Queensland, 1909

1 January 1909
6 December 2010
6 December 2010
Southern Sales Ltd

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Queensland, 1909. Published by Southern Sales Ltd, Brisbane. This map for potential immigrants compares state statistics between Queensland, new South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. As well as comparing vital statistics it includes railway mileage, acres under crops, sheep and cattle numbers, mineral production, schools and attendances. Through a detailed code and alphabetical index of all cities and towns details mileage from Brisbane, banks and postal and telegraph stations. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Stand today in the terminals at Sydney or Melbourne airport and chances are you can identify a plane-load of Queenslanders walking up the aerobridge by the way they look.

Queensland Railways socks, c1970

Queensland Railways socks, c1970

Location

Australia
R1898
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Pandanus basket, Vanuatu, 1883-1900

Pandanus basket, Vanuatu, 1883-1900

Location

Australia
E5616
Queensland Museum
Penama, Vanuatu
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Australian South Sea Islander Community Recognition Statement, 2000

Australian South Sea Islander Community Recognition Statement, 2000

Location

Australia
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Pith helmet

Pith helmet

Location

Australia
R5451
Queensland Museum
Melbourne St, South Brisbane
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
175mm
345mm
290mm

South Sea Islander cane knife

South Sea Islander cane knife

Location

Erakala Mackay, QLD
Australia
21° 8' 28.356" S, 149° 11' 8.25" E
E16946
Queensland Museum
Mackay
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Erakala Mackay, QLD
Australia
21° 8' 28.356" S, 149° 11' 8.25" E
Dimensions
651mm
157mm

Wood carving

Location

Australia
23 November 2010
Australia

Chinese ornament

This ornamental Chinese Dragon is one of a pair presented to former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie by the Chinese community of Queensland.

Location

Australia
H25561
Queensland Museum
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum

Australia
Dimensions
263mm
432mm
140mm
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