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20 February 2020
Majestic Café, Cairns
George Blessas opened his café in Abbott Street ca. 1908. His was the third Greek…
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9 February 2018
Responses to the National Apology to the Stolen Generations : Cairns, Cooktown and Hope Vale
On 13 February 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the historic Apology to the Stolen…
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20 February 2017
ANZAC MEMORIAL PARK, CAIRNS
As part of the State Library’s recent Q ANZAC 100 Regional Workshops in Atherton on…
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18 January 2017
Medical legacy in Far North Queensland
Guest blogger - Cairns Historical Society. Charles Campbell Baxter-Tyrie, born in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland in…
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22 November 2016
Matron Eveline MacDonnell: First World War service and beyond
Guest blogger: Pauline O'Keeffe, Cairns Historical Society Eveline Florence MacDonnell was born in Boyle, County…
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25 May 2016
Remarkable images...remarkable stories!
Every day is an opportunity to discover the remarkable content being digitised and shared through…
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