PLACE REPRESENTED: Nambour, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: Do it yourself tourist trinkets? The “Nambour” looks like it’s hand painted on.
And, why would you want the “work fascinates me, I can watch it for hours” sentiment applied to your town I have no idea. Still, it pretty much sums up Nambour (100 km north of Brisbane) …just kidding Nambourians.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm across , 8cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Orchid Beach, Fraser Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A cap depicting Orchid Beach, a beach on Marloo Bay on the north east of Fraser Island. Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island (120km long and 24 km wide) about 200 kilometres north of Brisbane. The dingo which is all over the island has pride of place at the center of the cap. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraser_Island
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: Caloundra, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers
NOTES: How cheap ….”Queensland: The Sunshine State” is on the shakers but a little sticker on the holder identifies the generic souvenir as a memento of Caloundra. Insert town name here!
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: glass , plastic , wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Fan
NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fan from the 60s or early 70s. The pictures say it all. The Gold Coast as it once was, and now isn’t.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong (it’s written on the red bit at the bottom)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm tall , 3.5cm wide (when folded in) or 25cm (when open up)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Cairns, Queensland, Australia
ITEM: Key Chain
NOTES: Small, efficient and effective. I’ve been there and my keys need a home. And, lets face it, key chains always get used.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 6.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: specifically the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Tray
NOTES: Small jewellery plate depicitng (alleged) coral from the Great Barrier Reef.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: hard plastic
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: Asietti & Co for J. Glaser & Co
DIMENSIONS: 12.5cm x 12.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia
ITEM: A dinner bell.
NOTES: A small ceramic dinner bell for “Queensland: The Sunshine State”.
I can hear it now, “Ring a ling, tea is served”. No, more like, “Ring a ding, your farking shout mate!”
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Taiwan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 5cm diameter around bottom , 9cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Magnetic Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Six coasters depicting various scenes from Magnetic Island, off the Queensland coast.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: cork , paper
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Murray Views
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm (each coaster)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Noosa Heads, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Mugs
NOTES: Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland is a town popular with beach types, especially discerning ones. This pair of vividly coloured mugs with the first “o” in Noosa depicting the sun sums up sunny, happy Noosa days. Sunshine is so central that there is even a sun on the inside of the cup.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7cm diameter x 10.5cm high
