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Deadly Threads celebration

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National Simultaneous Storytime 2021

National Simultaneous Storytime

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Big Voices

Big Voices

Free exhibition 12 September 2020- 5 July 2021 Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery, level 4 #slqBigVoices
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House Histories webinar

Mon 17 May · 11am–12pm
Learn more about architectural styles of Queensland homes.
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Languages Panel with Des Crump

Indigenous languages panel

Tomorrow · 5–6pm
Join us for an online panel discussion celebrating the survival and revival of Queensland’s first languages.
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Lewiss beautiful tea vocal waltz with chorus
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Jackie McLaughlin holding a photograph of herself when she enlisted in the British Womens Auxiliary Air Force

75 Years: Victory in the Pacific Day Digital Stories and Oral Histories – War Bride

Jackie McLaughlin, 97 years old, is one of thousands of immigrant women who came to…

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World War Two veteran Douglas Farmer digital story and oral history

75 Years: Victory in the Pacific Day Digital Stories and Oral Histories – Douglas Farmer, Veteran

The end of World War Two was officially ushered in on August 15, 1945, when…

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Portrait of Robert McDermant

75 Years: Victory in the Pacific Day Digital Stories and Oral Histories – Robert McDermant, Veteran

The end of World War Two, for Queenslanders and Australia at large, came officially with…

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75 Years: Victory in the Pacific Day Digital Stories and Oral Histories – Childhood at War

With the passing of the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific, State Library has…

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Barrier Reef annual 1972 and 1973 covers

Who remembers the 1970s TV show 'Barrier Reef'?

Who remembers sitting down to watch the 1970s TV show 'Barrier Reef' on Saturday mornings?…

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Curators tour of Deadly Threads

Elders and community gathering with opening of the Deadly Threads showcase

The Deadly Threads showcase opened to the public on Saturday 27 March 2021 and kuril…

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