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About State Library of Queensland, Australia Located in Brisbane, Australia, the State Library of Queensland’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the state’s documentary heritage.

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Steam train passes over the completed Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Deep Creek railway bridge nearing completion, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Deep Creek railway bridge under construction, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Scaffolding erected during the construction of the Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Looking down on the scaffolding during construction of Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Scaffolding spans the creek in preparation for the building of the Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
Construction in progress for the Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 uploaded 12 May
War memorial on Copper Street, Gayndah uploaded 12 May
Students, calves and others standing in a line on Calf Club Day at Norwood State School, near Gayndah, around 1925-1931. uploaded 12 May
Garden beside Norwood State School building, 1928. uploaded 12 May
Family portrait taken in front of the family home at Gayndah, Queensland, 1890s uploaded 12 May
Fernery at the 'Glen Iris' property, Upper Reid's Creek, near Gayndah, around 1925-1931. uploaded 12 May
Commercial Bankiing Company of Sydney in Gayndah uploaded 12 May
Bottle tree in the grounds of the Gayndah Courthouse uploaded 12 May
Ambulances in front of the Church of England church, Gayndah, ca. 1922 uploaded 12 May

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Presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall

from State Library of Queensland

romanbenedikhanson said:
With her sister,the most beautiful woman in the world /in 1950`s/
Vesna Verencevic said:
The Royal couple visited St John’s Cathedral on Ann Street, followed by various meetings and a luncheon at Parliament House. In the afternoon the royal couple was escorted to Brisbane’s Exhibition Grounds to view the School Children’s Display. Every minute of the tour was meticulously planned from the elaborate motorcade processions to the glittering Lord Mayor’s Royal Ball on the evening of 10 March, which brought a touch of glitz and glamour to City Hall.

Source:
www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/mob-sunday-stories-the-queen-...
Fellrunner said:
What a lovely curtsy from the past! This little girl shows the contemporary world just how it should be done!

De Havilland DH60 K Moth being loaded onto a truck in a suburban street

from State Library of Queensland

Chief Swim said:
www.flickr.com/photos/jacksonstreet/48626692988/in/datepo...
Vesna Verencevic said:
Newmarket: 5km north-west, originally known as The THicks Real Estate Mile Scrub due to its distance from the city, it was named when new cattle saleyards (1877-1931) were opened at the corner of Enoggera and Newmarket roads, replacing the older yards between Roma and Albert streets.

Source:
hicksrealestate.com.au/secret-history-brisbanes-suburbs-z/
Vesna Verencevic said:
Lang wrote: Great clear photo. What truck? This DeHavilland Moth had what might be called a "colourful" history.

VH-UOK 22/07/30 to 09/05/31. The aircraft struck a down current when taking off 01/11/30 and struck a fence. The aircraft was also put in a spin 15/12/30 and crashed into mangroves north of the Barron River near Stratford Bridge QLD. Pilot and passenger injured. Registered VH-UOK 18/06/31 to 22/07/40. Failed to recover from a dive 09/10/38 and crashed. The pilot and passenger were killed. Impressed into RAAF Service 22/07/40 as RAAF Serial No. "A7-103". 3 EFTS (22/07/40), 1 EFTS (2/12/40) Crashed on landing 22/01/41 at Parafield. To spares 24/02/41.

Source:
www.hcvc.com.au/forum/OldTruck/18173-truck-and-plane?star...
Tim Eredità said:
Gorgeous Photo - possibly taken from #15 Thurlow Street looking towards #16 Thurlow St?

Two hunters posing with a dead crocodile near Rockhampton, Queensland, ca. 1872

from State Library of Queensland

George Oates said:
It's funny... as an Aussie, I've never really thought of crocodiles as predators! That makes no sense, obviously... I mean, LOOK AT IT!
Vesna Verencevic said:
Big Ben laid at a truly frightening 22 feet and 6 inches (6.8 meters) and ruled Alligator Creek in Yaamba nearly 150 years ago.

While his age is unknown, he was a figure of legend amongst the area's indigenous people who claimed he was a man-eater.

Big Ben was more than a normal crocodile, described at the time as the last of his species, notable for having a different, more vicious jaw structure than a normal croc.

His front teeth in the lower jaw fitted into holes in his upper jaw creating an unescapable lock for whatever poor creature he bit.

In 1872, a hunter named Goldino Columbo shot Big Ben in the head while out on the river but was unable to finish the job or capture him.

The monstrous reptile's body was later found washed up on the shore by none other than John William Wilson.

Rocky locals will know Wilson as the architect responsible for designing 200 buildings in the region including the Heritage Hotel and the Queensland National Hotel in Mount Morgan.

Big Ben's appearance was so frightful Wilson didn't dare get close, and only returned several days later to find him truly dead.

When he was brought back to town and had his guts opened they found 101 kilograms of quartz, a collection of human bones, and two other smaller crocodiles.

Big Ben's body was stuffed and paraded around Queensland and New South Wales with a collection of other, albeit smaller, crocodiles, also killed by Columbo a few months later.

It's clear that CQ has never had a shortage of overgrown reptiles, not 100 years ago, and not today.

Source:
www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/meet-b...
Philip Turner said:
I supplied that information to the Morning Bulletin Rockhampton, which i uncovered 16 yrs ago...i have alot more info on Big Ben..including a photo on the taxidermy table with the skull & bones of two humans beside him...the backbone of a bulloch, and numerous large stones, all removed from his belly.
Philip Turner said:
www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/the-de...