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The last upload was September 2025.
Children riding a horse to school, Glass House Mountains from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
Stella Doblo with a camera, Gladstone, 1910-1920 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2025
University groups combine for war work Brisbane March 1940 from State Library of Queensland uploaded April 2024
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, 26 January 1928 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2023
[Legs and feet of five teenage girls wearing dog collar anklets on their socks] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded September 2022
The Tivoli Bells striking a pose Brisbane Queensland 1929 from State Library of Queensland uploaded March 2020
Meeting five sets of twins from North East Museums uploaded September 2016
The Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1958 from North East Museums uploaded December 2014
TWCMS.2000.2280 from North East Museums uploaded December 2014
TWCMS.2002.470 from North East Museums uploaded December 2014
TWCMS.2002.452 from North East Museums uploaded December 2014
School play from North East Museums uploaded November 2014
Members of the Brownie pack from North East Museums uploaded November 2014
Launch party of HMS Jackal from North East Museums uploaded November 2014
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April 15, 1901
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Cycle Race in the Town Centre
from North East Museums
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Paris-Roubaix said:
Now that's how to do a podium presentation. Pints of lager all round from Miss Icegold Lager! It looks like (l-r) Phil Bayton, Keith Lambert and I'm not sure of the Raleigh rider. Keith Lambert is wearing the British road race champion's jersey, so it would be 1974. He won the title in 1980 too, but with a different team.
Bondi Public School - spinning wheel
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beachcomber australia said:
I thought there might be a good 'yarn' behind this photo. Sure enough ...
In a film now being shown there is a picture entitled "What the Stay-at-homes are Doing." The first part shows the quaint Norwegian wheel going, while Australia's golden fleece is being spun for our soldiers socks. Miss Bennett sat for this picture lesson on spinning. In the second part the two school girls who are spinning are from the Bondi S.P. School, selected by the Under Secretary for the first spinning class held in a school in Australia. Right royally teachers and senior girls took advantage, learning to spin and buying their own wheel. Then there is a knitter who sits calmly at work on her sock. When the war started very few girls in Australia could knit socks. She, like other noble workers gave up many interests in order to organise classes and teach girls to knit. The knitter is Miss McPherson, slster of the late Major McPherson, who fell in the gallant charge of the 18th Battalion. ...
From SMH 17/5/1917, p.7 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/28783276 -
Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection said:
Excellent detective work!