Category: MDO
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Volunteers at Capricorn Coast Historical Society had a blank canvas to work with when they returned to their former home after more than a year of…
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Great to see Townsville Museum and Historical Society embrace the ABC Open Now and Then series (see March 23 blog entry). The Harvey Talks History video…
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During a recent training workshop at Menmuny Museum, QM curator Trish Barnard and I found one of their treasured items – an embroidered cloth. The…
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Jo Wills and I recently visited the Underground Hospital in Mt Isa. The underground section of the hospital was built after Darwin was bombed by the…
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Check out our latest case study on Bronwyn’s work with the Mt Morgan Museum volunteers to produce Mt Morgan Murri: Indigenous stories of the Mt…
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Recently I visited Blackall and Tambo to help the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council and the Tambo Heritage Group identify future directions for two key heritage collections. First…
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During a recent joint thematic mapping trip I was introduced to Croydon by Dr Jo Wills (Cairns MDO). Jo has been working with Jana Kahabka…
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The Cardwell and District Historical Society (CDHS) was recently awarded the John Oxley Library Community History Prize. The Prize recognises excellence and innovation in recording of…
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To all my museum colleagues, Why has this little girl lost her luscious locks? Bronwyn
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In June 1937, Mossman celebrated the opening of it’s new shire hall with an Opening Ball. Seventy five years later, Cairns Regional Council will celebrate…
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Cairns Museum will soon be opening a new exhibition called Cairns 1942: War in a northern town. Last weekend 10 volunteers worked tirelessly to help…
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In keeping with the typewriter theme, I found this gem in a private collection near Tambo. It looked like any other typewriter until I saw…
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Got a typewriter in your collection marked for deaccessioning? How about this for an idea. A company in the US have come up with a…
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Don’t forget tomorrow is the last day to RSVP for the Blue Shield Australia Disaster Recovery Workshop being held at the Museum of Tropical Queensland…
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I had a busy week working at the museum in Julia Creek – we themed the collection into areas of strength and started a collection…
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Menmuny Museum, Yarrabah Visited Menmuny Museum at Yarrabah to familiarise myself with the collection and facilities. They have some wonderful material in the collection, and…
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I am heading west to Julia Creek next week to work with Shirley Eckford at the Duncan McIntyre Museum. We will be assessing the collection and…
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More and more museums and historical societies are embracing social media and creating online forums and websites. The latest offering from Far North Queensland is…
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I am enjoying my time in the south working with Jo and Lydia in Mackay. I have always had a passion for the maritime history…
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After reading Ewen’s diary post about attending the ABC Open Now & Then workshop I decided to have a go at it while on a…
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