bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd fɹˈiː sˈɛɾəlmənt, kwˈiːn stɹˈiːt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɐ tɹˈæk lˈiːdɪŋ fɹʌmðə mˈeɪn sˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli mˈoːɹtən bˈeɪ pˈiːnəl kˈɑːləni, kɹˈɔsɪŋ ɐ stɹˈiːm nˈoʊn æz wˈiːt kɹˈiːk wɪð ɐ dˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌʌp tə ðə wˈɪndmɪl.
Before 1842 and free settlement, Queen Street was originally a track leading from the main section of the early Moreton Bay Penal Colony, crossing a stream known as Wheat Creek with a deviation going up to the Windmill.