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Queensland's youngest forensic pathologist Dr Christopher Day does a walk through the Queensland Forensic Services' mortuary.

A look inside the 'mythical place' where Qld's fatal mysteries are solved

In the mortuary, pathologists scour bodies for the clues that help unlock murder investigations, inquests and other mysterious deaths.

  • Jocelyn Garcia

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The second level verandahs of the old building were reinstated in the 1980s during the first refurbishment by the council.

Inside the Brisbane CBD heritage wonder shuttered for years

The 1860s-era School of Arts on Ann Street is set for restoration - but what then?

  • Lucy Stone
Dr Burnett Ham and his medical and nursing staff wore specially designed overalls and respirators when dealing with the sick.

Black death in Brisbane: The lost plague cemetery

When the plague arrived, panicked officials forged a plan to bury the dead on Gibson Island. Many details are still shrouded in mystery.

  • Danielle Cronin
Almost 60 people died in the 1900 plague outbreak in Brisbane. Some were buried on Gibson Island before the "inhumane" practice was abandoned.

Brisbane’s lost plague cemetery: Who is buried on Gibson Island?

Stories of the Brisbane men, women and children struck down with the plague in 1900 and buried on Gibson Island. Photo essay by Tammy Law.

  • Danielle Cronin
A mother separated from her children and forced to live in a leper colony for over a decade is one of many compelling tales from State Library of Queensland’s newest exhibition, Islands.The exhibition explores the sometimes dark underbelly of Queensland islands like Peel Island, where Phyllis Ebbage was isolated from her husband and young daughters without ever receiving a clear diagnosis of leprosy.

Queensland’s last leper colony reveals its secrets

A young mother's harrowing 12-year stay on Peel Island is revealed after the chance discovery of an old cassette tape in a cabinet.

Queensland's doomed lovers; Ellen Thomson and John Harrison.

How the hanging of Queensland's doomed lovers changed our history

The ugly sight of the only hanging of a woman in Queensland began a social push to abolish capital punishment.

  • Tony Moore
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Brisbane prison

Boggo Road Gaol: Notorious prisoners, daring escapes, inside stories from prison guards

With plans to redevelop Boggo Road Gaol into an urban village and demolish parts of the prison, former prison guard Stephen Gage shares his memories.

  • Toby Crockford
Authors of Grave Tales, Helen Goltz and Chris Adams.

Ghost stories from residents of Brisbane's cemeteries rise from the dead

The ghosts of Brisbane's past have been brought back to life in a new book, which looks into the stories of those buried under the tombstones in cemeteries across the region.

  • Toby Crockford
Brisbane Central would have been the tallest tower in the world.

The Brisbane that never was: major city-shaping projects that did not get off the ground

Among the more audacious abandoned plans for the River City were blueprints for the tallest tower in the world, the largest cathedral in the southern hemisphere and a second South Bank. Here we count off 10 projects that came to nought.

  • Cameron Atfield
Delve into Brisbane's history with these 10 facts.

10 historical facts every Brisbane resident should know

We often hear tidbits of history from countries and towns far away and older than our own humble city, but how much do we really know about our own backyard?

  • Amy Mitchell-Whittington