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Brisbane is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland. It is situated on the Brisbane River on a low-lying floodplain between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland. The local indigenous people knew the area as Mian-jin, meaning 'place shaped as a spike'. The city is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. The settlement at Brisbane developed after an abandoned initial penal colony settlement at Redcliffe, 28 kilometres (17 mi) north. The colony moved to the current location of the Brisbane central business district in 1825, and free settlers were permitted from 1842.
It was chosen as the capital when Queensland was proclaimed a separate colony in 1859. A large portion of Brisbane is controlled by the Brisbane City Council and also covers parts of several adjoining local government areas. In 1925, the City of Brisbane Act was passed by the Queensland Government, abolishing 20 local government authorities in the city and forming the largest local authority in Australia, covering 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi). The city played a central role in the Allied campaign during World War II as the South West Pacific headquarters for General Douglas MacArthur. More recently, Brisbane hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games, World Expo '88 and the 2001 Goodwill Games.
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- Post Office Square, Brisbane
- Queen Street, Brisbane
- General Post Office, Brisbane
- MacArthur Central
- Shingle Inn
- Adelaide Street bus mall
- Adelaide Street, Brisbane
- Edward Street, Brisbane
- Creek Street, Brisbane
- Central Plaza 1, Brisbane
- The Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane
- ANZAC Square, Brisbane
- Central Plaza Complex
- QueensPlaza
- Wintergarden, Brisbane
- ANZAC Square Arcade
- Shrine of Remembrance, Brisbane
- Riparian Plaza
- Broadway on the Mall
- Riverside Centre, Brisbane
- People's Palace, Brisbane
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Brisbane
- One One One Eagle Street
- Regent Theatre (Brisbane)
- AMP Place, Brisbane
- Central railway station, Brisbane
- Brisbane Arcade
- Metro Arts Theatre
- T & G Building, Brisbane
- Queen Street Mall
- Charlotte Street, Brisbane
- Eagle Street Pier ferry wharf
- Elizabeth Street, Brisbane
- Albert Street, Brisbane
- 123 Albert Street
- Brisbane Festival Hall
- The Myer Centre, Brisbane
- Riverside ferry wharf
- King George Square
- All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane
- King George Square busway station
- Waterfront Place, Brisbane
- Queen Street bus station
- Mary Street, Brisbane
- City Congregational Church, Brisbane
- QANTM
- Aurora Tower
- Wharf Street Congregational Church, Brisbane
- Suncorp Metway Plaza
- Customs House, Brisbane
- Brisbane City Hall
- Festival Towers
- Museum of Brisbane
- Anglican Diocese of Brisbane
- Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408
- 222 Margaret Street, Brisbane
- Vision Brisbane
- St John's Cathedral (Brisbane)
- Holy Name Cathedral, Brisbane
- Trilogy Tower
- Brisbane Administration Centre
- 275 George Street
- Brisbane International Film Festival
- The Pancake Manor
- George Street, Brisbane
- Brisbane
- The Old Windmill, Brisbane
- 1974 Brisbane flood
- Kangaroo Point, Queensland
- Latitude and longitude of cities, A-H
- 111 George Street
- State Law Building
- Treasury Building, Brisbane
- Ann Street Church of Christ
- Brisbane Square
- Emerald Tower, Brisbane
- Queens Gardens, Brisbane
- Brisbane Magistrates Court
- Anywhere Theatre Festival (Brisbane)
- Law Courts, Brisbane
- Holman Street ferry wharf
- Treasury Casino
- Lands Administration Building
- Wickham Park (Brisbane)
- Margaret Street, Brisbane
- 400 George Street
- Brisbane central business district
- Old State Library Building, Brisbane
- Santos Place
- Alice Street, Brisbane
- Skyline Apartments
- Northbank (Brisbane)
- North Quay ferry wharf
- Thornton Street ferry wharf
- The Mansions, Brisbane
- Soleil (Brisbane)
- St James College, Brisbane
- Commonwealth Law Courts
- City Botanic Gardens
- Infinity Tower (Brisbane)
- William Street, Brisbane
- Parliament House, Brisbane
- Victoria Bridge, Brisbane
- North Quay, Brisbane
- Spring Hill, Queensland
- Clem Jones Tunnel
- Story Bridge
- Roma Street railway station
- Ann Street, Brisbane
- Roma Street busway station
- Brisbane Transit Centre
- St Vincent's Hospital (Brisbane)
- Queensland Police
- Task Force Argos
- Kurilpa Bridge
- All Hallows' School
- QUT Gardens Point ferry wharf
- State Library of Queensland
- Roma Street Parkland
- Brisbane Graduate School of Business
- Queensland University of Technology
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Wheel of Brisbane
- Petrie Terrace, Queensland
- Old Government House, Queensland
- Nepal Peace Pagoda
- Queensland Art Gallery
- South Bank 1 & 2 ferry wharf
- Wheel of Brisbane
- Cultural Centre busway station
- Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
- Queensland Cultural Centre
- South Bank, Queensland
- Queensland Performing Arts Centre
- Queensland Museum
- Howard Smith Wharves
- Mephisto (tank)
- South Bank Grand Arbour
- Radar (radio)
- Radio Gaga (radio)
- St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
- St Joseph's College, Nudgee
- Brisbane Trades Hall
- Suncorp Piazza
- South Brisbane railway station
- Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
- William Jolly Bridge
- Dockside ferry wharf
- Brisbane River Stage
- McWhirters
- South Bank Parklands
- Brisbane Girls Grammar School
- Victoria Barracks, Brisbane
- Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
- Gondwana Rainforest Sanctuary
- Kangaroo Point Cliffs
- South Bank 3 ferry wharf
- Whiskey Au Go Go fire
- Goodwill Bridge
- Fortitude Valley, Queensland
- Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane
- Valley Metro (Fortitude Valley)
- Fortitude Valley railway station
- Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre
- Brisbane Grammar School
- Merivale Bridge
- Shafston College
- South Brisbane, Queensland
- Brisbane Arts Theatre
- CLS-2 Carpentaria
- Forceful (tugboat)
- Normanby busway station
- Caxton Street, Brisbane
- Bulwer Island Light
- Go Between Bridge
- South Bank busway station
- River Plaza ferry wharf
- Brisbane Australia Temple
- Brisbane Australia Temple
- Brisbane Australia Temple
- Queensland College of Art
- HMAS Diamantina (K377)
- Queensland Maritime Museum
- The Skyneedle, Brisbane
- Sydney Street ferry wharf
- South Bank railway station, Brisbane
- Musgrave Park, Brisbane
- Inner City Bypass, Brisbane
- Brisbane State High School
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane
- South Brisbane Town Hall
- Commercial Swimming Club
- Old Museum Building, Brisbane
- Metroad 3 (Brisbane)
- Brisbane Transport
- Queensland Children's Hospital
- Somerville House
- Lang Park
- Mowbray Park ferry wharf
- Mater Hill busway station
- Mater Hill busway station
- Northern University Games
- Brisbane Transport
- QUT Kelvin Grove busway station
- Exhibition railway station, Brisbane
- Woolloongabba, Queensland
- New Farm, Queensland
- RCH Herston busway station
- Brisbane Exhibition Ground
- North Brisbane Parish
- St Laurence's College
- West End, Queensland
- Queensland Academy for Creative Industries
- Castlemaine Perkins
- CARRS-Q
- Bowen Park, Brisbane
- Woolloongabba busway station
- Merthyr, Queensland
- Teneriffe, Queensland
- Coronet Flats
- Milton railway station, Brisbane
- Gloucester Street railway station
- RBWH busway station
- Herston, Queensland
- The Gabba
- Kelvin Grove, Queensland
- Milton, Queensland
- New Farm Park
- Brisbane Eiffel Tower
- Brisbane Eiffel Tower
- Highgate Hill, Queensland
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Kelvin Grove State College
- Johnstone Gallery
- New Farm Park ferry wharf
- Stagedoor Dinner Theatre
- Twelfth Night Theatre
- Cloudland
- Paddington, Queensland
- Brisbane Powerhouse
- Hawthorne ferry wharf
- Norman Park ferry wharf
- Lucerne on Fernberg
- Bowen Hills railway station
- Heath Park (Brisbane)
- Milton Courts
- Newstead, Queensland
- Teneriffe ferry wharf
- East Brisbane, Queensland
- East Brisbane, Queensland
- Marist Brothers College Rosalie
- Marist Brothers College Rosalie
- Park Road railway station
- Norman Creek
- Town of Ithaca
- Boggo Road busway station
- Bowen Hills, Queensland
- Dutton Park, Queensland
- Legacy Way
- Perry Park, Brisbane
- Mayne Junction railway station
- Hawthorne, Queensland
- Brisbane Catholic Education
- Red Hill, Queensland
- Anglican Church Grammar School
- Ballymore Stadium
- Boggo Road Gaol
- University of Queensland ferry wharf
- Bulimba ferry wharf
- Paddington tram depot fire
- Auchenflower railway station
- Wesley Hospital (Brisbane)
- South Brisbane Parish
- Newstead House, Brisbane
- Princess Alexandra Hospital busway station
- Division of Brisbane
- Eastern Busway
- Breakfast Creek
- Eleanor Schonell Bridge
- Buranda railway station
- Buranda busway station
- West End ferry wharf
- Jack Esplen Oval
- Schonell Theatre
- UQ Lakes busway station
- Regatta ferry wharf
- Vision, Touch and Hearing Research Centre
- Regatta Hotel
- Bulimba, Queensland
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- TC Beirne School of Law
- Dutton Park railway station
- Raymont Lodge
- Brisbane College of Theology
- InterVarsity Choral Festival (Australia)
- Norman Park, Queensland
- Windsor railway station, Brisbane
- Wilston railway station, Brisbane
- Buranda, Queensland
- University of Queensland
- University of Queensland
- Holloway Field
- Coorparoo railway station
- Mannix College (Monash University)
- Solar power in Australia
- University of Queensland Australian Football Club
- Auchenflower
- Residential colleges of the University of Queensland
- Wilston, Queensland
- Government House, Brisbane
- Guyatt Park ferry wharf
- Norman Park railway station
- University of Queensland bus station
- Brisbane Transport
- Langlands Park
- Windsor, Queensland
- Villanova College
- Division of Griffith
- Toowong railway station
- Toowong Village
- Allan Border Field
- Royal Exchange Hotel, Brisbane
- Newmarket, Queensland
- Langlands Park busway station
- Morningside railway station
- Stones Corner busway station
- Balmoral
- Enoggera Road, Brisbane
- Bulimba Parish
- Queensland Theological College
- Newmarket railway station, Brisbane
- Fairfield, Queensland
- Ashgrove, Queensland
- King's College, UQ
- Albion
- Queensland State Hockey Centre
- Albion railway station, Brisbane
- Apollo Road ferry wharf
- Toowong Cemetery
- St Lucia, Queensland
- Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane
- Brisbane Transport
- Yeronga, Queensland
- Yeronga, Queensland
- Bretts Wharf
- Bretts Wharf
- Hamilton, Queensland
- Hamilton, Queensland
- South East Busway
- South East Busway
- Logan Road, Brisbane
- Logan Road, Brisbane
- Fairfield railway station, Brisbane
- Fairfield railway station, Brisbane
- St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
- St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School
- Morningside, Queensland
- Morningside, Queensland
- Brisbane Boys' College
- Brisbane Boys' College
- Goodwin Park
- Greenslopes, Queensland
- Balmoral State High School
- Newmarket State High School
- Toowong, Queensland
- Seven Hills, Queensland
- Electoral district of Hamilton (Queensland)
- Shire of Stephens
- Greenslopes busway station
- Portside Wharf
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