Shark dance headdress, 1989

Shark dance headdress, 1989        

Locations

Erub Island, Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
Cairns, QLD
Australia
16° 55' 24.2364" S, 145° 46' 25.8636" E
QE12721
Queensland Museum
Cairns, Queensland
1 January 1989
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Erub Island, Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
Cairns, QLD
Australia
16° 55' 24.2364" S, 145° 46' 25.8636" E
Dimensions
660mm
650mm
260mm

Torres Strait Islander dance headdress

Location

Australia
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Soon after the discovery of pearl-shell, the Torres Strait became dotted with pearl-shell and trepang stations, and Queensland extended its boundaries in 1879 in order to benefit from the exponentially growing marine industry. Redrawn map from Regina Ganter, The pearl-shellers of Torres Strait, 1994

From Regina Ganter, The pearl-shellers of Torres Strait, 1994

Thursday Island Cemetery, 2009. Many Japanese headstones are reminders of the pearling industry. Digital images, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Copyright © Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

The Queen in Queensland was the feature subject in Pix magazine on 27 March 1954. The cover showed the Queen arriving at the State Recepiton at Parliament House, Brisbane, greeted by the State Premier Vince Gair. Other pages featured photographs of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Townsville, and Cairns. Much was made of the weather and the mix of formality and informality surrounding the tour. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Comanche 250, Thorpe's Transport, at Horn Island airport, 1972. Slide by Ruth Read, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Copyright © Ruth Read and Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, 2010

Ansett 'Airporter' bus, drops passengers at the Horn Island Airport, Torres Strait, 1976. Slide by Betty Daly, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Ansett F27 aircraft, Horn Island, Torres Strait, 1976. Slide by Betty Daly, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Copyright © Betty Daly and Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, 2010

Five views of Thursday Island, including Thursday Island from Military Hill, Victoria Parade, Sumai, native village, Quetta Memorial Cathedral, postcard, c1920. Collection of the National Library of Australia

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