Government Archives, Dutton Park, July 1968

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

A bit of our own history! Queensland State Archives was established in 1959 and originally occupied part of the space in the Commissariat Store in William Street, Brisbane. In 1968 it moved to a purpose-built facility in Dutton Park and to the current build in Runcorn in 1992.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 29863

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Glass House Mountains, December 1970

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

“These hills lie but a little inland, and not far from each other: they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation which very much resembles a glass house, and for this reason I called them the Glass Houses: the northern most of the three is the highest and largest; there are several other peaked hills inland to the northward of these, but they are not nearly so remarkable…”

Captain Cook, 1770

Queensland State Archives Item ID1076744, Photographic material

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Farm near Mount Tibrogargan, December 1970

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

“These hills lie but a little inland, and not far from each other: they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation which very much resembles a glass house, and for this reason I called them the Glass Houses: the northern most of the three is the highest and largest; there are several other peaked hills inland to the northward of these, but they are not nearly so remarkable…”

Captain Cook, 1770

Queensland State Archives Item ID1076744, Photographic material

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Cattle farm near Glass House Mountains, December 1970

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

“These hills lie but a little inland, and not far from each other: they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation which very much resembles a glass house, and for this reason I called them the Glass Houses: the northern most of the three is the highest and largest; there are several other peaked hills inland to the northward of these, but they are not nearly so remarkable…”

Captain Cook, 1770

Queensland State Archives Item ID1076744, Photographic material

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