Queensland Museum & Community Collections

Category: Ewen’s Diary

  • Camouflaged Socks

    Museum Development Officer Ewen McPhee and Queensland Museum Conservator Sue Valis recently made an interesting discovery when working on the First World War bound socks held in the Zara Clark Museum in Charters Towers. Ewen and Sue had prioritised the rehousing of the socks, knitting needles, calico bag and letter when…

  • Wedding Dresses of the north

    MDOs Ewen McPhee and Jo Wills recently visited Cardwell to update their Disaster Plan and start planning for their Anzac Centenary Exhibition – Re-Honouring Cardwell. In between visits, the historical society members, led by Stephanie Berger, developed and opened a new exhibition featuring wedding dresses and accouterments over time.  Stephanie, who…

  • Heritage North – bringing local museum communities together

    Heritage North is an association of museums and historical societies from north and far north Queensland that meets quarterly to discuss issues affecting the region. When the organisation meets, members have the opportunity to share ideas and stories about the region’s history and their museum collections. Members work closely with…

  • Defending the Pacific – North Queensland and the First World War

    MDOs from North Queensland, Ewen McPhee, and Far North Queensland, Dr Jo Wills, have curated Defending the Pacific, an exhibition that commemorates Australia’s (and North Queensland’s) first action in the First World War. Using material drawn from collections from the Cairns Historical Society, Zara Clark Museum, Army Museum of North…