Conflict

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

Plan of six farms on the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 1859

Fitzroy River

Rockhampton

Australia

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1 January 1859

6 December 2010

Location

Fitzroy River

Rockhampton

Australia

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6 December 2010

Surveyor General’s Department, New South Wales

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Plan of six farms on the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, 1859. The inset drawing by the surveyor Clarendon Stuart depicts two Aboriginal people observing a boat on the Fitzroy River. Potentially they would dispute the sale of the best land indicated on the plan. 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