Queensland's Historic Places

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Brisbane

View of a busy Adelaide Street, taken in 1923

Explore the Brisbane CBD and see how our landmarks have transformed over the last 170 years.

Bundaberg

Bundaberg Surf Life Saving Club, c1931

Bundaberg was founded in 1867 as a European township by timbergetters and farmers John and Gavin Steuart.

Cairns

Aerial image of Cairns c1966

Home to one of the seven natural wonders of the world!

Charters Towers

Charters Towers goldfield, Day Dawn Black and Wyndham. No 139, 1897

Explore the town founded in the 1870s when gold was discovered by chance at Towers Hill on Christmas Eve 1871.

Gold Coast

Several girls lining up for a beauty shot in 1950s Gold Coast

Explore the history of the Queensland iconic Gold Coast as it takes shape.

Ipswich

Engine house, Ipswich Railway Workshops, c1900

Ipswich began in the 1820s as a mining settlement and was originally intended to be the Queensland capital but Brisbane was instead chosen because of its geographical accessibility for ships.

Mackay

Sydney Street, Mackay, c1936

Explore the sweet views of Australia's sugar capital

Rockhampton

QATB Rockhampton Brigade, c1901

Queensland's Capricorn Coast is a historic and important part of Queensland's history, explore its largest city as it takes shape.

Toowoomba

Toowoomba's Carnival of Flowers

Discover the rich past of Queensland's Garden City. 

Townsville

Aerial photo of Townsville c1966

 Explore the city founded in 1864 as a port for the fledgling pastoral industry in North Queensland.