In January 1938 William Coombs (1892-1948) and his family embarked on a trip beginning in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales to Hayman Island.

Sketch guide map of the Queensland Railways, 1904

Australia
1 January 1904
1 November 2010
1 November 2010

Location

Australia
Watson Ferguson & Co Lithographers, Brisbane

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Sketch guide map of the Queensland Railways, 1904. Showing all railway stations, sidings, and mileage with heights above sea level. This map depicts all the railway lines including the isolated Normanton to Croydon line. Box sections detail parcel carriage and delivery rates within Queensland and interstate. Marked on the map are principal stations, ordinary stations, private lines, lines under construction and refreshment stations. It includes the maximum price authorised to be charged at railway refreshment rooms in 1904 as 2 shillings and 6d for lunch and dinner (consisting of soup, poultry or hot joint with potatoes and other vegetables, pudding or pastry, bread, butter and cheese with fruit and a cup of tea or coffee) or 2 shillings for breakfast and supper.  Collection of Queensland State Archives

Canvas water bag, c1960s

Canvas water bag, c1960s

Location

Australia
H25947
Queensland Museum
Brisbane, Queensland
29 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
355mm
350mm

Leather bedroll cover

Location

Australia
29 October 2010
Australia

Wards Gladstone Cordial Works glass bottle

Location

Australia
H20666
Queensland Museum
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
170mm
74mm
74mm

Glass bottle, Helidon Spa

Location

Australia
H40809
Queensland Museum
Helidon
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia
Dimensions
170mm
75mm
75mm
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