Place details
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and Australia's third-largest city. Situated along the winding Brisbane River, the city is known for its outdoor-oriented lifestyle, vibrant cultural hubs, and warm climate. Originally home to the Turrbal and Jagera Indigenous peoples, Brisbane established its early European settlement as a penal colony in the 1820s before growing into a modern commercial and cultural capital.
Brisbane features a humid subtropical climate characterized by warm, sunny weather year-round, hot summers with occasional thunderstorms, and mild winters. The Brisbane River winds through the heart of the central business district and inner suburbs, serving as a primary focal point for city navigation, recreation, and ferry transit.
Associated events
| Marriage | Samuel Dickson Sandes II (1865 - 1938) Beatrice Francis Elsie Harris (1882 - 1960) |
10 January 1912 | |
| Birth | Beatrice Francis Elsie Harris (1882 - 1960) | 2 March 1882 | |
| Death | Inez Browning Sandes (1879 - 1945) | 1 November 1945 | |
| Burial | Inez Browning Sandes (1879 - 1945) | about 1945 | She is buried alongside her husband at the Sherwood (Anglican) Cemetery, Brisbane |
| Death | Francis Desmond Xavier Power (1874 - 1930) | 30 October 1930 | |
| Burial | Francis Desmond Xavier Power (1874 - 1930) | 1930 | He is buried alongside his wife at the Sherwood (Anglican) Cemetery, Brisbane |
| Death | James Sandes (1836 - 1888) | 10 August 1888 | |
| Burial | James Sandes (1836 - 1888) | about 1888 | He is buried at the South Brisbane Cemetary (Dutton Park) (unmarked) under the name James Sands. |
| Birth | Annie Mabel Sandes (1881 - 1966) | 3 December 1881 | She was born in Cleveland, Brisbane |
| Birth | Stanley Clifton Smith (1878 - 1953) | about 1878 | New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes,1862-1938 |