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Say G'day

Flyer for the Say G'day initiative State Library of Queensland, in partnership with Yugambeh Museum…

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Chinese prisoners being fed under supervision outside in the Goal Yard Burketown Queensland ca October 1900

Chinese Arrested In Queensland

Guest blogger: David Huggonson Between 1873 and 1876 the Palmer River goldfield in the hinterland…

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Black and white image of a group of women at the Anzac Day observance Shrine of Remembrance Anzac Square Brisbane 1937

How Queensland Women Commemorated World War One: The Anzac Square Women’s Memorial

On the western wall of Anzac Square, beneath the cenotaph, you will see a prominent…

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A portrait of a young soldier

William Malcolm Harwood: First Casualty of the 42nd Infantry Battalion

William Malcolm Harwood enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces on 29 December 1915 in Brisbane.…

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Joanne Tapiolas started researching her project Footprints of Italian Prisoners of War in 2015

International spotlight shines on Italian prisoners of war project

Italian prisoners of War - WWII project update State Library of Queensland is thrilled to…

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Outdoor stone memorial showing plaque listing Samford District Roll of Honour

The Cash Brothers - District Honours Local Family’s WWI Service

In the suburbs north west of Brisbane lies Samford Village. Now a part of the…

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