Brisbane, the town

...a place in the KellyGang story 

location

Capital of the State of Queensland

Beginings

The Colony of Queensland was formed in 1854.

Importance of Brisbane

Capital of the State of Queensland

What was Brisbane like in the late 1870s

Brisbane was not a large city. Many of the buildings were made of timber

Links to the KellyGang

Queensland police sent aboriginal trackers from Brisbane to Sydney by ship. They were lead by Inspector O'Connor and assisted the Victoria police in the hunt for the KellyGang

 

 

 

 

What is happening in Brisbane after the time of the KellyGang - linked to the Kelly Country and Ned Kelly's story

One of the four suits of KellyGang armour has made its way to a meeting of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland

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