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1888 Brisbane connected to Sydney by rail with break of gauge at Wallangarra. 1890 The Worker newspaper founded. 1892 The Catholic Age (later Catholic Leader) newspaper founded. 1893 Brisbane flood. 1894 Women's Equal Franchise Association founded. 1894 T.P. Lucas's novel Ruins of Brisbane in the Year 2000. 1895 The Gabba set aside as cricket ...
In 1896, the Brisbane river saw its worst maritime disaster with the capsize of the ferry Pearl, of the 80-100 people on board, only 40 survived. [ 39 ] A demonstration of electric lighting of lamp posts along Queen Street in 1882 was the first recorded use of electricity for public purposes in the world. [ 40 ]
Today, 148 W. Main St. has a third bank building, that is home to the PNC Bank. Counting down to Christmas was done at least 100 years ago. This reminder appeared in the Daily Eagle on Dec. 4, 1924.
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
Sep. 18—100 Years Ago Sept. 18, 1923 'It is strange indeed that the State of Maryland, the seventh to ratify the Federal constitution in 1787, by its last Legislature, defeated a bill which had ...
Brisbane (/ ˈ b r ɪ z b ən / ⓘ BRIZ-bən, [10] Turrbal/Yagara: Meanjin, Meaanjin, Maganjin or Magandjin) is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland [11] and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population over 2.7 million. [1]
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the first-ever "beep." By that we mean the first scan of a barcode — a "scanniversary" if you will. (Scripps News)
Australia celebrated the 50th anniversary of victory in the Pacific on 15 August 1995. The National Australia Remembers Freedom Wall in Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha is a space meant for quiet contemplation and reflection on the Sacrifice of the Generation who fought for the "Freedom" we enjoy today.