Guide to the Queensland : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia
EPH GEO/TRAVEL.Queensland
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Collection Summary
- Title
- Queensland : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia
- Date Range
- N.D.
- Collection Number
- EPH GEO/TRAVEL.Queensland
- Extent
- 1 collection
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Printed Collections
Introduction
Scope and Contents
Material in the Geography and Travel ephemera collection covers significant information about the geography, history, and tourist activities of places in Australia, its Antarctic and island territories. This includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, cities, towns, buildings and other man-made structures. The collection includes advertising material, pamphlets, price lists, tokens, area and accommodation guides, brochures, postcards, stickers, labels and tickets.
Item Descriptions
Class 19XX. Material received before 2023
Ephemera relating to Queensland (File [unnumbered])
Queensland - is different, n.d. (Item 19XX/1) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Advertising tourism to the state, many black and white photos of the environment including coral reef. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. Printed by David Whyte.
Your holiday in Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/2) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tourist promotion, colour photos, area maps, general facts. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. [Printed by] Simpson Halligan.
Queensland's gem fields, n.d. (Item 19XX/3) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
"Their location, together with hints on how to prospect…". Black and white photos. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Motoring in Queensland on the highway to the sun, 1966 (Item 19XX/4) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Illustrated cover, detailed interstate tour route descriptions, local tours, black and white photos. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Sunlander / Air conditioned train / Its design and construction, n.d. (Item 19XX/5) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 leaflet
Illustration, black and white (red tint) photos of interior, facilities, etc. Commissioner for Railways, Brisbane.
Queensland invites you, 1945 (Item 19XX/6) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
38 page booklet describing life in Queensland, includes various photos and foreword addressing settlers from the British Isles. Prepared by the Bureau of Industry under instructions from The Chief Secretary's Department, Brisbane.
Discover Queensland's forests, n.d. (Item 19XX/7) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Detailed map of state forests and facilities around Brisbane, Toowoomba, up to Bundaberg. Park photos. Department of Forestry. S.R. Hampson, Acting Government Printer.
Inclusive tours in Queensland / Australia, 1962 (Item 19XX/8) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tour details, black and white photos. Printed by S.G. Reid.
Lions tourist road (interstate link), n.d. (Item 19XX/9) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Road map around Tweed Valley and Roseberry State Forest area. Points of interest. "Yours sincerely, J. D. Hurley, sec. Lion's Road Project Comm".
Tourist attractions in Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/10) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
State map, descriptions, black and white photos, invitation by [Ferguson?] the director of Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Motoring in Queensland on the highway to the sun, 1969 (Item 19XX/11) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Illustrated cover, detailed area tour route descriptions including from interstate, local tours, black and white photos. Some parts manually underlined. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Queensland! Sunshine state, n.d. (Item 19XX/12) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Promoting tourism, with many colour photos. Description of climate etc. Office of the Director-General of Tourist Services. Screen Offset Printing, Brisbane.
Along the way / Brisbane to Cairns by Sunlander, after 1952 (Item 19XX/13-14) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet and 1 flyer
Detailed description of rail journey to North Queensland with black and white photos. Reference to 1952 growing season. Timetable for Brisbane to Cairns and back. Queensland Government Railways. "Govt. Printer, Brisbane".
This is Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/15-16) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
2 leaflets
Tourist promotion, colour photos, area maps, general facts. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau. [Printed by] Simpson Halligan. Two copies, minor variations (address details).
Islands of the sun / Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/17) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
"Keys to paradise" and "The Great Barrier Coral Reef". Descriptions and photos. Back: "Rove the Australian Main" with map of reef islands and main towns. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Queensland Industries Fair 1959 / Centenary year of Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/18) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Details, charges, application instructions. Queensland Chamber of Manufacturers.
What's on in Queensland / 1957, n.d. (Item 19XX/19) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Detailed calendar of events , ranging 1 March to 28 December, listed on 3 pages stapled together. Footer "4.3.57./FB". Compiled by Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
The sunny South Coast of Queensland / 12 specially selected views in full colour, n.d. (Item 19XX/20) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 fold out postcard
Illustrated cover, contains colourised photos. Handwriting inside cover: "X about position of house!" Published by Sydney G. Hughes in conjunction with Nucolorvue Productions.
Your Queensland holiday, n.d. (Item 19XX/21-22) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
2 leaflets
Card with map of Queensland on cover, folded and stapled as a small folder. Contains envelope with itinerary attached, dated May 13 1958, from Cairns through various destinations ending in Canberra.
Queensland Australia, 1966 (Item 19XX/23-24) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
2 leaflets
Two versions of a tourist leaflet. Extensive description promoting Queensland, map of Brisbane and various black and white / colour photos. 1964 and 1966.
Holiday in Queensland / Australia's Sunshine State, n.d. (Item 19XX/25) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 sticker
Sticker.
Queensland in a bathing machine, n.d. (Item 19XX/26) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Souvenir card in the shape and image of a bathing machine on wheels. Contains black and white photos. Card printed in England. Reg. Design 534826. Ticket attached with handwriting "From Auntie & Uncle / To Gladys / Wishing you a Happy New Year".
Queensland's Highway 17 / The alternative route / Ipswich to Rockhampton, n.d. (Item 19XX/28) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tourist guide, includes ads, strip maps. Devised by the Highway 17 Committee. Production, Brisbane Publishing Company.
The new 1986 Queensland Sunlover Holidays, 1986 (Item 19XX/29) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Contains a few tours, with prices, photos.
Queensland coach / Ansett top 40 holidays, 1980 (Item 19XX/30) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Catalogue of tour details and prices, with some photos.
Welcome aboard the Sunlander / Brisbane / Cairns, n.d. (Item 19XX/31) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Photocopy, two one sided pages. Includes photos of destinations, illustrations of train features, illustrated map of route.
The many colours of Queensland Australia, 2002 (Item 19XX/32) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Tourist guide, English edition. Published by Queensland Tourism.
Queensland Australia / Meetings in remarkable places, n.d. (Item 19XX/33) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Promoting Queensland as a convention destination.
Surprising Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/34) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Promoting tourism, with coupons to mail in for more information for Capricorn and Gladstone regions, Bundaberg and the Coral Isles. By Multicom Advertising.
Colourful Queensland / Tourism news, 1986 (Item 19XX/35) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Message from the chairman, industry news. Published for general information by the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation.
Naturally Queensland, 1989 (Item 19XX/36) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Promoting national parks etc. Includes description of the greenhouse effect and its potential consequences. Queensland Department of Environment and Conservation.
Queensland great events 1997, 1997 (Item 19XX/37) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Events calendar.
Queensland's motoring holiday guide, 2001 (Item 19XX/38) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Third edition. Themed routes, strip maps, some tourist information, photos.
Essential guide to Queensland / Luxury journeys, 2007 (Item 19XX/39) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Published by the Sydney Morning Herald.
Queensland for 18 to 35s / Fun getaways in great places, 1997 (Item 19XX/40) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Catalogue of holidays, tours, activities, prices. Sunlover Holidays, the Queensland holiday specialists.
Useful websites for moving to Queensland, 1997 (Item 19XX/41) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Migration and Skills Recruitment Queensland / Department of State Development.
Visitor information / Camping guide, 1998 (Item 19XX/42) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage.
TAA holidays / Queensland islands, 1979 (Item 19XX/43) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Holidays, map, photos.
Sunlover Holidays, 1996 (Item 19XX/44) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Targeting travel agents. Various holiday offers, travel industry related articles, photos.
Queensland / Australian Scenic Tours / 1995/1996 Luxury coach holidays, 1995 (Item 19XX/45) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Ansett and Qantas. Produced by Australian Scenic Tours.
Queensland's whale watching, 1999 (Item 19XX/46) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Catalogue of cruises. Sunlover Holidays.
Queensland's Tilt Train holidays, 1999 (Item 19XX/47) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Catalogue by Sunlover Holidays.
ITWorld95 / Family getaway packages to Queensland, 1995[?] (Item 19XX/48) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Travel booking form for exhibition or conference. Australian Computer Society in conjunction with Travelworld.
TAA's Queensland coast, 1982 (Item 19XX/49) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
Travel packages.
TAA's Queensland islands, 1982 (Item 19XX/50) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Travel packages. 2nd edition.
Islands in the sun / Sunlover Holidays, 1988 (Item 19XX/51) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Travel packages. First edition.
Queensland's motoring holiday guide, 2004 (Item 19XX/52) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
6th edition. Driveqld.com.au advertising on back cover.
Queensland's motoring holiday guide, 2004 (Item 19XX/53) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
6th edition. Britz ad on back cover.
Queensland islands, 2003 (Item 19XX/54) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Sunlover Holidays.
Connections for 18 to 35's, 1995 (Item 19XX/55) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Holidays.
Queensland quality affordable tours, 1998 (Item 19XX/56) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
1998/1999. Travelmarvel Australia Pty. Ltd.
Paronella Park, n.d. (Item 19XX/57) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Visitor's guide including history, map, list of trees, places of interest.
Touring the Burnett / Highway 17, 1997 (Item 19XX/58) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Alternative route from Ipswich to Rockhampton. Strip maps, visitor information, ads.
Queensland great events calendar 1995, 1995 (Item 19XX/59) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Events calendar. Queensland Events Corporation.
Transborder Travel newsletter, 1996 (Item 19XX/60) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Winter 1996 newsletter number 2.
The Queenslander, 1991 (Item 19XX/61) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
"It's about time you spoilt yourself", luxury train travel.
National Trust properties you can visit in Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/62) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Guide with map, photos, visiting hours. Sponsored by BP.
Life a little drab?, n.d. (Item 19XX/63) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Searching for something fab? Promoting Queensland Travel Centre.
Queensland '75 / Queensland campervan holidays, 1975 (Item 19XX/64) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Ansett airlines. Includes holiday details, rates, campervan layout plan.
Outback Queensland services guide 1988, n.d. (Item 19XX/65) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Accommodation and facilities for a list of towns, with diagrammatic map, and some travel advice. Also advertises an audio cassette souvenir and guide. Outback Queensland Regional Tourist Association.
Kunmurri art trail 2012, 2012 (Item 19XX/66) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Central and South West Qld. A guide to the arts. Includes many photos.
Queensland's outback / Sunlover Holidays, 1997 (Item 19XX/67) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
Tours for 1997/98. How to book, what to bring, car hire, photos, tours etc.
Outback Queensland Australia / Traveller's directory, n.d. (Item 19XX/68) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
Map, descriptions, points of interest, facilities, advertising.
Queensland Australia / The outback, n.d. (Item 19XX/69) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
"Holidays in remarkable places." Promoting outback tourism with photos and descriptions. Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation.
Your holiday in..... Queensland / The sunshine superstate / With the compliments of the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, c.1981 (Item 19XX/70) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 wallet, 26 leaflets and 1 ticket
Plastic yellow wallet containing: Stubbies Fishing Charters -- Lanham's Joy Flights -- Holiday World Resort -- Sea Shell Museum -- Thunderbird Park -- The Currumbin Sanctuary -- Sundancer Cruise Charters -- Woollahra Dairy Farm -- Hawes Boomerang Factry [sic] -- Bird Life Park & Koala Village -- Shoreacres (health) -- The Great White Shark Expo -- Carrara ski school -- "Sail-A-Holiday" -- Nerang Gallery -- The Palms quarter horse & Falabella stud farm -- Sea World -- Pacific Fair shopping centre -- Venture to North Stradbroke Island / Riverside Ferry Co. -- Gold Coast Intertour bus: Total tourist service / Prestige day tours -- Coca Cola Cat boarding pass -- Holiday Services (coach tours) -- Tropicana Cruises: Timetable / Stradbroke -- Lady Lindeman Cruises -- Palm Island Cruises.
Spirit of the outback, n.d. (Item 19XX/71) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 leaflet
Strip map, locations list and photos, stop times from Brisbane to Longreach. Queensland Rail.
Queensland outback, n.d. (Item 19XX/72) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Promoting outback tourism, descriptions, pioneers etc, photos. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Queensland outback, n.d. (Item 19XX/73) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Promoting outback tourism with descriptions and photos. Queensland Government Tourist Bureau including Canberra office address.
Outback Queensland / Tour operator & agent's manual 1994, 1994 (Item 19XX/74) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
Tourist information for tour operators. The Outback Queensland Tourism Authority Inc.
Welcome to Queensland's outback / An attractions guide, n.d. (Item 19XX/75) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
The Outback Queensland Tourism Authority Inc.
1999 Queensland's outback / Tour operators & agents manual, 1999 (Item 19XX/76) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Comprehensive lists of tours, accommodation, etc. The Outback Queensland Tourism Authority Inc.
Outback Queensland Australia / Traveller's directory 1996, 1996 (Item 19XX/77) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
Travel information with advertising.
Outback Queensland Australia, n.d. (Item 19XX/78) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
General information, places of interest. Published by the Outback Queensland Tourism Authority Inc.
Outback travellers' guide '97/98, 1997 (Item 19XX/79)
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet and 2 flyers
General information, places of interest. Published by the Outback Queensland Tourism Authority Inc. Includes fliers: Apologies for production delay, and calendar of events July to September 1997.
Tourist holiday hints, 1994 (Item 19XX/80)
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Personal safety for the tourist and traveller, in Japanese. How to dial for help, dealing with theft or harassment, swim between the flags, etc. Queensland Police.
NHK 7 [Hotel TV / Hotel movie], n.d. (Item 19XX/81-82) - Box [unnumbered]
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2 leaflets
Advertising Japanese Broadcasting Corporation channel for hotels, in Japanese.
Australian Pacific Tours, 1993 (Item 19XX/83) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Bus fares and timetable for destinations along the Queensland coast, in Japanese.
Festivals & Special events Calendar: Bell, Bunya Mountains, Clifton, Crows Nest, Dalby, Jondaryan, Millmerran, Nobby, Oakey, Pittsworth, Rosalie, Toowoomba, 1999 (Item 19XX/84) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Leaflet with a calendar of events and festivals throughout Queensland.
Festivals & Special events Calendar: Chinchilla, Condamine, Glen Morgan, Goondiwindi, Inglewood, Meandarra, Miles, Millmerran, Roma, St George, Surat, Talwood, Tara, Taroom, Texas, Thallon, The Gums, Wandoan, 1999 (Item 19XX/85) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Leaflet with a calendars of events and festivals throughout Queensland.
It's Live! / in Queensland / Your 2016 Events Calendar, May - October 2016 (Item 19XX/86) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
A fold out pocket calendar of events from May to October 2016. Also advertises the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Diamantina / Birdsville / Bedourie / Betoota / Adventure out there - outback Queensland, 2004 (Item 19XX/87) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tourist information, points of interest, services.
5 ways to the Gulf, 1996 (Item 19XX/88) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 pamphlet
A comprehensive tourist guide along 5 routes, with advertising.
Inside Capricorn, 1997 (Item 19XX/89) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 pamphlet
Points of interest in detail, plus advertising.
Bike or Snorkel Set Hire, n.d. (Item 19XX/90) - Box [unnumbered]
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1 flyer
Hire information.
Adventure Travel Bugs / Travel Agent, n.d. (Item 19XX/91) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 flyer
Booking information and advertising souvenirs and gifts.
Skybury Café and Roastery / Home of Skybury Coffee and Sweet Red Papaya, n.d. (Item 19XX/92) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Guide to the plantation and coffee with map.
Discover Mossman Gorge, 2020 (Item 19XX/93) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Dreamtime Gorge walk information.
Escape / to Queensland's hidden coastal jewel / Breeze the Boardwalk Coolum, 2008 (Item 19XX/94) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Accommodation advertising.
Jet a Way / Tropical Stradbroke Island Cruise via Sanctuary Cove, n.d. (Item 19XX/95) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 brochure
Cruise advertising.
Happy Bay / Long Island / The Great Barrier Reef, n.d. (Item 19XX/96) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Tourist guide.
The Quiet Alternative / Happy Valley Homestead / Stanthorpe, Queensland, n.d. (Item 19XX/97) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information on the homestead.
"Plain Creek" / Working Cattle Station / A Holiday or a Stop with a Difference, n.d. (Item 19XX/98) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Advertising stopping into the working cattle station.
Outback Cattle Station Experience / in the Charters Towers Region, n.d. (Item 19XX/99) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
General information including accommodation information.
Queensland / Ecotourism Snapshot, 2013 (Item 19XX/100) - Box [unnumbered]
Physical Description Note
1 leaflet
Fast facts and information on the ecotourism plan 2013-2020 and ecotourism investment opportunities.