holidays

Fossicking on the exposed reef at low tide was one of the main activities for early holidaymakers, c1932. Collection of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

A group of tourists turtle riding at Heron Island, 1938. Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 65648

A group of visitors prepare for turtle riding at Mon Repos, c1930. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image API-100-0001-0022

Pleasure: how people enjoy the landscape

When news spread that Governor George Bowen’s long anticipated arrival in Brisbane in December 1859 had been delayed, the Queensland Free Press claimed ‘Pleasure arrangements were upset, a

Inlaid timber table, c1930s

Inlaid timber table, c1930s

Location

Australia

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H42605

Queensland Museum

Southport, Queensland

23 November 2010

Australia

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Dimensions

982mm

1565mm

820mm

Hayman Island, 1968

Hayman Island, QLD

Australia

20° 3' 5.5692" S, 148° 53' 14.4564" E

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1 January 1968

15 November 2010

Location

Hayman Island, QLD

Australia

20° 3' 5.5692" S, 148° 53' 14.4564" E

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15 November 2010

Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Hayman Island, 1968. The Royal Hayman Hotel did not open until 1950. Accommodation in the summer of 1938 was in fibro cabins with beach sand floors, a central dining room and cold showers in hessian shelters. This map of Hayman Island is from ‘Hayman Roylen 14 day tropic ecstasy holiday’ brochure by Ansett-ANA in 1968. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Holiday haunts, 1938-39. A travel brochure available at the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau in 1938, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Letter from David Jones to William Coombs, 1938. Collection of John Coombs

Visiting the Great Barrier Reef

The cosmic scale, verdant islands, blue lagoons and brilliantly coloured underwater life of the Great Barrier Reef have attracted and intrigued visitors from the very earliest European navigators t