North Queensland Photographic Collection
Photographic archive room situated within the school of history and politics, James Cook University. Display prints hang in the corridors and open areas of the department.
Address:
C/- School of History and Politics, James Cook University North Queensland, Townsville, QLD
Tel:
0747815378
Hours:
approx 20 hours per week Monday - Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Email:
Admission:
Free
Facilities:
Information Sheet, visits by groups arranged
Collection:
50,000 plus photographs, depicting the history of North Queensland
Items
Photograph
Timber getting- early days
Creator:
A. Garner (photographer)
Description:
A huge log at Minbun, NQ- taken from a glass negative in the Garner Bequest.
Date:
1910-1914
Item Id Number:
10-GARNER
Photograph
Flinders Street, Townsville
Creator:
possibly R. Daintree (photographer)
Description:
A very early view of the east end of Flinders Street, Townsville- from the Laurie Collection.
Date:
1867
Item Id Number:
167-LAURIE
Photograph
Anton Brienl and Father
Description:
A photograph from the Anton Brienl Collection (Glass negatvies held) - Location unknown Brienl was the founder of the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Townsville
Date:
c 1910
Photograph
At Home in North Queensland
Creator:
Photographer - V.J. Lalor
Description:
Taken from a glass negative in the Lalor Collection - Mother and Daughter on the verandah Townsville.
Date:
1902
Photograph
Aboriginal funeral
Creator:
Rev. F. C. Hall (photographer)
Description:
Taken from the original glass negative- in the Reverend Hall's ministry in north-west Queensland.
Date:
1904-1909
Item Id Number:
1145