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Cracknel Road Estate, Annerley [Tarragindi], 1924 (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. Cracknel Road Estate, Annerley [Tarragindi],...
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Queensland Places – Ipswich – St. Mary’s Catholic Church
This extensive precinct in Mary Street was originally established in the late 1850s as the central site for the Catholic Church in Ipswich. The first presbytery, which was a timber cottage, was built...
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Bancroft to Traeger : proposed new electorates honour significant...
The Queensland Redistribution Commission has released its latest proposal for redrawing the state’s electoral boundaries. Electoral boundaries have to be changed periodically to reflect changes in...
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Commemorating 70 years of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Guest blogger: Dr Martin Buzacott – Mittelheuser Scholar-in-Residence, State Library of Queensland. Ever since I began writing my e-book commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Queensland Symphony...
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The Brisbane Shakespeare Society
Guest blogger: Rebecca Clarke. Following the First World War, Brisbane experienced a flourishing literary and cultural scene, marked most prominently by the founding of a remarkable number of cultural...
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Fassifern Estate, 1906 (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. Estate map of Fassifern Estate including Moogera...
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Margaret Mittelheuser : an exceptional woman
Margaret Mittelheuser. From Margaret Mittelheuser AM Digital Story, 2016, 30601/5, State Library of Queensland International Women’s Day provides a good excuse to recognise the many achievements of...
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Street Life: Posters and their role in the Brisbane music scene 1975-1995...
Guest blogger – John Willsteed, recipient of the Letty Katts Award discusses his project Street Life: Posters and their role in the Brisbane music scene 1975-1995 Letty Katts Award recipient, John...
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Bowen Terrace Estate, New Farm, 1884 (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. Bowen Terrace Estate, New Farm, Brisbane,...
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Queensland railways : first half-century, 1864-1914
In February 1914, the Queensland Government Printer published a 112-page booklet to mark the 50th anniversary of railways in Queensland. Entitled Queensland railways : first half-century, 1864-1914,...
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‘Great scientists’ visit Brisbane (1914)
Headline from Brisbane’s Daily Standard, Aug 25, 1914 In mid-1914, three hundred scientists arrived in Australia to participate in the 84th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement...
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La Fetts – ‘SEQEB Scabs’
In the year 2000, radio station 4ZZZ celebrated 25 eventful years of existence. To commemorate this milestone, a 2xCD compilation – ‘Behind the Banana Curtain’ – was released, documenting the musical...
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Stephens Paddock, South Brisbane [Highgate Hill], 1890 (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. Stephens Paddock Estate, first section, South...
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Science on the Great Barrier Reef
Recently donated to the State Library of Queensland is a brief unpublished report on a scientific expedition to the Low Isles in 1954. Low Island. Accession 30832 Report on Scientific Expedition to Low...
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Queensland’s earliest police manuals
Guest blogger: Lisa Jones, Queensland Police Museum with Libby Fielding, John Oxley Library. Back in 1869, the speed limit for Queensland police officers travelling by horse was five miles per hour –...
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Sectarian strife: Protestant versus Catholic in 1930s Queensland politics
Guest blogger: Dr Lorann Downer, 2016 John Oxley Library Fellow. Sectarian or religious division is a major theme in the political ephemera held in the John Oxley Library collections from the 1938...
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Jetty View Estate, Redcliffe, 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. Jetty View Estate, Redcliffe, 1914, John Oxley...
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Descendants and reunions
Guest blog: Maryborough Family Heritage Institute Inc There are many reasons for hosting family reunions and the volunteers at Maryborough’s Family Heritage Institute Inc. enjoy arranging events for...
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Queensland Places – Thursday Island – Japanese and Chinese businesses in the...
During the last quarter of the 19th century and onward, many people of Chinese and Japanese background or descent played an important role in the development of Thursday Island. In addition to being...
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Ormiston Railway Station Estate, 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. Ormiston Railway Station Estate, 1889. John Oxley...
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