North Quay, Brisbane
North Quay is a location in the Brisbane central business district and the name of street in the same area, running along the Brisbane River from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the Queen Street, linking the Victoria Bridge, and the William Jolly Bridge along the river’s northern bank. It was the site of Brisbane’s initial settlement, at a point where a stream flowing from Spring Hill provided fresh water, later collected in a reservoir on Tank Street. Location. The precise bounds of this small locality are open to debate. On one  view, it is about seven blocks long, covering the northerly bank of the Brisbane River between the Victoria Bridge and the William Jolly Bridge; another view gives it roughly the area of four city blocks in length, from Ann Street north of Brisbane Square to Queens Gardens, including the Conrad Treasury Casino. On either view it is little more than a single block in width, extending North only to George Street and Roma Street. The location has an historical record in Queensland because it was a landing point during the first European exploration of the river in 1823 and later  in 1825, the Moreton Bay penal colony at Redcliffe relocated here, establishing the first permanent European settlement in what was to become the state of Queensland. Captain Henry Miller was responsible for the settlement transfer, which was due to unfriendly aborigines, biting insects and a lack of reliable fresh water at Redcliffe. Although North Quay is most likely not the exact location selected by John Oxley and Sir Thomas Brisbane during scouting expeditions in November 1824, the high banks at North Quay proved to be highly suitable, well above the flood levels that plagued Brisbane in subsequent years. A riverside  bikeway leading to the University of Queensland and the western suburbs from the Victoria Bridge has been built on the river at North Quay. Legal Precinct. North Quay was historically and remains the centre of Queensland’s legal infrastructure: File:StateLibQld 1 107644 Supreme Court building, Brisbane, ca. 1891.jpg|thumb|Supreme Court building, Brisbane , " Category:North Quay, Brisbane| Category:Streets in Brisbane Category:Brisbane central business district Category:Pre-Separation Queensland