Trees of Brisbane - Charles Jenkins

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits which, was named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825.

One way to experience Brisbane in one day is by visiting its historic building and sites, and its retail precints at Queen Street mall.

Brisbane City Hall, then the city's tallest building and the Shrine of Remembrance, in ANZAC Square, which has become Brisbane's main war memorial was built in 1930s.
These historic buildings along with the Story Bridge, which opened in 1940 are key landmarks that help define the character of the city.


The Old Windmill, in Wickham Park, built by convict labour in 1824, is the oldest surviving building in Brisbane. The Old Windmill was originally used for the grinding of grain and a punishment for the convicts who manually operated the grinding mill.

Newstead House is the oldest house in Brisbane. This house was built by Brisbane's first architect and builder Andrew Petrie for fellow Scottish settler Patrick Leslie in 1846 on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River, in the suburb of Newstead. Patrick Leslie was the first squatter on the Darling Downs, and the first person to buy land in Warwick, Queensland.

The building was occupied by American troops during World War II. An Australian-American War Memorial was built in the grounds of Newstead House in memory of this.

If you book a half day tour of the city, the tour guide will most likely bring you to Hamilton, an inner northern suburb of Brisbane.
In Brisbane's early history, Hamilton was the home to many aristocrats and clergy. This suburb is known for being an "old wealth" . Many of Brisbane's iconic mansions of Queenslander architecture can be found in Hamilton.
Queenslander buildings are primarily of timber construction and can be low or high-set, one to two storeys. They are typically "tripartite" in sectional composition; underfloor (stumps), primary rooms (can be two levels), and roof. All have one or more veranda spaces. This consideration for climate is the defining characteristic of the Queenslander type.
At the last part of your tour, make sure to leave plenty of time to explore Queen Street Mall, which has a vast array of cafes, restaurants, cinemas, gift shops and shopping centres and is home to many luxury international retailers, such as MaxMara, Bally, Mont Blanc, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Co., Oroton, Polo Ralph Lauren, Bvlgari, Hugo Boss, Hermes, and more.