BRISBANE RIVERBANK HOUSE BY OWEN ARCHITECTURE

Brisbane’s suburbs are as varied as its terrain. The meandering Brisbane River winds around seven hills, which have been progressively built-up since the beginnings of colonization in the 1820s. While the city developed around the Petrie Bight, South Brisbane and Town reaches of the river, a new rail line to Ipswich in the 1870s became the catalyst for expansion westwards. Wealthy citizens began purchasing large parcels of land for grand houses. Over time, larger estates were subdivided, and by the 1920s the suburb of Indooroopilly, just down the river