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View of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

View of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Public domain photograph of vintage stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queensland, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Queensland, from Flags of All Nations, Series 2 (N10) for Allen & Gint...

Trade cards from the set, "Flags of All Nations," Series 2 (N10), issued in 1890 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

Queensland from "Adventures in Australia Fifty Years ago. Being a record of an emigrant's wanderings through the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland during the years 1839-1844. [With a map.]"

Queensland from "Adventures in Australia Fifty Years ago. Being a reco...

This image has been taken from scan 000297 from "Adventures in Australia Fifty Years ago. Being a record of an emigrant's wanderings through the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland during the y... More

Stanley Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, looking towards Victoria Bridge

Stanley Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, looking towards Victoria B...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage New Zealand postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The new Y.M.C.A. building, Brisbane

The new Y.M.C.A. building, Brisbane

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage YMCA postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Members of the Australian Armed Forces Drill team perform for guests and crew members aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

Members of the Australian Armed Forces Drill team perform for guests a...

Brisbane, Australia (Jan. 24, 2006) Members of the Australian Armed Forces Drill team perform for guests and crew members aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a reception. ... More

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hook a cargo pendant to a hovering MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during a vertical replenishment operation onboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 off the coast of Australia's Queensland Region on June 27, 2005. Talisman Sabre is a U.S. Pacific Command exercise designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian joint operation staff as a designated joint task force. The exercise will focus on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate AIRMAN Joshua LeGrand) (Released)

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnancemen hook a cargo pendant to a hovering MH-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Joshua Legrand, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Frimärke ur Gösta Bodmans filatelistiska motivsamling, påbörjad 1950.Frimärke från Australien, 1946. Motiv av karta över Queensland. Porträtt av Sir Thomas Mitchell. "100-årsminne av Mitchells utforskningav centrala Queensland 1846-1946".

Frimärke ur Gösta Bodmans filatelistiska motivsamling, påbörjad 1950.F...

Frimärke ur Gösta Bodmans filatelistiska motivsamling, påbörjad 1950.Frimärke från Australien, 1946. Motiv av karta över Queensland. Porträtt av Sir Thomas Mitchell. "100-årsminne av Mitchells utforskningav cen... More

A camp of aborigines in North Queensland, Australia

A camp of aborigines in North Queensland, Australia

Photograph shows Aboriginal natives of Australia. No. 24268. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Native kangaroo hunters, Queensland, Australia - stereocsopic card

Native kangaroo hunters, Queensland, Australia - stereocsopic card

Photograph shows Aboriginal natives of Australia: kangaroo hunters with spears. No. 24269. No. 24269.

Military uniforms: Queensland Mounted Rifles.

Military uniforms: Queensland Mounted Rifles.

The collection by the Dutch physician H. J. Vinkhuijzen (1843-1910). 17th, 18th, 19th-century European cavalry.

Queensland Court [Australian exhibit], Main building.

Queensland Court [Australian exhibit], Main building.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Aborigine, Coopers Creek, Qld - Public domain portrait print

Aborigine, Coopers Creek, Qld - Public domain portrait print

NaN Public domain photograph of 19th-century male portrait, middle-aged man, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's Eye View of Rockhampton, Qld - circa 1910

Bird's Eye View of Rockhampton, Qld - circa 1910

NaN Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

All Hallows Convent, Brisbane, Qld - circa 1910

All Hallows Convent, Brisbane, Qld - circa 1910

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Coolangatta, Qld - circa 1910 postcard

Coolangatta, Qld - circa 1910 postcard

NaN Public domain scan of the colorized vintage postcard, Queensland, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Esplanade (Ebb Tide), Sandgate, Qld - circa 1910

Esplanade (Ebb Tide), Sandgate, Qld - circa 1910

NaN Public domain scan of the colorized vintage postcard, Queensland, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Queen Street (looking North) Brisbane - circa 1910

Queen Street (looking North) Brisbane - circa 1910

Actually this would most likely be at the corner of Queen and Albert Streets.....looking east.

Hell's Gates, Headlands, Noosa, Queensland, Australia - circa 1910

Hell's Gates, Headlands, Noosa, Queensland, Australia - circa 1910

NaN Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Victoria Bridge and South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - circa 1910

Victoria Bridge and South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - circa 1910

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Fitzroy Bridge, Rockhampton, Australia - circa 1910

Fitzroy Bridge, Rockhampton, Australia - circa 1910

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2. Dismantling of Engines of "Southern Cross" Monoplane at Mascot Aerodrome, 1930

2. Dismantling of Engines of "Southern Cross" Monoplane at Mascot Aero...

Flying from Sydney to England in 1929 the 'Southern Cross', piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith, made an emergency landing at the mouth of the Glenelg River in Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Smith and cr... More

Curtis Falls, Mount Tamborine, Queensland - circa 1910

Curtis Falls, Mount Tamborine, Queensland - circa 1910

NaN Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Endeavour Tree, Cooktown, North Queensland - circa 1910

Endeavour Tree, Cooktown, North Queensland - circa 1910

A leafless tree trunk tied to a pole at the edge of the Endeavour River where Captain Cook and his crew were to stay from 17 June to 4 August, 1770, the longest time they were to spend at any location in Austra... More

Brisbane River from Bowen Terrace, Brisbane - circa 1910

Brisbane River from Bowen Terrace, Brisbane - circa 1910

NaN Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mount Morgan Mine and Dam, Queensland - circa 1910

Mount Morgan Mine and Dam, Queensland - circa 1910

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28. The Southport School, Queensland

28. The Southport School, Queensland

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

28R. The Southport School, Queensland

28R. The Southport School, Queensland

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

Coal Wharves, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Coal Wharves, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

This is one of the Coloured Shell series of postcards with views of Queensland from 1905 until 1915. Although the photographers of the original photos on which these postcards are based are not mentioned, Henry... More

Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

This is one of the Coloured Shell series of postcards with views of Queensland from 1905 until 1915. Although the photographers of the original photos on which these postcards are based are not mentioned, Henry... More

Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

This is one of the Coloured Shell series of postcards with views of Queensland from 1905 until 1915. Although the photographers of the original photos on which these postcards are based are not mentioned, Henry... More

40. Cloncurry, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

40. Cloncurry, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

41. "The Gap" Near Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

41. "The Gap" Near Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

42. Longreach is an Important Centre

42. Longreach is an Important Centre

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

43. Margaret Street, Showing Post Office, Toowoomba

43. Margaret Street, Showing Post Office, Toowoomba

The Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS), Australia's oldest historical organization founded in Sydney in 1901, promotes the study of Australian history.

44. One of Toowoomba's Tree-Lined Streets

44. One of Toowoomba's Tree-Lined Streets

'Margaret Street near park an public baths'

51. Civic Reception at the Brisbane City Hall

51. Civic Reception at the Brisbane City Hall

A reception for the party was held in Brisbane at 10 am on 23 September 1936. C. Price Conigrave is standing, 2nd from the left. Chas Gordan is 4th from the left and Norman Wizard Smith is 6th from the left.

On Way to Brisbane - Australian Scenery from the Train, 1936 1
On Way to Brisbane - Australian Scenery from the Train, 1936 2
On Way to Brisbane - Australian Scenery from the Train, 1936 3
On Way to Brisbane - Australian Scenery from the Train, 1936 4

On Way to Brisbane - Australian Scenery from the Train, 1936 4

Photo 77 Public domain photograph of train tracks, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brisbane from Mount Cootha 1, 1936

Brisbane from Mount Cootha 1, 1936

Photo 78 Public domain photograph of Australian city, cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brisbane from Mount Cootha 2, 1936

Brisbane from Mount Cootha 2, 1936

Photo 79 A view of the city from the hill. A view of a city from the top of a hill. Public domain postcard scan.

Brisbane River, Brisbane 1936, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane River, Brisbane 1936, Queensland, Australia

Photo 80 A black and white photo of a house and a fence. A house with a fence and a river in the background. Public domain postcard scan.

Gardens, Brisbane 1936, Royal Australian Historical Society collection
Brisbane Town Hall, Brisbane 1936
The Gardens, Brisbane, 1936, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane 1936 1, Royal Australian Historical Society collection
Brisbane 1936 2, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

Brisbane 1936 2, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

Photo 85 A black and white photo of a river with a clock tower in the distance. A black and white photo of a river with a bridge in the background. Public domain postcard scan.

Looking Towards Hospital, Brisbane 1936

Looking Towards Hospital, Brisbane 1936

Photo 86 Public domain photograph related to Jerusalem, Palestine, Israel, Jewish history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

ANZAC Memorial Walk, Brisbane 1936
Art Gallery, Brisbane 1936, Queensland, Australia
Kangaroo, Mt Cootha, Brisbane 1936
Koala Bear, Mr Cootha, Brisbane 1936
Kookaburra, Mt Cootha, Brisbane 1936

Kookaburra, Mt Cootha, Brisbane 1936

Photo 91 Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Parliament Buildings, Brisbane 1936

Parliament Buildings, Brisbane 1936

Photo 92 Public domain photograph of parliament building, political parties, politicians, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Royal Australian Historical Society collection

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Royal Australian Historical Society collecti...

Rockhampton Region. We welcome your assistance in dating this image.

Image manipulation - circa 1910

Image manipulation - circa 1910

The top postcard created from a photograph taken circa 1908 of Wickham Terrace in Brisbane with the Observatory and a man standing at the fence. Underneath a coach, car, birds and even a plane has been inserted... More

Looking from the Show Ground in Boonah, Qld - 1908

Looking from the Show Ground in Boonah, Qld - 1908

Vintage Queensland A vintage postcard of a town with a fence and trees. A vintage photo of a horse and carriage in a rural town. Public domain postcard scan.

Logan and Albert Co-op Butter Factory, Beaudesert, Qld - very early 1900s
Artesian bore at Thurulgoonah, Qld - circa 1907
Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Qld - circa 1910

Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Qld - circa 1910

Club hotel on the right. A vintage photo of a street with people walking and cars. A vintage photo of a street with people walking and cars. Public domain postcard scan.

Governor General's Guard at the WW1 army camp at Chermside, Brisbane, Qld

Governor General's Guard at the WW1 army camp at Chermside, Brisbane, ...

Governor Generals Guard at Chermside Camp.20th of the 9th

Railway Station in Cairns, Qld -  1920s

Railway Station in Cairns, Qld - 1920s

1920-1929 Picryl description: Public domain artwork of horse, equestrian horse riding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Midday rest on harvest field, Darling Downs, Qld - circa 1915

Midday rest on harvest field, Darling Downs, Qld - circa 1915

One of hundreds of promotional postcards given out at the Queensland Court at the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

Barron River, Cairns, Qld - very early 1900s

Barron River, Cairns, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland A painting of a river with people sitting on the banks. A painting of people sitting on a river bank. Public domain postcard scan.

Exhibition grounds in Brisbane, Qld - early 1900s
Russell Street, Toowoomba, Qld - circa 1910

Russell Street, Toowoomba, Qld - circa 1910

Vintage Queensland A street scene with a horse and buggy. A vintage photo of a street with horse and carriage. Public domain postcard scan.

Brittains brickworks in Darra, Brisbane, Qld - early 1900s

Brittains brickworks in Darra, Brisbane, Qld - early 1900s

Vintage Brisbane Public domain photograph of 20th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taken at a Queensland Army camp - WW1 - detail

Taken at a Queensland Army camp - WW1 - detail

Collection of Australian WWI Photographs

Public Museum at Bowen Park, Brisbane, Qld - very early 1900s

Public Museum at Bowen Park, Brisbane, Qld - very early 1900s

The Old Museum was originally called the Exhibition Building and Concert Hall. It was built in 1891 for the Queensland National Agricultural and Industrial Association after Brisbane's first exhibition building... More

Loading produce at Laidley Railway Station, Laidley, Qld - very early 1900s

Loading produce at Laidley Railway Station, Laidley, Qld - very early ...

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Coal Mine at Tannymorel, Qld - very early 1900s

Coal Mine at Tannymorel, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public School in Proserpine, Qld - circa 1909

Public School in Proserpine, Qld - circa 1909

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Redcliffe Jetty, Qld - circa 1910

Redcliffe Jetty, Qld - circa 1910

I think these would have been passengers who had arrived on a steamer for a day's outing.

Traffic on the Hornibrook Bridge to Redcliffe, Qld -  circa 1937
Moorak Street and Marmion Parade, Taringa, Brisbane, Qld

Moorak Street and Marmion Parade, Taringa, Brisbane, Qld

1930s perhaps.Photo from Jill Clark Collection from the Bagster Family..(shared by D. Kemp Taringa Historical Society)

Montrose Road, Taringa, Brisbane, Qld

Montrose Road, Taringa, Brisbane, Qld

1930s perhaps.(shared by D. Kemp Taringa Historical Society)

Dry Dock at South Brisbane, Qld - circa 1910

Dry Dock at South Brisbane, Qld - circa 1910

Now the Queensland Maritime Museum.maritimemuseum.com.au/collections/dry-dock/ ( https://maritimemuseum.com.au/collections/dry-dock/ )

Edward Street, Brisbane, Qld - very early 1900s

Edward Street, Brisbane, Qld - very early 1900s

Vintage Brisbane Public domain photograph of a tram car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Royal Hotel in Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Royal Hotel in Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph of 19th-century hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Royal Hotel at Goombungee, Qld - very early 1900s

Royal Hotel at Goombungee, Qld - very early 1900s

E. Rowe, proprietor Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First and Last Store in Australia  -  Fremantle, W.A. -  1937

First and Last Store in Australia - Fremantle, W.A. - 1937

Positioned on the wharf at Fremantle, this shop would be the first store seen by travellers arriving on ships from Europe and the last store seen by travellers departing Australian shores...Photo shared by Alan... More

Burnett River in flood - Gayndah, Qld - 1939

Burnett River in flood - Gayndah, Qld - 1939

Photo taken from traffic bridge in Gayndah...Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Harbour Bridge and ferry, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W.  - circa 1937

Harbour Bridge and ferry, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W. - circa 1937

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

City of Melbourne, Victoria - circa 1937

City of Melbourne, Victoria - circa 1937

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Victorian Railways train (with wings emblem) Melbourne, Victoria - 1937

Victorian Railways train (with wings emblem) Melbourne, Victoria - 193...

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Fisherman at Colloroy, N.S.W. - circa 1937

Fisherman at Colloroy, N.S.W. - circa 1937

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Mick's house during flood in Goondiwindi, Qld - 1920

Mick's house during flood in Goondiwindi, Qld - 1920

Looks like Mick sitting on the fence.

Burnett River in flood at Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Burnett River in flood at Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page. Public domain photograph of a river with a town on a background, reflection in the water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Burnett River in flood at Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Burnett River in flood at Gayndah, Qld - 1937

Shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Royal Hotel, Gayndah, Qld - circa 1937

Royal Hotel, Gayndah, Qld - circa 1937

Shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Taken from a ship departing Hamilton wharf in Brisbane, Qld - 1937

Taken from a ship departing Hamilton wharf in Brisbane, Qld - 1937

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Taken from a ship departing Hamilton wharf in Brisbane, Qld - 1937

Taken from a ship departing Hamilton wharf in Brisbane, Qld - 1937

Photo shared by Alan Watt via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Soldier from Royal Queensland Artillery - circa 1900, Boer War

Soldier from Royal Queensland Artillery - circa 1900, Boer War

Photo taken at Poulsen Studios in Brisbane. Public domain photograph - portrait of an officer in military uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Red Cross Bazaar in Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld - 26 July 1918

Red Cross Bazaar in Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld - 26 July 1918

Newspaper article about this event: trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177065925?searchTerm=q... ( https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177065925?searchTerm=queen street red cross bazaar&searchLimits=l-st... More

Main street in Maleny, Qld - circa 1940

Main street in Maleny, Qld - circa 1940

Vintage Queensland Public domain photograph related to development of telegraph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Posing with the family and his new (?) plough - early 1900s

Posing with the family and his new (?) plough - early 1900s

Shared by Em Walters via the Vintage Queensland facebook page

Canvas Town - somewhere on the Queensland coast - very early 1900s

Canvas Town - somewhere on the Queensland coast - very early 1900s

Shared by Em Walters via the Vintage Queensland facebook page.

Bullock Team pulling a Wagon carrying Prescot Cables onto Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, Qld - 1925

Bullock Team pulling a Wagon carrying Prescot Cables onto Victoria Bri...

Another one taken on the same day:.library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/380... ( https://library.brisbane.qld.gov.au/client/en_AU/search/asset/38059/0 )

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