Byrnes statue at Petrie Bight, junction of Wickham and Boundary Streets, c1911

Byrnes statue at Petrie Bight, junction of Wickham and Boundary Streets, c1911. Collection State Library of Queensland

Collection State Library of Queensland

Unveiling the T. J. Byrnes statue, Brisbane 1902

Unveiling the T. J. Byrnes statue, Brisbane 1902. Dara overlooks the scene. Collection State Library of Queensland

Collection State Library of Queensland

Monuments and memory: T.J. Byrnes and T.J. Ryan

At the beginning of the twentieth century Brisbane trailed behind Sydney and Melbourne in the provision of parks and monuments, a defect which troubled progressive citizens.

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Map, RACQ Townsville tourist district map, c1950

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Townsville’s Mount St John Zoo

Map, RACQ Townsville tourist district map, c1950 (detail) showing location of Mt St John Zoo.

Tourist map, Townsville and District, c1960

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Collection of the State Library or Queensland

Townsville’s Mount St John Zoo

Tourist map, Townsville and District, c1960. One of many maps produced by the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, this map mentions Mount St John Zoo as a local attraction in the caption to the right. It is marked on the map just north of Townsville, in the lower right-hand corner. Ephemera Collection, State Library of Queensland

Lion at Mount St John Zoo, 1962

Lion at Mount St John Zoo, 1962. Slide by Beth Snewin.

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Crocodile enclosure at Mount St John Zoo, 1940s

Crocodile enclosure at Mount St John Zoo, 1940s. St John Robinson was able to observe crocodiles building their nests in this enclosure.

Collection of Townsville City Libraries

Bull riding at the Mount St John rodeo, 1933

Bull riding at the Mount St John rodeo, 1933. A competitor in the bull riding competition.

Collection of Townsville City Libraries

Crocodile feeding at Mount St John Zoo, 1957

Crocodile feeding at Mount St John Zoo, 1957. Crowds at the Mount St John Zoo had a close-up view of crocodile feeding time.

Collection of Townsville City Library

Raiding the crocodile’s nest, 1943

The Fryer sisters used a boat to retrieve a clutch of crocodile eggs from a nest in the centre of the lagoon at Mount St John Zoo.

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