2) Brisbane. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Brisbane, (briz´bn) (KEY) , city (1991 pop. 1,145,537), capital of Queensland, E Australia, on the Brisbane River above its mouth on Moreton Bay. Brisbane is Australia's...

3) Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall, (briz´bn, -ban) (KEY) , 1773-1860, British soldier, astronomer, and colonial administrator in Australia, b. Scotland. From 1793 to...

4) Brisbane. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
...Brisbane, city (1990 pop. 2,952), San Mateo co., W Calif., suburb 7 mi/11.3 km S of downtown San Francisco, on S San Francisco Bay; 37°42'N 122°24'W. Mfg. (carbon...

5) Brisbane. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Brisbane (BRIZ-bayn, BRIZ-buhn) Capital of Queensland state and largest city in the state; located in eastern Australia on the Pacific Ocean; the third-largest city...

6) Brisbane. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A city of eastern Australia on the Brisbane River, about 346 km (215 mi) long, near its mouth on Moreton Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The area was settled...

7) Queensland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Queensland, state (1991 pop. 2,477,152), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba,...

8) Queensland, University of. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Queensland, University of, at Brisbane, Australia; founded 1909. It has faculties of agriculture, architecture and planning, arts, business studies, commerce and...

9) 1928, June 9. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...1928, June 9 Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith arrived at Brisbane after his trans-Pacific flight from California. 1 1929, Oct. 12 The Labour Party won in the elections....

10) 1859, Dec. 10. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...was established as a separate colony, following agitation against government from Sydney. Brisbane became the capital. 1 1860-1 Robert O. Burke and William J. Wills...