Distance

Distance by rail and sea, 1938. Detail from Pocket map of Brisbane, 1938. Published by Sydney G. Hughes, Invicta House, Brisbane. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Duboisia myoporoidis (pituri), 1923

Duboisia myoporoidis (pituri) by Adam Forster, 1923. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Location

Australia

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Reading a magazine, 1950. Collection of the State Library of Queensland

Collection of the State Library of Queensland image 201550

Reading a book, Nanango, 1923. Collection of the State Library of Queensland

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Railways, 1948

Australia

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1 January 1948

19 November 2010

Location

Australia

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19 November 2010

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Queensland railways showing all railways open for traffic, under construction and approved by Parliament. Prepared for the Commissioner of Railways, Brisbane, 1948. In Queensland there were several unlinked railway systems. Families using the Queensland Bush Book Club would make their way to the nearest railway station to collect their parcels. Those living a long distance from the rail depot, made arrangements with private carters or the postal service for the next leg of the journey. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Railways and roads, 1935

Australia

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1 January 1935

19 November 2010

Location

Australia

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19 November 2010

Collection of Queensland State Archives

This map produced by the Main Roads Commission shows a comparison between the extent of roads and railways in Queensland, as at 30 September 1935. Roads are shown in solid line, with dotted line for railways. Collection of Queensland State Archives

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