ˌɔn ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɪps vˈɪzɪt tə bɹˈɪsbən tˈaʊn ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, dʒˈɪps ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ðæt bɹˈɪsbən tˈaʊn wʌz "sˈɪmpli ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi pɹəvˈɪnʃəl sˈɛɾəlmənt", wˌɪtʃ wʊd nˈiːd nˈoʊ ɡɹˈænd ˈævənˌuːz.
On Governor Gipps' visit to Brisbane Town in March 1842, Gipps remarked that Brisbane Town was "simply an ordinary provincial settlement", which would need no grand avenues.