Aircraft servicing Lindeman Island, 1966

One of the many small airlines servicing the Great Barrier Reef islands. Aircraft, Lindeman Aerial Services, Lindeman Island, 1966. Slide by Robin Barron, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Copyright © Robin Barron and Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, 2010

The Sunshine Route through Queensland to Cairns, 1936

Graphic design ‘The Sunshine Route through Queensland to Cairns’ by Jesson, front cover of The Sunshine Route through Queensland to Cairns, Brisbane, Queensland Railways Commissioner, 1936. The rail line from Brisbane to Cairns was completed in 1924, the journey took over 53 hours. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

To North Queensland by rail, 1926

Graphic design ‘To North Queensland by rail: the land of magic’ by William Bustard for back cover of Beautiful Queensland: land of variety and the holiday-maker's happy hunting ground, Brisbane Government Printer, 1926. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Location

North Queensland QLD
Australia
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Beautiful Queensland from a railway carriage window, 1926

Graphic design 'Beautiful Queensland from a railway carriage window' by William Bustard for front cover of Beautiful Queensland: land of variety and the holiday-maker's happy hunting ground, Brisbane Government Printer, 1926. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

 

Location

QLD
Australia
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Parlour car, Southern Mail train, 1912

Interior of the parlour car of the Southern Mail train. First Class passengers could reserve the chairs in the parlour car for five shillings. Advertisement from Queensland Railways, Hand book, 1912. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland. 

Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Travelling times by rail

Travel between towns and districts was slow and difficult when Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859.

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Holiday wear in Queensland's climate, 1977

Pamphlet 'Holiday wear in Queensland's climate' for tourists issued by the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, 1977. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Darling Downs and Granite Belt (tourist map), c1935

Map from tourist brochure, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, published by Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, Brisbane, c1935. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Darling Downs and Granite Belt (front cover), c1935

Front cover tourist brochure, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, published by Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, Brisbane, c1935. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Walkabout cover, October 1964

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is becoming more accessible each year as tourist facilities improve. Our cover shows visitor exploring a coral pool, cover image Walkabout, October 1964. Copyright Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland
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