Mapping Brisbane History

Brisbane Public Library

021. brisbane public library
Stage Number:MBNH.09.01.08
Street Address:8 Queens Wharf Rd, Brisbane City QLD 4000
Time Link:1898
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Brisbane Public Library: Established in 1896, the library serves as a repository for Brisbane’s intellectual capital. It functions as an Illichian “learning web,” providing decentralized access to educational objects and resisting “historical forgetfulness” by preserving the community’s recorded history.

Image Citations

Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Ca. 1879, Collection reference: APU-49 Photographic Views of Queensland. State Library of Queensland

Map References

General and Heritage Research conducted by Dr Buch (assemby of materials: newspaper articles, online entries, books by members of the Brisbane History communities)