"Brizzy" is Australia's third largest city and known for its scenic beauty. It's earlier claim to fame came from finding a new home in 1823 for some of Sydney's more intractable convicts who needed more secure incarceration. It's then remoteness and the bend in its river made escape difficult. Free settlers arrived in 1837, but were not permitted to move closer than 50 miles to the famously harsh penal colony. The city flourished along with Queensland's natural mineral resources. Today ferries are the way to commute to this diverse city from its charming riverside suburbs.
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