Queens Gardens, Brisbane
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Queens Gardens is located on a city block between George Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street, Brisbane. On the opposide side of William Street is the old State Library of Queensland - and on the opposite side of Elizabeth Street is the former Treasury Building (now Conrad Treasury Casino).
Queens Gardens was established in its present form in 1963, after the buildings which had occupied the area had been demolished. Queens Gardens was named in honour of Queen Victoria, and a statue of Queen Victoria was unveiled in 1906 in the gardens in front of the Lands Administration Building, Brisbane.
There is also a statue of Thomas Joseph Ryan (Scholar - Jurist - Statesman), who was Premier of Queensland (1915 - 1919), in the gardens, as well as a Royal Australian Air Force memorial.
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 Queens Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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 Lands Administration Building, in Queens Gardens |
 The RAAF Memorial in Queens Gardens, near the intersection of Elizabeth Street and George Street |
 The Eagle on the RAAF Memorial in Queens Gardens |
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