Portal:Queensland/Did you know/16

...that Innisfail (pictured) was once named Geraldton but in 1910 was renamed to avoid confusion with the town of the same name in Western Australia?
...that the BuzzSaw SkyLoop roller coaster features the tallest inversion in the Southern Hemisphere and the second highest inversion worldwide of its type?
...that the clock in the South Brisbane Town Hall, installed in 1904, was the first electrically-driven clock in Australia?
...that LGBT rights in Queensland were advanced when civil partnerships became legal for same-sex couples from 23 February 2012?

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