Transformation

Lamington National Park, 1947

Lamington National Park

QLD

Australia

28° 11' 48.948" S, 153° 11' 13.1496" E

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1 January 1947

21 December 2010

Location

Lamington National Park

QLD

Australia

28° 11' 48.948" S, 153° 11' 13.1496" E

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21 December 2010

Brisbane

Government Printing Office

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Lamington National Park, Queensland, 1947. Walking tracks are indicated by the broken red line, and the boundary of the national park is in green. Drawn and published at the Survey Office, Department of Public Lands, Brisbane, February 1947. Price 1 shilling. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Queensland, Bureau of Industry, 1945

1 January 1945

25 November 2010

Collection of the State Library of Queensland

This map explores the potential of Queensland in 1945 by measuring the distribution of industries in 1939 with the projected distribution in 1965. Six industry groupings are used: Agricultural, Pastoral and Forestry; Mining and Manufacture; Building and Construction; Transport and Communication; Commerce and Finance, and Other Services. Drawn by R.E.Dyne. Queensland, Bureau of Industry, 1945. Collection of the State Library of Queensland

Machine shears

Wool was a central colonial economy for Queensland and the basis for European expansion and settlement. The arrival of large numbers of sheep transformed the physical landscape.

Location

Australia

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Queensland Museum

23 November 2010

Australia

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Dimensions

92mm

470mm

65mm

Ceremonial rabbit tail headdress, c1940

Ceremonial rabbit tail headdress, c1940

Location

Birdsville, QLD

Australia

25° 53' 53.8476" S, 139° 21' 12.8916" E

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QE3427

Queensland Museum

Birdsville

23 November 2010

Birdsville, QLD

Australia

25° 53' 53.8476" S, 139° 21' 12.8916" E

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Dimensions

1100mm

Sugar bag

Location

Australia

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23 November 2010

Australia

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Gold scales

In early Queensland goldfields the measurement of gold was an important undertaking not only because of the role of gold as a form of currency but also in gauging the success or otherwise of a

Location

Australia

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H28735

Queensland Museum

23 November 2010

Australia

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Dimensions

635mm

455mm

280mm

Branding iron 4DV

Location

Australia

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23 November 2010

Australia

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Branding iron

Location

Australia

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23 November 2010

Australia

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Breastplate, 1892

An Aboriginal breastplate is a controversial object. To many Aboriginal people it is a reminder of the dispossession of their land, cultural dislocation, and the mistreatment of their ancestors.