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  Brisbane Story Bridge Adventure Climb
Safety is paramount - Story Bridge Adventure Climb do everything possible to ensure the safety of climbers and their personnel but they must rely on you to tell them if you have a medical condition or impairment that could put you or others at risk.
Story Bridge Adventure Climb is open for operation during most weather conditions.
One of the greatest reasons for Brisbane being a much-loved city is due to the sensational weather and the few inconveniences experienced.
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 Story
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 Encyclopedia: Story Bridge, Brisbane
Jacques-Cartier Bridge, Montreal 2003 View from the bridge The Jacques Cartier Bridge (French: pont Jacques-Cartier) is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
The population of the City of Brisbane is estimated at 957,010 (as of June 2004).
Brisbane marked the northern point of the " Brisbane Line " - a controversial defence proposal, allegedly formulated by the Menzies government, that would, upon a land invasion of Australia, surrender the entire continent bar the populated coastal strip south of Brisbane to the Japanese.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Story-Bridge,-Brisbane   (1111 words)

  
 Sydney Harbour Bridge, Attractions of Australia
The bridge is affectionately known as "the Coathanger" by many Sydney residents on account of its arch based design.
A bridge toll is payable at the tollgates on the southern end of the bridge.
In 1958, the tram services across the bridge were withdrawn and the pair of railway tracks they had used were removed and replaced by two extra road lanes; these lanes are now the leftmost southbound lanes on the bridge and are still clearly distinguishable from the original six road lanes.
www.magicaljourneys.com /Australia/australia-interest-sydney-harbourbridge.html   (1582 words)

  
 Jacques Cartier Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jacques Cartier Bridge (French: pont Jacques-Cartier) is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
Together with the Champlain Bridge, it is administered by The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., a federal agency.
The Story Bridge, in Brisbane, Australia, was modelled on the design of Jacques Cartier Bridge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacques_Cartier_Bridge   (290 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 Airport, owned by the Brisbane Airport Corporation, and located north-east of the city is the biggest airport in the state and third busiest in the country.
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 Facts about topic: (Story Bridge, Brisbane)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Story Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River (additional info and facts about Brisbane River).
It was opened on 6th July, 1940 by Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, Governor of Queensland (A state in northeastern Australia) and named for John Douglas Story, a senior and influential public servant.
The design for the bridge was based heavily on that of the Jacques Cartier Bridge (additional info and facts about Jacques Cartier Bridge) in Montreal (A city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/story_bridge,_brisbane.htm   (233 words)

  
 Effects - The Story Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Story Bridge, even in precedence to its opening held and still holds, a place in Brisbane's folk lore and modern traditions.
Sir Leslie Wilson’s (the then governor of Brisbane) stated in 1940, “This [the Story Bridge] is declared as a symbol of peoples enterprise.” This is extremely significant in Brisbane’s coming of age in that it symbolises birth into a world of animated industry.
Therefore it is clearly seen that the bridge provided a strong economical and industrial catalyst supporting growth for Brisbane - while creating an icon of development in a tangible form for the world to see.
www.terrace.qld.edu.au /kidstuff/strybrig/effect.htm   (188 words)

  
 R E A L T I M E   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In Bridge Song, Milledge and Youdell partner with musicians Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson of Clocked Out Duo to create a series of “out-of-awareness” perceptions of time and place in a hybrid investigation of “daily life, flesh, earth and weather” using Brisbane’s Story Bridge as a focus.
The work comprises 11 titled ‘responses’ to the bridge in which meaning is constructed and communicated through “a synthesis of mediated signs and sonic events.” In some episodes, this synthesis is achieved with creative clarity.
As the drum rumblings evoke the splendid thunder of a Brisbane storm, the moving rope simultaneously creates an ephemeral canvas for the projected images of the river in flash flood.
www.realtimearts.net /rt56/hunter.html   (753 words)

  
 Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Brisbane (CBD)
Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland lies approximately 20km inland and set on the meandering banks of the Brisbane River.
Brisbane, due to its sub tropical climate and history offers an interesting mixture of old and new buildings - ranging from the old sandstone buildings from the colonial days to the Queenslander style homes built on stilts.
Southbank, on the southern side of the Brisbane River was the site of the 1988 World Expo and has since been transformed into a cultural precinct with several museums, colleges, art galleries, cafes and tropical gardens.
www.hotkey.net.au /~krool/photos/qld/brisbane.html   (523 words)

  
 Brisbane Dining Guide - Brisbane Pub Dining – The Story Bridge Hotel - ourbrisbane.com
In 1886, the Story Bridge Hotel was born.
The Story Bridge Hotel is one of the last remaining family owned and operated hotels in Brisbane.
A true landmark, ‘the Bridge’ has gained an enviable reputation for its fine food complimented by an extensive and interesting range of high quality flavoursome beers, wines and spirits.
www.ourbrisbane.com /dining/pubsandclubs/storybridge   (481 words)

  
 Story Bridge- Brisbane, Australia - VirtualTourist.com
That led to the construction of the Grey Street Bridge (William Jolly Bridge) and, later, the Story Bridge.
The Storey Bridge, opened in 1940, links Kangaroo Point on the south bank of the river, with Fortitude Valley to the north and is equally as iconic of Brisbane.
Brisbane basically lies on sand and in order to construct the bridge it was necessary to dig down 40.2m to establish a firm foundation and so the Story Bridge boasts one of the deepest foundations in the world.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Queensland/Brisbane-1878979/Things_To_Do-Brisbane-Story_Bridge-BR-1.html   (964 words)

  
 Story Bridge Adventure Climb Brisbane
Climb the famous Brisbane Story Bridge and be exhilarated by the breath-taking panorama of Brisbane and its surrounding natural beauty.
Story Bridge walk is a soft adventure experience with a difference and the most spectacular way to discover Brisbane city.
Story Bridge Adventure Climb do everything possible to ensure the safety of climbers and their personnel but they must rely on you to tell them if you have a medical condition or impairment that could put you or others at risk.
www.tourbookings.com.au /brisbane/bridgeclimb.shtml   (1318 words)

  
 Brisbane, Australia - Reviews on RateItAll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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.
The estimated population of Brisbane is 957.000 residents.
www.rateitall.com /i-8120-brisbane-australia.aspx   (906 words)

  
 Quest on Story Bridge
At Quest on the Story Bridge, you can enjoy the excitement of an inner city lifestyle, next to the Brisbane River, with all the creature comforts of home.
Brisbane is known as "the city of sun days", due to the fact that it is almost always sunny in Brisbane.
The Quest on the Story Bridge is located just 2 kilometres from the Gabba, 5 kilometres from the Brisbane Convention Centre, 4 kilometres from the Treasury Casino, and just 1 kilometre from the Brisbane CBD.
www.seedownunder.com.au /destination/queensland/brisbane/brisbane-accommodation/quest/index.html   (251 words)

  
 Virtual Tourism
The Story Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River.
Before the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 the Government of Queensland asked John Bradfield to design a new Brisbane bridge.
The Story Bridge was constructed, like the Sydney Harbour Bridge, as a public works program during the Great Depression.
homepage.ntlworld.com /keir.clarke/story.htm   (140 words)

  
 Department of the Premier and Cabinet - Emerging Qld Author   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The contemporary narrative follows a young Council tree-planter Robbie and his relationships with his parents and his Canadian girlfriend Jane, while the historical narrative traces the building of the Story Bridge and the story of the young bridge workers.
It weaves a central storyline of a mystery surrounding the bridge's construction with Robbie's estrangement from his ailing father, who was a 'bridge-builder'.
As the story unfolds, Simon becomes involved in a passionate relationship with Nikki, an older woman who he believes to be his father's girlfriend.
www.premiers.qld.gov.au /awardsevents/awards/literary/Shortlist_-_judges_comments/Emerging_Qld_Author?printView=true   (529 words)

  
 Brisbane - directory - listing : Story Bridge Adventure Climb - ourbrisbane.com
Story Bridge Adventure Climb offers an exciting soft adventure experience and the most spectacular way to discover Brisbane.
From locals to visitors, there's no comparison to the exhilaration you will achieve during this exciting and secure climb that enables you to view the spectacular scenes that Brisbane and the surrounding area offers.
Early morning and late afternoon tours are expected to be the most popular times, with all tours taking approximately two and a half hours and escorted by team leaders providing a commentary on the history of the city and the surrounding area.
directory.ourbrisbane.com /directory/atdw/listings/9043085.html   (257 words)

  
 Brisbane Harley Owners Group - Brisbane
Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, is midway up the east coast of Australia - 27.5 o S, 153 o E. 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 all year round - Summertime or Daylight Saving is not practiced in Queensland.
Travelling west of Brisbane, past Ipswich, you soon climb the Great Dividing Range to Toowoomba and the rich plains of the Darling Downs.
www.brisbanehog.com.au /brisbane.htm   (406 words)

  
 Goodwill Games
Up to 1000 banners will be erected across Brisbane in the lead-up to the 2001 Goodwill Games, including the largest banner ever to be installed on the Story Bridge.
Brisbane will be transformed into a blazing sea of colour when it welcomes thousands of Goodwill Games athletes, interstate, international and local guests from August 29 to September 9.
A red adorned Brisbane Airport is ready to extend the first hand of welcome to the thousands of international and interstate guests heading its way, with about 60 banners and flags flying high at the domestic and international terminals.
www.goodwillgames.com /2001_news/2001_newsArt91.htm   (354 words)

  
 Brisbane bridge man steps down - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
A man who threatened to jump off Brisbane's Story Bridge has climbed down to safety after a 19-hour stand-off with police that gripped the city.
Police have refused to identify him and it is unclear why he climbed the steel cantilever bridge near the city centre.
As it was, at least one family member arrived at the bridge.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Brisbane-Story-Bridge-siege-continues/2007/04/03/1175366236373.html   (341 words)

  
 BoneMap - Media Presence
Bonemap’s Bridge Song aims to explore “the interrelationships of environment and moment within the precinct of [Brisbane’s] Story Bridge” and further attempts to extrapolate these to our wider understandings of being in the world.
In Bridge Song, Milledge and Youdell partner with musicians Erik Griswold and Vanessa Tomlinson of Clocked Out Duo to create a series of “out-of-awareness” perceptions of time and place in a hybrid investigation of “daily life, flesh, earth and weather” using Brisbane’s Story Bridge as a focus.
Inspired by Brisbane’s legendary Story Bridge, this work is an exploration of interconnectedness, of the impact of the environment on flesh.
www.bonemap.com /2003/media.html   (3616 words)

  
 Story Bridge Adventure Climb, Midweek Dusk Climb, Brisbane
The Story Bridge Midweek Dusk climb is an adventure experience with a difference and the most spectacular way to discover Brisbane.
The 2½ hour climb to the top of Brisbane's iconic Story Bridge is open to the public for the first time in 65 years.
The picturesque Glasshouse Mountains are visible to the north with the world-heritage-listed Lamington National Park to the south.
www.adrenalin.com.au /story_bridge_adventure_climb_midweek_dusk_climb_brisbane_403_details.aspx   (957 words)

  
 Serviced apartments, Kanagroo Point, Brisbane, Australia. SACO apartment corporate housing
LOCATION: Located at Kangaroo Point, Story Bridge Apartments are only 1.5km from the Gabba, home of AFL and cricket.
Brisbane Airport (Coolangatta) is a 20-30 minute taxi journey, costing around $40.
Located in Kangaroo Point, only 600 metres from the bustling central business district, Story Bridge Apartments offer a range of spacious one, two and three bedroom serviced apartments.
www.sacoapartments.co.uk /apartment-detail.aspx?apart=509   (383 words)

  
 Painting the Story Bridge :: ABC Brisbane
Brisbane artist Kendall Perkins loves painting bridges as part of her cityscapes, and she doesn't mind people watching her painting them.
Kendall is part painter, part performance artist, and she's about to take her skills overseas with Tourism Queensland, to paint 'live' at Tourism Queensland's displays in Asia.
I don’t tend to be a landscape painter, I tend to like to paint cityscapes and a bridge really identifies a city or a certain part of a city and I think people sort of have a sense of ownership of their bridges and that tends to be why I paint them."
www.abc.net.au /brisbane/stories/s1779505.htm   (341 words)

  
 Brisbane Apartments Quest on Story Bridge Apartments Brisbane Kangaroo Point - australia-hotels.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Located in Kangaroo Point, only 600 metres from the bustling CBD, Quest on Story Bridge offers a range of spacious one, two and three bedroom serviced apartments.
Situated just a few minutes to Dockside's superb restaurants and cosmopolitan caf‚'s, Quest on Story Bridge offers the complete lifestyle of inner city living.
Quest on Storey Bridge is situated just a few minutes to Dockside's superb restaurants and cosmopolitan caf‚'s.
www.australia-hotels.com.au /17471p1-brisbane-apartments-quest-on-story-bridge.html   (453 words)

  
 Queensland
Brisbane is a beautiful city with about 1,5 million inhabitants.
Whenever there was time I took the train to Surfers Paradise on the Gold coast, about 1 hours ride from Brisbane.
After just a few weeks in Brisbane I went to Surfers Paradise and further on to Currumbin.
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 Quest On Story Bridge - Brisbane, KANGAROO POINT, Queensland Now Online reservations system
The Quest On Story Bridge is popular with visitors from Australia and Overseas, and gives easy access to the many wonderful and exciting attractions of Brisbane.
All guests of Quest on Story Bridge have access to the pool, spa, gymnasium and barbeque facilities plus a range of services including pantry shopping, valet dry cleaning, breakfast packs and restaurant charge back.
From The South, Don't cross the Story Bridge, follow Main Street to the left of the Bridge and take the 1st right turn under the Bridge.
www.queenslandnow.com.au /hotel.asp?HotelID=10403   (919 words)

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