Elien George and wagonette, c1900

Elien George's wagonette, c1900. Elien began hawking in the Rockhampton district in the 1890s. This wagonette advertised his 'Drapery & Fancy Goods, Boots & Shoes'.

Lebanese in rural Queensland

The Lebanese community in Queensland began as a small relatively segregated group.

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Serviette, Elite Cafe, Bundaberg, c1940

Serviette from the Elite Cafe, Bundaberg run by Lathouras Bros, c1940. The serviette advertised 'Dainty Refreshments, Pure Fruit Drinks and Malted Milk (All Flavours)' and was typical of the Greek Cafes found in every Queensland town. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

Greek Cafés in the landscape of Queensland

Toowoomba, Cunnamulla, Maryborough, Muttaburra ... from busy coastal cities to one-street settlements in the far west and tropical north, every town in Queensland had a Greek café.

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Greetings from Thursday Island, postcard c1920

Five views of Thursday Island, including Thursday Island from Military Hill, Victoria Parade, Sumai, native village, Quetta Memorial Cathedral, postcard, c1920. Collection of the National Library of Australia

A Chart of Bligh’s Straits in the Clarence Archipelago discovered and explored by William Bligh of the Royal Navy, September 1792

Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
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1 January 1792

Location

Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
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Mapping the Torres Strait: from TI to Magani Malu and Zenadh Kes

Just a few months after the declaration of the new Queensland colony in 1859, the crew of the Sapphire were attacked by people from Kirriri in south-west Torres Strait, and their vessel subsequently wrecked near Raine Island. This event galvanized Governor Bowen and the Duke of Newcastle into action to establish a ‘safe settlement’ in and around Torres Strait. The initial settlement of Somerset at Cape York (1864-1877) was replaced by Thursday Island. Affectionately known as ‘TI’ it continues as the administrative centre and town of Torres Strait, and is often mistakenly seen by outsiders as the Torres Strait itself. A Chart of Bligh’s Straits in the Clarence Archipelago discovered and explored by William Bligh of the Royal Navy, September 1792. Courtesy National Library of Australia

Mapping the Torres Strait: from TI to Magani Malu and Zenadh Kes

Maps and the power of knowledge

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Map of the southern portion of the colony of Queensland showing the surveyed runs, 1872, Sheet 1

Moreton QLD
Australia
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Darling Downs QLD
Australia
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Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
Australia
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1 January 1872

Locations

Moreton QLD
Australia
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Darling Downs QLD
Australia
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Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
Australia
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Brisbane
Surveyor General’s Office
12 miles to an inch
From runs to closer settlement
Sheet 1: Map of the southern portion of the colony of Queensland showing the surveyed runs. Detail of Moreton, Darling Downs, Wide Bay, and Burnett Districts. Printed at the Government Engraving & Lithographic Office Brisbane. Drawn on stone by H.W.Fox, Surveyor General’s Office Brisbane, 1872. The map key indicates ten year leases (green), resumed halves of runs (brown), surveyed land (purple), boundaries of runs in unsettled districts (green lines), and tin discoveries (blue). Collection of the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying, Queensland
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