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Superstructure of the Story Bridge, Brisbane, 1938
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Author/Creator: Unidentified..Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia..Date: 30th March 1938..Description: As the building of the Story Bridge over the Brisbane River progresses, the large structure begins to add a new and distinctive note to the city skyline, and photographers will find many new angles for the inclusion of the bridge in pictures of the city. In this view the northern superstructure is presented, linked with prominent buildings in the Petrie Bight approach to Queen Street, Brisbane...View this image at the State Library of Queensland: /10462/deriv/70846 ( .../10462/deriv/70846 ) .Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ ( http://pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/ )
Published between 1866 and 1939, The Queenslander was the weekly summary of the Brisbane Courier (now The Courier Mail) newspaper. This weekly edition enabled the news to be distributed to the regional and outlying areas of the state. About State Library of Queensland, Australia Located in Brisbane, Australia, the State Library of Queensland’s mission is to collect, preserve and make accessible the state’s documentary heritage. The State Library holds approximately 1.5 million photographic resources – negatives, slides, original photographs, copy prints and original albums dating back to the birth of the State of Queensland in 1859 to the present day. In 2003, the State Library launched its digital image library, Picture Queensland, with 6 000 images and now provides online access to more than 50 000 historical and contemporary images. A selection of beautifully illustrated covers from the 1920s-1930s are shown here. Some drawings depict the daily life of Queenslanders during this time while others highlight local and national events.
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