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Captain Andrew Craig
Andrew Craig, a former naval officer and helicopter pilot, served with the Royal Australian Navy from 1958-1988, retiring with the rank of Captain. His service included time at sea on HMAS Vendetta...
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Telling Queensland Stories
Since 2008, State Library of Queensland has been recording short videos featuring the stories of Queenslanders from a wide range of backgrounds. Here are some recent examples of digital stories made...
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Queensland Day 160th Anniversary Digital Time Capsule
On 6 June 1859, Queen Victoria signed her approval that the colony of Queensland officially separate from New South Wales. This year, Queensland celebrates its 160th anniversary on Thursday 6 June. At...
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Mal Lancaster’s photographs
31655-2-1 Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, 1999 Born in Allora Queensland on the Darling Downs in 1941, Mal Lancaster enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) on 22nd October 1959. After graduating...
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrate Queensland
State Library is delighted to welcome into the collection several hundred photographs of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrating Fraser Island during their tour of Australia in October, 2018. The...
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Greenbank Estate, Nundah, 1884 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1884 advertises land for sale at the Greenbank Estate, located in the Brisbane suburb of Nundah. The allotments were situated along Toombul Terrace, Hamson Terrace and an...
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Glenore Grove State School 50 year jubilee film (1956)
A recent addition to our digitised audiovisual collection is a three minute silent film from 1956 capturing moments of the Golden Jubilee of the Glenore Grove State School in the Lockyer Valley...
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Film footage of Wilston State School (ca.1954)
Among several amateur films recently digitised by State Library of Queensland is an eight minute film of an event held at Wilston State School, purportedly captured sometime between 1953 and 1954....
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Stanton Mellick archive
John ‘Stanton’ Davis Mellick, attended Brisbane Grammar School in the 1930s, and later studied accountancy before beginning his association with the Australian Armed Forces. Commissioned Lieutenant in...
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#OutbackQueensland communities – featuring Boulia, Barcaldine, Hughenden, St...
2019 is Queensland’s Year of Outback Tourism and across the State visitors and travelers are flocking to events and different locations to experience outback Queensland. In response to the State...
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Framont Estate, Holland Park, 1926 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1926 advertises land for sale at the Framont Estate, located in the Brisbane suburb of Holland Park. The allotments were situated along Holland Road, Murton Avenue, Logan...
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Bert Hinkler letters now available online
Bundaberg’s Herbert John Louis Hinkler (Bert) Hinkler was a pioneer Australian aviator and inventor. He designed and built early aircraft before being the first person to fly solo from England to...
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Without Our Consent: A Queensland Story
Guest blogger: Andrea Lynch – Jigsaw Queensland “There was this silence that started [at the time of the adoption] and continued. Along with that were these incredible feelings of shame and guilt”. –...
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Blantyre Estate, [Mount Gravatt East], 1891 (Map of the Week)
This real estate map from 1891 advertises 12 blocks of land for sale at the Blantyre Estate, in what is now the Brisbane suburb of Mount Gravatt East. The allotments were situated in the area where...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage – NAIDOC WEEK
Building on the previous Protocols for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections, State Library of Queensland is committed to making Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage...
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Research Reveals event draws new fans of the John Oxley library collection
The 2018 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame fellowship recipient, Dr Hilary Davies researched the Canada Cycle and Motor Agency (Qld) Ltd (CCMA), a leading company in Queensland’s cycling and...
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Farewell Laurel Dingle
It was 1968 when Laurel Dingle first started with State Library of Queensland. The aspiring young librarian rang the State Librarian’s office and asked if she could possibly come in for an interview....
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Daly Estate, [Camp Hill], 1925 (Map of the Week)
This double-sided real estate map from 1925 advertises land for sale at the Daly Estate, in what is now the Brisbane suburb of Camp Hill. The map shows 337 blocks of land covering Martha Street,...
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Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers!
Guest blogger – Jayne Royal – Special Collections Librarian, Toowoomba Library and Cultural Services As part of the 70th anniversary in 2019, a special display of memorabilia from the past seven...
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Mentioned in passing: the story of Nell Tritton
Guest blogger: Tony Brett Young Nell Tritton on the beach at Capri, Italy. Photograph published in Sydney’s Sunday Times, 16 May 1926, p.21 Some people with long memories may have come across an...
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