
Troy Rodgers collection
John Thomas Castles World War Two Photograph Album, 1941-1946
Australian Women's Army Service Association Queensland Inc. [1941-1947]
Significant WWI Collections
Sir T. William Glasgow and Lady Glasgow Papers
Constance Mabel Keys Collection
Maurice George Delpratt Correspondence
Recent blogs
Joe Tilson Lang collection
75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe
Lieutenant Patrick McHugh collection
Research uncovered
From 2014 – 2018 and as part of the commemoration of the First World War and the QANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation program, 16 Fellowships were awarded to recipients inviting research into the collections of the John Oxley Library.
Learn more about the projects and listen to the Fellows talk about the Queensland experience of war, the Homefront and service.
Digital stories – World War II and Homefront
Crime, passion and opportunity - Policing Brisbane during World War Two
Dr Judith Powell
General MacArthur called Brisbane the most corrupt place in the South Pacific. During WWII over a million soldiers passed through what had until then been a small town. For the young it was an exciting time, but crime flourished.
The Unfinished War: The Post-war lives of returned soldiers who spent time in the Inebriate Institution, Dunwich
Lisa Jackson
An in-depth, detailed study into the lives of the returned First World War soldiers whose alcoholism led them to be admitted to the Inebriate Institution in Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island.
Put out into the deep
Elaine Ackworth
In 1942 the women of the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) intercepted, deciphered and decoded, encrypted Japanese military messages, providing vital intelligence to the Australian war effort. Through this research Elaine produced an audio theatre work.
Victory in the Pacific
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific. Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day commemorates Japan’s acceptance of the Allied demand for unconditional surrender, effectively putting an end to World War II and six years of global devastation.
This year, we look back on the decades of commemorations, cavalcades and camaraderie underpinning the Queensland war experience and recognise those who bravely served our nation.
View the Victory in the Pacific images online and add your memories and stories about this time in the Queensland story.
Anzac Square and Memorial Galleries
The place Queenslanders can experience the quiet solitude of Queensland’s Shrine of Remembrance, the state’s pre-eminent war memorial, and gain a greater understanding of Australia’s military past.