Brisbane Awakening Timeline

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Also see the Brisbane New World of Darkness Historic Timeline for cross-genre information or for a list of dates of know Awakening (so you can work out how long you have known other characters) see the Brisbane Awakening Characters#Summary. A timeline of the Consilium position holders is also available on the Brisbane Awakening Consilium page.

1860’s

• 1860 Lyre, a Silver Ladder and Keeper of the Covenant, arrives in the new municipality.
• 1862 Old Government House is completed.
• 1867 Parliament House opens.

1870’s

• 1872 Lyre and two mystagogues establish Brisbane’s first cabal, the Gaslighters.
• 1873 Lyre marries a Sleeper woman.

1890’s

• 1893 Brisbane flood.
• 1893 The Gaslighters deal with a major spirit resulting from the flood who had been disturbed by decades of change.

1900’s

• 1902 Brisbane officially designated city status by the Government of Queensland.
• 1908 Harp Awakens in Brisbane, and is taken in by Lyre.
• 1909 University of Queensland opens near Parliament House.

1910’s

• 1912 Lyre’s wife passes away.
• 1914 Australia enters World War One
• 1916 A second spiritual disturbance is dealt with by the Gaslighters, now with Harp as a member.

1920’s

• 1925 Amalgamation of 25 local government areas to form the City of Greater Brisbane.
• 1925 With Brisbane a proper city, two more cabals move into the city: The Aces and the Black Palms.
• 1926 Lyre legally “dies”. His grandson, a proximus, inherits Gaslight Mansion
• 1927 The First Concilium of Brisbane is formed, with Lyre as the first Hierarch.
• 1928 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith lands in Brisbane, from San Francisco, USA, after the first flight across the Pacific Ocean.

1930’s

• 1930 Brisbane City Hall opened.
• First Formal meeting established between the Hierarch, Prince, Alpha and a representative of the Changeling.
• 1935 First formal treaty is formed by the various supernatural groups. It is known as the Brisbane Concord.
• 1939 Forgan Smith building completed at the St. Lucia campus of the University of Queensland. (Forgan Smith building was named after the, then, Premier of Queensland)

1940’s

• 1940 Story Bridge completed
• 1942 Further spiritual disturbance is provoked by unrest, and contributes to the Battle of Brisbane.
• The Battle of Brisbane breaks out as a result of growing tensions between american and Australian troops.
• 1946 Following a delay caused by World War II the University of Queensland began its move from George Street, Brisbane, to its St Lucia campus, which it completed in 1972.

1950’s

• 1951 Lyre’s grandson dies, leaving Gaslight Mansion to his son.

1960’s

• 1964 Adoption of first Brisbane Town Plan
• 1965 Two cabals of Free Councillors succeed in opening the Queensland Institute of Technology (later Queensland University of Technology).

1970’s

• 1974 Brisbane River flooding, the result of continual heavy rain from "Cyclone Wanda", causes major damage across city

1980’s

• 1982 Commonwealth Games
• 1982 A battle between the Consilium and Seers of the Throne leaves the city’s cabals devastated.
• 1982 The few survivors combine to form the Lighthouse cabal.
• 1985 A new cabal of Mystagogues (the Stonemasons) arrives in the city from Ipswich with connections to UQ.
• 1987 The long-standing Premier of two decades, Joh Bjelke-Petersen, resigns after a series of damaging findings from a royal commission into police corruption and its links with state government ministers.

• 1988 World Expo 88 held at reclaimed industrial land at South Brisbane; Free Council claim responsibility for organising and contributing to the success of Expo 88.
• 1989 Queensland Institute of Technology changed status to Queensland University of Technology as the Free Councilors rebuild their presence.

1990’s

• 1990 The Second Concilium of Brisbane is formed, with Harp as the Hierarch.
• 1991 In response to the new Concilium, three libertine cabals attached to QUT form an Assembly.
• 1992 The Xenogenous Matters Group is officially recognized by the Consilium, though not their sanctum.
• 1994 Use of the renovated Customs House is given to the recently formed Consilium as a gift.
• 1994 After years of tension the Concilium and Assembly come to a peaceful Concord.
• 1995 Treasury Casino opens.
• 1997 Lyre's great-grandson dies, and his great-great-granddaughter inherits Gaslight Mansion.
• 1997 Grimm is found dead, presumed murdered. His seat on the Council is filled by Maximilian.

2000’s

• 2001 Goodwill Games
• 2006 Harp relinquishes the title of Hierarch to Maximilian.
• 2009 Cricket steps down as a Councillor, and Cuffs is selected to fill his seat.
• 2009 Several mages, led by Watchlight form the Ardent Compass cabal.

2010’s

• 2011 Brisbane River flooding
• 2012 Cassandra steps down as a Councillor, and Watchlight is selected to fill her seat.