Category: Ewen’s Diary
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Overlanders Way
Townsville to Camooweal In the first in a series of posts looking at the drive tourism routes in Queensland we will look at the small museums on the Overlanders Way – from Townsville to Mt Isa. For the continuity for the Museum Development Program, we will continue west and also…
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On the “Drive Tourism” Road
Museums and Drive Tourism in Queensland According to Business Queensland there are many benefits of drive tourism to rural and regional businesses including: Business Queensland measures the success of Queensland’s drive tourism strategy through the number of tourists embarking on self-drive journeys, the length of their journeys, the time they…
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Proserpine Museum, Bunny Rudd – Changi Collection.
On a recent visit to Proserpine Museum, I was lucky enough to assist with the rehousing of some significant objects relating to the Second World War. The collection is made up of personal items belonging to William Rudd (Bunny or Bill) from his time spent at the Changi Prisoner of…
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Maritime Museum of Townsville
A new permanent exhibition has opened at the Maritime Museum of Townsville – Rise of the Port City. The exhibition showcases the Port’s contribution to the development of North Queensland through a series of interpretive panels detailing events by using a timeline approach. There are also a series of virtual…
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Still Engaging
The Museum Development Officers (MDOs) are currently engaging with their communities while working at home. This unfortunately means no workshops, display installation, oral histories, conservation, community meetings or any work that does not allow for adequate and safe social distancing. The MDOs will continue to assist by phone, email and…
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Bowen’s rich maritime history
The Bowen Museum and Historical Society are working on their significant maritime collection with the support of North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP). NQBP have engaged Ewen McPhee to work with the Museum to refresh their maritime display and to train the volunteers in exhibition research and design. The maritime…
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Cyclone Debbie update
Update 03/4/2017 – Proserpine Museum. All volunteers safe. Minor water damage – but mostly ok. Will update as needed. – Collinsville Coalface. All ok. The MDO team will be contacting museums across the weather affected areas in central and south east Queensland over the coming days to assess damage and issues arising…
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Flying the cyclone flag
Ewen McPhee and Dr Jo Wills recently worked at the Cardwell Bush Telegraph Museum to assist with the rehanging of their cyclone flag. The red cyclone flag, also called a cyclone pennant, has been displayed at the Bush Telegraph Museum since it opened in 2003. The museum is housed in the old…
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Connected Culture
North Queensland Museum Development Officer, Ewen McPhee, has continued to work with the Norfolk Island Museum on a project detailing the material culture from Pitcairn Island. With the permanent population on Pitcairn Island decreasing, the Norfolk Island Museum decided to start documenting the material culture that is held in the Pitcairn Island…
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