When on the Troopship Demosthenes, Bandmaster of the 41st Battalion Band Alfred Hardinge partook of…
In the island town of Stornoway in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, Donald Macleod was born on…
The State Library of Queensland has recently received the George Weeks collection as a donation.…
Guest blogger: Associate Professor Kerrie Foxwell-Norton - 2020 John Oxley Library Fellows One of the…
How often do you use a carton? Nearly every day. But how often do you…
The practice of adopting animal mascots in the armed forces has a long history. Many…
The Australian Library of Art, part of State Library of Queensland’s collections, contains a multitude…
At 4am on 7 November 1982, the Deen Brothers undertook what has arguably become the…
UNESCO’s Memory of the World program, begun in 1992, aims to preserve and promote humanity’s…
During World War II (WWII), Australia faced a dilemma: Many women were eager to do…
The National Service Scheme was a compulsory military service that was operational across two split…
Francis (Frank) Henry Staunton was a 28-year-old shearer from Richmond in north-west Queensland when he…