Science

21 October 2018

Fun Palace 2018

On Saturday 6 October, Fun Palace 2018 rolled into The Edge at State Library of…
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28 April 2017

The Coming of the Electric Light to Queensland

The electric light came to Queensland homes in the 1880's. The collections of the State…
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21 March 2017

Science on the Great Barrier Reef

Recently donated to the State Library of Queensland is a brief unpublished report on a…
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15 March 2017

'Great scientists' visit Brisbane (1914)

Headline from Brisbane's Daily Standard, Aug 25, 1914 In mid-1914, three hundred scientists arrived in…
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22 February 2017

Early rain-making experiments in Queensland

In Australia, water can be a scarce commodity, with various areas of the country suffering…
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19 April 2016

Edward Gustavus Campbell Barton, Electricity Pioneer

Edward Gustavus Campbell Barton (1857-1942) is hardly a household name in Queensland, however as a…
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