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Salvation Army in Queensland – History in Pictures
2015 marked 150 years since the formation of the Salvation Army in East London. Since that time, the Salvation Army (often referred to as the ‘Salvos’ in Australia) have spread throughout the world....
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‘The Ascent of Mt Warning’, 1914 account
Amongst the vast collections of personal papers held by the State Library of Queensland, is a detailed account of a Queensland artist’s quest to climb Mount Warning in 1914. Tweed River looking towards...
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100th anniversary of Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club
The Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary in January 2016. The club was formed on January 1, 1916, with a large crowd gathering to watch the official installation of...
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Graceville Estate, 1911 (Map of the Week)
State Library of Queensland has an extensive collection of historical maps of Queensland, some of which have been digitised and can be viewed online. Graceville Estate : Currie, Buchanan & Co.,...
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Mount Morgan State High School now on Queensland Heritage Register
The Queensland Heritage Council have announced that the Mount Morgan State High School is the latest addition to the Queensland Heritage Register. The Queensland Heritage Register is a list of places...
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Woodford Folk Festival – 30th anniversary
2015 marks the 30th anniversary of Woodford Folk Festival. The festival was originally held in Maleny from 1987 until it was moved to Woodford in 1994, having outgrown the Maleny Showgrounds. The...
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McWhirters’ Shopping Guide XMAS 1921
Shopping for the perfect present at Christmas-time can be a daunting prospect; not necessarily made any easier with our letterboxes stuffed full of the latest catalogues from various stores. Mostly...
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Charles Gordon Sebastian Hirst 1826-1890: “an itinerant artist about whom...
“An itinerant artist about whom little is known” is the usual description of Charles Gordon Sebastian Hirst, the artist who did naïve depictions of northern New South Wales and Queensland properties. C...
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Hornibrook Highway
Guest blogger: Julie Hornibrook – 2015 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow Discovering more about the story of the Highway has been a real treat, combined with learning more about...
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Mrs Thomason of Rathdonnell and Evesham
Mrs Thomason and friends in Ceylon. The Week, 26 February 1926. Image from http://trove.nla.gov.au/ It is a universal truth, whether or not acknowledged, that a woman, married or not, should be in...
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Historical Queensland newspapers released on Trove during 2015
During 2015 a number of historical Queensland newspapers have been made available to search via Trove. Below is a list of these title released in 2015 – Brisbane Telegraph (Qld. : 1948 – 1954) The...
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150th anniversary of Cobb and Co. in Queensland
In its hey-day, Cobb & Co. coaches provided a vital transportation link between regional towns, carrying passengers and the mail. Cobb & Co. was founded in 1853 and was well established in...
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Private Viewing of the Newly-Acquired Portrait of Queensland’s Eighth...
On 16 December, Queensland Library Foundation hosted its patron, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland and honoured guest, Former Governor-General of the Commonwealth...
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100th anniversary – Kirra Surf Life Saving Club
2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Kirra Surf Life Saving Club. The formation of the club was precipitated by the death of 47 year old Brisbane accountant, Robert Doran. Doran was carried away by...
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125th anniversary – 1891 Shearers’ Strike
January 2016 marks the 125th anniversary of the start of one of Australia’s most famous (or infamous) industrial disputes, the 1891 Shearers’ Strike. On January 5, 1891 the strike began at Logan Downs...
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Southport allotments sale [Labrador], 1886 (Map of the Week)
State Library of Queensland has an extensive collection of historical maps of Queensland, some of which have been digitised and can be viewed online. Southport allotments sale on the ground on Saturday...
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2011 Queensland floods – 5th anniversary
January marks the 5th anniversary of the 2011 Queensland floods which inundated parts of South-East Queensland including the Lockyer Valley, the Darling Downs, Ipswich and Brisbane, claiming the lives...
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Our web archiving highlights for 2015
Each year State Library of Queensland selects and archives hundreds of websites so they are preserved both now and for future researchers. With the permission of website owners, these are captured by...
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Queensland Place Histories – Goggs Terrace, Ipswich
This small row of terrace houses, long lost to Ipswich’s urban landscape, was built in Brisbane Street, Ipswich, around 1858, by Matthew Goggs to meet the demands of the city’s rapidly growing...
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100th anniversary – Russell Island State School
This January Russell Island State School turns 100 years old. Russell Island is one of a group of islands situated between Redland Bay on the mainland and North Stradbroke Island. Russell Island State...
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