Writer, historian, amateur photographer. Author of 'Travels in the Sublime' blog; & books: 'Neither Mischievous nor Meddlesome', and 'Queen City of the North'.
North Queensland, Australia
Joined December 2011
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2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award shortlist time! 🎉
Tony Birch, Whisper Songs
Emily Bitto, Wild Abandon
Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter
Emily Maguire, Love Objects
Inga Simpson, The Last Woman in the World
Chloe Wilson, Hold Your Fire
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ALT photo of the shortlisted books in a stack
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No matter how many times I see them, airport reunions always get me like 😭. The last hug between this dad and daughter was two years ago. ❤️
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Here's a review Trisha Fielding wrote on a book called Cyclone Country: The Language of Place and Disaster in Australian Literature
"Chrystopher J. Spicer’s book ... examines the use of the cyclone as a literary device in Queensland fiction and poetry..." northqueenslandhistory.blogs…
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The Australian Festival of Chamber Music Sunday afternoon Queens Gardens Concert is still on...
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Gates open at 2pm. Concert starts at 3pm
#Townsville #AFCM2021
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In case you missed it on the radio. Carole King's Tapestry turns 50 mojowire.net.au/blog/tapestr…
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Of the 24 remarkable people who were awarded an Honorary Doctorate by JCU in a ceremony earlier this week, 4 were intimately connected to the library:
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A University for the North by Trisha Fielding to commemorate JCU’s 50th anniversary. #people #place #knowledge #legacy. Awesome work @TrishaFielding @JCULibrary #jcu #specialcollections
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"An inspiring and at times moving testament to the lost lives and forgotten work of a remarkable body of women" - read a review of the book Neither Mischievous nor Meddlesome bit.ly/2ueMG3s #Midwives2020
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Author Jean Devanny (1894-1962) used her novels as a tool to convey her political views and was active in the labour movement, speaking at public rallies & meetings. Photo: @JCULibrary
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Explore 120+ years of Townsville history with these archival photos 🏛️
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“It is a really rare opportunity to see many precious artworks, books and manuscripts from the university’s library special collection on show in one place.”
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Our 48th Treasure - the Great Barrier Reef Expedition Photo Albums - provides us with a unique glimpse into the lives of scientists & personnel on the exhibition in 1928-1929. You can view all 4 albums online! #50Treasures jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/…
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Our 44th Treasure, from our North Queensland Collection, is the once-influential NQ journal - Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine. Historian & Special Collections Project Officer @TrishaFielding tells us more in our blog post. #50Treasures jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/…
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This is a nice interview between Russell (McGregor) and Lyndon (Megarrity) about Alec Chisolm. It includes reflections on the process of historical research, and pursuing mateship with birds aph.org.au/2020/09/qa-with-r…
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Our 43rd Treasure is a selection of early Queensland Government Tourism publications - and historian and JCU Library Special Collections Project Officer @TrishaFielding tells us more about it in our blog post. #50Treasures jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/…
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Our 29th Treasure - 'Fragments: stories and recollections' by Gerty Page with etchings by Rochelle Knarston - provides a window into the everyday life of an Indigenous domestic worker on a pastoral station. jculibrarynews.blogspot.com/…
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Our 32nd Treasure comes from our Library Archives - William Hann's diary of his Northern Expedition - June 26 to November 11, 1872. Photo: Michael Marzik #50Treasures #JCU50 #specialcollections
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#50Treasures Our 21st Treasure is a set of beautifully detailed plans for one of Townsville's iconic buildings-"Townsville Custom House" is an impressive Romanesque style building with a semi-circular corner entrance and low tower for shipping observation.
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#50Treasures Treasure 20 is the "Townsville Architects Framed Portraits" & is signed by Townsville staff members of the NQ architectural firm, Tunbridge & Tunbridge. It dates from 1904 & is framed in a collection of NQ timbers. Read more on our blog:
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Thanks to the opportunistic thinking of JCU PhD student @PTWNorth, a collection of North Queensland historical records has been preserved for future generations. jcu.edu.au/news/releases/202…
ALT Patrick and Brownyn at a desk looking over documents laid out on the desk
ALT pile of old documents, top on is faded red and says "Collins Australian Diary 1952" and is pound with pink twine
ALT yellowing pages wrapped with pink twine, pages are accounts from the North QLD Local Government Association
ALT looking down on piles of documents on end in a box.