Timeline of Brisbane : A Digital Collection
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples please be advised that this website may contain images of people who have passed away.
Brisbane City; a modern metropolis rife with booming businesses and extravagant architecture and nightlife. Filled with attractions to keep tourists busy for days on end, Brisbane City is well known as being a cultural hub for all things related to the city and surrounding suburbs. While we all may be familiar this aspect of our city, we may not have considered the storied past that has shaped it into the place we know and love today.
The Evolution of Culture of Brisbane City is a digital collection of images, videos and other useful resources that will allow you to take a trip into the past and discover how Brisbane has developed and changed over countless years. The collection has been designed for residents of Brisbane who wish to discover how their home city fits into the bigger picture of Australia’s history. Those visiting the city may also find the collection useful as the tour offers a fantastic guide for places to visit during their stay.
The three main navigation buttons at the very top of the page allow quick and easy navigation of the site. Use these to visit the digital collection and take a tour of locations around Brisbane City. The digital collection is presented in a specific order, with “Back” and “Next” buttons found on each page allowing you to navigate the collection items in the correct order. Clickable links are featured throughout the site that will direct you elsewhere on the web. These links will guide you to to further information and other interesting resources relevant to the collection and tour. The tour can be accessed via the main navigation, featuring a map and further information about the guided tour.
Traditional yuggera dance - video
Click here to watch the full video.
A traditional dance of the Yuggera people passed down through many generations. An integral aspect of the history of the traditional land owners of Brisbane, highlighting the rich culture of the Yuggera tribe.
Delve further into the history of the Yuggera tribe at the Nunukul Yuggera website featuring dances, history and more!
Metadata
| Title: | Nunukul Yuggera @ Mirrabooka Riverlife Brisbane Australia | ||
| Date created: | 2010-03-31 | ||
| Creator: | nunukulyuggera | ||
| LCSH: | Jagara (Australian people), Aboriginal | Australians -- Brisbane. , Aboriginal | Australians -- Australia -- Dance |
| Identifier: | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LyAYZ5zevo | ||
| Description: | Nunukul Yuggera performs a traditional Aboriginal dance show for Mirrabooka riverlife in Brisbane Australia. | ||
| Language: | English | ||
| Content type: | Video recording | ||
| Notes: | Further information to be found at http://www.nunukul- | ||
| Rights and access: | Open access, standard YouTube License |
Thomas Brisbane - painting
With crosswalk
A portrait of Sir Thomas Brisbane, avid astronomer and namesake of the city of Brisbane. Signifies the initial stages of growth and history of the city after which he was named.
Metadata (with crosswalk)
| My Schema | Existing Schema | Dublin Core | OCLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title: General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, Bart., C.C.B., G.C.H., LL.D., President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. | Title | Title | 245 |
| Dated created: 1850 | Date | Date | 260 |
| Creator: Faed, James, 1821-1911 | Author | Creator | 100 |
| LCSH: Brisbane, Thomas, Sir, 1773-1860 -- Portraits | Governors -- New South Wales -- Portraits | Subjects | Subject | 600 |
| Identifier: https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1150111 | URL | Identifier | 856 |
| Description: Painting of namesake of Brisbane City, Thomas Brisbane. Published by James Keith, Jany. | Description | Description | 520 |
| Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; 42.8 x 34.2 cm. | Extent | Format | 300 |
| Content type: Painting | Content type | Resource type | 336 |
| Notes: Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136099318 | Notes | - | 500 |
| Rights and access: Open access to online resource, restrictions may apply to physical resource. | - | Rights | 490 |
| Contributors: Gordon, John Watson, Sir, 1790-1864 | Other contributors | - | 700 |
| Series: Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK3299. U7799. | Series | - | 490 |
Brisbane river - drawing
Painting by Donald Friend of Brisbane City seen across the Brisbane River. A stark contrast to the towering buildings and skyscrapers we see today, Donald Friend has beautifully captured Brisbane in it's early days so that we may catch a glimpse into the past of the city.
Take a second to compare this to modern day Brisbane along the river. This image highlights just how much the city has evolved since 1944, it's culture changing and evolving along with it.
Metadata
| Title: | Brisbane River |
| Date created: | 1944 |
| Creator: | Friend, Donald, 1915-1989 |
| LCSH: | Brisbane River (Qld.) -- In art. |
| Identifier: | https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/7411/?tab=details |
| Description: | Drawing of the Brisbane River in 1944. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1 drawing : 51.0 x 65.7 cm sheet |
| Materials used: | Pen and black ink, wash, gouache on ivory wove paper |
| Content type: | Drawing |
| Notes: | Signed and dated l.l., white gouache "Donald. 44". |
| Rights and access: | Available online. Not on physical display. Reproduced with permission of the Estate of Donald Friend. Licensed by Copyright Agency. |
city skyline 1971 - photograph
Quite the contrast to the previous image of Brisbane and it's river. High rise buildings are starting to emerge and businesses are flourishing in the booming capital of Queensland. Part of a massive series of archives, this image tells only part of a story of Brisbane in the early 1970s.
Metadata
| Title: | Cities and towns - Brisbane - Across the Brisbane River - the city skyline under a dramatic sky |
| Date: | 1971 |
| LCSH: | Brisbane--Australia--History |
| Identifier: | https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=11711342 |
| Description: | Photograph of Brisbane River and skyline in 1971. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1 image, black and white |
| Content type: | Image |
| Notes: | Part of a series of black and white photographic negatives and prints. |
| Rights and access: | Open access online. Access to physical resource restricted. |
| Series: | A1200 |
history of brisbane - further research
The history of Brisbane is rich in culture, with many stories to be told. This excerpt of a digital collection hopes to encourage you to celebrate this history of both Brisbane City's development and boom, but also the traditional land owners who called the river home long before settlers arrived on Australian soil. Many of their stories are untold or hidden, with some being revealed in this eBook, made freely accessible by the Brisbane library.
Why let your research stop here? Brisbane's museums, libraries, galleries and archives have a wealth of knowledge for you to explore. Check out their digital collections and see what else you can discover!
Disclaimer: This site has been created as part of an assessment for unit LIM345 Convergence and Cultural Institutions at Curtin University.