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The name Brisbane is named to honour Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860) who was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. [1] [2] When it was given its name and declared as a town in 1834, to replace its penal colony status, [3] Brisbane was still part of the Colony of New South Wales.
Skew Street, North Quay: First Brisbane Burial Ground, established in 1825 [15] Commissariat Store, built by convicts in 1828 [16] Early Streets of Brisbane, laid out from 1825 during the penal settlement [1] Archaeological investigations at 40 Queen Street (Brisbane Square) also found remains dating to the penal period. The remnants of the ...
14 June – Van Diemen's Land is separated administratively from New South Wales. [1] 3 December – Van Diemen's Land becomes fully independent from New South Wales. The Legislative Council of Tasmania is established and George Arthur, former Lieutenant-Governor, is promoted as its first Governor. [2]
1880 J.A. Clarke's Panorama of Brisbane painted. 1885 Undue Subdivision of Land Prevention Act 1885. 1885 Horse-drawn tram system commences operation. 1885 Yungaba Immigration Centre designed. 1887 Radical newspaper The Boomerang founded by William Lane. 1888 Brisbane connected to Sydney by rail with break of gauge at Wallangarra.
The name Brisbane Town was in use for the settlement since at least November 1828. [1] Major Edmund Lockyer discovered outcrops of coal along the banks of the upper Brisbane River in 1825. [2] In 1839, transportation of convicts ceased, culminating in the closure of the Brisbane penal settlement. In 1842, free settlement was permitted.
The Early Streets of Brisbane is a heritage-listed archaeological site at sections of Albert Street, George Street, William Street, North Quay, and Queen's Wharf Road in Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1825 onwards.
The Canada Company bought one million acres (4,000 km 2) of land west of the then London district and called it the Huron Tract. [3] The Canada Company was the administrative agent for the Huron Tract. An Act of Parliament in 1825 incorporated the Canada Company with the Huron Tract settlement objective as its primary goal. [4]
The Canada Company was a private British land development company that was established to aid in the colonization of a large part of Upper Canada. It was incorporated by royal charter on August 19, 1826, [1] under the Canada Company Act 1825 (6 Geo. 4. c. 75) of the British parliament, [2] which was given royal assent on June 27, 1825. [3]