Early Streets of Brisbane, Heritage site in Brisbane City, Australia
Early Streets of Brisbane consists of Albert Street, George Street, William Street, North Quay, and Queen's Wharf Road arranged in a grid in central Brisbane. These streets contain buried archaeological layers that reveal information about how the city's earliest European settlement developed.
The streets were established starting in 1825 when the Moreton Bay penal settlement moved from Redcliffe Peninsula to the Brisbane River location. This early street layout became the foundation for how Queensland's main city grew.
The street layout reflects the transition from penal colony to free settlement, with archaeological remains revealing details about convict life between 1825 and 1842.
Access to these streets is free and easy from most central Brisbane public transport stops. Walking through this area gives a good sense of how the early street pattern still shapes the city center today.
Burnett Lane, which runs parallel to George and Albert Streets, was used as an exercise yard for prisoners during the penal settlement era. This narrow lane still shows traces of how closely confined the early settlement was.
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