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Jo’s Diary
Menmuny Museum, Yarrabah Visited Menmuny Museum at Yarrabah to familiarise myself with the collection and facilities. They have some wonderful material in the collection, and some very significant records. I will be working with Trish Barnard, Senior Curator Indigenous Studies, Queensland Museum, who will deliver collection management training over three…
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Go West
I am heading west to Julia Creek next week to work with Shirley Eckford at the Duncan McIntyre Museum. We will be assessing the collection and developing a plan for the museum. Looking forward to the first of a few western Queensland trips coming up.
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Cairns Historical Society’s new Facebook page
More and more museums and historical societies are embracing social media and creating online forums and websites. The latest offering from Far North Queensland is Cairns Historical Society’s new Facebook page. Designed to make their collection more engaging and accessible to a range of different audiences, the new site kicks off with a look…
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Coastal observations
I am enjoying my time in the south working with Jo and Lydia in Mackay. I have always had a passion for the maritime history of this region and great to see some significant collections in this area. Mackay is located at the southern end of the Whitsunday Island group and with…
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Bronwyn’s Diary
After reading Ewen’s diary post about attending the ABC Open Now & Then workshop I decided to have a go at it while on a work trip to Blackall. The idea is to take an old image and photograph it in its original position. Because I was on the road…
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Life as an MDO
Bronwyn Roper, MDO for Central Queensland, rambles on a bit about being an MDO… Transport If you see a Subaru Forester parked outside a community museum, chances are you’ll find an MDO somewhere nearby. Our chariots take us to the far-flung reaches of this large state, in all weather, in…
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Trench art in El Arish
A photographic commission was recently undertaken by the El Arish Museum. The images depict the personal belongings of Frederick Neebone King, one of the first Europeans to settle in the area in 1906. Fred was a timber getter (cedar cutter) and held 637 acres of land to the north of El Arish. Fred was…
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Cardwell recovers
Ewen worked with Jo Wills (MDO Cairns) and Michael Marzik (designer) on Thursday 15 March in Cardwell to install the new hanging system. The Hubinger Hall was handed back to Cassowary Coast Council after a rebuild following cyclone Yasi. Ewen’s work with the historical society in Cardwell has meant that he was…
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Cardwell and El Arish responding well
Last day in January and heading north up to Cardwell, El Arish and Innisfail. It has been one year since Cyclone Yasi visited north Queensland and caused such widespread damage to these towns and communities. First stop was an 11am on site meeting at the building site of the J.C.…
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