The Brisbane River is the longest river in South East Queensland,Australia,and flows through the city of Brisbane,before emptying into Moreton Bay on the Coral Sea. John Oxley,the first European to explore the river,named it after the Governor of New South Wales,Sir Thomas Brisbane in 1823. The penal colony of Moreton Bay later adopted the same name,eventually becoming the present city of Brisbane. The river is a tidal estuary and the water is brackish from its mouth through the majority of the Brisbane metropolitan area westward to the Mount Crosby Weir. The river is wide and navigable throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area.
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city of Queensland,and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland,which includes several other regional centres and cities. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government areas,most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite.
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from central Brisbane,Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market.
Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland,Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) northeast of the Queensland capital,Brisbane. 95% of the island is contained within a national park and a popular destination for day trippers,four wheel driving,camping,recreational angling and whale watching and a 75-minute ferry ride from Brisbane. It is the third largest sand island in the world. Together with Fraser Island,Moreton Island forms the largest sand structure in the world. It was the traditional country of the Ngugi before settlement.
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay,Queensland,Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is 34 kilometres long,and 8 kilometres at its widest. Archibald Meston believed that the name of the island came from a corruption of a mainland word for it,Boorabee meaning koala. However,the correct Joondaburri name for the island is in fact Yarun.
This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland,the state legislature for Queensland,Australia.
The Jumpinpin channel also known as The Pin lies between North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island. It has a fast moving tidal deep water channel not appropriate for swimming but is popular with beach anglers.
The article Ferry transport in Queensland provides both historical and current information relating to scheduled public passenger ferry services in Queensland. The first ferry started on 1 January 1843 at Russell Street with a service across the Brisbane River.
West Moreton was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
Tourism in Brisbane is an important industry for the Queensland economy,being the third-most popular destination for international tourists after Sydney and Melbourne.
James Swan (1811–1891) was an alderman and mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Walter Hill (1819–1904) was the first curator of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Gardens Point in Brisbane,Australia.
This is a list of members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1909 to 1912,as elected at the 1909 state election held on 2 October 1909.
His Honour the Honourable Ratcliffe Pring was a lawyer,politician and the first Attorney-General in colonial Queensland.
Robert Cribb(7 January 1805 –16 April 1893) was an Australian parliamentarian who represented the district of East Moreton in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,and the districts of Town of Brisbane and East Moreton in the Queensland Legislative Assembly after the separation of Queensland from New South Wales. Cribb's brother Benjamin Cribb also served as a member of the colonial parliaments of both New South Wales and Queensland.
Welsby is a coastal locality on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region,Queensland,Australia. In the 2016 census Welsby had a population of 5 people.
Amity is a heritage-listed detached house at 101 Welsby Street,New Farm,City of Brisbane,Queensland,Australia. It was built from 1892 to c. 1900. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Sir Edward Henry Macartney was a solicitor,company director and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
The Nunukul,also spelt Noonuccal and known also as Moondjan are an Aboriginal Australian people,one of three Quandamooka peoples,who traditionally lived on Minjerribah,in Moreton Bay Area and in mainland Brisbane regions.
Caboolture–Bribie Island Road is a continuous 19.2 kilometres (11.9 mi) road route in the Moreton Bay local government area of Queensland,Australia. The route is designated as part of State Route 85. It is a state-controlled district road rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
