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The Diamantina Hospital was established in 1901 by adapting the facilities of the Diamantina Orphanage, named after the wife of the first Governor of Queensland, Lady Diamantina Bowen. This had been founded in 1864 under the committee of the Brisbane Hospital in two cottages, near the Victoria Barracks, that had been used as a fever hospital. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamantina_Health_Care_Museum

The Woolloongabba Cricket Ground, aka THE GABBA, was established in 1895, with a capacity of 37,000, lush grassy banks, and beautiful Moreton Bay fig trees for shade. The first match was played on 19 December 1896 between Parliament and The Press, resulting in a tie with 61 runs each. The first Test Match was on 27 November 1931 against South Africa. There have been many memorable moments at the Gabba over the years. One of the most significant was the famous 1960 Tied Test between Australia and the West Indies played 9-14 December in which Richie Benaud was a stand-out. The grass and fig trees of the original Gabba ground have sadly been replaced by modern concrete stands and facilities – capacity has also been increased to 42,000. It is now officially known as the Brisbane Cricket Ground, but nostalgic cricket fans continue to call it The Gabba. Source: kangaroopointhistory.com.au/places/the-gabba-woolloongabb...

The South Africa national cricket team toured Australia in the 1931-32 season and played five Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 5–0, all of their victories being by a substantial margin, three of them by an innings. First Test 27, 28, 30 November, 1, 2, 3 December 1931 Scorecard Australia v South Africa Australia won by an innings and 163 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: GE Borwick and GA Hele Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 29 November was taken as a rest day. There was no play on the third and fourth days. HC Nitschke (AUS) made his Test debut. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_cricket_team_in_Austr...

For more information, this article from the Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Saturday 28 April 1900) reports the first case of plague within Brisbane: 'A Case in Brisbane': nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123259232