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  BCL History of Brisbane Queensland Australia
In 1859, Brisbane was separated from New South Wales and Queensland was proclaimed a new colony by its first Governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen.
Trams were last used in Brisbane in 1969.
14,000 homes had to be evacuated, the Centenary Bridge at Jindalee was severely damaged by a runaway gravel barge and all air, road and rail communication with the outside world was cut off.
www.brisbanecitylife.com.au /bcl/about/history.htm   (477 words)

  
  List of bridges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - the central section is the longest bridge span in the world: 1991 m.
London Bridge in London, England — noted neither for its architecture nor as an engineering feat, this bridge is one of the most famous in the world simply because there has continuously been a bridge at this location since Roman times, or about two thousand years.
This is a stone bridge, replaced by a modern concrete span and brought to its present location as part of a large lakeside development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_bridges   (614 words)

  
 Brisbane - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
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.
Brisbane is also home to rockclimbing cliffs at the suburb of Kangaroo Point, which has an extensive riverside bikeway which passes near the cliffs.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/r/i/Brisbane.html   (6010 words)

  
 Dictionary of Australian Biography Br-By   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bridges remained cool, apportioned his reserves where they seemed most needed, and resisted the views that began to be advanced that the wisest course would be to evacuate the troops.
Brisbane had no desire to be an autocrat and encouraged the development of the council by continually bringing matters before it for consideration.
Brisbane did good work as a governor, and was the ideal man to be in that position when the first step from autocracy to responsible government was made by establishing the nominee council.
gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogBr-By.html   (20867 words)

  
 Articles - Brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Brisbane city centre is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia, at a latitude and longitude of.
Brisbane is the birthplace of a number of internationally acclaimed singers, musicians and actors, and well as having produced a number of significant Australian authors and sculptors.
Brisbane Airport, owned by the Brisbane Airport Corporation and located north-east of the city, is the biggest airport in Australia in terms of land size.
www.izeez.com /articles/Brisbane   (4073 words)

  
 Accommodation Brisbane Hotels Motels ,Apartments
The Brisbane accommodation apartments at the Founda Gardens are ideal for corporate travellers or families needing the extra space whilst on holidays in Brisbane.
Brisbane Marriott hotel is a five star Accommodation hotel with 267 rooms (Deluxe and Execuitve Levels).
Holiday Inn Brisbane is situated just a short stroll from Brisbane city centre and close to all transport facilities, the hotel is adjacent to the Brisbane Transit Centre and the AirTrain rail link to the Brisbane domestic and international airport terminals.
www.ozhotels.com.au /brisbane.php   (3961 words)

  
 Brisbane
Brisbane's suburbs are mostly located on the mainland along the whale-watching waters of Moreton Bay (which is several times the size of Sydney Harbour), with outer beach suburbs on Stradbroke, Moreton, and Bribie islands.
The financial district (with a mini-marina) is centred 13km upstream from the Bay on the Brisbane River.
Brisbane and the Gold Coast are connected by the 8-lane Pacific Motorway.
members.tripod.com /Astroqueer/charts/places/brisbane.html   (4179 words)

  
 About Trucaninni and the Tasmanians
With the passage of time, the gradual rising of the sea level submerged the Australian-Tasmanian land bridge and the Black aborigines of Tasmania experienced more than 10,000 years of solitude and physical isolation from the rest of the world--the longest period of isolation in human history.
Finally, in 1976--the centenary years of Truganini's death--despite the museum's objections, her skeleton was cremated and her ashes scattered at sea.
A few days later the Tasmanian Numismatic Society issued a medallion commemorating the centenary of Trucanini's death, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the Town House in Macquarie Street, the site of her former residence in Hobart, and on 8 May a woodland park at Mount Nelson was officially opened and named in Trucanini's honour.
www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/m_r/rose/tasmania.html   (4846 words)

  
 Federation and Meteorology, Origins of Australian Meteorology, page 815
Brisbane's assistant was James Dunlop, who was born in Scotland in 1793 and attended night school while working in a factory.
After Brisbane left the colony in 1824 Dunlop continued the observations at the observatory until 1826 and, after the observatory had closed down, maintained observations in his home until 1827 when he left to join Brisbane at an observatory established in Scotland.
A further mark of Brisbane's distinction was that he was a Fellow of the Royal Society.
www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au /fam/0815.html   (429 words)

  
 Brisbane River Map, Queensland, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The main settlement in convict Brisbane was on the north side of the river along by the present William Street, but a settlement started to develop on the south side fairly early.
The area where the railway bridge was built across the river was called milbarpa while the pocket downstream from it was called tu-wong, meaning fl koel bird.
This was a dialect of the Yerong tribe spoken by Aborigines in the sandy country between Ipswich and Brisbane.
www.ourindooroopilly.com /brisbane-river-map.html   (4573 words)

  
 BRISBANE APARTMENTS, APARTMENTS, ACCOMMODATION, SELF CONTAINED APARTMENTS, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If your accommodation requirements for Brisbane are for within the next 21 days you may like to take a look at our short notice confirmed booking area, with great discounts on available accommodation.
With sweeping views down the Brisbane River, Oaks North Quay Brisbane is located in the heart of the city centre offering convenient access to the central business district, convention centre, Southbank and sports stadiums.
Chasely Apartments Brisbane is located on the corner of Chasely Street and is opposite the Wesley Hospital.
www.australianexplorer.com /brisbane_apartments.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Brisbane – Visitors’Guide – Brisbane Regions - Lockyer Valley Day Trip
From Brisbane, drive along the Ipswich Motorway, transferring to the Warrego Highway and follow the signs to Laidley.
This is a place for pleasant walks, a trip over a suspension bridge and a fun playground for the kids.
On the drive back to Brisbane, be sure to stop at one of the large fruit barns well-stocked with fresh, local produce.
www.ourbrisbane.com /visitors/seeanddo/regions/lockyer   (376 words)

  
 Brisbane - Brisbane - Indoor Sports - Directory - ourbrisbane.com - ourbrisbane.com
Acacia Ridge is one of the largest clubs in Brisbane, catering for all age groups, male and female.
Brisbane Table Tennis Association is an non-profit sports club open to members and the public 5 days a week.
East Brisbane Futsal Club is a member of the extensive Vikings Clubs, operated by QLD Futsal.
activebrisbane.ourbrisbane.com /directory/leaf_categories/indoor_sports.html   (329 words)

  
 Flood Warning System for theCondamine River to Cotswold
The Flood Warnings may also contain predictions in the form of minor, moderate or major flooding for a period in the future.
One of the simplest ways of understanding what the actual or predicted river height means is to compare the height given in the Warning or Bulletin with the height of previous floods at that location.
Main traffic bridges may be closed by floodwaters.
www.bom.gov.au /hydro/flood/qld/brochures/condamine_cotswold/condamine_cotswold.shtml   (1250 words)

  
 Federation - Timeline, Greater Brisbane 1933-1959
"Battle of Brisbane" between hundreds of Australian and US troops in city results in death of one Australian soldier.
1947 Brisbane district population 457,462 in 113,797 dwellings.
Brisbane's first commercial TV stations, QTQ9 and BTQ7 begin transmission.
thecouriermail.com.au /extras/federation/Timelines/CMFedTimelineBris3.htm   (556 words)

  
 AusEmade: Brisbane Hotels and Accommodation - Southern, Queensland (QLD), Australia
Located in Westend - one of Brisbane's cultural hubs, it is surrounded by the vibrant buzz of quaint and quirky shopping, restaurants and cafes', which cater for all tastes and budgets.
Brisbane's Central Business District is only 800 metres away - a leisurely walk over the Victoria Bridge.
The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition and Performing Arts Centres, Imax Theatre and the famous Southbank Parklands with it's own city style beach and open-air markets are even closer.
www.ausemade.com.au /qld/accom/b/brisbane-metro_s1.htm   (686 words)

  
 Australian Alphabetics - again quiz -- free game   (Site not responding. Last check: )
B is for Brisbane, the Capital of Queensland.
Its north and south shores are joined by the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
T is for the Tropic of Capricorn which passes through Australia, separating it into a temperate zone and a tropical zone.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=198421   (740 words)

  
 Working on BIFF 1995
It was the fourth BIFF, and as the baby cousin to the older, established and sometimes stale Sydney and Melbourne film festivals, the Brisbane event attracted optimism and enthusiasm from the media.
Then there was the celebration of the centenary of cinema which included classic films by Charles Chauvel (Jedda) and Raymond Longford (The Woman Suffers).
Like the Biennial before it, the Brisbane International Film Festival was a critically acclaimed but under-exposed event prior to my involvement.
www.debbiekruger.com /pr/krugerprofiles/biff95.html   (355 words)

  
 Brisbane City Accommdation - City Palms Motel
Brisbane has many attractions for tourists and locals alike.
The Centre of Brisbane's CBD is minutes away by rail or car where people enjoy the best of Brisbane's shopping outlets, Restaurants and galleries.
Brisbane's Centenary Pool, Victoria Park Golf Course and The Royal Brisbane Hospital is less than 5 minutes away.
www.ozstays.com /15242   (222 words)

  
 Ryan By-Election - Previous Results [March 17, 2001]
Ryan is classified as an outer metropolitan division, centred mainly on the south-western side of the City of Brisbane.
Most of the electorate is located north of the Brisbane River with a small part extending south of the river where the suburbs on either side are linked by the Jindalee Bridge.
The main suburbs and localities in Ryan are Bellbowrie, Brookfield, the "Centenary suburbs", Chapel Hill, Corinda, Darra (part), St. Lucia, Taringa, The Gap and Toowong (part).
www.australianpolitics.com /news/2001/01-03-17b.shtml   (434 words)

  
 History Timeline: The War and Its Aftermath- 1814 and beyond...The Young Nation again Victorious
Maj.-Gen. Brisbane commands at Odelltown; he is said to have between five and six thousand men with him.
Brisbane was at the Boynton farm, then occupied by Samuel Lowell and the Qr.
Skirmishes with the enemy at the two bridges and at the different forts along the river were frequent.
www.historiclakes.org /Timelines/timeline7.html   (3818 words)

  
 Australia - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
However, graziers gradually established the outlines of Australia’s sixth colony, Queensland, with its capital at Brisbane.
In the constitutional referendum held in November 1999, the people of Australia voted by a significant margin to retain the Queen as head of state.
Federation centenary celebrations started early, in July 2000, with a visit by Australian dignatories, including the prime minister John Howard and former prime ministers and state premiers, to Buckingham Palace in London.
uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761568792___44/Australia.html   (9395 words)

  
 AAS Biographical Memoirs - Robert Gordon Menzies 1894-1978
However, perhaps the most telling of the appeals came from the late Ian Clunies Ross, at that time Chairman of the C.S.I.R.O. Clunies Ross was a graduate of the University of Sydney and well known in academic and scientific society for his liberal views and for the quality of his public statements.
His oration, delivered on the occasion of the Centenary of the University of Sydney on 26 August 1952, was entitled The responsibility of science and the university in the modern world.
He said 'there could be no more auspicious way in which to mark the centenary of the oldest Australian university than by the setting up by the Commonwealth of a commission of the highest prestige and authority to examine and define the functions, responsibilities and needs of the universities'.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/menzies.htm   (14161 words)

  
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After years of preparation and support for the Brisbane light rail schemes, the subsequent failure at the final barrier must have come as a shock to its supporters.
The Brisbane Light Rail Project would be to the unusual tramway gauge of 1067mm to permit future integration with the railway network although present plans did not include any joint running.
With so many transit moves "down-under" verging on being somewhat passenger unfriendly, and certainly anti-light rail, the timing of a visit to UK by an Australian Government Minister specifically to see how other cities are addressing public transport as a viable alternative to the car is fortuitous (10).
www.nocenterline.com /ArticlesandLetters/articles_8_0_00.html   (995 words)

  
 Early History of Swimming - The Centenary of Federation
From the 1840’s to the 1860’s the Brisbane River was one giant swimming pool, people flocked to the white beaches of South Brisbane, the waterholes of New Farm and the sand banks of Bulimba.
In 1863 floating baths were built near Victoria Bridge and the concept took off.
Then swimming pools were built at Spring Hill, the Valley and South Brisbane and the floating baths lost their appeal.
www.abc.net.au /queensland/federation/stories/s281918.htm   (439 words)

  
 DC-3 ZK-AMS, history by Gil White
Ownership of aircraft transferred to Air Queensland Ltd when Bush Pilots Airways changed the name of the company and was registered to the company on 8/1/1982.
Purchased by Air Rambler (Australia) P/L and registered to the company on 7/4/1988 for operation by DC-3 Queensland which was a subsidiary of Rambler Coaches in Victoria.
This race was part of the Centenary of Federation celebrations but the aircraft was later withdrawn from the event.
www.ruudleeuw.com /dc3-zkams-history.htm   (903 words)

  
 Air Shows & Displays
The Harbour Bridge, Sydney's most beloved landmark along with the Opera House, will be the centrepiece of the festivities.
A pyrotechnical waterfall in the colours of the Olympic rings is to cascade off the bridge to signal the end of the display and the start of a night of non-stop partying for a city revelling in the praise heaped on the Millennium Games.
The Bridge, one of Australia's most potent icons, was the centrepiece of a A$3 million ($1.7 million) firework display that put in the shade the New Year celebrations that heralded the start of a new millennium.
www.f-111.net /airshows/index.htm   (3702 words)

  
 The Parliament as Partner: A Century of Constitutional Review (Research Paper 3 2000-01)
This paper is one of a series written to mark the centenary of the Australian Constitution in 2001.
As the limitations of the parliamentary Convention model came to be recognised in the early 1980s, a bipartisan team of Gareth Evans, Haddon Storey and John McMillan proposed an alternative Convention model involving a minority of non-parliamentary delegates.
In 1993, the non-partisan Constitutional Centenary Foundation released a discussion paper drawing attention to the questions that would need to be resolved if, as was likely, the approaching centenary of the Convention of 1897-98 prompted another Convention to be held.
www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rp/2000-01/01RP03.htm   (15533 words)

  
 Australia Pro-Life/Take the Bridge!
This bridge is over the Centenary Highway 5 -10 minutes southwest of Brisbane city.
The banner is hanging over the Gateway Hwy north of Brisbane.
Darra: This was the first bridge Michelle and I secured, and the last one taken down.
www.abortiontv.com /Misc/aus_take_the_bridge.htm   (318 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity - Draft City Centre Master Plan - BRISBANE   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Brisbane will be one truely kick ass city in the future.
The new victoria bridge and northbank are great ideas, apart from the plaza over the expressway imo.
If all this actually happens by 2026, Brisbane will be one of the greatest cities on Earth...............well damn good anyway.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=251728   (989 words)

  
 The Centenary Naval Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Centenary Naval Review 2001 is a celebration of the Royal Australian Navy's service to the country over the last 100 years.
The public will be invited to line the march route to cheer on the sailors of a dozen nations as they pass in review through the streets of Australia's largest city.
A highpoint of the Centenary Naval Review will be the repertoire of music performed at a series of free concerts around Sydney by bands from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, United States of America and Australia.
www.defence.gov.au /news/navynews/editions/2001/09_03_01/story18.htm   (2439 words)

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