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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 ]
Brisbane has a number of heritage buildings, some of which date back to the 1820s, including The Old Windmill in Wickham Park, built by convict labour in 1824, [141] which is the oldest surviving building in Brisbane, and the Commissariat Store on William Street, built by convict labour in 1828, which was originally used as a grain house, and ...
Try dishing out some history from 100 years ago gathered by Joyce Harvey. ... a “Home Lighting Contest” began Oct. 2, 1924, and was held because “Statistics show that 25% of school children ...
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.
Map of Borough of Brisbane and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. The Municipality of Brisbane was gazetted on 25 May 1859 and proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales on 7 September 1859. The first local government area in Queensland, Brisbane was the only one incorporated prior to the establishment of Queensland as a separate ...
U.S. Marines from Marine Base Quantico descended on Antietam Battlefield for wargames 100 years ago. Antietam National Battlefield will commemorate the event on Labor Day weekend. ... The Today Show.
Never forget: 23 years ago, the day that changed everything. Gannett. Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal News. September 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM. ... USA TODAY Sports.