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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.
1880’s
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.
- 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.