Queensland memory webcasts

Classical Queensland

Recipient of the 2007 John Oxley Library Fellowship, music writer and researcher Dr. Martin Buzacott joins Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s first home-grown Chief Conductor Patrick Thomas and international pianist Pamela Page to share a wealth of stories, anecdotes and personal insights into Queensland’s classical music history.

Speakers:  Martin Buzacott, Patrick Thomas & Pamela Page
Duration:  1:26:59 minutes
Date:  6 August 2008

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Marcia Langton

Professor Marcia Langton was appointed Foundation Professor of Australian Indigenous Studies at University of Melbourne in 2000.  She has many years experience working as an anthropologist in Indigenous affairs with Land Councils, the Queensland government and the university sector.  Professor Langton always contributes provocative and constructive views to our national Indigenous affairs debate.In this webcast she draws on her recently published essay “Trapped in the Aboriginal Reality Show” from the latest Griffith Review  "Re-Imagining Australia”.

Speaker:  Marcia Langton
Duration:  1:05:54 minutes
Date:  5 March 2008

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A burning landscape

Historian Bill Gammage explodes the myth that pre-European settlement Australia was an untamed wilderness, revealing the complex, country-wide systems of land management used by Aboriginal people.
Inspired by early European accounts that some of the Australian environment resembled well-groomed English estates, Bill has written the book The Biggest Estate on Earth, exploring the ways Aboriginal people lived with the landscape to ensure a rich and fertile environment.
Join Kate Evans (ABC Radio National) in conversation with Bill Gammage as they discuss how Aboriginal people understood and shaped this historical landscape, and the impacts of this knowledge on current land management strategies.

When: Wednesday 27 February, 2013. 6pm-
Venue: slq Auditorium 1

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The sport of kings and a national passion - the thoroughbred heritage of the Darling Downs: a night in the JOL

Horse racing was a popular pastime in the new colony of Queensland and the aim of upgrading the quality of stockhorses and racehorses was uppermost in the minds of the squatters and gentlemen owners. Join Helen Coughlan and Dr Ross Johnston as they highlight this fascinating period in the development of a time-honoured Queensland rural industry.
Helen Coughlan is a freelance journalist and author and a correspondent to national and international thoroughbred publications. Dr Ross Johnston lectured in History at the University of Queensland for 33 years and has published extensively on Queensland History.

When: Wed 6 Mar 2013, 6:00 pm - 08:00 pm

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Untold stories forum: Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell is an Australian actor, director, writer and singer. Her first professional break was a role in in Bran Nue Dae which toured Australia, and has led to lead roles in television programmes and film. Leah also conceived and co-wrote the semi autobiographical play Box the Pony which has been performed nationally and internationally to great acclaim. More recently Leah has been seen as one of the ensemble cast featuring in the award winning Redfern Now series that has the distinction of being the first series produced, directed, written and acted by Indigenous Australians. Leah has now moved onto another phase in her life, as a writer/director for television and film with her own production company.  In this moving presentation Leah uses her own experiences to illustrate the importance of capturing and telling the untold stories we encounter in our own lives.

When: Wed 6 Mar 2013
Venue: slq Auditorium 1, level 2 

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Untold stories forum panel

As part of the Untold Stories Forum a panel of speakers were asked to share their involvement in uncovering and working with local stories. Their projects and experiences created a variety of perspectives that demonstrated the different ways that stories can be uncovered, collected, and communicated within a community and beyond. The panel comprised of: Mary-Rose MacColl, Author, Cr. George Seymour, Fraser Coast Regional Council, Naomi Takeifanga and Linda Phillips, State Library of Queensland and Cr Clifford Harrigan, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council.

When: 6 March 2013

Venue: State Library of Queensland. Auditorium 1 

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A night in the JOL: Queensland stories of World War One

It’s been 99 years since the start of World War One. Join guest panellists Lieutenant-General Mark Evans (retired) AO, DSC, Chair of the Queensland Advisory Committee for the Commemoration of the ANZAC Centenary (2014-2018), and Kate Walton, PhD candidate at The University of Queensland specialising in Australian Prisoners of War in Turkey, in conversation with Dr Kate Evans as they discuss the impact of World War One on Queenslanders and its enduring legacy.

Treasures from the John Oxley Library were on display, including photographs, personal letters and diaries of Queensland servicemen and their families documenting their first hand experiences.

This event was part of A night in the JOL monthly talks series where we delve into Queensland’s rich and diverse history.

When: Wed 24 Apr 2013, 6:00 pm -
Venue: John Oxley Library, Level 4

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A night in the JOL: Brisbane Greek and Italian heritage

Greek and Italian migrants have made a significant and wide ranging contribution to Queensland's cultural landscape and way of life, particularly in and around Brisbane.

Michael Anastas, Vice-President of the Greek Orthodox Community of St George, Brisbane and Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis, Senior Lecturer, Fashion, QUT lead an enlightening discussion in conversation with Dr Kate Evans.

Michael discusses the contribution of Greek migrants to Queensland’s diverse heritage and the history of the annual Paniyiri Greek Festival. Dr Ferrero-Regis explores the history of Italian dressmakers and tailors in Brisbane.

Date: Wed 15 May 2013
Venue:John Oxley Library, Level 4, State Library

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Live! Talk with Robert Forster

Spend the evening with Robert Forster as he chats with renowned music journalist Noel Mengel, reflecting on the band dynamic of The Go-Betweens, their UK exile and lingering Queensland influences, and the band’s musical legacy and ongoing pop culture sway.

The Go Betweens was formed when Robert Forster and Grant McLennan met at a theatre course at The University of Queensland. They played their first public gig at the Baroona Hall in Paddington in 1978, but departed a year later for the UK and Europe. McLennan and Forster’s collaboration over the next decade would bring about six albums including their most successful, 16 Lovers Lane, which climbed the music charts in the UK, USA and Australia.

At the height of their partnership, they were dubbed by legendary Village Voice critic, Robert Christgau, as “the greatest songwriting partnership working today”. The band reformed from 2000-2006, making three more albums. Following on from The Go Between’s success, Robert Forster has reinvented himself as an internationally critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and music critic.

Date: Wed 12 Jun 2013
Time: 6pm
Venue: SLQ Auditorium 1

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