Dreaming

Compulsory feeding of crocodile at Taronga Park Zoo, 1934.

Townsville’s Mount St John Zoo

The Mount St John Zoo was a popular attraction in the Townsville region in the 1930s-40s, widely acclaimed as the largest privately-owned zoological garden in Australia.

Poinsettia city: Brisbane’s flower

Souvenir wares can inform us about the social history of their times through the imagery with which people choose to represent themselves.

Jacaranda trees in New Farm Park, c1958.

Jacarandas outside Parliament House, Brisbane, 1962

'Jacaranda' from Harry Oakman, Gardening in Queensland, Brisbane, Jacaranda Press, 1960

Jacaranda trees in flower, New Farm Park, 1958. Slide by Patrick Conaghan, Private Collection

A reminder that Jacarandas grow as far south as Melbourne, although affected there by frost. Lyons Tea card, 1959. Private Collection

Under the jacaranda, 1903

R. Godfrey Rivers (1859-1925), Under the jacaranda 1903, Oil on canvas, 143.4 x 107.2cm. Purchased 1903, Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

Jacaranda

In spring the blooms of the Jacaranda tree infuse the landscape with a distinct shade of purple.

Dreaming

Compulsory feeding of crocodile at Taronga Park Zoo, 1934

Townsville’s Mount St John Zoo

Poinsettia city: Brisbane’s flower

Jacaranda trees in New Farm Park, c1958

Jacarandas outside Parliament House, Brisbane, 1962

Jacaranda from Harry Oakman, Gardening in Queensland, 1960

Jacaranda trees in flower, New Farm Park, 1958

Jacaranda card, 1959

Under the jacaranda, 1903

Jacaranda