An old water powered sawmill at Mount Tamborine, 1958

An old water powered sawmill at Mount Tamborine, 1958. From Gold Coast, the story of the Gold Coast of Queensland and Hinterland, 1958, Collection of John Young

Collection of John Young

Curtis Falls, Mount Tamborine, c1933

Curtis Falls, Mount Tamborine, c1933. From Queensland: the jewel of Australia, Brisbane, Sydney G Hughes, c1933. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

The writers of Tamborine Mountain

Since the novelist, poet and essayist, Mabel Forrest, first made her home there in 1929, writers and artists have been attracted by the beauty, peace and mild climate of the Tamborine Mountain area

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Map of the Macqueen farm, c1951

1 January 1951
24 November 2010
24 November 2010
24 November 2010

Private Collection

Mapping the Macqueen farm

Version of the Map of the Macqueen family property, with annotations by Samantha Littley after a conversation with Revan Macqueen. Private Collection

The Queensland Centenary pocket songbook, 1959

Australia
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1 January 1959
24 November 2010
24 November 2010

Location

Australia
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24 November 2010
Queensland Centenary Publications Committee
Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland
Imagination
Imagination: how people have imagined Queensland
 The Queensland Centenary pocket songbook, Queensland Centenary Publications Committee, 1959. The Songbook had five sections of folk music – Convicts and bushrangers, Station life, Drovers and shearers, Travelers and exiles, Selectors and bush tradesmen. Many of the songs are imported and have multiple variants reflecting the geography of Australia. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland 

Anzac Square Brisbane, 1927

Anzac Square
Brisbane, QLD
Australia
27° 27' 59.6916" S, 153° 1' 36.1776" E
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1 January 1927
23 November 2010
23 November 2010

Location

Anzac Square
Brisbane, QLD
Australia
27° 27' 59.6916" S, 153° 1' 36.1776" E
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23 November 2010
Collection of the Brisbane City Archives
War memorials
From Anzac: they have done much, what will you do? (appeal booklet) Brisbane, Brisbane City Council 1927. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Landsborough’s tree, 1862

William Landsborough marked a number of trees to plot and record the route of his exploratory journey to establish an overland stock route from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Cunnamulla.

Location

Blackall Blackall, QLD
Australia
24° 25' 27.6312" S, 145° 27' 57.7548" E
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H8333
Royal Historical Society of Queensland and Queensland Museum
Terrick Terrick Station, Blackall
26 April 1862
23 November 2010
23 November 2010
Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010
Blackall Blackall, QLD
Australia
24° 25' 27.6312" S, 145° 27' 57.7548" E
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Curiosity
Curiosity: knowledge through the landscape
In search of Landsborough
Dimensions
1580mm
440mm
400mm

Eighteenth century seaman's compass

Eighteenth century seaman's compass

Location

Australia
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H272
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010
23 November 2010
Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010  
Australia
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James Cook’s hundred days in Queensland
Perceptions
Perceptions: how people understand the landscape
Dimensions
27mm
70mm
70mm

Bicentennial mail bag, 1970

Bicentennial mail bag, 1970

Location

Australia
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R00518
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
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Memory
Memory: how people remember the landscape
Pathways
Pathways: how things move through the landscape and where they are made
Dimensions
970mm
670mm
10mm

Fishing reel

Foreigners were made at Ipswich Railway Workshops by many employees in the various shops. They displayed the skills of those involved in their manufacture.

Location

Australia
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R6164
Queensland Museum
Ipswich Railway Workshops
23 November 2010
23 November 2010
 Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010 
Australia
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Curiosity
Curiosity: knowledge through the landscape
Dimensions
135mm
180mm
65mm
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