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270 x 200 mm. A front view, showing the façade of this single storey building, with a horse and cart at the right of the picture.

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270 x 200 mm. A view looking along the North Bank of the river, showing wharves and ships at anchor. The Government Buildings can be seen in the distance, left of centre. The municipal baths are at the right of the picture, on the water’s edge.

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150 x 105 mm. With initials ‘H.W.M.’ printed in ink, right hand corner of print. Showing the train approaching, having just crossed an unidentified bridge, the front of the engine decorated with flags. Presumably at the end of the visit, since although the Royal party arrived by train, this was not publicised, as they were meant to come by sea.

Scope and Contents A collection of thirty-three black and white photographs, in two sizes (150 x 105 mm and 205 x 130 mm), mounted on board. Each board is printed with 'The Royal visit to Queensland, May 1901' and stamped 'Agricultural Department, Queensland.' There are brief handwritten captions beneath each photograph, which have been recorded as found.Queen Victoria had originally intended to undertake a tour of several countries of the Empire to express Britain's gratitude for help received...

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Landscape format. [A bustling crowd on the jetty].

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Painting only. [No print].

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255 x 355 mm. No print.

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Landscape format. [One of three views on the wharf with shed, railway line and side of ship alongside and a few people standing about waiting].

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Landscape format. [One of three views on the wharf with shed, railway line and side of ship alongside and a few people standing about waiting].

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Landscape format. [One of three views on the wharf with shed, railway line and side of ship alongside and a few people standing about waiting].

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Three loose black and white photographs of the interior of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, with pencilled captions on the reverse.

Scope and Contents Three mounted albumen prints, measuring approximately 195 x 140 mm.Early Mount Perry. Today a very small rural centre, Mount Perry had at the turn of the century a population of around 4000, making it one of the largest ten or twelve towns in Queensland. Originally the area was given over to scattered sheep runs but in 1869 copper was discovered and miners flocked to the area, many directly from Cornwall but also from other mining areas in Queensland. The success of operations...

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180 x 145 mm. Same caption on print as Y3085K/13. Close up of same bore showing flow from the pipe.

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130 x 180 mm. Caption on print reads ‘Thurlagoona Bore No 11, Daily flow 3,000,000 Gals Depth 1710 ft Temp 118 degrees Casing 8 inches’.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...

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220 x 145 mm. Showing a roadway with cattle and timber wagons.

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195 x 145 mm. Captioned on print ‘Timber yards, Warwick’. Photograph shows railway track running across picture from right hand corner, with sheds and stacks of timber. A high-chimneyed steam engine is in operation in the centre, with men working nearby, and a horse pulling a trolley along the line.

Scope and Contents 152 x 110 mm. A view showing a rocky montain summit, with a small lake in the foreground. In the distance some horsemen may be seen. There seems to be a contradiction in the captioning on the reverse of the print. In pencil is written 'Top of Mt. Mueller. Lake in foreground where we got the ranunculi' (whether this refers to tadpoles or buttercups is unclear). In blue crayon is written 'Mt. Kosciusko, NSW'. Mt. Mueller is in Queensland, but this inscription would seem to be the...

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250 x 195 mm. A view of the town hall from the street, with several horse carts outside and building work going on to the right of the building. To the left are the premises of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Company. Outside the town hall entrance are affixed advertisements for a sale by John Cameron, Auctioneer and Property Agent.

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[No print]. [Missing].

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[No print]. [Missing].

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350 x 250 mm. No print. 'Townsville is practically the capital town of North Queensland: the railway runs from here to Charters Towers. The town lies behind the slope of the hill shown in painting.'

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200 x 150 mm. Showing the cane being shunted by a small steam locomotive.

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200 x 125 mm. Photograph showing a herd of cattle with packhorses in front.

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205 x 130 mm. A man on horseback faces the camera, while behind him a herd of cattle graze.