Overview of Brisbane

For many thousands of years Aboriginal people have lived in what is now known as Brisbane. In 1823, John Oxley was the first English colonist to explore Brisbane, which was then selected by the colony of New South Wales as the location for a new jail, intended to house dangerous prisoners in a remote location. Read More »

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Overview of Brisbane is based on Brisbane by Matt Killeen, D. Guillaime, Hugh, Inas, Anewcleardawn, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.