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Construction of Story Bridge, 25 October 1939 Arrival of United States sailors in 1941 A Lockheed Lightning fighter aircraft flies over the city during World War II. Due to Brisbane's proximity to the South West Pacific Area theatre of World War II, the city played a prominent role in the defence of Australia. The city became a temporary home ...
Brisbane hosted the World Expo 88 in 1988. Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games and World Expo 88. These events were accompanied by a scale of public expenditure, construction, and development not previously seen in the state of Queensland.
1894 T.P. Lucas's novel Ruins of Brisbane in the Year 2000. 1895 The Gabba set aside as cricket ground. 1895 Queensland Art Gallery established. 1896 Capsize of the ferry Pearl. 1896 Brisbane Public Library (now State Library) established. 1897 Electric trams introduced. 1899 Ministry of Anderson Dawson sworn in, the world's first Labour ...
Around 60 countries gained independence from the United Kingdom throughout its history, the most in the world, followed by around 40 countries that gained independence from France throughout its history. [1] Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [2] [3] [4]
State/Territory Notes 1788 Sydney: New South Wales: First permanent Australian city. [1] Largest city in Australia, capital of New South Wales. 1788 Parramatta: New South Wales Second-oldest settlement in Australia. [2] Now a part of the Sydney urban area. 1788 Kingston: Norfolk Island: Island settled as part of the Colony of New South Wales. [3]
Returned World War II soldiers march in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1944. In 1905 women voted in state elections for the first time. The state's first university, the University of Queensland, was established in Brisbane in 1909. In 1911, the first alternative treatments for polio were pioneered in Queensland and remain in use across the world today.
The event was very successful and helped promote Brisbane and Queensland on the world stage. Also that year, the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast-Tweed Giants rugby league teams were founded, followed by the South Queensland Crushers and North Queensland Cowboys in 1995. In 1989, Queensland commenced a three-year trial of Daylight Saving. [56]
The world's smallest continent, Australia is also the sixth-largest country by land area and sometimes considered the world's largest island. Australia has a mainland coastline of 32,994 kilometres (20,502 mi) [ 14 ] and claims an exclusive economic zone of about 8,200,000 square kilometres (3,200,000 sq mi).