The Pocket Brisbane 1915 . INTRODUCTION. KISBANE, the capital of the State of Queensland, andthe seat of government, is picturesquely situated onthe banks of the beautiful and noble river of thesame name. Interest and beauty are added to thecity by the large number of charming suburbs, beautyspots, delightful watering-places, and health resortswhich surround it. Brisbane has reason to be proudof its many imposing public and mercantile buildings in the cityproper, while the residential villas in the suburbs possess archi-tectural beauty of no mean order. Kegarded from an industrialand commercia
The Pocket Brisbane 1915 . INTRODUCTION. KISBANE, the capital of the State of Queensland, andthe seat of government, is picturesquely situated onthe banks of the beautiful and noble river of thesame name. Interest and beauty are added to thecity by the large number of charming suburbs, beautyspots, delightful watering-places, and health resortswhich surround it. Brisbane has reason to be proudof its many imposing public and mercantile buildings in the cityproper, while the residential villas in the suburbs possess archi-tectural beauty of no mean order. Kegarded from an industrialand commercial standpoint, the metropolis is the centre of muchprogress and prosperity, and the expansion made in these direc-tions of recent years has been marvellous. There is a remarkablebuoyancy in every walk of commercial and industrial life, wTorkis plentiful, the highest wages are paid, and all sections of thecommunity are happy and contented. That Brisbane is destinedto figure prominently in the shipping world in the near futur
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