Views of Mount Spec Road, near Paluma, 1937. These images appeared in the seventh annual report of the Queensland Department of Labour and Industry on the ‘operations and proceedings’ under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts, 1930 to 1935. To provide work for the unemployed during the Depression, the Main Roads Commission authorised various relief schemes throughout Queensland. In 1937, the Commission was allocated just under £15,000 in relief funds, a major reduction from the previous year. Some of these funds went towards building new tourist roads in scenic areas such as Mount Nebo and Mount Spec. These images show works completed on the Mount Spec Road, north of Townsville. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1937

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Brisbane City improvements, 1931. These images appeared in the first annual report of the Queensland Department of Labour and Industry on the ‘operations and proceedings’ under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts 1930. During the Depression, the Brisbane City Council drew heavily on relief funds and authorised extensive public works throughout the city. These images show several works in progress: road improvements at Bulimba, installing pipe culverts at Cannon Hill, straightening and widening Witton Creek and road improvements at Norman Park. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1931

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Brisbane school ground improvement scheme, 1931. These images appeared in the first annual report of the Queensland Department of Labour and Industry on the ‘operations and proceedings’ under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts 1930. Queensland schools benefited from relief funds which went towards clearing up and improving playgrounds. These images show works completed at Sherwood and Windsor State schools in Brisbane. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1931

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Reafforestation by relief work, Queensland, 1931. These images appeared in the first annual report of the Queensland Department of Labour and Industry on the ‘operations and proceedings’ under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts 1930. They depict new forest roads and the raising of Bunya Pine seedlings at the ‘Brooloo’ State Forest Reserve. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1931

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Application for relief rations, Queensland 1931. The Depression era forced many Queenslanders to seek aid from the government. To receive relief rations, applicants filled out this form which requested details of their financial and marital status, time of unemployment and whether they had received relief before. After signing the back of the form, final approval was provided by a police officer who verified the applicant’s identity, commented on their character and recommended how long they should be supported. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1931

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Southport intermittent relief camps, 1931. These images appeared in the first annual report of the Queensland Department of Labour and Industry on the ‘operations and proceedings’ under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts 1930. They depict the type of hut built by the Southport Town Council and the Coolangatta Camp. Some of the children living at the Mudgeeraba camp were photographed. The erection of a camp at Redcliffe is shown. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1931

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Key to Queensland public estate improvement works, 1937

QLD
Australia
11 October 1937
25 May 2011
25 May 2011

Location

QLD
Australia
Department of Public Lands

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Key to Queensland public estate improvement works, 1937. This key to public works, complete or in progress, accompanied a map which appeared in the annual report of the Land Administration Board in 1937. Many of the works listed here were facilitated by relief funds made available under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts, 1930 to 1935. Works included building a road between Amity Point and Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island as well as new forestry access roads in northern Queensland at Danbulla, Kuranda and to the top of the Kirrama Range. Land reclamation schemes were conducted around Cairns, Sandgate and Coolangatta. Major works such as these were conducted to help the unemployed survive in the Depression era, but these changes also caused a profound alteration to Queensland’s cultural landscape. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1937

Queensland public estate improvements, 1937

QLD
Australia
11 October 1937
25 May 2011
25 May 2011

Location

QLD
Australia
Department of Public Lands

Collection of the University of Queensland Library

150 miles to an inch

Queensland public estate improvements, 1937. This map appeared in the annual report of the Land Administration Board and shows ‘improvements’ to the Queensland public estate made in 1937. Many of the ‘works in progress’ were facilitated by unemployment relief funds made available under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Tax Acts, 1930 to 1935. Works included building a road between Amity Point and Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island as well as new forestry access roads in northern Queensland: the Kirrama Range Road, Kuranda-McKenzie’s Pocket-Black Mountain Road and Robson’s Creek Road at Danbulla. Relief Funds were also used to fill in ‘unsightly’ swamps around coastal cities and towns. Land reclamation schemes were conducted around Cairns, Sandgate and Coolangatta. Major works such as these demonstrate how the Depression was a time of both survival and profound alteration to Queensland’s cultural landscape. Queensland parliamentary papers, vol 2, 1937

Track of Cyclone Agnes, March 1956

1 March 1957
2 March 2011
2 March 2011
Walkabout

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Track of Cyclone Agnes, March 1956 (from Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology records, Brisbane), Walkabout, March 1957. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Grain sorghum growing in central Queensland, Walkabout, June 1951

Emerald, QLD
Australia
23° 31' 33.6108" S, 148° 9' 44.046" E
1 June 1951
24 February 2011
24 February 2011

Location

Emerald, QLD
Australia
23° 31' 33.6108" S, 148° 9' 44.046" E
Melbourne
Walkabout

Copyright © Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Grain sorghum growing in central Queensland, Walkabout, June 1951. The properties of the Queensland British Food Corporation are shaded and include Wolfgang, Retro, Peak Downs, Cullin-la-Ringo, Marmadilla, Orion Downs and Inderi together with the railway network. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

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