Holiday on South Molle Island, c1950

Holiday on South Molle Island, c1950. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Location

South Molle Island, QLD
Australia
20° 16' 12.1332" S, 148° 50' 10.6836" E

Magnetic Island the beautiful, c1950

Magnetic Island the beautiful, c1950. Graphic design by W Badcoe. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Location

Magnetic Island, QLD
Australia
19° 10' 42.3156" S, 146° 50' 16.8864" E

Isles of the sun, c1950

Isles of the sun, c1950. Produced by Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Location

Australia

Queensland Pilot Service, 1966-67

Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
1 January 1967
23 November 2010
23 November 2010

Location

Torres Strait, QLD
Australia

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Queensland Coast & Torres Strait Pilot Service, 1966-67. This map evokes the confusion of islands and shoals that face mariners along the Queensland coast. The markings show the intensity of survey work and the skill and commitment required to safely navigate these island infested waters. Ephemera, Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Islands are an integral part of how Queensland is imagined, perceived and portrayed.

Cooper Creek, Channel Country, 1978. Dubbed Burke & Wills Country. Postcard by Murray Views, Murray Views Collection

Copyright © Murray Views Collection

Channel Country billabong, 1980. Postcard by Murray View, Murray Views Collection

Copyright © Murray Views Collection

Channel Country, Birdsville, 1980. Postcard by Murray Views, Murray Views Collection 

Copyright © Murray Views Collection 

The Big Pineapple Nambour tea-towel

The Big Pineapple, Nambour, tea-towel. Collection of Glenn Cooke

17 November 2010

Collection of Glenn Cooke

Pineapple invitation, 1920. Inside pages of an invitation to a banquet held by the Government of Queensland for the visit of HRH Prince of Wales, 1920 at Finney’s Café, Brisbane.

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

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