On April 3, 1914, Brisbane’s Telegraph newspaper promoted the arrival of the Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau’s latest pictorial publication.
Front cover – Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
“Glimpses of Sunny Queensland is a capitally got up picture album, issued by the Queensland Government Intelligence Bureau. It contains 72 pages, the photographs used in the production numbering 86. The pictures represent scenes from all part of Queensland, and on that account are invaluable for use in advertising the country. The book is in its third edition, and it may run into more.”
Queen Street, Brisbane, looking south-west. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Along with a myriad of photographs from across Queensland, each page in Glimpses of Sunny Queensland features a short, one sentence statement or fact such as, “Queensland’s railway system, aggregating 4,986 miles, is the longest in Australia” and “In 1912, over 7,00 immigrants settled in Queensland”.
The 1914 edition of Glimpses of Sunny Queensland has been digitised by SLQ and can be viewed in full through our One Search catalogue. Below is a selection of images from this publication.
Cunningham Street, Dalby. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Preparing to muster cattle, Strathmore Station, Bowen District. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Haycock Island, North Queensland. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
General view of Ipswich. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Falling Crow’s Foot Elm, Atherton District. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
View of Warwick. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Lake Barrine, North Queensland. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Isis Sugar Mill, Childers. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Palm Avenue, Botanic Gardens, Rockhampton. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Pearling fleet, Thursday Island. From Glimpses of Sunny Queensland, 1914. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland