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Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Adelaide Street is a major street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It runs between and parallel to Queen Street, Brisbane, Queen Street and Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street. History By May 1873 there was a Primitive Methodist Church in Adelaide Street. Under the provisions of the City of Brisbane Improvement Act 1916 and the Local Authorities Act Amendment Act 1923 the Brisbane City Council contributed significantly to the 1920s building boom, with a programme of city beautification and street improvements, including the cutting down and widening of several of the principal thoroughfares. From 1923 to 1928 the Brisbane City Council implemented its most ambitious town improvement scheme to that date: the widening of Adelaide Street by along its entire length. Resumptions in Adelaide Street had commenced in the 1910s, but work on the street widening did not take place until the 1920s. The work was undertaken in stages, commencing in 1923 at the southern end where the new Brisb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The Brisbane central business district, central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Moreton Bay penal settlement was founded in 1824 at Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African War Memorial, Brisbane
South African War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at ANZAC Square, 228 Adelaide Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was sculpted by James Laurence Watts from 1912 to 1919. It is also known as Boer War Memorial and ''The Scout''. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The first overseas conflict in which colonial Queensland troops were involved occurred during Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. The Queensland Government despatched volunteer contingents of mounted infantrymen to the war to aid the forces of the British Commonwealth involved in the armed intervention. Eighty-nine Queenslanders died during the war. In the years after the war a public committee was established to erect a memorial to the fallen, but the funds raised were insufficient and the project lapsed. In 1912 James Laurence Watts, a Brisbane sculptor, was commissioned to provide ''"an equestrian statue in bronze"'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANZAC Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served". Observed on 25 April each year, Anzac Day was originally devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918). History Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first campaign that led to major casualties for Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The acronym ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, whose soldiers were known as Anzacs. Anzac Day remains one of the most important national occasions of both Australia and New Zealand; however, the ceremonies and their meanings have changed significantly since 1915. According to Martin Crotty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post Office Square, Brisbane
Post Office Square is a public square in Brisbane, Australia. It is located between Queen Street and Adelaide Street in the Brisbane CBD, and has an area of 3,300 m2. Under the square is a shopping arcade and six-level car park. The square is opposite the General Post Office building on the Queen Street side, and ANZAC Square on the Adelaide Street side. History Post Office Square was opened in 1984. In 2008 the Sir William Glasgow Memorial The Sir William Glasgow Memorial is a heritage-listed statue of Sir William Glasgow in Post Office Square at 270 Queen Street, Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Daphne Mayo and built from 1961 to 1964 ... was moved to the square, facing ANZAC Square. Protesters camped in Post Office Square from 15 October 2011 as part of Occupy Brisbane, before being evicted on 1 November. References External links Parks in Brisbane Squares in Brisbane History of Brisbane Brisbane ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Square
Brisbane Square is a high-rise Office building, office Skyscraper, tower in Brisbane central business district, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. The building has 38 floors and rises to a height of 151 metres. The building's main use is for office space, with the lower floors leased to retailers, with a 350-space car park below the building. Significant tenants include the Brisbane City Council (floors 1-23) and the Australian Retirement Trust (floors 24-37). Brisbane Square is situated on the block bounded by William Street, Brisbane, William Street, George Street, Brisbane, George Street, Queen Street, Brisbane, Queen Street and Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Adelaide Street. The office tower faces the Treasury Building, Brisbane, Treasury Building on Queen Street, which formerly housed the Treasury Casino, and the former Law Courts, Brisbane, Law Courts Complex on Adelaide Street. The site is now home to the Brisbane Quarter mixed-use hotel, office and residential development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrine Of Remembrance, Brisbane
The Shrine of Remembrance is located in ANZAC Square, between Ann Street and Adelaide Street, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. With its 'Eternal Flame', the Shrine is a war memorial dedicated to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (''Anzacs''). The Shrine of Remembrance is a major Brisbane landmark of cultural, architectural and historic importance and is a key component of the Queensland Heritage listed square and annually hosts ceremonies for ANZAC Day and Armistice Day (now referred to as Remembrance Day). A service marking Singapore Day (The Fall of Singapore, 15 February 1942) is held annually on the closest Sunday to the 15th, in remembrance of the losses of the 8th Division during World War 2. History Funds were raised by public subscription for a memorial to fallen soldiers in World War I and in 1928 a competition was held for its design. The competition was won by Sydney architects Buchanan and Cowper who proposed a Greek Revival structure. The Shrine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King George Square, Brisbane
King George Square is a public square located between Adelaide Street and Ann Street (and between two sections of Albert Street) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane City Hall is adjacent to the square. On 1 January 2004, King George Square was listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register. History Albert Square Originally, Albert Street ran west from the Botanic Gardens as far as Ann Street and the original city markets. Market Square was located between Ann Street and Adelaide street, south of Albert Street. This became the site of the Brisbane City Hall, which was completed in 1930. The City Hall was set back from Albert Street and this widened area of Albert Street, and some land north of the street, was renamed Albert Square in honour of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. The National Library of Australia holds photographs of Albert Square, which pre-date King George Square in its present form. When Albert Square was redeveloped into King George Squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowes Building
Rowes Building is an Australian heritage-listed office building at 235 Edward Street, Brisbane. It is also known as Rowes Arcade. It was built from 1885 to 1926 by W Macfarlane. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992; the address on the heritage register is 221 Adelaide Street as the Rowes Building is on part of an L-shaped piece of land which has frontages onto both Edward and Adelaide Streets with Adelaide as the official address of the land. History Rowes Building was erected in 1885 along with the adjacent Rothwells Building. These buildings were erected together for their respective owners, Thomas MacDonald-Paterson and John Forsyth. MacDonald-Paterson was a solicitor and also served as a Member of Parliament. The buildings cost £13,000 to erect and the contractor for the project was W. Macfarlane. The ground floor was designed to be used as offices while the other floors were intended for either offices or warehousing. Macdonald-Paterson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Street, Brisbane
Edward Street is a busy thoroughfare in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is a one-way street located between Albert Street, Brisbane, Albert Street and Creek Street, Brisbane, Creek Street, and runs from Upper Edward Street to Alice Street, Brisbane, Alice Street. It is named after Edward VII of the United Kingdom. A number of prominent Brisbane landmarks are situated on Edward Street. The Central railway station, Brisbane, Central Station, the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queen Street Mall, the Metro Arts Theatre and the City Botanic Gardens can be accessed from Edward Street. A number of Brisbane CBD shopping centres have entrances from Edward Street. These include QueensPlaza, Wintergarden, Brisbane, Wintergarden, MacArthur Central, Brisbane, MacArthur Central, ANZAC Square Arcade and Rowes Arcade, Brisbane, Rowes Arcade. History In 1866 a Baptist Church opened in Edward Street. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage-list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ANZAC Square Arcade
ANZAC Square Arcade is a shopping centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is within the Anzac Square Building on the corner of Edward Street and Adelaide Street, adjacent to ANZAC Square from which it derives its name. The building is diagonally opposite QueensPlaza. ANZAC Square Arcade has a number of specialty shops, a pharmacy, a dental surgery and a food court. It has access to Central Station, and Queensland Rail City network timetables are displayed within the arcade. Gallery Image:Outside-Anzac-Square-Arcade-Edward-Street.jpg, ANZAC Square Arcade – (Edward Street – looking towards Adelaide Street) Image:Inside-Anzac-Square-Arcade.jpg, Inside ANZAC Square Arcade Image:Anzac-Square-Arcade-interior.jpg, Inside ANZAC Square Arcade Image:Shrine-of-Remembrance-Anzac-Day.jpg, Shrine of Remembrance The Shrine of Remembrance (commonly referred to as The Shrine) is a war memorial in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, located in Kings Doma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzac Square Building
Anzac Square Building is a heritage-listed office building at 255A Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and built from 1931 to 1959 by A H Mason. It is also known as Queensland Government Offices, State Government Offices, Adina Apartments Hotel, and Murdoch Apartments & Hotel. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Queensland Government Offices were built in stages commencing in 1931 and completed by 1959. It forms an integral part of the design by John Smith Murdoch, Chief Architect of the Commonwealth, for the block bounded by Edward Street, Brisbane, Edward, Ann, Creek Street, Brisbane, Creek and Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Adelaide Streets and consisting of separate state and federal government offices flanking a memorial square. Prior to the construction of the Queensland Government Offices the site was occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Arcade
Brisbane Arcade is a heritage-listed shopping arcade at 160 Queen Street through to Adelaide Street in the Brisbane CBD, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Designed by Richard Gailey Jr. and constructed by J & E L Rees and Forsyth & Speering from 1923 to 1924, the arcade opened on April 16, 1924. It is the oldest and grandest shopping arcade in Brisbane. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The Brisbane Arcade was opened in March 1924. It was built for a cost of for Dr James Mayne, and his sister Mary Emelia Mayne. Their father, Patrick Mayne, had purchased the property as two adjoining allotments in 1853 (allotment 2 of section 10, with a frontage to Queen Street) and 1854 (allotment 17 of section 10, with a frontage to Adelaide Street). The arcade was designed by Richard Gailey Jnr (the son of architect Richard Gailey) and built by J & E L Rees (Queen Street section), & Forsyth and Speering (Adelaide Street section). It pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
