Geography resources

Explore how State Library used its historic map collections to create machine learning models that visualise different possible futures for Brisbane, and then create your own map.

Queensland boasts a culturally and linguistically diverse society. Discover collections showcasing a selection of communities with materials in the John Oxley Library.

Access the collections, resources and content highlighting the diversity of Queensland's unique environment and the historic events that stood up to protect and preserve Queensland's natural wonders.

From the Great Barrier Reef along the Queensland coastline to the Simpson Desert in the west, the island communities in the Torres Strait and the holiday destination of the Gold Coast in the south, Queensland is a state of unique contrasts. Through the collections of the John Oxley Library we invite you to explore a small taste of the experience of living in Queensland as we showcase the natural state and landscape, its vibrant community spirit, celebrations of culture and folklore, and the experiences of those who live and work in the bush and beyond the capital city of Brisbane in the south-east of the state.