More About Brisbane

Free settlers were allowed in Brisbane sometime around the late 1830s to early 1840s. Brisbane became the economic driver for the newly established colony of Queensland when it separated from New South Wales in 1859. Until the federation of the colonies in 1901, forming the country of Australia, many considered Brisbane to be a frontier settlement; a place where enterprising butchers, tradespeople and, with the discovery of the fertile Darling Downs, cattlemen and drovers, could carve out their own success away from the established southern settlements. During the latter part of the twentieth century, Brisbane was also abuzz with gold prospectors, buoyed by discovery of gold in the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria.

As settlers moved north in Queensland, Brisbane became an increasingly important service hub. Queensland’s railways were integral to the state’s economy, transporting goods from cattle to gold, and eventually other natural resources, to port, and Brisbane required skilled engineers and workers to support this infrastructure.

Brisbane has a rich military history, playing a central role during World War II as a headquarters for the US Army in the Pacific. Following the war, Brisbane began a process of urban transformation, as many of the established, ‘country’ localities of Brisbane were transformed into modern suburbs.

This process of suburbanisation was aided by significant road infrastructure projects during the 1960s, 70s and 80s, including the construction of freeways linking the CBD to the rapidly expanding suburbs.

Two events during the 1980s changed the face of Brisbane forever, further aiding the transformation of Brisbane from a country town to an energetic, vibrant metropolis. In 1982 Brisbane hosted the Commonwealth Games, accompanied by the construction of impressive new sporting infrastructure, primarily in Brisbane’s southern suburbs.  The second event, the 1988 World Expo hosted by Brisbane, saw the construction of major community and cultural infrastructure in South Brisbane. The legacy of these two events continues to influence Brisbane’s modern cultural and sporting life, and helped forge its current identity.

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