Brisbane (disambiguation)
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In Australia:- BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, the capital city of Queensland - Brisbane central business districtBrisbane central business districtThe Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...
, the CBD of Brisbane, Queensland - Brisbane County, New South WalesBrisbane County, New South WalesBrisbane County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It includes Scone, Merriwa and Murrurundi. The Goulburn River is the boundary to the south and the Hunter River the boundary to the south-east...
- Brisbane Ranges National ParkBrisbane Ranges National ParkThe Brisbane Ranges National Park is a national park in Anakie, Victoria, Australia, 80 km west of Melbourne. The park is the responsibility of Parks Victoria. The park covers part of the Brisbane Ranges, an area of hills of moderate elevation. The park features a number of walking tracks, of...
, Victoria - Brisbane Water National ParkBrisbane Water National ParkBrisbane Water National park is a national park in New South Wales, , 47 km north of Sydney.The park has many pleasant and interesting walks that can vary from mild to rugged. One walk that can be easily accessed via public transport, is the walk to Pindar Cave on the escarpment above...
, New South Wales - Electoral district of Brisbane (New South Wales)Electoral district of Brisbane (New South Wales)Brisbane was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created for the July 1859 election, partly replacing Stanley Boroughs and including Brisbane. It was abolished in December 1859, with the establishment of Queensland as a separate...
In the United States:
- Brisbane, CaliforniaBrisbane, CaliforniaBrisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. It is on the northeastern edge of South San Francisco, next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.The population was 4,282 as of...
- Brisbane, North DakotaBrisbane, North DakotaBrisbane is a ghost town in what was then Morton County but today is Grant County in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ]] at Brisbane from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. locates Brisbane in section 9 of Township 133 north, Range 86 west...
In space:
- Brisbane (lunar crater), moon crater
People
- Abbott Hall BrisbaneAbbott Hall BrisbaneAbbott Hall Brisbane was a prominent South Carolinian whose accomplishments included an extensive military career, engineering work, a professorship, authorship of a major Roman Catholic inspirational novel, and eventually, in retirement, a slave-holding plantation owner before the U.S. Civil...
, (1804-1861), American military officer, plantation owner, and author - Albert BrisbaneAlbert BrisbaneAlbert Brisbane was an American utopian socialist, the chief popularizer of the theories of Charles Fourier in the United States in several books, notably Social Destiny of Man , and in his Fourierist journal The Phalanx...
(1809-1890), American author and theorist - Arthur BrisbaneArthur BrisbaneArthur Brisbane was one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century.-Biography:...
(1864-1936), American newspaper editor - Charles BrisbaneCharles BrisbaneSir Charles Brisbane KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and with distinction under Lords Hood and Nelson....
(1769-1829), British naval officer - James BrisbaneJames BrisbaneCaptain Sir James Brisbane, CB was a British Royal Navy officer of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Although never engaged in any major actions, Brisbane served under both Lord Howe and Horatio Nelson and performed important work at the Cape of Good Hope, prior to the Battle of...
(1774-1826), British naval officer - Thomas BrisbaneThomas BrisbaneMajor-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet GCH, GCB, FRS, FRSE was a British soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer.-Early life:...
(1773-1860), Scottish soldier and Governor of New South Wales
Ships
- HMAS BrisbaneHMAS BrisbaneThree ships and a naval base of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Brisbane after Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland., a Town class light cruiser launched in 1915 and decommissioned in 1935., a naval base operated in Brisbane between 1940 and 1942., a Perth class guided missile...
, ships of the Royal Australian Navy - Lady BrisbaneLady BrisbaneThe Lady Brisbane is one of the ships operated by Brisbane Cruises, which has been operating since 1987.Originally built to operate out to the Great Barrier Reef, the Lady Brisbane was built in 1972 by Milkraft in Brisbane, and has been renovated....
, cruise ship