Portrait of T.W. Edgeworth David, c1916

Photographic portrait of T.W. Edgeworth David by Judith Fletcher, c1916. Collection of the National Library of Australia

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Paradise Minstrel Society, 1891

The Paradise Minstrel Society which formed in late 1891.

State Library of Queensland image 67270

Paradise children in fancy dress, c1891

Paradise children in fancy dress, c1891.  Numerous recitals, picnics, magic lantern shows and other entertainments were staged for children’s amusement.

State Library of Queensland image 188470

Allen Street, Paradise, 1891

Allen Street, Paradise, 1891. Allen Street, the main street of Paradise, in late 1891.

Collection of State Library of Queensland image 67269

Slate pencil found in Paradise

Slate pencil found in Paradise. Slate pencil excavated from a Paradise home, complete with metal holder.

Copyright © Kate Quirk

Paradise town plan, c1892

Paradise, QLD
Australia
See map: Google Maps
1 January 1892
18 November 2010
18 November 2010

Location

Paradise, QLD
Australia
See map: Google Maps
18 November 2010
Order in Paradise: a colonial gold field

Paradise town plan c1892. Allen Street bisected the river flat while the cross streets ascended the ridges behind the flat to meet River View Terrace. Collection of the Queensland Government 

Pugh's Book Almanac, map of Queensland, 1862

Australia
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1 January 1862
17 November 2010
17 November 2010

Location

Australia
See map: Google Maps
17 November 2010
Brisbane

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Mapping a new colony, 1860-80

Map of Queensland engraved and printed for Pugh's Book Almanac by Thomas Ham & Co, Brisbane, 1862. The journeys of the explorers are marked and provide information for this map. The western boundary of Queensland appears as two green lines, with hand annotations revising the words 'present' and 'proposed'. A proposal to straighten the southern boundary at 30º taking in the Clarence, Grafton and Walgett is also shown. Collection of Queensland State Archives

Leopold Landsberg’s map of Queensland, 1860

1 January 1860
17 November 2010
17 November 2010
17 November 2010

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Mapping a new colony, 1860-80

The southern part of Leopold Landsberg’s map of Queensland, 1860. Collection of Queensland State Archives

Edward Stanford's map of Queensland, 1861

1 January 1861
17 November 2010
17 November 2010
17 November 2010
London
Edward Stanford
Mapping a new colony, 1860-80

Edward Stanford’s map of Queensland which accompanied J. D. Lang’s book Queensland, Australia. A highly eligible field for emigration and the future cotton-field of Great Britain, London, Edward Stanford, 1861

Mount Crosby Ipswich coalfield, 1972

1 January 1972
17 November 2010
17 November 2010
17 November 2010
Brisbane
Department of Mines

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Queensland mapping since 1900

Department of Mines, Mount Crosby, Ipswich Coalfield, 1972. Lease register. An example of a thematic map produced by the Department of Mines. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

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