Inlaid timber table, c1930s

Inlaid timber table, c1930s

Location

Australia
H42605
Queensland Museum
Southport, Queensland
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
982mm
1565mm
820mm

Chair made by prisoner-of-war, 1942-45

Chair made by prisoner-of-war, 1942-45

Location

Australia
H46835
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
755mm
650mm
495mm

Civil Defence helmet, World War II

This British-style helmet (presumably an Australian-made example) was used during World War II by Civil Defence, a homefront organisation dealing with the impact (or possible impact) of the war on

Location

Australia
H46832
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
135mm
285mm
285mm

Historical diagrams showing the subdivision of Australia, 1904

Australia
1 January 1904
12 November 2010
12 November 2010

Location

Australia

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Historical diagrams showing the subdivision of Australia, 1904. The borders and states of Australia evolved between 1788 and 1911, when the Australian Capital Territory was created. Queensland was separated from New South Wales as a colony in 1859. The western Queensland border was extended in June 1862, creating the present Queensland shape. From The Lady Northcote atlas of Australasia, Sydney, H.E.C. Robinson, 1908. Collection of the National Library of Australia

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