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Crocodile hunting

Crocodiles are a notable feature of life in North Queensland, but despite their fearsome reputation, their numbers have been curtailed by human activities, from hunting to tourism.

Unloading bulk sugar rail trucks, Mackay, 1958. Slide by Richard Hopkins, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Sugar terminal, Mackay, c1960. Slide by John Thun, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Queensland British Food Corporation

Early in 1948 the Central Highlands of Queensland was abuzz with excitement. An organisation known as the Queensland British Food Corporation (QBFC) had formed to begin farming on a massive scale.