.asp (371 words)

	4barsrest.com \| review \| concert \| Lord Mayors Gala Concert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brisbane City Hall was the backdrop for the beginning of a fabulous night of entertainment.
		It was a warm still evening and the South Brisbane Federal band, conducted by the exuberant John Kennedy, were playing a program in the King George Square, outside the City Hall to get the audience into the mood.
		Their magnificent sound filled the city hall and I would imagine shocked the audience by the standard and quality of their performance.
	www.4barsrest.com /reviews/concerts/con132.asp (1270 words)

	"Brisbane" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and the capital of Queensland, 'The Sunshine State'.
		Brisbane also has a collection of unspoilt islands in Moreton Bay, and is surrounded by forests, lakes and mountains, and has a fascinating hinterland.
		Brisbane began its life as a penal colony and some of the relics of the early days remain, the Old Windmill in the city centre is a reminder of those days.
	www.wilmap.com.au /brisbane.html (357 words)

	MURWILLUMBAH DAILY NEWS, N
		Her Brisbane appearance on March 18 should be a concert well worth seeing, with the excellent Mike McClellan as support act.
		Melanie's concert at Brisbane City Hall is almost certain to be a sell-out.
		Brisbane's City Hall, although rarely used, is an excellent concert venue for performers who don't fit in the "deafening volume" category.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/David_Boldinger/Brisbn76.htm (812 words)

	Aurora Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Aurora Tower is a skyscraper in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
		Located in the City of Brisbane, the Aurora Tower will be the tallest office and residential building in Brisbane when completed, and will by most measures be one of the tallest residential apartment complexes in the world.
		Other Brisbane landmarks such as the Story Bridge, Central Plaza 1 and Brisbane City Hall will be visible from inside the tower.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aurora_Tower (175 words)

	Brisbane guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brisbane was founded in 1825 and a penal colony was established, centred around Queen and William Streets.
		Brisbane is a beautifully landscaped city overflowing with jacarandas, tulip trees, flame trees, oleanders, frangipani, and the ever-stunning bougainvillea.
		Brisbane is Australia's "Koala Capital" with the largest free koala population in the world.
	www.hgsa.com.au /asiem/IEM/brisquide.htm (1957 words)

	Brisbane City Temple Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Brisbane City Temple Band is under the leadership of Bandmaster Barrie Gott.
		Since the establishment of the Brisbane City Temple Corps in 1885, music has played a very important part in the proclamation of the gospel, and the witness of the Temple Band that commenced in those days has been faithfully maintained up to the present.
		Bandsman Allen was appointed Deputy Bandmaster of the Brisbane City Temple Band in 1960 and served faithfully as a cornet soloist, touring Australia and New Zealand with the band as well as performing in every major city within these countries.
	www.salvos.com /brisbane/TempleBand.htm (985 words)

	Brisbane City Hall
		Erected between 1920 and 1930, the heritage listed City Hall is seen as the heart of the City of Brisbane.
		The interior of City Hall has been refurbished and is used for an array of community and commercial activities.
		Many free and inexpensive concerts and performances are held at City Hall each year as part of the City Entertainment Program.
	www.brisbanelivingheritage.org /01_cms/details.asp?ID=63 (209 words)

	Richard Bell - Outside the Square
		BRISBANE after 4pm was a dangerous place to be if you were an Aborigine in the mid-1800s.
		Brisbane indigenous artist Richard Bell is now setting up camp in the heart of that exclusion zone -- at Brisbane City Hall.
		Brisbane will celebrate the 79th anniversary of the City of Brisbane Act next month with the opening of a new social history gallery, the Museum of Brisbane, at Brisbane City Hall.
	www.kooriweb.org /bell/article3.html (1376 words)

	Financial Review - They're up and running for Brisbane City Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The election for Brisbane's lord mayor may still be two years away, but the announcement that Jim Soorley will retire next year, before the poll, has sent the major political parties into a spin and left the business community concerned about who is up to taking on the job.
		Brisbane City, covering 1,220 sq km, is four times larger than Sydney City Council, which is largely confined to the central business district.
		Labor's City Hall caucus is believed to have endorsed Quinn, but, despite his solid reputation with the business community, some in the party wonder if he has the political charisma to hold the Liberals at bay.
	afr.com /specialreports/report1/2002/03/27/FFXRUI8Q5ZC.html (703 words)

	Discovering Democracy - Classroom Activities - Town hall detective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The architecture of the Town Hall is a symbol of Adelaide's colonial past, but the building sits grandly amidst the modern architecture of South Australia's capital.
		For many years it was the tallest building in Brisbane and has served the dual purpose of being a locale for the Brisbane City Council and for civic events for the people of Brisbane.
		Centennial Hall is treasured as one of the grandest surviving 19th century halls in Australia.
	www.curriculum.edu.au /democracy/classroom/townhall.htm (1462 words)

	Brisbane, Queensland's capital city
		Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and the third largest city of Australia, with a population of about 1.3 million people and a total area of almost 1000 square kilometres, making it qua area one of the world's largest cities.
		In 1859 Brisbane became the capital of the colony of Queensland and the city has been steadily growing since then.
		Brisbane is now a thoroughly modern city, its central business district dominated by steel and glass office towers, but with examples of earlier architecture still present among these.
	ozoutback.com.au /postcards/postcards_forms/qld_brisbane (288 words)

	BRISBANE
		With the Gold Coast to the south and the Sunshine Coast to the north, domestic and international airports, Brisbane is an ideal headquarters for an Australian holiday.
		Brisbane, indeed all Queensland, operates on Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT.
		The inner-city, metropolitan Brisbane is surrounded by leafy, sometimes very hilly, suburbs.
	www.angelfire.com /nt/bala595/brisbane.html (310 words)

	Tour reviews
		The show at Brisbane's City Hall was a complete change of scene to the one at Coolum as Jon's new piece Boom of the Tingling Strings was performed by the Queensland Orchestra, conducted by Paul 'I need some sleep' Mann.
		At this première performance in the Brisbane City Hall, The Queensland Orchestra was conducted by British maestro Paul Mann.
		In Brisbane, the rock group parts were taken by the young local rock sensation george, formed in 1996 as a five-member jazz/rock group for a university band competition by siblings Katie and Tyrone Guthrie.
	www.picturedwithin.com /tour/australia03/030215.htm (827 words)

	Brisbane, Australia - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Brisbane is the capital of Queesland in Eastern Australia, on the Brisbane River above the Moreton Bay.
		Brisbane is the 3rd largest city in Australia and is a noted administrative, commercial, industrial, and cultural center.
		Brisbane is also becoming noted for its tourism, a fact that has caused the city to expand.
	www.rateitall.com /i-8120-brisbane-australia.aspx (915 words)

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		Brisbane City Hall is probably the last place you would think of being haunted, although many who have worked there and have visited have seen things they cannot explain.
		The Hall is reported to be the home to at least 3 ghosts.
		Although there are no ghost tours through City Hall, there are normal tours which may include tales of the hauntings.
	members.tripod.com /~cluricaun/buildings.htm (1203 words)

	City hall sculpture offends Indigenous Australians
		In the sculpture, the state of Queensland is symbolised by a robed woman sending forth her explorers and settlers to tame the land.
		However, the official program from City Hall's opening in 1930 said: "On the left hand side of the tympanum, the native life is represented dying out before the approach of white man."
		Brisbane Council of Elders' Herb Bligh says it is time his organisation confronted City Hall about the sculpture.
	www.abc.net.au /message/news/stories/ms_news_1247876.htm (623 words)

	City of Brisbane - City Facts
		“For the purposes of the 1994 Brisbane General Plan, the land designation “Open Space” is reserved for lands that are essentially unimproved and dedicated or proposed to be dedicated to the public for outdoor recreation and/or the preservation of biotic communities.
		The City of Brisbane City Council, with input from the citizens, has complete authority over any and all development in the Baylands.
		While the City of Brisbane has final discretionary authority, our nearby cities and the County will be asked to comment on the Environmental Impact Report.
	www.ci.brisbane.ca.us /content.asp?cat_id=240000323&c_id=240000054 (2546 words)

	Brisbane : General Information - 7 Blue Seas
		Brisbane was first settled in 1824, but it took over one hundred years (1925) before several municipalities were incorporated into the city you see today.
		The Brisbane City Hall is a modern building, but you'd never know it.
		When you get off you'll be in the middle of a family-friendly "outback experience": sheep shearing, wool spinning, a fauna park with koalas to hug and kangaroos to feed, and the "ram show," when eight trained rams are put through their paces by a flock of savvy sheepdogs.
	www.7blueseas.com /destinations/port.asp?rid=34&pid=72 (824 words)

	The Brisbane Line - The 200km City - 16 September 2004
		The Brisbane Institute, in partnership with the Museum of Brisbane and the State Library of Queensland, explores South East Queensland as it has developed over the last one hundred years in a unique exhibition now being showcased at the Museum in Brisbane City Hall.
		The exhibition highlights key issues critical to the future of a region which is already home to three million people with another one million predicted to move into Brisbane city, its 'south coast' and 'near north coast' in the far from distant future.
		A larger proportion of the landscape of the '200km city' is given over to recreation than in any Australian region and shopping, holidays, eating out and mortgages take a much higher proportion of household income than they did in the 1950s.
	www.brisinst.org.au /brisline/94.html (433 words)

	history
		The population was stunned by the catastrophe of the flood.
		hen it was first proposed that the Brisbane Market move to Rocklea many wholesalers and growers opposed the move, citing the distance from the city centre, climatic conditions in winter, transportation difficulties in the wet season and lack of arterial roads as reasons not to relocate.
		The Brisbane Market at Rocklea was opened on 26 August 1964 by the Hon G F R Nicklin, Premier of Queensland.
	www.brismark.com.au /history.html (1030 words)

	City of Brisbane - City History
		The City of Brisbane thanks David and Albert for their time, effort, and dedication.
		This is why, as part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the City's incorporation, we are focusing on a theme of preserving our historical and cultural heritage.
		While this is a collaborative community effort, I would like to especially commend our city librarian, Dolores Gomez, and our city historian, Dorothy Radoff, in appreciation of their leadership and their help, not only with this book but with their ongoing efforts in preserving the history of Brisbane.
	www.ci.brisbane.ca.us /html/about/history.asp (892 words)

	queensland youth orchestras : the old museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Due to financial problems encountered by the Association, the State Government took over the building in 1897 and leased the concert hall to the Brisbane City Council until the Brisbane City Hall was completed in 1930.
		From 1891 to 1930, the Old Museum Concert Hall was the main venue for concerts in Brisbane, including recitals by Dame Nellie Melba and Ignaz Paderewski.
		The Concert Hall space was then used by the Queensland Museum until it also moved to South Bank in 1987.
	www.qyoc.org.au /museum.htm (280 words)

	BCL about Brisbane Queensland Australia
		Brisbane, indeed all Queensland, operates on Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT all year round - Summertime or Daylight Saving is not practiced in Queensland.
		However, much of Queensland is in the tropics where residents have no desire to change their clocks in order to increase the amount of daylight and hot sunlight they live in.
		Follow these links to history, maps, climate or other general information about Brisbane or use the links on the left to explore other sections of Brisbane City Life.
	www.brisbanecitylife.com.au /bcl/about.htm (408 words)

	City Hall - Brisbane City Council
		Brisbane City Hall is an elegant heritage-listed function venue located in the city centre.
		City Hall is in King George Square, between Adelaide and Ann Streets in Brisbane City.
		City Hall is the ideal place for tourists to start their visit to Brisbane.
	www.brisbane.qld.gov.au /BCC:LANDING::pc=PC_1579,?cpMaskURL&mask=cityhall (419 words)

	Stateline Queensland
		It's Brisbane City Hall's 75th birthday, and the council's planning celebrations and a special exhibition.
		JEFF WATERS: When Brisbane City Hall was opened back in 1930 it was the second most expensive structure in the country.
		But that was the theme chosen by the city fathers and the theme that Daphne Mayo carried out to the best of her ability.
	www.abc.net.au /stateline/qld/content/2004/s1247407.htm (1082 words)

	Synchronome’s Domestic Clocks (ctd)
		In 1929, an electrically controlled and driven clock with electrically driven striking was designed and installed in the new Brisbane City Hall by his son, Arthur Appleton Jackson.
		South Brisbane Town Hall, in Vulture Street, was built in 1892 with an impressive tower with provision for four six foot diameter clock dials but it was not until 1904 that the council could afford the £100 for a clock.
		Since the dissolution of the City of South Brisbane in 1925, the building has had many different occupants but the clock, which may actually be the world's first electrically controlled tower clock, has continued to tick on in tribute to its maker.
	www.physics.uq.edu.au /physics_museum/synchronome/Synchronome.html (2986 words)

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