Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, 25 February 1937
Photographer: James Wieneke..Location: Queensland, Australia..View this page at the State Library of Queensland /10462/deriv/135725 ( .../10462/deriv/135725 ) ..Information about State Library of Queensland’s ... More
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, April 8, 1937
Creator: Betty Paterson..Location: Queensland, Australia ..Description: A young girl is ready to go on holiday. She is dressed in a hat and coat and sitting on a trunk clutching a teddy bear under one arm and a... More
Illustrated front cover from The Queenslander annual, November 1, 1938
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ..Description: A coloured drawing depicting Brisbane past and present. The present city drawing shows the river, part of a bridge, the city hall ... More
Mary Maguire on the cover of The Queenslander Pictorial, 1938
Author/Creator: Unidentified..Location: Queensland, Australia..Date: 23rd March 1938..Description: Actress Mary Maguire poses on a swing beside a lake in Hollywood. ..View this image at the State Library of Qu... More
Superstructure of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1938
Author/Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia..Date: 30th March 1938..Description: As the building of the Story Bridge over the Brisbane River progresses, the large structure begins t... More
Actress Mary Maguire on the cover of The Queenslander, February 1939
Author/Creator: Unidentified..Location: Queensland, Australia..Date: 15 February 1939..View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/74320 ( .../10462/deriv/74320 ) .Information about State L... More
Cane growers and graziers welcome Queen Elizabeth II in South Brisbane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: South Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Cane growers and graziers welcome Queen Elizabeth II in South Brisbane, 1954. A banner decorated with beef cattle and sheep is suspend... More
Rockhampton prepares for the arrival of The Queen and Duke of Edinburg...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Rockhampton, Queensland. .Description: Rockhampton prepares for the arrival of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, March 1954. Rockhampton residents prepare for the royal visit by... More
Finney's Building in Queen Street, Brisbane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Finney's Building in Queen Street, Brisbane decorated to welcome Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. An image of Queen Elizabeth II, dressed in mili... More
Workmen decorate their building
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Workmen decorate their work building with colourful flags, ready for the Royal Visit in 1954 ..Information about State Library of Queensland’... More
Queensland's Governor says good-bye to Queen Elizabeth II
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Sir John Lavarack, Governor of Queensland, says good-bye to The Queen on Thursday 18 March 1954, and escorts her to the Royal Ae... More
Queen Elizabeth II at Parliament House, Brisbane during her visit in M...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II at Parliament House, Brisbane during her visit in March 1954. Prince Philip, in the white uniform stands on the right, an... More
Brisbane's Story Bridge decorated with lights, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Story Bridge lighting has ER in red lights and was decorated for the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II. ..Information about State Library of... More
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip boarding the Royal Aeroplane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland; . .Description: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip boarding the Royal Aeroplane after their Queensland visit, 18 March 1954...View this ima... More
At the tumultuous Civic Welcome at the Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland . .Description: At the tumultuous Civic Welcome at the Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane, 9 March 1954. Brisbane's Lord Mayor (Ald. F. Roberts) presents to The Q... More
Queen Elizabeth II waves to well-wishers
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II waves to well-wishers as she boards an aeroplane during her visit in March 1954. Prince Philip is standing behind his wif... More
Brisbane prepares for the arrival of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, ...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Brisbane prepares for the arrival of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 9 March 1954. Two hundred and fifty running feet of wire mesh was used... More
Queen Elizabeth II passes through the streets of Brisbane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II passes through the streets of Brisbane, March 1954...View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/926... More
Lady Cooper is presented to Queen Elizabeth
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Greenslopes, Queensland. .Description: Sir Walter Jackson Cooper, Lady Cooper and Queen Elizabeth II at the Greenslopes Hospital, Brisbane during the Royal Visit to Australia, ... More
Brisbane prepares for the Royal Visit
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Buranda, Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: A big portrait of The Queen stands under a canopy on Hancock and Gore's building in Ipswich Road, Buranda. (Description supplied wit... More
Illuminations in Queen Street, Brisbane, ready for the royal visit in ...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: This highly decorated block of Queen Street is between Edward and Creek Streets. ..Information about State Library of Queensland’s collectio... More
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh travel along Queen Street...
Creator: Unidentified ..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh travel along Queen Street, Brisbane, on the last day of their Queensland tour, 17 March 1954. ... More
Victoria Bridge 1954, Queensland, Australia
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland . .Description: Victoria Bridge and Brisbane CBD buildings lit up for the Royal Visit in 1954 ..Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection... More
Church decorations in Vulture Street, South Brisbane for the royal vis...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: South Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Church decorations in Vulture Street, South Brisbane for the royal visit in 1954. The Queen's official title in Australia is Elizabeth... More
Flag waving children wait for the Queen
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Flag-waving schoolchildren line the route that Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travelled, Brisbane, March 1954...Information about Stat... More
View of the T & G Building in Brisbane, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: The T & G Building was erected in 1923/4 at the corner of Queen and Albert Streets and demolished in 1968. The building is decorated for the... More
Preparing Brisbane City Hall for the royal visit in 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Workmen using a fire truck ladder to erect the decorations around the City Hall entrance prior the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Brisbane. ... More
Presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Presenting flowers to The Queen outside Brisbane City Hall in March 1954. A young girls curtsies as she presents a bouquet to Queen Elizabet... More
Greeting Prince Philip during the royal visit in 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Greeting Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during the royal visit in 1954..View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/... More
St. Stephens Cathedral, Brisbane, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Decorating St. Stephens Cathedral for the Royal Visit, Brisbane, 1954...Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureq... More
Waiting to see Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh on their visi...
Creator: Unidentified ..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Waiting to see Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh on their visit to Brisbane in March 1954. A young man is perched on top of the str... More
Flowers for the Queen, Queensland, Australia
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Sir Walter Cooper and Queen Elizabeth II presented with flowers by a ward of Legacy during her visit to Brisbane, 1954...View this image at ... More
Queen Elizabeth II with the Queensland Premier
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: The Queen with the Premier of Queensland, the Hon. Vincent Clair Gair, at a Parliamentary Reception in Brisbane in March 1954. ..View this i... More
Procession for Queen Elizabeth II on George Street, Brisbane
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Procession for Queen Elizabeth II on George Street, Brisbane, 9 March 1954. View looking east from the corner of Herschell Street...View thi... More
Brisbane residents decorate a cottage in preparation for the Royal Vis...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Brisbane residents decorate a cottage in preparation for the Royal Visit, March 1954. This home in Fernberg Road, Paddington, was on the rou... More
Early spectators awaiting the arrival of the Queen
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Bundaberg, Queensland . .Description: Early spectators awaiting the arrival of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Hinkler Airport, Bundaberg, 11 March 1954...Info... More
Crowds line the streets to see Queen Elizabeth II
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Crowds line the streets to see Queen Elizabeth II after her arrival in Brisbane in March 1954..Information about State Library of Queensland... More
Official welcome to the Queen in Bundaberg
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Bundaberg, Queensland. .Description: Official welcome to the Queen to Bundaberg by the Mayor and his daughter, 11 March 1954...View this image at the State Library of Queenslan... More
Queen Elizabeth II and her Lady-in-Waiting arrive at a Women's Recepti...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II and her Lady-in-Waiting arrive at a Women's Reception at Brisbane City Hall, 17 March 1954. Mrs Nell Gair, wife of the Pr... More
Sir Walter Jackson Cooper and Queen Elizabeth II
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Sir Walter Jackson Cooper and Queen Elizabeth II, March 1954..View this image at the State LIbrary of Queensland: /10462/deriv/114504 ( .../... More
Brisbane City Hall lit by floodlights
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Brisbane City Hall lit by floodlights for the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II in March 1954...Information about State Library of Queenslan... More
United Service Club, Brisbane, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: . .Description: External view of the United Service Club premises on Wickham Terrace decorated for the royal visit, Brisbane, 1954 ..Information about State Library of Queensla... More
Part of Brisbane's decorations for Queen Elizabeth II
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Part of Brisbane's decorations for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's tour in 1954. Workmen are putting finishing touches to the display ... More
Decorated main street of Bundaberg for the Royal visit
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Bundaberg, Queensland. .Description: Decorated main street of Bundaberg for the Royal visit 11 March, 1954...View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/20... More
Prince Philip meets the people during the Royal tour
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Queensland, Australia. .Description: Prince Philip meets the people during his tour in 1954..View ths image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/90745 ( .../10462/d... More
National Bank, Oakey, 1954 - Automobiles of 1940s
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Oakey, Queensland. .Description: View of the Oakey branch of the National Bank of Australasia, decorated in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Australian tour. ..Information about ... More
Queen Elizabeth II giving a racehorse a fond pat, Brisbane, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: The Queen gives Aunty Tot a congratulatory pat after her race at a Brisbane racetrack. ..View this image at the State LIbrary of Queensland:... More
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Oakey Airport, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Oakey, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, arrive at Oakey Airport, 11 March 1954. The Royal Standard can be seen flying from... More
Crowds gather to see Queen Elizabeth II near St. John's Cathedral, Bri...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland . .Description: Crowds gather to see Queen Elizabeth II near St. John's Cathedral, Brisbane in March 1954. Religious leaders gather with The Queen on a dais... More
Queen Elizabeth visiting Cairns on the Royal tour
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Cairns, Queensland. .Description: Queen Elizabeth visiting Cairns, Queensland, March 1954...View this image at the State LIbrary of Queensland: /10462/deriv/65483 ( .../10462/d... More
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip en route to Eagle Farm Airport, B...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: The Queen and Prince Philip waved to Brisbane crowds on the way to Eagle Farm Airport where they were due to leave for Townsville on Friday ... More
Queen Elizabeth II addressing the crowds in Mackay
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Mackay, Queensland. .Description: The Queen speaking at the Mackay Showgrounds on her visit in March 1954. ..View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/31... More
Queen Elizabeth II and the Premier of Queensland at a State Parliament...
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: The Queen talks with Premier of Queensland, the Hon. V. C. Gair at the State Parliamentary Luncheon at Parliament House, Wednesday, 10 March... More
People gathed at a social event in connection with the royal visit
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: People gathed at a social event in connection with the royal visit, Brisbane, March, 1954...View this image at the State LIbrary of Queensla... More
Decorations for the Royal Visit in 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Construction of an archway as part of the street decorations for the Royal Visit in 1954..Information about State Library of Queensland’s co... More
Queen Street, Brisbane, with decorations for the royal visit in 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Scene in Queen Street, between George and Albert Streets...Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.go... More
Brisbane street decorated in readiness for the Queen's visit, 1954
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland. .Description: Brisbane street decorated in readiness for the Queen's visit, 1954. Side of the Castlemaine Perkins building in the centre. Photograph taken ... More
Scene at Mackay Showgrounds during Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit
Creator: Unidentified..Location: Mackay, Queensland. .Description: Scene at Mackay Showgrounds during Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit, 15 March 1954. A small boy wearing a costume stands with a Shetland pony. ..... More
Adavale Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Adavale Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
State Lib Qld 1 133017 Admiral Codrington (ship)
6,629 GRT cargo steamship Admiral Codrington, built in 1918 by William Doxford & Sons of Sunderland for Embiricos Line of London. On 14 April 1918 the 838 GRT cargo steamship Southgare collided with her off Fla... More
Advertisement for Beenleigh Rum (1921)
Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 126563 Alcoa Corsair (ship)
US cargo liner Alcoa Corsair, launched in 1947 Public domain image of a passenger ship, ocean liner, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Alexander Raff, Queensland, Australia
Alexander Raff
Aloomba Hotel, Aloomba Queensland, circa 1925
Aloomba Hotel, Aloomba, Queensland, Australia circa 1925 Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 121916 Amity (ship)
Gaff rigged ketch Amity Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 133173 Amphion (ship)
Lamotte-Picquet-class aviso Amphion aground at Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1866. Arman of Ajaccio, Corsica built her for the French Imperial Navy in 1863. She ran aground and was lost as part of a French force interve... More
Aramac Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Aramac Division and its adjacent local government areas, March 1902
State Lib Qld 1 133349 Arana (ship)
1,471 GRT cargo steamship Arana, built by A Rodger and Company of Port Glasgow in 1897 for Robert MacAndrew & Co of Glasgow. Cia Maritima of Barcelona bought her in 1913 and sold her to Cia Trasmediterranea in ... More
State Lib Qld 1 133469 Armagh (ship)
12,269 GRT passenger and cargo steamship Armagh, built in 1917 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. In December 1923 when heavily laden leaving Liverpool she groun... More
State Lib Qld 1 133517 Athelmonarch (ship)
An United Molasses Co / Athel Line tanker. Athelmonarch was an 8,995 GRT motor ship built in 1928 by Wm Hamilton & Co of Port Glasgow and sunk in 1943 in the eastern Mediterranean by a German submarine. See com... More
State Lib Qld 1 133565 Australasian (ship)
3,662 GRT sail- and steamship Australasian, built in 1884 by Rovert Napier & Co of Govan, Glasgow for George Thompson & Son (Aberdeen Line). In 1906 the Ottoman government bought her and renamed her Scham. In 1... More
State Lib Qld 1 133593 Avoco (ship)
1,480 GRT sail- and steamship Avoca, built in 1866 by Wm Denny of Dumbarton for P&O. The Sultan of Zanzibar bought her in 1882. Indian interests bought her in 1896 and she was scrapped in 1900 in Bombay.
Avocado fruit trees, Queensland Acclimatisation Society, Lawnton
Avocado fruit trees, Queensland Acclimatisation Society, Lawnton
B12 Locomotive no. 17 on display at Roma Street, 1914
B12 Locomotive no. 17 was built by Dubs of Glasgow in 1882 for the Southern and Western Railway. In 1914 it was on display at Roma Street to mark the first half century of the Queensland Railways.
State Lib Qld 1 106972 Member for the Legislative Assembly, J. F. Barn...
Member for the Legislative Assembly, J. F. Barnes, 1941. Public domain photograph of politician, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barolin Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Barolin Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Bundaberg Municipality (1), Woongarra Division (19)
State Lib Qld 1 133677 Baron Saltoun (ship)
3,404 GRT cargo steamship Baron Saltoun, built in 1927 by the Ayrshire Dockyard Co of Irvine for Hugh Hogarth & Co ("Baron Line") of Glasgow. In June 1940 she was sunk by a mine off Cherbourg in the English Channel.
Belyando Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Belyando Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
State Lib Qld 1 131563 Portrait Honourable Henry R. Beor, ca. 1880
Portrait Honourable Henry R. Beor, ca. 1880. Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 106992 Black Swan (ship)
Sail- and steamship Black Swan Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bourbong Street Bundaberg, circa 1890
Bourbong Street Bundaberg, circa 1890
Brisbane suburb of Newmarket ca. 1925
Brisbane suburb of Newmarket ca. 1925, chimney of the Newmarket Brickworks is visible on the left
Bucca Crossing, Burnett River, Cane carts bound for Invicta Mill, 1919
Bucca Crossing, Burnett River, Cane carts bound for Invicta Mill, 1919
State Lib Qld 1 211368 Politician Frank William Bulcock, pictured work...
Politician Frank William Bulcock, pictured working at his desk, November 1942. Retiring Minister for Agriculture and Stock, Mr Bulcock, who accepted an appointment as Federal Director of Agriculture. (Descripti... More
Bulloo Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Bulloo Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
Cairns Custom House ca. 1905, Queensland, Australia
Cairns Custom House ca. 1905
William Cairns - Public domain portrait photograph
Sir William Cairns, KCMG, Governor of Queensland Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 128389 Canadian Explorer (ship)
5,408 GRT cargo ship Canadian Explorer, built in 1921 by Halifax Shipyards of Nova Scotia for the Canadian National Steamship Co. In 1933 Achille Lauro of Naples bought her and renamed her Achille Lauro.
State Lib Qld 1 126643 Cap Vert (ship)
1,472 GRT five-masted schooner Cap Vert below the Clifton Suspension Bridge on the River Avon in Bristol, England. She was built by the William Lyall Shipbuilding Co of North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1918
Cardwell Division, March 1902 - Public domain map
Map of Cardwell Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902
Cardwell Shire Council Chambers, Cardwell, 1911
Cardwell Shire Council Chambers, Cardwell, 1911, located at 51 Victoria Street
Charles E. Rigby, Freemason in Charters Towers, 1913
Charles E. Rigby, Freemason in Charters Towers, 1913
Charles William Blakeney ca 1865
Charles William Blakeney, circa 1865 Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 142611 Hon. J. V. Chataway
Hon. J. V. Chataway. The Late Hon. J. V. Chataway, MLA, Minister for Agriculture.
Children digging air raid trenches at Ascot State School, Brisbane, 19...
Children digging air raid trenches at Ascot State School, Brisbane, 1942
Christopher George Barlow Bishop of North Queensland 1891-1902
Christopher George Barlow Bishop of North Queensland 1891-1902 Public domain photograph related to Queensland, Australia, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
State Lib Qld 1 126115 City of Ely (ship)
Ellerman Lines' cargo ship City of Ely
State Lib Qld 1 129297 City of Lucknow (ship)
9,972 GRT cargo steamship TSS City of Lucknow, built in 1946 by Wm Denny Bros of Dumbarton for Ellerman Lines. Alexandra Navigation Corp of Monrovia bought her in 1963 and renamed her Lisboa. Outerocean Navigat... More
State Lib Qld 1 125023 City of Naples (ship)
Ellerman Lines' cargo steamship City of Naples, built in 1908 and wrecked on rocks off Ommaizaki, Japan in 1926 http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/14007.asp
State Lib Qld 1 127623 Clan Maciver (ship)
4,606 GRT cargo ship Clan Maciver, built by Lithgows of Port Glasgow in 1921 for Clan Line. In 1951 Cia Maritima Carrena of Costa Rica bought her and renamed her Carrena. Gulf Steamships of Karachi bought her i... More