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 | | Launceston's Cataract Gorge
Launceston is fortunate in having a magnificent natural wonder in
the heart of the city. The spectacular Cataract Gorge on the South Esk River is
only a kilometre from the shopping and commercial centre. Historical
Photographs from the Local Studies Collection.
[Launceston Reference Library, TAS
] |
Life on the Goldfields
Explore the world of the diggers at the time of the 1853
Goldfields Petition. Material taken from the State Library's rich collections
of paintings, postcards, books, maps, theatre posters and diaries will
illustrate the journey to the diggings, life under canvas, making new chumsand entertainment on the goldfields, as well as mining techniques. Find out if
someone in your family signed the Petition by searching through a transcription
of the 5000 signatures.
[State Library of Victoria, VIC
] |  |
 | | Looking Back
Looking Back is drawn from the slide collection of the State Library of Queensland's John Oxley Library. Looking Back is a searchable
database of 250 coloured images depicting a variety of Queensland subjects and
locations from 1950 - 1970.
[State Library of Queensland, QLD
] |
Last modified: January 12 2005.