North Quay is a location in the
Brisbane central business districtThe Brisbane central business district , or 'the City' is a suburb of Brisbane, 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...
and the name of street in the same area, running along the
Brisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane...
from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the
Queen StreetQueen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is one of the city's major streets. It the city's central road, partly covered by a pedestrian mall called the Queen Street Mall. Queen Street ends at the Victoria Bridge and is bounded by two of the Brisbane River's central reaches...
.
The small locality is roughly the area of four city blocks in length, from the
Ann StreetAnn Street runs parallel to Adelaide Street and is the northern-most street in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. It is a major thoroughfare, running straight through the city and linking the suburb of Fortitude Valley with the Riverside Expressway....
north of
Brisbane SquareBrisbane Square is a high-rise building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building has 38 floors and rises to 151 metres. The building's main use is for office space, the lower floors leased to retailers, with a 350-space car park below the building...
to
Queens GardensQueens Gardens is located on a city block between George Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street in the Brisbane central business district...
and includes the
Conrad Treasury CasinoThe Conrad Treasury Casino, also known as The Treasury is a casino in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It also houses a hotel, four restaurants, seven bars, and a nightclub. The casino is operated by Tabcorp Holdings....
.
A riverside bikeway leading to the
University of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest university in Queensland and the fifth in the nation. The main campus is located in St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane CBD...
and the western suburbs from the
Victoria BridgeThe Victoria Bridge is a vehicular and pedestrian bridge over the Brisbane River. The current bridge, opened in 1970, is the third permanent crossing erected at this location.It is shared by vehicular traffic, pedestrians and cyclists...
has been built on the river at North Quay.
The location is one of the most historically significant in
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
because it was a landing point during the first European exploration of the river in 1823 and later in 1825, the
Moreton BayMoreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...
penal colonyA penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general populace by locating them in a remote location, often an island or distant colonial territory...
at
Redcliffe Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
relocated here, establishing the first permanent European settlement in what was to become the state of Queensland.
North Quay is a location in the
Brisbane central business districtThe Brisbane central business district , or 'the City' is a suburb of Brisbane, 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...
and the name of street in the same area, running along the
Brisbane RiverThe Brisbane River is the longest river in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane...
from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the
Queen StreetQueen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is one of the city's major streets. It the city's central road, partly covered by a pedestrian mall called the Queen Street Mall. Queen Street ends at the Victoria Bridge and is bounded by two of the Brisbane River's central reaches...
.
Location
The small locality is roughly the area of four city blocks in length, from the
Ann StreetAnn Street runs parallel to Adelaide Street and is the northern-most street in the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. It is a major thoroughfare, running straight through the city and linking the suburb of Fortitude Valley with the Riverside Expressway....
north of
Brisbane SquareBrisbane Square is a high-rise building in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building has 38 floors and rises to 151 metres. The building's main use is for office space, the lower floors leased to retailers, with a 350-space car park below the building...
to
Queens GardensQueens Gardens is located on a city block between George Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street in the Brisbane central business district...
and includes the
Conrad Treasury CasinoThe Conrad Treasury Casino, also known as The Treasury is a casino in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It also houses a hotel, four restaurants, seven bars, and a nightclub. The casino is operated by Tabcorp Holdings....
.
A riverside bikeway leading to the
University of QueenslandThe University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest university in Queensland and the fifth in the nation. The main campus is located in St Lucia, southwest of the Brisbane CBD...
and the western suburbs from the
Victoria BridgeThe Victoria Bridge is a vehicular and pedestrian bridge over the Brisbane River. The current bridge, opened in 1970, is the third permanent crossing erected at this location.It is shared by vehicular traffic, pedestrians and cyclists...
has been built on the river at North Quay.
The location is one of the most historically significant in
QueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
because it was a landing point during the first European exploration of the river in 1823 and later in 1825, the
Moreton BayMoreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources...
penal colonyA penal colony is a settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general populace by locating them in a remote location, often an island or distant colonial territory...
at
Redcliffe Redcliffe is a residential suburb of the Moreton Bay Region in the north-east of the Redcliffe peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia...
relocated here, establishing the first permanent European settlement in what was to become the state of Queensland. Captain
Henry MillerHenry Valentine Miller was an American novelist and painter. He was known for breaking with existing literary forms and developing a new sort of 'novel' that is a mixture of novel, autobiography, social criticism, philosophical reflection, surrealist free association, and mysticism, one that is...
was responsible for the settlement transfer, which was due to unfriendly Aboriginals, biting insects and a lack of reliable fresh water at Redcliffe. Although North Quay is most likely not the exact location selected by
John OxleyThis article is about the person. For the Australian pilot ship, see John Oxley .John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation....
and Sir
Thomas BrisbaneMajor-General Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane, 1st Baronet, GCH, GCB FRS, FRSE was a Scottish soldier, colonial Governor and astronomer.-Early life:...
during scouting expeditions in November 1824, the high banks at North Quay proved to be highly suitable, well above the flood levels that plagued Brisbane in subsequent years.
Street
The road can be congested on week days with traffic from Coronation Drive using part of the street to enter the city. The road also feeds traffic onto the
Riverside ExpresswayThe Riverside Expressway is part of the Pacific Motorway that runs through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of the Brisbane CBD and is made up of various bridges and overpasses...
, one end of the
Pacific MotorwayThe Pacific Motorway is a 100 km long motorway in Australia between Brisbane, Queensland, and the New South Wales-Queensland border at Tweed Heads. The motorway starts at Coronation Drive at Milton in Brisbane, and from 2008 links the Tweed Heads bypass in New South Wales. The Brisbane city section...
.
Towards the southerly end of the street traffic is restricted to bus only. This is where the
Commonwealth Law CourtsThe Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts on North Quay, Brisbane, Australia contains the Queensland registries of the High Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia; and the Brisbane registries of the Family Court of Australia, Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and the...
building is located, close to Brisbane Square. North Quay then leads into
William StreetWilliam Street is a small, relatively quiet road in the uptown part of the Brisbane central business district. The street is historical significant to the city's early development as a penal colony...
and the government precinct further south along the river.
See also
- Northbank (Brisbane)
- North Quay 1 & 2 Ferry Wharf
North Quay 1 & 2 Ferry Wharves are wharves on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They form the main hub of the BCC Ferries network. They are the closest ferry wharves to the Queen Street Mall and retail precinct of the Brisbane CBD...