First Brisbane Burial Ground
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First Brisbane Burial Ground, view from Eagle Terrace, 2010
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| Location | Skew Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′01″S 153°00′54″E / 27.4669°S 153.0149°ECoordinates: 27°28′01″S 153°00′54″E / 27.4669°S 153.0149°E |
| Design period | 1824 - 1841 (convict settlement) |
| Official name: First Brisbane Burial Ground, Skew Street Cemetery | |
| Type | archaeological |
| Designated | 16 July 2010 |
| Reference no. | 645609 |
| Significant period | 1825-1843 |
| Significant components | archaeological potential |
 Location of First Brisbane Burial Ground in Queensland
Location of First Brisbane Burial Ground in Queensland
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The First Brisbane Burial Ground is a heritage-listed archaeological site at Skew Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Skew Street Cemetery. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 16 July 2010.
The cemetery at Skew Street was established in 1825 with the relocation of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement to Brisbane. It operated until the North Brisbane Burial Ground opened in 1843 in Paddington/Milton. During that time 265 people died in Brisbane and most were buried in the cemetery. The cemetery land was converted to freehold and auctioned in 1875. The Helidon Spa Water Company operated a factory on the land and several cottages were built. The construction of Eagle Terrace and Skew Street in the late 1800s and construction of the Grey Street Bridge in the 1920s had some impact on the site.
In May 1825 Lieutenant Henry Miller moved the Moreton Bay Settlement from the Redcliffe Peninsula to its present site on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. This was an elevated location with water holes and cooling breezes. The southern bank (Kangaroo Point Cliffs) was a cliff of rock, suitable for building material, and a fertile flood plain. The settlers faced hardship and privation and the paucity of resources combined with thick sub-tropical vegetation made settlement difficult. Between 1826 and 1829, the number of prisoners in the settlement rose from 200 to 1000 and the plight of the convicts whose labour was to establish the settlement was dire.
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