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Hospitals in the landscape Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBExpensive modern medical technologies are transforming the hospital landscape. Queensland’s acute care hospitals are increasingly grouped to share …

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Indigenous health Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBIndigenous health. Queensland possesses two Indigenous groups: Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Archaeologists have placed Aboriginal …

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Asylums in the landscape Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThe Brisbane Gaol in Petrie Terrace was initially used to detain ‘lunatics’, although the Visiting Justice commented in 1863 that conditions there would ‘drive men …

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Queensland: the slogan state Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThe idea of Queensland as a ‘smart’ State at first seemed little more than a brash, tongue-in-cheek marketing ploy. In 2001, buoyed by his landslide electoral …

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Italians in north Queensland Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBQueensland witnessed the greatest number of internments: of 3712 Italian-born internees, 1573 were incarcerated in Queensland and of 4721 Australians of Italian background, …

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The Queen in Queensland, 1954 Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBBy: Megan McCarthy. Although many members of the British Royal family had visited Queensland since Queen Victoria reportedly decreed her own title to the name of the …

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Survival: how the landscape impacts on people

WEBBy: Celmara Pocock. Queensland’s historical landscape encapsulates the tension between threat and survival. Climate and geography – humid jungles, desert plains, and a …

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Introducing the cane toad Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBBy: Luke Keogh. The cane toad ( Bufo marinus) was introduced to Australia as a solution to cane beetle pest affecting North Queensland sugar cane crops. Following its release in …

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hospitals Queensland Historical Atlas

WEB40 feet to an inch. Hospitals in the landscape. Mater Hospital, c1930. Established by the Sisters of Mercy, the Mater Private hospital at South Brisbane was officially opened by …

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asylums Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThis map shows the layout of the female division of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum on Stradbroke Island. The Divisional warden’s post and first aid station were …

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Banjo Paterson Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBDagworth bore, 1896. This profile of Dagworth bore recorded the geological layers beneath the surface. The bore was drilled to a depth of 3335 feet and the water came out at 196° …

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Kill, cure, or strangle: Atherton Tablelands

WEBMap of Atherton Tableland, 1958. By: Marjorie Gilmore. The Atherton Tablelands consists of three tablelands, Hann in the north, Atherton, and Evelyn in the south. It is situated in …

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Missions and reserves Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBMore than 7000 Aboriginal people were removed to 64 missions and reserves established throughout Queensland between 1898 and 1939. Although they were geographically …

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Staunch but conservative: the trade union movement in …

WEBAt the start of the twentieth century, many workers in Rockhampton laboured more than 56 hours a week, earned low pay and suffered poor conditions. Horses, as assets, were …

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Queensland clothing Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBA misunderstood stereotype is that Queensland settlers replicated European attire, mindlessly ignoring the sweltering heat. But a surprising amount of clothing for both …

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Townsville Hospital, 1958 Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThe Queen in Queensland, Pix 27 March 1954. Toowoomba Hospital, 1959. Townsville Hospital, 1958. The General Hospital at North Ward Townsville, with L …

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Cobb & Co routes, Queensland 1885

WEBThe transport routes in Queensland were already established in 1885. North-south transport along the coast was by steamship. Railway lines headed west from …

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The Chinese question Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThe Chinese question. Palmer gold field, Maytown and environs, 1885. Palmer gold field, base line and primary triangles, 1885. By: Kevin Rains. With the commencement of the …

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T.Y.S.O.N. by Banjo Paterson, 1898 Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThat's T.Y.S.O.N.!" There stands a little country town. Beyond the border line, Where dusty roads go up and down, And banks with pubs combine. A stranger came to cash a …

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Johannes Bjelke-Petersen: straddling a barbed wire fence

WEBJohannes Bjelke-Petersen: straddling a barbed wire fence. Queensland during Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s premiership (1968-87) appeared to confirm political scientist S.M. Lipset’s …

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Glass bottle, Helidon Spa Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBThe Helidon spa came to be used as a popular camping/droving stop and in 1850 the Helidon Spa Water Company was established. It bottled the water on site at first, but …

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Big Apple Moto-Diner, Stanthorpe Queensland Historical Atlas

WEBBig Apple Moto-Diner, Stanthorpe. Postcard David Lee & Associates, Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

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