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Thompson Estate, 3rd section, [Annerley and Greenslopes], 1884
The third and last section of the Thompson Estate, [Annerley and Greenslopes], Brisbane, 1884. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1884 advertises 466 allotments...
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Footage of the Maryborough floods of 1955
A series of short films made by amateur filmmaker Bill Rahmann have been digitised by State Library of Queensland and made available online. One of these films focuses on the Maryborough floods during...
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Daniel McInnerney #QX8265
In April 1944 Dan McInnerney wrote to his cousin Irene O’Sullivan in Brisbane from a Prisoner of War Camp, in Germany. Daniel had volunteered to serve with the 2nd AIF in June 1940 and trained with...
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Surry Hill Estate, Coorparoo, 1924 (Map of the Week)
Surry Hill Estate, Coorparoo, 1924. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1924 advertises 101 allotments of land for sale at the Surry Hill Estate in the Brisbane...
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Harry Francis Palm #QX5182
Harry Francis Palm, 1 Australian Corps Troop Supply Column, 1941-1942 Private Harry Palm, age 27 volunteered to serve with the 2nd AIF in 1940 leaving behind his wife Dorothy and three little children...
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Digitised @ SLQ – Barnard, Lawrence and Loane Family glass slides
State Library recently digitised a selection of 50 glass plate negatives from the Barnard, Lawrence and Loane Family glass slides collection, which featured a range of unidentified and undated images...
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Images from Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, 2002
Toowoomba’s annual Carnival of Flowers has been delighting crowds since its inception in 1949. In 2002, State Library photographer Reina Irmer captured a series of 58 photographs from the events...
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Indooroopilly Park Estate, Indooroopilly, 1921 (Map of the Week)
Indooroopilly Park Estate, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1921 advertises 122 allotments of land for sale at the Indooroopilly Park Estate in the Brisbane...
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120th anniversary of McWhirter & Son
Guest blogger: Melissa Fagan – author of What Will Be Worn: A McWhirters Story. McWhirter & Son Drapery warehouse in Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, 1900. John Oxley Library, State Library of...
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Digitised @ SLQ – Paul’s dairy factory photo collection
Nestled alongside the Brisbane River on Montague Rd, South Brisbane and in close proximity to the William Jolly Bridge is the Pauls Dairy factory which has been part of the landscape on Kurilpa Point...
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Greenfields Estate, Graceville, 1926 (Map of the Week)
Greenfields Estate, Graceville, 1926. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1926 advertises 43 allotments of land for sale at the Greenfields Estate in the Brisbane...
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Story Behind the Photograph – 1933 Brisbane’s Tower of Tyres
This 1933 photograph from State Library’s collection of images from Brisbane’s old Sunday Sun / Truth newspaper, shows a massive tower of car tyres at the O.K. Rubber Company, which was located on the...
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Queensland Places – Westmoreland Station – Cape York
Westmoreland Station is located close to the border with the Northern Territory as well as being located near the Gulf of Carpentaria. This large cattle station was originally taken up in 1881 by...
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Eagle Farm and Sandgate Junction Township, [Clayfield], 1888 (Map of the Week)
Eagle Farm and Sandgate Junction Township Estate, 1888. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1888 advertises 75 allotments of land for sale at the Eagle Farm and...
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Defence Force Bands and the Development of Jazz in Queensland
Guest Blogger – Dr Lauren Istvandity, 2017 John Oxley Library Fellow. What do the defence forces and our local jazz scene have in common? Musicians, of course! In decades past, Australian Defence Force...
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Digitised @ SLQ : Peter Fischmann Brisbane photographs (1978-ca.1999)
A collection of twenty-four black and white photographs of streets and buildings in Brisbane’s CBD, Teneriffe, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Annerley and Norman Park were recently digitised by State...
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Digitised @ SLQ : Peter Fischmann New Farm photographs ca.1980
A collection of fourteen black and white photographs of buildings in the Brisbane inner-city suburb of New Farm, taken around 1980, were recently digitised by State Library of Queensland. Sherborne...
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Glentanna Estate, Kedron, 1927 (Map of the Week)
Glentanna Estate, Kedron, 1927. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland This real estate map from 1927 advertises 108 allotments of land for sale at the Glentanna Estate, located in the...
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National Police Remembrance Day
On 29 September we remember and honour police officers by wearing the blue and white checker ribbon associated with National Police Remembrance Day. National Police Remembrance Day. Photographer –...
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Livid Festival, 1998
The 12th installment of the alternative rock music festival, the Livid Festival, was held on 3 October 1998 at the Brisbane Showgrounds in Bowen Hills. Brisbane band Custard playing in front of a large...
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