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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 ]
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.
May 1825; 199 years ago () (exact date unknown) [3] Elevation: 32 m (105 ft) Area ... five years before Brisbane was officially declared a free settlement.
About 19,000 years ago temperatures and sea levels began to rise. Tasmania became separated from the mainland some 14,000 years ago, and between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago thousands of islands in the Torres Strait and around the coast of Australia were formed. [11] The warmer climate was associated with new technologies.
30 Color Photos Photographers Took 100 Years Ago That Still Mesmerize Us Today. Mariia Tkachenko. December 16, 2024 at 6:47 AM. I don't know about you, Pandas, but I love period dramas.
In 1959, Queensland celebrated its Centenary (100 years since Queensland was declared a separate colony (State) from New South Wales with its own local government). Victoria Park played a large role in these celebrations in Brisbane. The Centenary Pool Complex was constructed in this year by the Brisbane City Council as its principal ...
16 April 2019 – 56-year-old Dr Luping Zeng died after being shot in the garage of his MacGregor, Queensland home while his wife and daughters were inside. [109] 24 April 2019 – 32-year-old woman Natalina Angok, originally from South Sudan, was murdered by her boyfriend Christopher Bell in the Melbourne Chinatown, in the CBD.