Brisbane : water, power and industry / edited by Carolyn Fitz-Gerald.

Brisbane: Brisbane History Group, 2008.

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Water-supply -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- History.

Power resources -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- History.

Industries -- Queensland -- Brisbane -- History.

History -- Queensland.

Local history -- Queensland.

Brisbane (Qld.) -- History.

1. The arrival of a profession: How the engineer reached Brisbane / Ray Whitmore

2. Cleansing waters: The battle for the Enoggera catchment pine trees / Bill Oliver

3. The politics of Brisbane's early water-supply schemes / John Laverty

4. Floods, water quality and river crossings, Mount Crosby 1890-1931 / Bill Oliver

Appendix: The 1893 floods and Mount Crosby waterworks / Ray Whitmore

5. The Brisbane coal wharf / Ray Whitmore

6. A short history of the Darra cement plant / Judith Anderson

7. West End's horse drawn buses / Beryl Roberts

8. Trams, tramways and termini / Garry Ford

9. The power behind the trams / John Laverty

10. And then there was light in Brisbane / Jim Simmers

11. Lightning: And there was darkness in Brisbane / Doug Mercer

12. Battle lines: The struggle for public electricity supply in Ipswich, 1917 to 1967 / Doug Mercer

13. Electricity sales and promotions: Brisbane 1920s to 1950s / Jan King

14. The South Brisbane Gas & Light Co Ltd: An abridged history / Brian King

15. From boots to ballet shoes: The story of the Thomas Dixon Centre / Judith A Anderson

16. Rise and decline of the toy industry in Brisbane / Marjory Fainges.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

9780975179338

1035-4050

ix, 174 p. : ill. ; 24 cm