Category: Queensland State Archives’ Photostream About Fortitude Valley

Letter advising of the proposed visit of the Government Architect to Bustard Head to show the contractor exactly where the light house and cottages were to be placed, 6 August 1867

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Queensland officially became a separate colony in 1859, inheriting a vast coastline but only a single lighthouse – the stone tower at Cape Moreton.

By 1864, with the growth of new ports such as Mackay and Bowen and an increase in marine traffic, new lighthouses were urgently needed.

The Bustard Head Lighthouse, near the Town of 1770, was the first one built by the new Queensland Government in 1868.

Until 1986 when the Bustard Head light was automated, the light station was home to keepers, their assistants, their families and the occasional teacher for 118 years.

Today the station is managed by the Bustard Head Lighthouse Association and is open to tourists.

Queensland State Archives Item ID971523, Letterbook

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Telegram from Robert Ramsay, Chief Secretary to the Colonial Secretary reporting the capture of Ned Kelly wounded but alive and the other three members of the gang shot dead, sent from Melbourne 28 June 1880

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Queensland Police sub-inspector Stanhope O’Connor, Constable Thomas King and six Aboriginal troopers from the went to Victoria in 1879 to help search for the Kelly Gang. Victoria thanks Queensland for its help when Ned Kelly was captured in 1880.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4666

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Telegram from Sub Inspector Stanhope O'Connor to the Commissioner of Police, Brisbane regarding the capture of Ned Kelly and the shooting of Joe Byrne, Steve Hart and Dan Kelly, sent from Benalla Railway 28 June 1880

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Queensland Police sub-inspector Stanhope O’Connor, Constable Thomas King and six Aboriginal troopers from the went to Victoria in 1879 to help search for the Kelly Gang. After 15 months of searching they were at the final shooting at Benalla. O’Connor received £237 15s as part of the as part of the £8000 reward. The Aboriginal trackers were each awarded £50 which was confiscated by the Queensland Government for “safekeeping”.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4665

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Memorandum upon the Execution of Prisoners by hanging with a long drop, June 1880

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One of two circulars on capital punishment received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies. These circulars contained a plan and sections of a gallows and a memorandum upon the execution of prisoners by hanging with a long drop.

See also the circular regarding a memorandum on the practice of executing criminals, 27 June 1880.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 2922

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Photograph of travelling kitchen, 28 June 1915

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The Brisbane Courier
1 June 1915

TRAVELLING KITCHENS.

A travelling kitchen must be the most popular object to a soldier next to his rifle. Hunger or improper food does not improve the fighting qualities of a map. Feed Tommy Atkins well and he will enter a battle with redoubled zest. It is very pleasing lo realise, from a glance at our funds, that generosity in one direction noes not preclude liberality in another.

The response to the appeal for money to provide travelling kitchens for the Second Light Horse and 25th Battalion of Infantry has been good, but nevertheless it must be pointed out that if our troops are to leave with these useful kitchens contributions must come “thick and fast.”

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 24660

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Architectural drawing of the Dynamite Magazine, Gympie, 26 June 1885

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Gympie Times
13 June 1885

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

In reply to tho letter written by him about a week ago, pointing out tho necessity of a separate place for storing dynamite at tho magazine, and of proceeding with the erection of the promised Police station, at the One-mile, the member for Gympie received a communication on Thursday from the Under-Secretary for Public Works conveying the satisfactory intimation that the Colonial Architect has been instructed to prepare plans &c. for new Police station at the One-mile, also for a small building for storing dynamite at the powder magazine, for which tenders will be called as early as practicable.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 20860

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His Excellency Major General Peter Arnison, Governor of Queensland, with Premier Peter Beattie and cabinet ministers of the 1st Beattie Ministry, 52nd Parliament, Government House, Brisbane, 29 June 1998

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Merri Rose, Rod Welford, Henry Palaszczuk, Dean Wells

Anna Bligh, Robert Schwarten, Tony McGrady

Steve Bredhauer, Wendy Edmond, Matt Foley, Judy Spence, Tom Barton

Paul Braddy, David Hamill, Jim Elder, Peter Arnison, Peter Beattie, Terry Mackenroth, Bob Gibbs

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 10553

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Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland, Wansfell, 26 June 1866

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The Queenslander
30 June 1866

THE WANSFELL.

This ship, the pioneer of the Black Ball line in these waters, arrived at Cape Moreton on Sunday last, June 24, after a passage of 97 days. She left Southampton on March 18, and thence made a run of 25 days to the Equator. From the mouth of the channel she had steady winds and pleasant weather until she reached 15 deg. S., and in that latitude she was detained 15 days by calms. She ran down her easting on the 45th parallel, and had pleasant weather and the usual winds until she made Tasmania, which was on June 10. On the Australian coast she had her share of the late bad weather, which so far delayed her that she was 14 days on the passage from Tasmania to Cape Moreton.

Throughout, the run may be considered as having been an agreeable

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