Category: Queensland State Archives’ Photostream About Fortitude Valley

Jack Evans Porpoise Pool, Coolangatta, 1 September 1963

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The Jack Evans Porpoise Pool was one of the earliest tourist attractions on the Gold Coast, opening in 1956.

Although the original photograph is captioned as being at Tweed Heads, the pool was on the northern side of Point Danger, Coolangatta.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 699

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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, 1 September 1963

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From the Queensland Heritage Register.

The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary was established by beekeeper and floriculturist Alex Griffiths in 1947 as a small-scale tourist venture featuring lorikeet feeding displays in which tourists could participate. By at least 1953 it was known as the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary and by the mid-1950s had become an iconic tourist attraction on the Gold Coast. The place had evolved by the early 1970s to offer visitors a variety of experiences, including: the chance to see numerous bird and animal species and learn about their part in the regional natural environment; take a miniature train ride around the large site; purchase souvenirs; and enjoy a meal. In 1976 Griffiths gifted the Sanctuary to the National Trust of Queensland (the Trust), and the terms of this exchange and its ongoing operation are set out in the Currumbin Bird Sanctuary Act 1976. The place was

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Portrait of Professor EM Shelton, Principal of Queensland Agricultural College, c 1897

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Edward Mason Shelton was the first Instructor in Agriculture and Principal of the Queensland Agricultural College. During the 1890s he wrote 11 books on agriculture and food preservation as well as numerous articles in the Queensland Agricultural Journal.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 3794

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Portrait of Mr JG Anderson, MA, ISO, Under Secretary, Department of Public Instruction, 1878.

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John Gerard Anderson (1836-1911) was an educationalist who joined the Queensland Board of General Education in 1862. He became the first district inspector of schools in 1863, senior inspector in 1869, acting general inspector in 1874 and general inspector in 1876. He was Director of Education and Under Secretary of the Department of Public Instruction from 1878 to 1904.

Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 4086

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