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  Victoria Bridge, Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Victoria Bridge is the fifth crossing of the Brisbane River.
The original bridge at this point on the river was a timber structure, which quickly succumbed to marine wood worm and collapsed.
A portion of the southern abutment of the previous bridge remains adjacent to the new bridge, carrying a pedestrian arch, a short remnant of tram track and a memorial to Hector Vasyli, a young boy who was killed in a traffic accident at that point when waving to servicemen returning from the First World War.
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 Brisbane Transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brisbane Transport is a division of the Brisbane City Council.
Brisbane Transport's origins can be traced back to the Metropolitan Tramways and Investment Company, which established a small horse tramway under franchise from the Queensland government in Brisbane in August 1885.
Brisbane's tram system remained in private hands until 1922, at which time the Queensland government established the Brisbane Tramways Trust, which compulsorily acquired the tram network and supporting infrastructure.
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 Bridge @ MetalworkArt.com (Metalwork Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The first bridges were spans made of wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement.
Rope bridges, a simple type of suspension bridge, were used by the Inca civilization in the Andes mountains of South America, just prior to European colonization in the 1500s.
An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct, which is a bridge that connects points of equal height.
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 List of bridges - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick IX Bridge spans the Guldborgsund strait between the islands of Falster and Lolland at Nykøbing Falster
Svendborgsund Bridge between the town of Svendborg on Fyn and Vindeby on the island of Tåsinge
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.
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 Brisbane, Australia  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Brisbane, city in eastern Australia, capital of the state of Queensland, a seaport on the Brisbane River, near Moreton Bay.
Brisbane is an important manufacturing center with diversified industries, including food processing, tanning, automobile assembling, brewing, and the manufacture of lumber, clothing, tobacco products, boots and shoes, and machinery.
Brisbane was opened to free settlers in 1842, and in 1859 it became the capital of the newly created colony of Queensland.
www.galenfrysinger.com /brisbane_australia.htm   (289 words)

  
 Brisbane trams
Brisbane was serviced by a tramway system from around 1900 to March 1969.
In the backgound may be seen an ominous sign, a crane used in the construction of the new Victoria Bridge across the Brisbane River.
The completion of the new Victoria Bridge, with no provision for trams marked the reason for the final closure of the Brisbane tramway system.
www.angelfire.com /sc3/trams/BRIS/BRIS.HTM   (950 words)

  
 Walkabout - Brisbane
The nation's fastest-growing capital, Brisbane is Australia's third-largest city with a population of 1,626,900 in the year 2000.
Brisbane was opened to free settlement in 1842 and became a separate colony on 10 December 1859.
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 /locations/QLDBrisbane.shtml   (4211 words)

  
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Brisbane city centre is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia, at a latitude and longitude of 27°28'S 153°02'E. The city straddles the Brisbane River, and its eastern suburbs line the shores of Moreton Bay.
Brisbane has an average annual rainfall of 1146 mm (45.1 in), with January usually the wettest month with a mean rainfall of 160 mm (6.3 in).
Brisbane is the birthplace of a number of internationally acclaimed singers, musicians and actors, and well has having produced a number of significant Australian authors.
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 Brisbane Hotels Travel Guide - History of Brisbane
Brisbane Town developed quickly under his leadership however he was murdered when he was exploring the Brisbane River headwaters one day, the culprit never being found.
From 38,226 in 1871, the population leapt to 104,276 in 1891.
The Brisbane River has a history of floods, but the February 1893 flood was devastating, and covered areas of the town that had never been flooded before.
www.hoteltravel.com /australia/brisbane/guides/history.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Westend Central Hotel Brisbane, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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.ebookers.com /cheap_hotels/australia/westend_central_hotel_brisbane.html   (138 words)

  
 Australia Trip: Brisbane
After departing from Adelaide, the next destination is Brisbane, also known as the Sunshine City (with the famous Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast just within driving distance away from the city).
Brisbane is Australia's third largest city and is the state capital of Queensland.
In addition, the Brisbane Botanical Garden offers a wonderful place for relaxation and a good study environment for the students of QUT as the campus is located in the garden.
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 Brisbane River Map, Queensland, Australia
The original stockyards for Brisbane were near the Normanby, but when they were relocated a little further out to an area known then as the Three Mile Scrub they were called the New Market.
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.
www.ourindooroopilly.com /brisbane-river-map.html   (4573 words)

  
 Battle of Brisbane
US Negro troops were not allowed to cross Brisbane's Victoria Bridge to the north side of the river.
Brisbane simply was unable to cope according to a recently published history.
The town of Ipswich was out of bounds to fls and in Brisbane they were confined to the south side of the Brisbane River.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-battles/ww2/battle-brisbane.htm   (1708 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 timber 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   (541 words)

  
 Brisbane Tours | Brisbane Tour Guide | iExplore.com
Great year-round weather means residents are happy (Brisbane regularly comes top of surveys for quality of life) and the city has a wealth of green spaces, al fresco dining venues, and even outdoor cinemas.
Today Brisbane enjoys a vibrant economy, and tourism plays an important part in it, as the city is an exciting destination in its own right but also an ideal getaway to other areas of Queensland.
Queensland is the fastest growing state in Australia, with 900 people moving to the state a week, and Brisbane, with 1.8 million inhabitants, is the third most populous urban area in Australia, behind Sydney and Melbourne (although it is set to overtake Melbourne in the next few years).
www.iexplore.com /cityguides/Australia/Brisbane/Overview   (481 words)

  
 Local History - South Brisbane :: ABC Brisbane
While South Brisbane is probably the oldest suburb in Brisban, today it has a very modern face as the centre of Brisbane's arts culture and as a hub for urban dwellers.
The next bridge, built in 1874, lasted nearly twenty years before it was lost in the 1893 floods that devastated South Brisbane.
The street-naming in South Brisbane marked a departure from the North Brisbane trend to name streets after members of the roayl family; in South Brisbane, streets are named after the prominent politicians of the time.
www.abc.net.au /brisbane/stories/s1588489.htm?brisbane   (642 words)

  
 ISMB 2003 - Brisbane Australia
Brisbane Airport provides a world class gateway to the region and beyond, with state of the art facilities and flight schedules that offer plenty of options.
Brisbane’s Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary www.koala.net is the largest and oldest koala colony in the world.
To the south of Brisbane is the colourful and exciting Gold Coast www.goldcoasttourism.com.au which is a region of contrasts.
www.iscb.org /ismb2003/brisbane.shtml   (1326 words)

  
 Pond Tour Around Brisbane
The air is clean, cool and fragrant and there are wonderful views from the fringes of the whole plateau over the rainforest, palms, rolling green farmland and out to the Pacific Ocean.
The pond was already made and bridge in place when we were asked to visit and offer our ideas.
A Brisbane businessman always keen for a bargain had been offered all the large fantail goldfish from a friend's leaking pond if he had somewhere to put them.
www.victoria-adventure.org /more_than_links/sheila_pond_tour.html   (984 words)

  
 Discount Brisbane Hotels, Cheap Brisbane hotels accommodation, budget Brisbane hotels in Australia, budget hotel ...
This Brisbane icon is a popular hotel for people travelling to this beautiful city and looking for comfortable, well appointed and affordable accommodation.
The Carlton Crest is Brisbane's largest conference/convention hotel with a capacity to accommodate up to 1000 people and the flexibility to host smaller conferences and meetings.
Astor Metropole Best Western Hotel Brisbane is located just a short walk to the city centre and adjacent to entertainment precincts with a superb aspect across the city skyline and the northern suburbs.
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 A Short History of Australia - Part 2
but governor Brisbane established a regular scale, under which a convict sentenced to seven years' transportation could obtain his ticket after four years of good conduct; a convict sentenced to fourteen years could obtain one after six years; and one sentenced to transportation for life could secure this measure of prescribed freedom after eight years.
In view of the fact that some thousands of men were kept at hard labour during the fifteen years that Brisbane was a convict settlement, and that the establishment cost many thousands of pounds, the amount of useful work done was very small.
After the abandonment of this position on account of the absence of water, the aboriginals called it Oompiebong, an 'oompie' (or, as more commonly spelt, humpy) being a hut, and 'bong' signifying dead; it was the place of the abandoned huts.
www.janesoceania.com /australia_history/index1.htm   (9717 words)

  
 Noonsite: Brisbane   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The entrance to the Brisbane River is along the west coast of Moreton Bay, towards the southern end.
The city of Brisbane provides a unique opportunity for visiting yachts to anchor or moor in the heart of a major urban centre.
The Brisbane River is navigable by deep-draft vessels all the way to the city.
www.noonsite.com /Countries/Australia/Brisbane   (971 words)

  
 Brisbane Hotels : Australia - BootsnAll Cheap Hotels
Located by the river at Hamilton, Brisbane Riverview Hotel is close to the airport precinct, the Gateway Arterial Bridge between the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
Situated in the Brisbane's CBD, this property is nestled between the Brisbane River and Botanical Gardens.
Situated 12 kilometres on the Southside of Brisbane, Travelodge Garden City is in the centre of the Southern Brisbane Regional District.
www.bootsnall.com /hotels/cyf/44/Brisbane-Hotels-Full   (7636 words)

  
 Brisbane Attractions : Brisbane Hotels, Queensland, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A hub of Brisbane's Port and Container industry as well as a rich source of different kinds of fish, Fisherman Islands provides a good example of how industry and nature can peacefully co-exist as well as offering an excellent landscape.
A great place for outdoor activities like cycling, bushwalking, horseback riding and camping, Brisbane Forest Park occupies the area of 258 square kilometers and is equipped with facilities such as an information center, good walking trails and a freshwater study center where visitors can learn about different fish and reptiles that reside in the park.
Across from Victoria Bridge stands the Queensland Cultural Center.
www.brisbanehotelpro.com /attractions.htm   (603 words)

  
 BRISBANE - BACKPACKERS TRAVEL GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brisbane has 1.1 million people and is the capital of Queensland.
Brisbane Star has a 4 hour cruise to the mouth of the Brisbane River on Sundays for $10.
Brisbane Resort is a large purpose built hostel south of the river.
www.geocities.com /austtravel/qld/brisbane.html   (1848 words)

  
 Brisbane - directory - listing : Mirimar Cruises - ourbrisbane.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Brisbane's Famous Wildlife River Cruise takes passengers 20 kilometres up the Brisbane River on the famous vessel MV Mirimar.
Brisbane's Famous River Cruise takes passengers 20 kilometres up the Brisbane River on the famous vessel MV Mirimar.
Under the Victoria Bridge at North Quay, Brisbane.
www.ourbrisbane.com /directory/atdw/listings/9005178.html   (273 words)

  
 QualIT2006 Home
Brisbane is a lively, cosmopolitan city and is just 45 minutes from Gold Coast beaches and pristine rainforests in the hinterland.
There is a large diversity of options available for transport to downtown Brisbane as well as for accommodation arrangements near the Conference venue.
The College of Art is a brisk 20 minute (or thereabouts) walk from the Brisbane CBD; ideally crossing the river on the Goodwill Bridge (footbridge) or the Victoria Bridge (go past the Performing Arts Centre and follow the Grand Arbour right through to the eastern end of South Bank).
www.cit.gu.edu.au /conferences/qualit2005/brisbane.html   (625 words)

  
 Australia Hotels and Resorts - Mercure Brisbane Hotel Australia
Situated on the banks of the Brisbane River with panoramic views over Southbank Parklands and the Performing Arts Complex, Mercure Hotel Brisbane is the perfect base when staying in Brisbane.
For those looking for a break away it is just a few minutes walk to the Queen Street Mall, the excitement of the Treasury Casino and a stroll across Victoria Bridge to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
For business travellers, the Mercure Hotel Brisbane is conveniently located in the government precinct and only a short walk to the heart of the business district.
www.southtravels.com /pacific/australia/mercurebrisbane/index.html   (416 words)

  
 Melbourne Attractions & Victoria Attractions - Mornington Peninsula Wineries, Melbourne Zoo Australia
Visit the Queen Victoria Markets, modern Melbourne Central, Australia on Collins and Collins 234.
More than 100 years old and 1000 stalls wide the Queen Victoria Market comes to life 5 days a week with a huge variety of fresh produced, goods and wares.
Discover Victoria's multicultural history and explore one of Melbourne's finest 19th centaury buildings Old Custom House.
www.victoria.visitorsbureau.com.au /attractions.html   (538 words)

  
 Melbourne to Mornington Peninsular via Phillip Island Suggested Itineraries Information - Melbourne and Victoria, ...
Continue on to San Remo where you will cross the bridge to Phillip Island - home to the world famous Penguin Parade, one of Australia's most popular natural tourist attractions.
This morning cross the road to the beach and feed the seagulls before commencing your journey around Westernport Bay to Mornington Peninsular, one of Victoria's most picturesque destinations.
Located on three sides by the waters of Port Phillip Bay, Westernport Bay and Bass Strait the Mornington Peninsular is surrounded by gently rolling hills, kilometers of sparkling bay beach, rugged surf beach and spectacular coastal scenery.
www.victoria.visitorsbureau.com.au /itineraries/melb-phil-mnpen.html   (454 words)

  
 Brisbane Hotels and Accommodations - Online Reservations for Brisbane Lodging
BRISBANE is one of Australia's most progressive cities.
Brisbane's Central Business District is filled with good restaurants and cafes, fashion, entertainment and gardens.
The grand Brisbane River threads its way through the city area, providing a good reason to escape to the City Botanic Gardens and stroll along the river promenade.
www.starlodging.com /brisbane   (155 words)

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