Archaeologists have discovered what they are calling Brisbane’s original Chinatown.
The researchers found evidence of a working-class Chinese community with eateries, pubs, leather shops, grocers and cheap accommodation beneath Albert Street, the heart of the CBD.
The Chinatown is estimated to have been active during the late 1800’s, which is about 70 prior years to the opening of the modern-Chinatown in Fortitude Valley.