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by Judith Hickson, Curator, Social History One of the focal points for the women’s rights movement, the first ‘Women’s Day’ was declared by the Socialist…
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Queensland Museum Collection Managers Dr Merrick Ekins (Sessile Marine Invertebrates) and Darryl Potter (Mollusca) ventured up to Caloundra recently in search of a blue soft…
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Haven’t visited Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators yet? We’ve rounded up our top five reasons you’ll want to check out the mysteries of the deep…
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Sue-Ann is Senior Curator, Marine Invertebrates at the Queensland Museum Network, based at the Museum of Tropical Queensland campus in Townsville. Her position is co-appointed…
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One of the stories featured in the ‘I Do: Wedding Stories from Queensland’ exhibition is from Torres Strait Islander man, Walter Waia who was married…
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by Isabella Zust-Sullivan, Student Intern, The University of Queensland When dealing with fragmented plates, saucers and cups, backstamps can be really useful in providing more…
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Dr Espen Knutsen is a Senior Curator Palaeontology at the Queensland Museum Network. As a key collaborator on the new exhibition, Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean…
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This blog has been updated in January 2022 to celebrate 160 years of Queensland Museum. 160 years ago in a little windmill on the hill…
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When you think about war and its aftermath, it’s unlikely that badges will spring to mind. Yet in the Queensland Museum’s Anzac Legacy Gallery over…
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Recently there’s been an explosion of paralysis ticks in Queensland. The combination of wet and warm weather over recent weeks has likely contributed to the…
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The 60m long steam ship Gothenburg was built in Essex (UK) in 1854. In 1862, Gothenburg began operation in an Australian-New Zealand run as a…
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Few things change our life more than getting married. It binds us legally or emotionally to a person, a family, a community and a shared…
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Standing at up to a 1.3 metres tall, with a wingspan of up to 2.4 metres, brolgas have featured on the Queensland coat of arms…
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As we head into the festive season, one sure sign that Christmas is on its way is the emergence of the infamous Christmas Beetle. The…
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2020 has been a year when many accepted practices have come under review; commuting to work, socialising with friends and family, how and where we…
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How many couples do you know celebrate their wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve? One married couple whose wedding story features in the museum’s exhibition I…
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What is your favourite object in the collection and why? My favourite objects in the arachnology scientific collection are our Pelican Spiders of the family…
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It’s a case of a mistaken identity for a population of snapping turtles in northwestern Queensland which have now been officially identified as a new…
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What is your favourite object in the collection and why? My favourite object is a large, stuffed turtle said to be from the Fly River…
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From the depths of the ocean to Queensland Museum, discover the secrets of the monsters from the deep with Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators. Presenting…
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