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This illustrated front cover from The Queenslander, captioned 'The Spirit of the Times', shows two young children - the girl dressed as a nurse and the boy as a soldier with his arm in a sling.
Do you know who they were? We'd love to know more about our little veteran and nurse.
Joan Bruce
Queensland Literature Coordinator - State Library of Queensland
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On November 3, 2011, the 36th General Conference of UNESCO approved the creation of the…
On Sunday afternoon, December 7, 2003, the State Library of Queensland's building at South Bank…
Crowds on the beach to see the first aeroplane at Maroochydore on 1 February 1922.…
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