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Gallipoli rosemary craft activity Anzac Square

Rosemary and remembrance: crafting at Anzac Square

19 May 2026

‘There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.’ (Hamlet, William Shakespeare) As part of our 2026 Anzac Day…

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First Nations Elders oral history project, State Library of Queenslan

Stories from Queensland First Nations Elders (Part 3)

19 May 2026

Since 2022, State Library of Queensland has continued documenting the life experiences of First Nations…

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In praise of indexes

18 May 2026

For a long time I have loved indexes – back-of-book indexes, unpublished card indexes, indexes…

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Colour page from 99 everyday homes for Queenslanders showing a sketch and plan for a Queensland home

Plans for living: House plans for a new century

8 May 2026

The 20th century brought a new phenomenon for homemakers – the emergence of booklets of…

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Blue ballerina

Joy Roggenkamp

5 May 2026

Joy Roggenkamp (1928-1999) OAM - Wartime Pin-Ups Just 17 years old, Joy Roggenkamp produced these…

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People using computers in digital skills workshop

Supporting Queensland small businesses with free and practical digital skills

1 May 2026

Running a small business can involve wearing many hats — managing customers, finances, marketing, admin,…

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Boneta-Marie Mabo's residency outcome: an artwork that responds to the her residency research into Mulga language loss.

Language, Dormitories and the Disruption of Country

30 April 2026

If you disconnect children from language, you disconnect them from Country. My thinking about language,…

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Student looking at Fact or Fiction website

Fact or Fiction? A new resource to help students navigate what they see, read and share

27 April 2026

It’s a familiar moment in many classrooms. A student shares something they’ve seen online, confident,…

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Black-and-white photograph of a large group of miners gathered outside an industrial timber structure, many seated on bicycles in the front row. The men wear work clothes and hats, some with lamps, suggesting a coal mining community. Additional workers stand on stairs and platforms behind them.

Tracking cycling history and heritage in Queensland

24 April 2026

Guest blogger: Dr Kate Kirby, 2025 Queensland Heritage Register Fellow . For many who grew…

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Ryerson Index: invaluable to the family history researcher

23 April 2026

It’s a free online index to death, funeral, probate and obituary notices appearing in newspapers…

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Black-and-white photograph of a busy street scene at the northern end of Victoria Bridge, Brisbane, circa 1960. Trams, cars, and a small truck converge at an intersection while a uniformed traffic officer stands in the roadway directing vehicles.

Brisbane traffic crisis needs an American solution

22 April 2026

A traffic crisis Brisbane after World War Two was at a crossroads – literally and…

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Black-and-white photograph of the Grand Central Hotel, a two-storey timber building with a balcony and arched verandah, with several mid-20th-century cars parked along the street in front.

Queensland Women Hotel Owners around the turn of the 20th Century

21 April 2026

Dr Joanne Dolley - 2025 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow Women played a…

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