The Summer Festival is in full swing with heaps of great activities and events for children 0 – 17 and their families. From Dungeons and Dragons to Robot Racers you’re sure to find something new and exciting to entertain from the great list. When The festival is happening at State Library all school holidays until … Read more
Christmas lunch in Queensland when the temperature soars! Christmas in Queensland was always going to be different for our early immigrants – it was hot, families were far across the sea, and the mail took months to send cards and letters home. Whilst Queenslanders still ate plum puddings and hot custard even as it was … Read more
Since 2015, State Library of Queensland has partnered with Upbeat Arts (formerly School of Hard Knocks) to host the Word on the Street creative writing program. The group meets weekly at The Edge Mezzanine. Word on the Street is a creative writing course that helps participants find their voice on the page. Upbeat Arts delivers … Read more
Since 2015, State Library of Queensland has partnered with Upbeat Arts (formerly School of Hard Knocks) to host the Word on the Street creative writing program. The group meets weekly at The Edge Mezzanine. Word on the Street is a creative writing course that helps participants find their voice on the page. Upbeat Arts delivers … Read more
Since 2015, State Library of Queensland has partnered with Upbeat Arts (formerly School of Hard Knocks) to host the Word on the Street creative writing program. The group meets weekly at The Edge Mezzanine. Word on the Street is a creative writing course that helps participants find their voice on the page. Upbeat Arts delivers … Read more
Since 2015, State Library of Queensland has partnered with Upbeat Arts (formerly School of Hard Knocks) to host the Word on the Street creative writing program. The group meets weekly at The Edge Mezzanine. Word on the Street is a creative writing course that helps participants find their voice on the page. Upbeat Arts delivers … Read more
I was born in Cambodia just outside the capital city of Phnom Penh. I came to Australia in 1975 as a student under the Colombo Plan scholarship and because of political turmoil in Cambodia I was prevented from returning. I became a migrant. In 1976 I went to Mount Lawley College of Advance Education in … Read more
Since 2015, State Library of Queensland has partnered with Upbeat Arts (formerly School of Hard Knocks) to host the Word on the Street creative writing program. The group meets weekly at The Edge Mezzanine. Word on the Street is a creative writing course that helps participants find their voice on the page. Upbeat Arts delivers … Read more
Welcome to the first in a series of blogs highlighting State Library of Queensland databases. For music students, teachers and parents of students, finding good music is hard. Finding sheet music is even more of a challenge. Currently music students have a few options. We can go to libraries, buy online, prowl second hand stores, … Read more
The development of Coastal shipping between Colonial Ports in Australia Coasters – the ships that made weekly or twice weekly runs between the major colonial ports filling a need for practical transportation and speed of travel. Australian road and rail routes were slow to develop for a variety of reasons. This included difficult coastal terrain … Read more
