PLACE REPRESENTED: Noosa Heads, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: T Shirt
NOTES: I was expecting something more colourful from the sub tropics but at least it is made in Queensland. That has to be a novelty.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton
MADE IN: Queensland, Australia
MANUFACTURER: Beach Party
DIMENSIONS: XXL
PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A simple photo in a frame of a Brisbane long gone. Shown is the Victoria bridge (the fourth bridge which entered service in 1897, lasting until 1969, when it was demolished (In typical Brisbane fashion which is second only to Las Vegas in tearing or modernising anything old .. old being anything over 10 years). All that remains is he abutment at one end. Which has a quite fascinating (local) story. the William Jolly Bridge is in the background and (somehow) is still standing and in use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bridge_Abutment
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , glass .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16.5cm x 13cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Cherbourg, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Mug
NOTES: The platinum jubilee (75 years) for Cherbourg. The town, formerly known as Barambah, was founded as a settlement for indigenous Australians in 1900 by the Salvation Army (basically a reservation to promote, intentionally or not, segregation). In 1905 its administration was passed to the Queensland government (some historical documents refer to the 1904). Not sure about “The Voice” but it is definitely, much like with Native Americans, treaty time (well it should have happened a hundred years ago) with control and wealth of the assets below the earth and on the land.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1979
MADE FROM: pottery
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm tall x 6.5cm diameter opening
PLACE REPRESENTED: Yandina (specifically The Ginger Factory), Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Tray
NOTES: Every kid in the 1980s had to go visit the Ginger Factory at Yandina, didn’t they? Well, every kid in south east Queensland had to. It was much better than the box factory from The Simpsons as they had activities, a train ride and err ginger products! https://www.gingerfactory.com.au/
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: bamboo
MADE IN: Taiwan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 30.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: “I got a boot out of Queensland”. I’m sure you did. Getting a boot can be good or bad, depending who you ask, though it’s generally meant to be favourable. A souvenir of the “insert place name here” variety, this boot is usually used for ‘cowboy country” type places. So, in that respect it does apply to Queensland, at least inland and the outback.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm across x 16.6cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Gold Coast (specifically Surfers Paradise), Queensland, Australia
ITEM: Tea Pot
NOTES: A tea pot celebrating the famous suburb of Queensland’s beach city the Gold Coast. The suburb is at the heart of the Gold Coast and was (and perhaps still is), for many years, the public face of the Gold Coast and, perhaps, encapsulates all the good and the bad of the suburb. This, tea pot, hand made and colourful is for the upmarket tourists who go to Surfers.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2002
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Jazz (hand made)
DIMENSIONS: 22cm (from spout tip to handle end), 12cm high, 14cm wide, 6.5cd diameter hole for lid.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay (specifically Pialba), Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Coffee Mug
NOTES: Pialba is a coastal town and central business suburb of Hervey Bay, Shown is the Urangan Pier (which is actually in Urangan … though much of a muchness). The Hervey Bay railway line from Maryborough to Pialba opened in 1896 and was used to transport harvested sugarcane to the Maryborough Sugar Mill in addition to daily passenger trains. The extension to Urangan and the Urangan Pier ( 1107 metres) opened in 1913 and was used for the transfer of cargo between rail and ships. It was closed in 1985, and 239 metres of it was demolished, but, due to public outcry, 868 metres of the pier was left. The photograph on the mug is taken from the end of the (then railroad) pier looking back to the mainland.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Patina
DIMENSIONS: 11cm high x 7.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Warwick, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A cap from Warwick in Queensland’s southwest saying “Happy Birthday” to Warwick’s City Band … 125 years! I didn’t even know Warwick had a city band, or were a city …and I have spent much time in Warwick.
The band is the oldest continuously serving band in Australia, playing since 1866. https://www.facebook.com/Warwick-City-Band-118568308195706/
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1991
MADE FROM: 65% polyester , 35% nylon
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mt Isa, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Cup
NOTES: A plastic cup celebrating the heart of lead, silver, copper and zinc mining in Australia. The cup certainly doesn’t try to hide the industrial nature of a mining town in Queensland’s west … the only surprise is it’s made of plastic.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970
MADE FROM: Plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 8.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mackay, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Thermometer
NOTES: I’m not sure why there is a nautical theme here (apart from the obvious “buy souvenirs in bulk and write town name here” aspect). Mackay is in central or northern Queensland (depending on who you ask) coast, though not a port town. The CBD of Mackay is on the Pioneer River as it empties into the ocean, It has Harbour Beach, a marina, and Bluewater Lagoon (a city water park) all of which still don’t really relate to the deep sea seafaring themes depicted (though design is quite good – a ships wheel and anchor combined with a sailing ship).
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm across x 15cm high