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Riverside Expressway under construction, Brisbane, c 1973
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Construction of the Riverside Expressway began in 1968 and was completed in 1975.
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Mount Gravatt State High School, c 1976
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Mount Gravatt State High School opened in 1960. Its motto Digna Petamus means “let us seek worthy things”.
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Indooroopilly Shoppingtown, Brisbane, c 1976
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Indooroopilly Shoppingtown (now Indooroopilly Shopping Centre) opened in 1970. At its opening, it was reputedly the largest shopping mall in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Royal Tour, Government House, Brisbane, 9 March 1977
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Governor Sir James Ramsay, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Ramsay, Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen and Lady Bjelke-Petersen.
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Tally room of the state general election, 29 November 1980
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Results were sent from electorates to the tally room by telephone and telex.
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Brisbane City Council's first Volvo bus, 10 September 1976
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Brisbane City Council purchased 98 Volvo B59 buses which were delivered between 1976 and 1978. Many survived in service until 1997.
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Queensland Government aircraft, Brisbane Airport, Eagle Farm, 1975
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The Beech 200 Super King Air VH-SGT was delivered to the Queensland Government in 1975. It initially operated for the Premier’s Department, then the Queensland Police.
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Opening of the Glenlyon Dam, 19 November 1976
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Nev Hewitt, Queensland Minister for Water Resources, and Lin Gordon, New South Wales Minister for Conservation and Water Resources.
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Opening of Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, 27 September 1982
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Governor of Queensland Sir James Ramsay arriving to open Queen Street Mall.
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