World War II

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947

3 March 2015

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947. Drawn by the Australian Survey Corps for the Australian Army, this map shows in dashed red lines the tram routes in Brisbane. Noticeably there are also many bus routes linking with the tram routes and extending further out across Brisbane. World War II saw a major increase in tram usage and revenue. Although this map was intended for practical use on the reverse side is an advertisement to ‘Join the Australian regular army’, giving the weekly rates of pay and the location of places where people can join up. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Schoolboy Arthur Crisp having his flag autographed by an Indian soldier following the 7^th Division parade in Brisbane in August 1944.

United States Army map of Brisbane, c1941

Brisbane

Australia

27° 28' 15.3588" S, 153° 1' 24.6072" E

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1 January 1941

17 June 2011

Location

Brisbane

Australia

27° 28' 15.3588" S, 153° 1' 24.6072" E

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17 June 2011

Brisbane

State Library of Queensland

United States Army map of Brisbane, c1941. The simple eight chain series maps, originally made at the turn of the century by Queensland surveyors, were modified by the United States Army when they were situated in Brisbane between 1941 and 1945. The Army adapted these maps by overlaying topographical lines. In this way, the US Army imposed their own cartographic order. This map is sheet 14 of 55, and shows Brisbane city. The corner of Adelaide and Creek Streets, the site of the ‘Battle of Brisbane’, is shown in the centre of the map at a low point of 30 feet elevation. Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Japanese map of the Pacific, 1942

Australia

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1 January 1942

6 December 2010

Location

Australia

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6 December 2010

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Japanese map of the Coral Sea, including Queensland coast, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia (Japanese title is ‘Bismarck to Caledonia’). Produced by the Japanese Department of Waterways in May 1943, this map presents intelligence data related to airports, navigation beacons, signal points and broadcasting stations in the Coral Sea and Queensland. A map in this series (and showing all of Queensland) was found in Borneo in July 1945 by Lt-Col A.L. Rose of the 1^st Australian Combined Operations Section. It was displayed at the Royal United Services Institute Hall, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, 2010. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Japanese map of the Coral Sea, 1942

1 January 1942

6 December 2010

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Japanese map of the Coral Sea, 1942. Japanese title is ‘New Guinea to Townsville’. Produced by the Japanese Department of Waterways in May 1942, this map presents intelligence data related to airports, navigation beacons, signal points and broadcasting stations in Queensland. A map in this series (and showing all of Queensland) was found in Borneo in July 1945 by Lt-Col A.L. Rose of the 1^st Australian Combined Operations Section. It was displayed at the Royal United Services Institute Hall, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane in 2010. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Japanese map of northern Australia and New Guinea, 1942

Australia

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1 January 1942

6 December 2010

Location

Australia

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6 December 2010

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Japanese map of northern Australia and New Guinea, 1942. Produced by the Japanese Department of Waterways in May 1942, this map presents intelligence data related to airports, navigation beacons, signal points and broadcasting stations on Cape York and northern Australia at that time. A map numbered in this series (and showing all of Queensland) was found in Borneo in July 1945 by Lt-Col A.L. Rose of the 1^st Australian Combined Operations Section. It was on display at the Royal United Services Institute Hall, Victoria Barracks, Brisbane, in 2010. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Repairing broken windows, American canteen, Brisbane 1942. During the Thanksgiving Day riot Australian soldiers tried to gain entrance to the building that distributed luxuries to American sol

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 106429