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Sep 9, 2018 · This song epitomised the Brisbane music scene of the late 90s, when Brisbane had arguably the strongest local music scene in the country. A band that became popular through their alternative and ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Step back in time to explore Brisbane in the Second World War. Be transported to the age of jazz music, Yankee soldiers and the infamous Battle of Brisbane in Walking in Wartime, an engaging tour that will lead you around the city and into the past.
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The First World War erupted in Europe on 4 August 1914. Across Australia the call to arms was sounded. By the end of the year more than 50,000 young men and nearly 300 women had leapt to support the British Empire. Families waved farewell to their sons and daughters, husbands, brothers, sweethearts and friends.
Sep 18, 2023 · Presented by QPAC, Brisbane Chorale, Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra and Canticum Chamber Choir in association with Brisbane Festival and Brisbane City Council. Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem was performed on 16 September 2023.
A look the impacts of the war on Brisbane. Brisbane was home to fewer than 350,000 people in 1941. Over the next three years the city itself had reached over 700,000 with up to one million U.S. military personnel passing through the city en route to the Pacific War. By mid-1943, nearly 100,000 US troops were stationed around the city.
This walking tour will immerse you in a fascinating period of our city’s social history when more than 80,000 American soldiers were stationed in Brisbane during the Second World War. Explore significant historic sites including the headquarters of the Allied Forces in the south-west Pacific, and understand the lasting impact of these events ...