James Farodulys, Rescued, 1963

The bottle tree is used as a symbol for survival in this painting by the prominent naive artist James Farodulys (1900-75) Rescued, 1963 Oil on board, 29 x 39.5 cm.

Club badges from Western Queensland towns in the range of the bottle tree

Club badges from Western Queensland towns in the range of the bottle tree. Private Collection

Bottle Tree, Tambo

Bottle Tree, Tambo. Private Collection

Greetings from Longreach postcard featuring the bottle tree

The bottle-tree appears on postcards and tourism ephemera of many towns in the region

Cunningham's Gap 1851

Cunningham's Gap 1851 by Conrad Martens (1801-78). Pencil heightened with white, black and sepia on paper 27.5 x 18cm. Courtesy Queensland Art Gallery.

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Bottle tree, Boobajyn

A more personal connection is with the property Boobajyn, in the Burnett River hinterland, The tree depicted has claim to the earliest planting of the bottle-tree in this state as it commemorated t

Bottle tree, 1892

The curious shape of the bottle-tree was calculated to intrigue European readers. Unidentified publication dated 1892. Collection of Glenn Cooke

Copyright ©Collection of Glenn Cooke, 2015

Bottle trees, Boondoomba, c1959

Bottle trees, Boondoomba, c1959. Slide by John Thun, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Copyright © John Thun and Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, 2010

Drought feeding bottle trees to cattle, Monogorilby, c1955

Drought feeding bottle trees to cattle, Monogorilby, c1955. Slide by John Thun, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Copyright © John Thun and Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, 2010

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