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There is no avoiding it. A trip to Australia wouldn’t be complete without a framed picture with you patting smugly next to a ‘roo or caressing a koala with your arms. Lone Pine is the kind of...
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When the first Europeans arrived here, they found an environment completely unlike any they had known before.
The diversity and novelty of this strange new land soon caught the eye...
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The Queensland Museum in South Bank is a must see when you are in Brisbane. It is free entry for the majority of the complex, the Science centre has a fee and some special exhibits will sometimes...
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The Mercy Heritage Centre on Ann Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia can tracing its origins back to 1858, this unique cultural heritage site overlooks the magnificent Story Bridge and...
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St. John’s Cathedral is a work in progress. Additional stalls were added in the 1950s and 60s, two bays of the nave (the central area of the church) and side aisles were completed and consecrated...
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Described at its opening in 1905 as a splendid pile of buildings, St. Andrew’s Uniting Church is a striking departure from the usual Gothic style churches. Architect George D. Payne derived...
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Opposite the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and near the Victorian Bridge is the old pier. Five Bridges have spanned the Brisbane River at this point. The pier is all that remains of the 4th bridge, which spanned the river from 1869 to 1969.
There is a memorial arch here that...
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The overwhelming site of beautiful architecture is being wasted as a casino, the Treasury Casino.
In convict days t his was the site of the Officer’s Quarters and Military...
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With the separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859, a state-controlled printery was required to publish Hansard (reports of the proceedings of the House of Parliament) and other...
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Gas lit street lamps still frame the George and William Street entrances of what is now the Conrad International Hotel. This elaborate Edwardian structure, known as the Executive building/Land...
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The Queens Gardens is named for the statue of Queen Victoria that was unveiled there in 1906, the gardens have only taken their present state since 1963. The site of the penal settlement...
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The General Post Office is a wonder in architecture and show how much the building boom of the 1880s began. The old town of Brisbane must have been a sight to behold with all the European styles of...
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Built in 1865/66, the Immigration Depot provided migrants with a staging point from which to begin their new life in the colony. After a voyage lasting as long as six months, passengers disembarked...
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