victoriahotel

looks dangerous; leaning/listing to one side!

Conga line on the port side!

Yikes - Board Trade Regulations had not come in then..Lol!!

Taken from the North Pier. This is as close as streetview gets. The actual vantage point is a little further out the pier.

The Imperial Hotel noted above is called the Victoria Hotel on the 1904 OS Map and the Portrush Bar on the 1896 OS Map

The Great Fire of Brisbane, 1864 By JOL Admin | 11 September 2008 All attempts at fighting the fire were impeded by the fact that Brisbane had virtually no water supply at this time. In addition, most of the buildings were constructed of timber, causing the fire to spread too rapidly to be contained. Considering the extent of the fire, casualties were very few and there was no loss of life. Only four people were taken to hospital, mostly suffering from bruises. Following the conflagration, the area was redeveloped, with more substantial buildings constructed of brick and stone, rather than timber. A detailed description of the fire appeared in the Brisbane Courier, 2/12/1864. A brief extract follows. "Last evening will be long remembered in the annals of Queensland as the date on which occurred one of the most disastrous and crushing conflagrations that ever brought ruin and desolation on a town. Indeed, it would be almost impossible to convey with the pen anything like an adequate idea of the exciting and appalling scene, which certainly beggared description. At all events, the whole of the business premises and private residences which occupied what may fairly be considered the most valuable site in Brisbane, was, in a couple of hours, reduced to a heap of ruins, in spite of all that could be done by hundreds of willing and courageous men to stay the fearful progress of the devastating element." Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/great-fire-brisbane-1864#:~:text=...

Fun fact.... Amsterdam is celebrating its 741th birthday today!