By Tim Lambert
1823 John Oxley sails to the area and names the River Brisbane after the Governor of New South Wales
1824 A prison colony is founded north of the river
1825 The prison is moved to the site of modern Brisbane
1828 The Old Windmill is built
1842 The region is opened to free settlers
1846 Newstead House is built
1859 Queensland is made a state
1862 Old Government House is built
1865 Brisbane is lit by gas
1867 Bowen Park opens
1874 The Cathedral of St Stephen is dedicated
1876 Roma Street Railway Station opens
1885 Horse drawn trams run in the streets of Brisbane
1889 Customs House is built
1893 Brisbane suffers severe floods
1901 The population of Brisbane is about 130,000. Bubonic plague breaks out.
1909 The University of Queensland is founded
1911 The first students are admitted
1923 Brisbane Arcade opens
1926 Brisbane Airport opens
1927 Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary opens
1930 City Hall is built
1931 Brisbane suffers severe floods
1940 Story Bridge opens
1942 The Battle of Brisbane takes place
1958 St Andrews War Memorial Hospital is built
1969 Trams in Brisbane stop running
1971 Griffith University is founded. Queensland Maritime Museum is founded.
1973 Alma Park Zoo opens
1974 Brisbane suffers more floods
1976 Botanic Gardens opens
1978 Brisbane Planetarium opens
1982 Brisbane hosts the Commonwealth Games
1986 Riverside Centre is built. Gateway Bridge opens.
1988 Brisbane hosts the Expo. The Myer Centre is built.
1989 Waterfront Place is built
1995 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre opens
2003 Brisbane Museum opens in City Hall
2005 Riparian Plaza is built
2006 The Aurora Tower is built. The Queensland Gallery of Modern Art opens.
2008 Brisbane Wheel opens
2011 Brisbane suffers more floods