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Fossicking on the exposed reef at low tide was one of the main activities for early holidaymakers, c1932. Collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

Coloured coral collection. Colour is one of the great pleasures of the underwater world. This collection of corals and shells was painted to represent the colours of the living reef.

Tourists gathering shells and corals at Lodestone Reef near Townsville, c1920. Collection of the National Museum of Australia

Scientists making collections at Undine Reef during the 1928-29 British Expedition to Low Isles. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Visiting the Great Barrier Reef

The cosmic scale, verdant islands, blue lagoons and brilliantly coloured underwater life of the Great Barrier Reef have attracted and intrigued visitors from the very earliest European navigators t

Queensland’s own sea monster: a curious tale of loss and regret

Visiting the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology is a startling experience for many Queenslanders: pride of place in this American institution goes to an enormous (12.8 metre) skeleton

Pituri bag, c1897. Collection of the Queensland Museum

Collection of the Queensland Museum

collecting

Fossicking at low tide was one of the main activities for early holiday makers, c1932

Coloured coral collection

Tourists gathering shell and coral collections at Lodestone Reef, c1920

Collecting at Undine Reef, Low Isles, 1928

Visiting the Great Barrier Reef

Queensland’s own sea monster: a curious tale of loss and regret

Pituri bag, c1897