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New accessions: Portrait of Queensland’s 8th Governor, Lord Lamington
Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane- Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington G.C.M.G, 1895. Robert Duddingston Herdman (1863-1922). Oil on canvas, 74.5 cm x 62 cm. John Oxley Library, SLQ. ACC 29900 A...
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ATSI Children’s Day celebrated with historic Bloomfield River photographs
Swimming in the Bloomfield River, ca. 1884, Neg. No. 103567 Celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (4 August) with digitised images of the Bloomfield River / Wujal Wujal area...
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ATSI Children’s Day celebrated with SLQ world heritage images, Boigu Island
Boigu Island children State Library celebrates National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on 4 August 2015 with newly released digitised content from its world heritage collection,...
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Queensland Places – Thursday Island – T. Satow, Merchant & Importer
One of the more well known businesses operating on Thursday Island in the 1890s was the firm run by Mr. Torajiro Satow, known simply as T. Satow. In the pictured advertisement, dating from that time,...
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The Ekka – History in Pictures
The Exhibition (also known as The Ekka or the RNA Show) has been a Brisbane institution since 1876. State Library of Queensland holds an extensive collection of images, some of which have been...
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Musgrave NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Day of...
This year NAIDOC was celebrating its twenty-four years at Musgrave Park. As a long-term Indigenous staff member of the State Library, I have now attended twenty-one years of these Fridays (minus 2014...
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What ever happened to “The Exhibition Punch”? (1878)
Front page of The Exhibition Punch, 23 August 1878. State Library of Queensland collection SLQ’s collection contains numerous Queensland newspapers, magazines and other serials. Some of these...
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Brisbane Trams – History in Pictures
“…the adoption of this system of street traffic marks a new era in our history… If the tram system in Brisbane accomplishes no other end it will prove that Queensland does not intend to be behind in...
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5 fabulous Queensland houses no longer with us
Queensland has lost a number of treasured houses over the years due to redevelopment, neglect or natural disaster. Below is a handpicked list of 5 Queensland homes which have sadly not survived. The...
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Brisbane celebrates Victory in the Pacific
The morning of August 15, 1945, saw scenes of wild celebration in Brisbane after Japan surrendered to the Allies. The Brisbane Telegraph newspaper reported that in the CBD “confetti showers from...
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School spirit – the battle for the Cannon Hill State School swimming pool
August 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of Cannon Hill State School. The school was officially opened on 16 August 1915. Surprisingly State Library of Queensland’s photographic collection contains only...
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5 Queensland scientists who you’ve (probably) never heard of
For National Science Week 2015, let’s look back at 5 Queensland scientists who you might not have heard of. 5. Botantist – Frederick Manson Bailey (1827-1915) Botanist Frederick Manson Bailey. John...
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Queensland Places – Thursday Island – Hotel Metropole
For many years, the Hotel Metropole, formerly situated at No 1 Douglas Street, Thursday Island was a prominent landmark in the town, as well as being a popular venue for locals and visitors. Hotel...
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Multicultural Queensland – History in Pictures
August 22-30 is Queensland Multicultural Week, the state’s largest celebration of multiculturalism. It’s the perfect time to delve in SLQ’s historical collections of photographs, diaries, letters and...
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SLQ goes to Hollywood
Did you know three photographs from State Library of Queensland’s collection were used in a recent $35 million Hollywood blockbuster? ‘Saving Mr Banks’, starring Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks, depicts...
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Who first slept in this house? Loma Linda, Northgate
Loma Linda, Love Street, Northgate. Image by SLQ staff. Who was the original owner of Loma Linda, a large, distinctive house on a ridge in Northgate, originally occupying acres? We were told there was...
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From conflict-torn Indonesia, Wacol migrant greets Queen Mother
Luberta Goote migrated to Australia in 1957 In the recently digitised collection of Migrant Women Oral History at State Library is the story of Luberta Goote who migrated from Indonesia, fleeing civil...
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5 memorable sea voyage diaries
State Library of Queensland holds numerous personal diaries in its collection. Some of these diaries record the experiences of migrants during the long voyage to Queensland and can include such details...
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Eleanor Roosevelt’s visit to Rockhampton (1943)
At 5pm on September 9, 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt – wife of then US president Franklin D. Roosevelt – arrived by plane at Rockhampton on the seventh day of her tour of Australia. The main purpose was to...
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Queen Elizabeth II – History in Pictures
On Wednesday 9 September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest serving monarch in British history, surpassing the record of Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, 7 months and 2 days....
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