Brisbane | Discovering Queensland

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

Roma Street Railway Station

View of Roma Street train station with smoke rising from chimney

Roma Street Railway Station looking towards Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, 1898

Historic Building

Railway

National Hotel, 1898

National Hotel at the corner of Queen Street and Adelaide Street, 1898

Petrie Bight showing National Hotel and Customs House, Brisbane, 1898

Adelaide Street

River

Garden Reach, from Alice Street Ferry

Brisbane River bank seen from a Ferry Station with a wooden ferry in the foreground

Brisbane River, c1900.

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River

Clarence Corner, Stanley Street

Street view of the Clarence Corner area of South Brisbane

Clarence Corner, Stanley Street, Brisbane

Queen and Eagle Streets

View of a historic street scene on the corner of two busy streets in early 1900s Brisbane

Corner of Queen and Eagle Streets, Brisbane, c1900

George and Queen Streets, c1907

Corner of George and Queen Streets facing north with tailor, dentist, bank and real estate shops with pedestrians in view.

Corner of George and Queen St, Brisbane

George and Queen Streets, c1908

Corner of George and Queen Street facing towards Victoria Bridge c1908.

Queen St, Brisbane, c1908

Adelaide St, 1909

View of a historic Adelaide St, with cars and people walking

Adelaide Street, Brisbane 1909

Adelaide Street

Corner of Queen and George Streets

The corner of Queen and Goerge Streets showing many people out walking the streets in period dress

Corner of Queen and George Streets, Brisbane. c1910

Lang Park

View of Lang Park from Caxton St

View of Lang Park from Caxton St

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Parks and Gardens

Trams in Queen Street, 1910

Trams in Queen Street, 1910

Trams in Queen Street, 25 June 1910

Bowen Bridge State School

Architectural drawing of the Bowen Bridge State School

Bowen Bridge State School, 26 June 1914

Historic Building

Drawing