Trade and commerce were key components of the nineteenth century Chinese community of Queensland, and there was a range of business types. At the apex were the large general stores.

Mural "Newspaper Industry", Bowen, featuring the Port Denison Times & Bowen Advocate, established in 1864. The mural depicts newspaper editor Thomas Rayner with apprentice printer William Darwen using the iron hand operated Albion Press in 1887. Postcard, Murray Views Collection c1970-2000.             

© Murray Views Collection

The 'Golden Age' newspaper press lying 20 miles west of the Palmer Bridge at Maytown, used in 1876, c1964. Cumbersome iron hand presses came to northern coastal centres by ship before being tr

© Collection of Centre for the Government of Queensland        

Queensland was colonised in the heyday of press expansion across eastern Australia.

Post and telegraph offices, Mackay, c1908. Postcard Folder, Collection of John Young, Centre for the Government of Queensland

© John Young and the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Former post office and telephone exchange, Cracow, 1980. Slide by Michael Keniger, Collection of the Fryer Library, the University of Queensland           

© Michael Keniger and the Fryer Library, University of Queensland

Telephone Exchange, Ayr, 1992. Slide by Michael Keniger, Collection of the Fryer Library, the University of Queensland.               

© Fryer Library, University of Queensland

Dismantled telephone-wire poles were collected and burned, Chinchilla Shire, 1979. Slide by Neville Sim Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

© Neville Sim and the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Standing on a cherry picker, PMG worker cuts redundant telephone wires, Chinchilla Shire, 1979. Slide by Neville Sim Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

© Neville Sim and the Centre for the Government of Queensland

Redundant telephone-wire pole is pulled from the ground, Chinchilla Shire, 1979.  Slide by Neville Sim Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland.

© Neville Sim and the Centre for the Government of Queensland

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