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Radio Days
Guest blogger: Tony Brett Young. It’s difficult to emphasise the importance of radio in our young lives in pre-television days in the Queensland outback. In the early 1950s, Longreach had two radio...
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Metropolis: Modern Brisbane – 1940 film
Metropolis: Modern Brisbane is a silent 15 minute film showing a day in the life of the city in 1940. Still from Metropolis : modern Brisbane, 1940. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland The...
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East Woolloongabba Estate, [East Brisbane], 1884 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1884 advertises land for sale at the East Woolloongabba Estate (Darrach’s Paddock), now part of the Brisbane inner-city suburb of East Brisbane. Woolloongabba was incorrectly...
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Put Deep
Guest blogger: Elaine Acworth – 2018 Q ANZAC 100 Fellow. In July 1943 the forces of the Imperial Japanese Army were slowly being beaten back along the Kokoda Track, and displaced from their strongholds...
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#OutbackQueensland communities – featuring Julia Creek, Richmond, Cloncurry...
Horse racing in the bush, outback Queensland, image 29527 John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland 2019 is the Year of Outback Tourism in Queensland. Starting in April through to late September...
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Police in the air : villains pursued by aeroplane in 1927
History was made in Camooweal, Queensland at Christmas 1927 when, in a well planned heist, four criminals stole the best car in town and, with a load of stolen provisions, set off the the Northern...
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Brisbane Synagogue Donation Event
On Tuesday 16th April members of the Brisbane Hebrew Congregation joined State Library staff to witness the formal handover of two of the earliest documents relating to the Jewish community of...
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Grovely Station Estate, [Keperra], 1918 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1918 advertises land for sale at the Grovely Station Estate, now part of the Brisbane suburb of Keperra. In the mid-1970s Grovely had become a locality in Keperra. The...
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Mystery Townsville filmmaker identified
Among State Library of Queensland’s extensive collections of old photographs, slides, diaries, letters and films, there are many items where the original creator of the work is unknown. However,...
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‘It was their baby’: Land ballots and the Fitzroy Basin Brigalow Development...
Guest blogger: Dr Jennifer Moffatt, 2018 John Oxley Library Fellow. Hatched areas show the Fitzroy Basin Brigalow Basin Development Scheme (Queensland Land Administration Commission Fitzroy Basin...
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Norman Park Estate, 2nd section, 1887 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1887 advertises land for sale at the Norman Park Estate (2nd section). The allotments were situated along Bennetts Road, Hipwood Street, Cottell Street, Elliot Street, Agnew...
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2019 Federal election – help us collect political ephemera
Call for assistance to collect non-Brisbane electoral ephemera! The State Library of Queensland has a significant and historical collection of ephemera. This material, which is generally regarded by...
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The 1941-42 journals of Mrs Ellen Humphreys, grazier of “Hutton Park”
Guest blogger – Debbie Terranova – Q ANZAC 100 Fellow. Ellen Maria Humphreys owned and operated a cattle property called “Hutton Park”, situated in the central-west of Queensland near Injune. In 1941,...
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Given Terrace Estate, Paddington, 1920 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1920 advertises land for sale at the Given Terrace Estate. The allotments were situated along Given Terrace, Ewart Street, Central Avenue and Alma Street. Given Terrace...
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A Commando’s story
Guest blogger: Elaine Acworth – 2018 Q ANZAC 100 Fellow. WARNING: This article and pages it links to, contain descriptions of war and violence. Noel Anthony Carey was interviewed by Kevin Dickson in...
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Peace, Prosperity and Catastrophe – The Canada Cycle and Motor Agency (Qld)...
Guest blogger: Dr Hilary Davies, 2018 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow. The Canada Cycle and Motor Agency (Qld) Ltd (CCM) was a major company in Queensland between 1905 and 1929,...
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Drysllwyn Estate, Auchenflower 1920 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1920 advertises land for sale at the Drysllwyn Estate, located in the Brisbane suburb of Auchenflower. The allotments were situated along Park Avenue and Dixon Street....
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More historical Toowoomba newspapers now available via Trove
Over sixteen years of editions of Toowoomba Chronicle newspapers were recently added to Trove newspapers, an extensive collection of digitised historical Australian newspapers. This addition was made...
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Reel Rescue
The Queensland Library Foundation’s 2018 Reel Rescue campaign sought support for the digitisation of vulnerable films in State Library of Queensland’s collection of more than 4000 films and videos,...
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#OutbackQueensland – featuring Quilpie, Windorah, Cunnamulla and Camooweal
2019 is Queensland’s Year of Outback Tourism and across the State visitors and travellers are flocking to events and different locations to experience outback Queensland. In response to the State...
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