What the records say
- When
- 1 Dec 1864
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 27.47° S, 153.03° E
- Description
- 1864 conflagration in Brisbane
- Injured
- 4
Great fire of Brisbane
1864 conflagration in Brisbane
The Great fire of Brisbane was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland on 1 December 1864. For two and a half hours the fire burned out of control in large parts of Brisbane's central business district with entire blocks being destroyed, mainly in Queen, Albert, George, and Elizabeth Streets.
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