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Stanley Street Extended Estate, [Carina], 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. Estate map of Stanley Street Extended Estate,...
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Centaur House, Queen St, Brisbane: A Memorial Edifice to Queensland’s Nurses...
Guest blogger: Dr Madonna Grehan – 2015 John Oxley Library Fellow. Exton House was a four-storey, decorative brick and concrete building with a basement, on a 34.3 perch block at 337-339 Queen Street,...
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Ervin Task
Guest blogger: Dr Judith Powell – 2017 Q Anzac 100 Fellow. During the Second World War, tens of thousands of foreign troops were stationed in Australia, arrived in Australia on leave, or passed through...
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The Sacred Life of Water: Images of the life of water in Brisbane’s...
In late 2007, State Library of Queensland presented an exhibition of images taken by photographer Anthony Anderton called The Sacred Life of Water. The exhibition focuses on the role of water in the...
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A night at Cloudland with Dr Feelgood, 1979
English rock band Dr Feelgood, best known for their song Milk and Alcohol, toured Down Under in 1979. The line-up of the group at that time featured lead singer Lee Brilleaux, guitarist Gypie Mayo,...
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A Centaur memorial event at State Library of Queensland, Monday 14 May 2018
Guest blogger: Dr Madonna Grehan – 2015 John Oxley Library Fellow. Monday 14 May 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the sinking of an Australian Hospital ship (AHS) by enemy action, 100 km off the...
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Pioneer Estate, Zillmere, 1920 (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. Pioneer Estate, Zillmere, 1920. John Oxley Library,...
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Digital Story : Paniyiri Greek Festival of Brisbane (2009)
In 2009, a series of short digital stories highlighting the significant contributions the Greek community has made to Queensland’s agricultural, social, artistic and economic development were filmed...
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Queensland Places – Ludwig Leichhardt’s explorations in Cape York
The European exploration of the Cape York land area commenced with the journey of the well-known historical figure, Ludwig Leichhardt, a Prussian naturalist and explorer, in the 1840s. Having already...
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Archival layering in the 21st Biennale of Sydney
Guest blogger: Tess Maunder – 2017 Mittelheuser Scholar-in-Residence Tess Maunder, 2017 Mittelheuser Scholar-in-Residence As the 2017 Mittelheuser Scholar-in-Residence, my research has focused on the...
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Give a little, change a lot – National Volunteers Week
Queensland’s documented history and cultural heritage is dispersed throughout the state. Barcaldine’s former librarian Julie Mitchell introduces Dell Scott, respected member of Barcaldine &...
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Abbotsford Estate, Taringa, 1883 (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 Abbotsford Estate, [Taringa], Brisbane,...
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Africa Day in Rockhampton, 2014 (photographs and oral histories)
Africa Day is commemorated annually around the world on May 25. This date is significant as it marks the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (now called the African Union) in 1963. Maureen...
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National Sorry Day – exploring our ephemera collection
National Sorry Day has been commemorated annually since 1998 on May 26 to acknowledge and recognise members of the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who were forcibly removed...
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Experience Queensland on Flickr Commons
Did you know State Library of Queensland holds approximately 1.5 million photographic resources – negatives, slides, original photographs, copy prints and original albums dating from 1859 to the...
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Wilston Railway Station Estate, Wilston, 1901 (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. Wilston Railway Estate, 1901. John Oxley Library,...
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Renaming of two Queensland mountains
This month two of Queensland mountains have been renamed under their traditional names. Gai-i (previously Mount Wheeler) Baga (previously Mount Jim Crow) Fred Morgan at the Galloway claim next to Mt...
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Mabo vs State of Queensland
2018 marks the 26th anniversary since the High Court of Australia handed down its decision in the land rights case ‘Mabo versus the State of Queensland’. Announced on 3 June 1992, generations of...
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Hockey Ball at the Trocadero, 1938
On June 6, 1938, the 3rd annual Hockey Ball, arranged by the Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association and the Brisbane Hockey Association was held at the Trocadero in South Brisbane. Hockey Ball, June 1938....
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First edition of the Darling Downs Gazette, 1858
The first edition of the Darling Downs Gazette newspaper was published on June 10, 1858. The newspaper was founded by Arthur Sidney Lyon, who held the distinction of founding the first four newspapers...
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