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State Library of Queensland's collections contain a wide range of material about Queensland locations. Many of the items promote these places as tourist destinations, illustrating aspects of the Queensland tourism industry from as early as the 1920s, such as the Queensland Rail Sunshine Route.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXQIn9IRf8
Listen to Queensland historians Professor Peter Spearritt from The University of Queensland and Andrew Moritz from the Workshops Rail Museum, in conversation with Ian Townsend from ABC Radio National, as they highlight the way in which place has been documented in Queensland.
Further reading
- A Tourist's Paradise, Ready For A Holiday Visit
- Queensland Places - a series of article written by SLQ's Brian Randall
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