Queensland Museum & Community Collections

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  • Racing on the River: Tambo backs 150 years of winners!

    Keen punters from Western Queensland and beyond gathered in Tambo this year for a very special race meet to mark 150 years of horse racing. In the long history of Queensland racing, Tambo lays claim to the earliest organised race day west of the Great Dividing Range. With horses being…

  • The art of making tea: Mulgrave Settlers Museum’s New Tea Cosy Competition

    Mulgrave Shire Historical Society and the Mulgrave Settlers Museum are holding a Tea Cosy Competition this year to celebrate and promote the art of making tea cosies. The Museum is calling for locals, artists and other interested participants to submit an entry into one of three categories: Knitted; Crocheted; or…

  • International Museum Day: Museum collections making connections

    Every year, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) celebrates International Museum Day on or around the 18th of May. The theme for 2014 is: Museum collections make connections. This year’s theme aims to promote the way museum’s contribute to the development of society through the use of shared memory, community…

  • QUEENSLAND MUSEUM CYCLONE ITA PREPARATIONS

    As Cyclone Ita has gathered strength in the Coral Sea, the MDO for Far North Queensland based in Cairns, Dr Jo Wills, has been liaising with groups across the far north region to provide advice and assistance as they prepare for its arrival. Due to the uncertain path of the…

  • In Times of War: FNQ remembers WWI

    Cairns Historical Society’s photographs manager, Pauline O’Keeffe, has been working on a WWI exhibition called “In Times of War: FNQ Remembers WWI”. The goal of exhibition is to present stories about Far North Queensland, and the impact war had on the local community, rather than focus on battles in the…

  • ANZAC centenary update

    Courtesy of Museum and Gallery Services Queensland, please see below for a quick summary of Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation. Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation is a five-year legacy program that will commemorate the World War One and Anzac Centenary in Queensland from 2014 to…

  • Leather turtle miners caps – material evolution…

    When we look at modern day miners, all of their protective head wear is made from plastic or other more stable materials. But it wasn’t always the case. Early miners wore canvas hats with brackets for attaching lights and peaks to keep the dust from their eyes. Following WWI, an…

  • Torres Strait views

    Dr Jo Wills and Ewen McPhee recently visited Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsular Area (Cape York) as part of their role as Museum Development Officers. They visited Hammond Island, Green Hill Fort, Gab Titui Cultural Centre, Quetta All Souls Memorial Cathedral, Gateway Museum on Horn Island, and some of…

  • Flood relief effort wins award

    The MDO program recently received a Gallery and Museum Achievement Award (gamaa), presented by Museum and Gallery Services Queensland, for their flood relief work.  The award was given in the category of Organisations: staff of 4 or more.  Please see below  for the project summary and the judges citation. PROJECT SUMMARY: In…