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Back in the 1980's I was a survey assistant in Brisbane. We did a detailed topographic survey of the Commissariat building and the remaining timber wharves. It also included a survey of the underground stormwater and sewerage system. Some of it was lined in hand cut stone. Probably dated back to mid 1800's. Quite possibly built by convict labour.

An interesting topic for you to discuss and walk through is the Mayne Family and their considerable financial contribution to the founding of the University of Queensland. Their story is not well known because the source of their wealth originated when the father murdered a man and stole his money, he was suspected but never charged. His children never married and they left their fortune to the University. The story is told in the book called The Mayne Inheritance written by Rosamond Siemon, a very good book about the early days of Brisbane and how a poor Butcher used his illgotten gains to become a rich man....

This is all older than 50% of the USA. The US West Coast wasn't settled until the 1850s

The fact that brisbane built a freeway over all this early history is pretty telling of how this state views history

If those early founders could see it now and take a boat trip from the mouth of the river to up past Moggill somewhere, they would be jaw droppingly amazed wouldn't they. 😯

Brisbane is just a heated slab of concrete idk how your walking around in that heat

Don't forget to watch in 4K!

Thank you. That was very interesting even for someone who has lived in Brisbane for over half a century. The downside of the beautiful Brisbane River is the enormous floods that occur periodically, such as 1893, 1930, 1974, and 2011.

Ah, so its Miller Park I got robbed in. Good to know 😂

Whoever designed the roads was definitely on something heavy

Love your work Rob, this was one of your first videos I saw, and here I am back again to have something to compare the dates in the Albion vid to!

you only just worked this out? 😐

Please use the correct terms ''up'' is going up the river from the sea and ''down'' is going back out to the sea.

Great video! The term 'Brisvegas' certainly makes for an enlightning link..

Awesome video, loved learning the history of my home town 💖

I'd have thought looking for water after you got above the tidal part of the river would have been a better bet.

Awsome job mate, ive been in Brisbane since 89, and it was great learning about it, toowong cemetery is cool to see too,cheers

IF he landed there, its possibly there BECAUSE of the slope. I havent cross cross-referenced topography maps from City Council, BUT its possible the elevation continues with a deep gradient into the water, meaning the ship can safely get nearer.

In my schooling years, at the Fortitude Valley State School in Brookes Street, I learned that John Oxley and his crew came ashore