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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 and Oceania, with a population over 2.7 million. [1]
The motto of the City of Brisbane is Meliora sequimur, Latin for We aim for better things. The council's corporate slogan is Dedicated to a better Brisbane. The city's colours are blue and gold. Its corporate logo was introduced in 1982 in preparation for the Commonwealth Games hosted in Brisbane that year. It features a stylised version of ...
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.
There are three species of flying-fox in Brisbane: the black flying-fox, little red flying-fox and grey-headed flying-fox. [11] Brisbane is located within the South East Queensland biogeographic region. The city contains several iconic tree species, such as the Moreton Bay fig, a very large evergreen banyan with imposing buttress roots.
Satellite image of the Brisbane Metropolitan Area. Centred on the City of Brisbane, it captures from the Redcliffe Peninsula in the north, D'Aguilar National Park to the west, east to Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, and Logan City in the south. Brisbane Central Business District seen from Mount Coot-tha Lookout This is a list of the almost 450 suburbs in the Brisbane metropolis, Queensland ...
The Story Bridge is a Brisbane icon, designed by Dr. John Bradfield, designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. [2] It spans Petrie Bight from Kangaroo Point to Fortitude Valley and totals 1,072 metres (3,517 ft) meters in length.
Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, [1] and the third most populous city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that the population of Greater Brisbane is 2,462,637 as of June 2018, [2] and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.6 million. [2]
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 ...