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Queensland’s women of influence showcased
What is it that Mrs Janet Walker, Margaret Scott, Miss Madeline Bird, Dr Mercy Dickinson, Lady May Lamington and actress Mary Maguire have in common? The answer will be revealed at ‘A woman’s influence...
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Railside Estate, Fairfield, 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. Railside Estate, Fairfield, 1914. John Oxley...
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Not trash but treasure! Giving voice to political ephemera
Guest blogger, Lorann Downer, John Oxley Library Fellow for 2016. A hot pink t shirt from Anna Bligh’s successful 2009 bid to be the first woman elected as Premier and a slightly worn poster from Peter...
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Queensland Places – Torres Strait – Wreck of the Conqueror
The vessel Conqueror was a wooden, three masted barque weighing around 340 tons, which was mainly engaged in the transport of cargoes of various kinds between Australian ports and various locations to...
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Queensland rifle clubs – History in pictures
Shooting on a winter morning in Belmont The Queensland Rifle Association was formed in May 1861 making it the oldest sporting club in Queensland. Its nearest rival, the Queensland Turf Club was formed...
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Bulcock Estate, Caloundra, 1917 (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. Bulcock Estate, Caloundra, 1917. John Oxley...
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Mabo v State of Queensland
Queenslanders everywhere grew up hearing the name Eddie Mabo. Many of us recall the land rights case which took 10 years to resolve and included a trial heard by Justice Martin Moynihan in the Supreme...
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Bands in Parks : 100 years of entertaining the Brisbane public
Sunday 28 August 2016 will see a special concert presented by the Brisbane City Council and the Brisbane Metropolitan Bands Association celebrating a century of the Brisbane Bands in Parks program. The...
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SLQ acquires Australia’s largest collection of Bee Gees recordings and...
“Is Jackson Estate still there?” enquired the Brothers Gibb about their former home at Cribb Island during a press conference at Brisbane Airport prior to their 3 concert performances at Festival Hall...
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How the Roy Emerson Museum came about
Guest blog: Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association (BDTHA) In 2011 the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association was fortunate to be gifted the original Nukku State...
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Ben-Hur and the MGM trackless train
With Hollywood’s penchant for remaking classic movies, it was inevitable that Ben-Hur would be adapted for a 21st century audience . You may be surprised to discover the fictional story of Ben-Hur...
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Retro Fashion – Colvins fashion catalogue, 1938
Take a journey back in time and discover what Queenslanders were wearing way-back-when by flipping through our digitised Queensland fashion catalogues. This 1938 Spring and Summer fashion catalogue was...
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Ashgrove East, Section 1, 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. Plan of Ashgrove East section no. 1 Main Waterworks...
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Highlighting Queensland’s links to the Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses
This week John Oxley Fellow (2015) Dr Madonna Grehan presented highlights of her research for staff at SLQ. In her presentation ‘Something tangible to show our gratitude’ – a history of Queensland’s...
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SLQ – a refuge from Black Friday (Chronicles of State Library of Queensland)
A recently digitised letter reveals that the Public Library of Queensland (formerly State Library of Queensland), was used as a place of temporary shelter on a day which was later dubbed ‘Black Friday’...
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A history of Fish Lane, part 1: St. Thomas’ Church of England
Fish Lane in South Brisbane has recently been undergoing a rapid process of gentrification and revitalisation, with bars and restaurants popping up along it and and concerted effort being made to make...
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Princess Alexandra : royal visit 1959 : History in pictures
1959 was the centenary of Queensland and representing Queen Elizabeth II at the celebrations was her first cousin Princess Alexandra. Queen Elizabeth had visited Queensland with Prince Philip in 1954...
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The Alma Moodie Letters
By those who know of her, Alma Moodie has been called the greatest violinist to have ever left Australia. Her name isn’t etched into our cultural memory in the same way as other Australian born...
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Dancer Dayne Cory and the Ballet Theatre of Queensland
Guest bloggers: Rachel Kersley and Casey Manthey In 2013, the State Library of Queensland received donation of the 29247 Dayne Cory Records, a collection of ballet memorabilia primarily relating to the...
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Digitised @ SLQ: Thirty-three miles to Rollingstone
If you were to go hunting online for information about the small North Queensland township of Rollingstone – or the slightly larger adjoining coastal town of Balgal Beach – chances are you’d come...
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