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Cobb and Co Factory in Charleville
Among State Library of Queensland’s collection are numerous old business catalogues, some of which are beautifully illustrated. One such example is the recently digitised Cobb & Co.’s catalogue of...
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Past and present – William Jolly/Grey Street Bridge
Guest blogger – Julie Hornibrook, 2015 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow A highlight of exploring the history of the William Jolly Bridge has been finding a family photo album of the...
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Culinary guide to Queensland critters
Mrs Lance Rawson’s Cookery Book and Household Hints was first published in Rockhampton in 1878 and was expanded and republished in 1890. It is supposedly one of the earliest cookbooks to use...
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Moorooka Park, Brisbane, 1889 (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. Moorooka Park. Real estate map, 1883. John Oxley...
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Calling all nominations!
What comes round each year… …recognises excellence in library research… …celebrates the contribution of new knowledge… …and recognises the achievements of an individual or community group passionate...
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Building bridges – History in Pictures
Brisbane residents may notice that the Merivale Bridge, carrying the railway line across the Brisbane River, is currently undergoing its first major maintenance. This bridge, with its distinctive steel...
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Road guide for the 1930’s Queensland motorist
Before the dawn of technological wonders such as GPS and the Internet, the humble road guide ruled supreme as the most effective tool for motorists planning a long distance journey. In the early 1930’s...
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Ten ‘firsts’ for Queensland women
Today is International Women’s Day. To celebrate let’s look at some of the ‘firsts’ achieved by Queensland women. 10. First woman to circumnavigate Australia by plane Aviatrix Lores Bonney boarding her...
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Queensland Places – Thursday Island – Entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s
In the 1920s/1930s the residents of Thursday Island had access to a range of different entertainments, as part of the community and social life of the town. A variety of concerts, dances, balls, card...
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First section of Norman Park, Brisbane, 1887 (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. First section of Norman Park. John Oxley Library,...
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125th anniversary – J.Michelmore and Co., Mackay
One hundred and twenty-five years ago, John Alfred Michelmore, with backing from William Thomas Bagley and Edmund Dimmock created the longstanding wholesale merchants business, J.Michelmore and Co. Pty...
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John Dickie, the ‘Stringybark Fox’
John Dickie (1848-1924) was an early Queensland miner and prospector renowned for his bushmanship and ingenuity in remote Northern and Central Australia. Dickie, known as the ‘Stringybark Fox’,...
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SLQ and the Spanish Flu (Chronicles of State Library of Queensland)
In 1919, the Spanish flu arrived in Australia. This flu pandemic resulted in the deaths of over 50 million people worldwide, including the lives of approximately 12,000 Australians. Despite quarantine...
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125th anniversary – foundation stone laid at Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School
March 2016 marks the 125th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School. Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School, 1894. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg...
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Alderley, Green Hills Estate, 1914 (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. Green Hill Estate, Alderley, 1914. John Oxley...
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Heritage and history in Maryborough
In early March State Library was invited to attend the launch of the joint Q ANZAC 100 Historypin project Maryborough Commemorates: Patriotism in the Wide Bay Region of Queensland. Q ANZAC 100 Regional...
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Newmarket, Bearsden Estate, 1939 (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. Bearsden Estate, Newmarket, Brisbane, 1939. John...
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Kuranda District Photographs
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, one of the most popular tourism images in Queensland was that of the Barron River cascading over the edge of the gorge at Barron Falls. The opening of the Kuranda...
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Sir Manuel Hornibrook – Father of the Australian Building industry
Guest blogger: Julie Hornibrook – 2015 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow The trilogy of Building Bridges Connects Brisbane has highlighted huge infrastructure projects in 1930’s Brisbane,...
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90th anniversary – O’Reilly’s Guest House
O’Reilly’s Guest House (now known as O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat) in Lamington National Park opened for business Easter 1926. In 1911, eight men of the O’Reilly family from the Blue Mountains...
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