Along with the Birdsville Hotel, the Birdsville races are well known outback Australian icons. The annual Birdsville Races are a charity event held to raise funds for the Birdsville Hospital and the Royal Flying Doctor Service - all the gate takings going to these good causes.  The races themselves attract serious prize money in excess of $100,000 which attracts good quality competitors to the event.

This image no. lbp00070 is part of the Looking Back collection and was chosen as Image of the Week beginning 25th August to celebrate the 2008 Birdsville races.

Ferris wheels at night during the Ekka at the RNA showgrounds, Brisbane 1963. The night sessions of the Ekka are very popular as they include fireworks displays.
Chosen as image of the week beginning 18 August 2008 to mark the closing of the Ekka after ten days.

Part of the Coloured Shell Series of postcards. The showground is situated at Bowen Hills, and is today the site of the annual Royal Brisbane Show, fondly known as the Ekka.

Image No. 194829 was chosen as the image of the week beginning 11 August 2008 to celebrate the beginning of the 2008 Ekka.

Three children on a swing at the Mapoon Presbyterian Mission, 1935.  Photographed during the Queensland Attorney-General, Hon. John Mullan's official visit to the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1935.

This image no. 72523 was chosen as picture of the week beginning 04 August 2008.

 

Located in Alpine Terrace, Mount Tamborine, the historic St. Bernard's Hotel dates back to 1881 and is one of the oldest buildings on the mountain. A tradition of the hotel is the greeting of guests by a St. Bernard dog and this tradition is still maintained today. Guests cars can be seen parked in front of the hotel.

This image is part of the Beaudesert Shire Library collection and was chosen as image of the week for week beginning 28 July 2008. 

This photograph is part of a hand coloured publication titled 'Souvenir of Bundaberg', published by W. Blaikie, Bundaberg, ca. 1914. A collection of photographs from this publication can be viewed on Picture Queensland.

Image no. APA-009-01-0012 was chosen as picture of the week beginning 21 July 2008.

This whaling station operated at Tangalooma, on Moreton Island in South-East Queensland, from 1952 to 1962 and was the largest shore-based whaling station in the southern hemisphere. It was later turned into a tourist resort, specialising in whale watching tours. Today the whales are watched and not slaughtered.

The photographer was Rosemary Spenceley and this image no. 6834-0001-0004 was chosen to celebrate the whale migration to Hervey Bay, Queensland during July.

This image no. 7776-0001-0012 was chosen as image of the week beginning 07 July, to celebrate Brass Monkey Season on the Southern Downs. Hidden Creek is one of the many wineries on the Granite Belt which will be visited during the Brass Monkey Season. This region of Queensland is one of the coldest in winter, often experiencing severe frosts and sometimes snowfalls.

Joseph Lui and Poey Passi were the first two Australian Torres Strait Islanders to be admitted to the Anglican Church ministry and were ordained at St. Paul's Moa, Torres Strait, on 08 October 1925. They were ordained by the Bishop of Carpentaria, who is pictured with them.

This image no. 142906 was chosen for the week beginning 30 June 2008 to celebrate The Coming of the Light festival. The festival marks the day the London Missionary Society first arrived in Torres Strait. The missionaries landed at Erub Island on 1 July 1871, introducing Christianity to the region.

This is a significant day for Torres Strait Islanders, who are predominantly of Christian faith, and religious and cultural ceremonies across Torres Strait and mainland Australia are held on 1 July each year.

 

This image was created by John Erbacher and is still in copyright. This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without prior permission. See Hervey Bay Library web site for more information. 

Picture Queensland hosts images from the collections of a variety of Queensland cultural organisations, including Hervey Bay Library.

This image no. qhbp00066 is part of the Hervey Bay Library Collection and was chosen as image of the week beginning 23 June 2008. 

Photograph shows the Southern Cross touching down in Sydney 10th June, 1928, after its flight across the Pacific. The plane first landed in Brisbane on 09 June after crossing from Oakland, California. An insert shows the crew. From left to right they are: J. Warner, C .T. P. Ulm, C. E. Kingsford Smith and H. W. Lyon. The signatures of Kingsford Smith and Ulm are also shown, along with a note to Johnny Walker signed Smithy and Charles, June 1928.

This image no. 73492 was chosen for the week beginning 16 June 2008 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the inaugural Trans-Pacific crossing by Southern Cross and her crew.

Miss M. Carne is dressed in shorts, halter top, pith helmet and sandals, enjoying the view from the deck. She is standing beside a lifebuoy with the identifying name of Orion, London, printed on it. The image was photographed by George Jackman, who was a photographer for Queensland Newspapers during the 1930s and 1940s.

This image no.7708-0001-0023 was chosen as image of the week commencing 09 June 2008.

This image is part of the Ron and Ngaire Gale Collection and was photographed in Townsville in 1986 by Ron Gale.

The image no. 601-14-06 was used for the week beginning 02 June 2008. The image was chosen to celebrate Queensland Week and promote the wide selection of tropical fruit available in Queensland.  

This perspective drawing by architect Benjamin Backhouse shows Fernberg Villa. The villa was erected in 1864 - 1865 and underwent extensive modifications by architect Richard Galley in 1882, becoming an Italianate-style structure. Fernberg is now Government House.

This image no. 193620 was chosen as image of the week commencing 26 May 2008.

Collection of steamers, wooden fishing boats and rowing boats viewed from one of the jetties.

Image of the week commencing 19 May 2008. Picture Queensland image no. 63227.