Category: Queensland State Archives’ Photostream About Fortitude Valley

Currie Street, Nambour, January 1965

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Maroochy Shire Hall was opened on 6 August 1960 by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Henry Abel Smith. It replaced the earlier Town Hall which was destroyed by fire in 1948. Sadly the Maroochy Shire Hall was again destroyed by fire in 1986 and was replaced in 1991 by a new building called Centenary Square.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436312, Photographic material

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General Hospital, Dalby, 1965

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Balonne Beacon
17 February 1955

DALBY HOSPITAL

The Dalby Hospitals Board has approved a sketch plan tor a hew Dalby hospital to cost more than £300,000. The building will be of three storys In concrete, class and brick construction; Active construction will not start until about the end of the year,

Queensland State Archives Item ID436311, Photographic material

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Premier Frank Nicklin opening Callide Power Station, Biloela, 21 August 1965

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Approval for a new power station near Biloela was given in 1962 and work commenced in February 1963. Testing of the steam turbines commenced in July 1965, although drought reduced the output. It was formally opened by the Premier of Queensland on 21 August.

It was known simply as Callide Power Station. When Callide B Power Station opened in 1988, the original station became Callide A.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436311, Photographic material

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Police station, Stanthorpe, 1965

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Parliamentary Debates [Hansard]
16 November 1965

Possibly the most important aspect of the building programme is the fact that the department has taken care of the small bush schools in the form of extensions, repainting and rejuvenation. A very good job has been done to make the small schools bright places, fit for social gatherings in the tiny areas where they are situated. A really good example of the type of workmanship carried out by the department is to be found in the Granite Belt Horticultural Station, which was opened only last week. Similarly, there is the new Stanthorpe Police Station, which was air conditioned to meet the rigours of the winter climate.

Queensland State Archives Item ID436311, Photographic material

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Application to the Visual Arts Board for the Queensland Art Gallery, 15 July 1975

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In 1975, Queensland Cabinet approved an application to the Australian Council for the Arts for a capital grant for the construction of the new Queensland Art Gallery. Construction of QAG began in 1977 and the building opened on 21 June 1982. It became the first major building on the south side of the Brisbane River, adjacent to the new Victoria Bridge.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 2796

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