index, ill, p.217.non-fictionINTRODUCTION Until well into the twentieth century, driver, fireman and guard — with a locomotive — set out on something resembling a safari. Tucker boxes crammed with food, a change of clothing, a roll of blankets, and armed with a sheaf of time-tables, they worked trains hither and thither not to return home for almost a week. But the passing of time, plus union pressure, brought an end to the need for "waltzing Matilda". Not only blankets but sheets, pillow slips, then later mosquito nets, along with other aids to civilized living, were provided by the Department in living quarters away from home. Few wives took kindly to the chore of selecting and preparing food and packing tucker boxes. Railwaymen seeking board and lodgings in a new depot could receive a set-back by being told "no tucker boxes packed". Until pooling of locomotives in depots became the order, a driver and fireman had "their own engine", and great was the competition between engine crews to display the best groomed horse. Much time might be spent outside rostered working hours cleaning their engine with kerosene and polishing with tallow and bath brick. So spotless and sparkling were some that a proud engineman would say a clean white handkerchief could be rubbed even over a hidden part. While miners talked of what made their day, farmers discussed crops and harvests, seamen their ships, and trainers and jockeys their horses, wherever steam men gathered, discussion soon turned to locomotives and the trains they hauled. Like jockeys with their mounts, iron horses with excellent traits were praised while those with annoying peculiarities were criticized and remedies suggested. Methods of firing to get best results from slow steaming locos were debated. Driver warned driver of weaknesses found in locomotives on recent "trips", spoke of developing defects calling for close attention — this one is "knocking Badly on one side", that one "priming badly (give her a good blow down before leaving the shed)", another with a "big end inclined to run hot", one with "a lot of slop in the boxes", one "getting down on the springs", or the sloth that was slow pulling on steep climbs to the chagrin of a driver striving to run on time. Things of no small concern when handling a locomotive on a train for a shift of maybe eight hours straight, or ten, even twelve, and on occasions longer. Foreknowledge of the particular loco allotted his train on the next job could fill the preceding hours for a driver or fireman with pleasant contentment, or with nagging trepidation and disgust…… railroads -- queensland -- history, railroads -- australia -- queensland -- history.

ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland

ill, p.27.non-fictionA book about the Redbank railway museum in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, redbank railway museum - queensland

ill, p.32.non-fictionA history of the Rosewood tourist railway in Queensland.tourist railways and museums - australia, rosewood railway museum - queensland

illl, p.233.non-fictionStories of railway journeys around Australiarailroad travel - australia, railroad passenger trains - australia

A history of Aboriginal trackers in Victoria, detailing a program of using trackers from Queensland in the period 1880-1968. Includes a list of known trackers with some photographs, and numerous histories of instances of trackers working with Victoria police.B&w photographs

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born on 2 August 1901. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a young man dressed in a three piece suit with a fob and standing with his hands in his pockets. Behind him is the brick wall of a building. The man is Frank Wright and the place is the back of Queen's Hotel in Toowoomba, Queensland.Written in pen on back - Frank Wright at back of Queen's Hotel, Toowoomba, Q, Taken by George Godsall, Easter 1922frank wright, brass band, queen's hotel toowoomba

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was later appointed Musical Director of the London County Council, where he organized many amazing concerts in parks, in and around the London district. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and conducted at the Guildhall of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.Black and white photograph of a group of 27 men, some in suits and some in band uniforms, standing on the steps of a brick building with 4 large columns. The building contains a number of multi-paned windows.Some of the men are holding cornets and another is holding a trumpet. The building is in Maryborough, Queensland.Written in pencil on the back - Meeting of bandmasters & officials at the Australian band championship contest Maryborough, Q, Frank Wright, Adjudicator, Easter 1932frank wright, band uniforms, cornet, trumpet

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Probably Innisfail, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 4 / DEC 66M8queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display, a large rock feature made from Australian sandstone and a native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Probably Innisfail, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 7 / DEC 66 (?) M8queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 11 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 10 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 3 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 5 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 7 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 8 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 1 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 2 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 9 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 4 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 6 / MAR 66M1queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. House, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 19 / MAR 66M1 / 8 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

The Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland was formed from an amalgamation of Vision Queensland, Queensland Blind Industrial Centre and Royal Blind Foundation in 2001. These annual reports chronicle the work of the foundation until it's amalgamation with four other state based agencies to become Vision Australia in 2006.1 volume of text and illustrations in various pagingsannual reports, royal blind foundation of queensland, chris handy, alexander gilliland, frank carroll

The Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland was formed from an amalgamation of Vision Queensland, Queensland Blind Industrial Centre and Royal Blind Foundation in 2001. These annual reports chronicle the work of the foundation until it's amalgamation with four other state based agencies to become Vision Australia in 2006.1 volume of text and illustrations in various pagingsannual reports, royal blind foundation of queensland, chris handy, alexander gilliland, yvonne sullivan, paul sullivan, matthew sullivan

The Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland was formed from an amalgamation of Vision Queensland, Queensland Blind Industrial Centre and Royal Blind Foundation in 2001. These annual reports chronicle the work of the foundation until it's amalgamation with four other state based agencies to become Vision Australia in 2006.1 volume of text and illustrations in various pagingsannual reports, royal blind foundation of queensland, alexander gilliland, nick carter, peter beattie, michael coates, chris giger, rob giger, yvonne sullivan, paul sullivan, matthew sullivan

The Royal Blind Foundation of Queensland was formed from an amalgamation of Vision Queensland, Queensland Blind Industrial Centre and Royal Blind Foundation in 2001. These annual reports chronicle the work of the foundation until it's amalgamation with four other state based agencies to become Vision Australia in 2006.1 volume of text and illustrations in various pagingsannual reports, royal blind foundation of queensland, alexander gilliland, nick carter, neville partridge, gerard gosens, margaret gill, shelly drage, stacy thomson, sandra allen, julia price, bill cosgrove, gary jacobs, pete cunningham, hayley kitchener, katherine miller

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Refinery, probably far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 7 / AUG 66M3 / Encircled 37 (Handwritten) / 42 (Handwritten-Cancelled)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Citrus grove, far north Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 28 / AUG 66M3 / 75 (Handwritten)queensland, slide

Robin Boyd was appointed Exhibits Architect for the Australian Pavilion at Expo ‘67 in Montreal. In 1966 Boyd travelled to Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory for research – the Expo exhibits included a coral display and native plant garden.Colour slide in a mount. Motel, likely near Innisfail, Queensland, AustraliaMade in Australia / 1 / DEC 66 M8queensland, slide