Images of the week from Picture Queensland

After the battle on the Menin Road, France, 1917

The Battle of the Menin Road was the first major Australian involvement in the series of British ‘bite and hold’ attacks which began on 31 July 1917. Collectively these operations are known as ‘The Third Battle of Ypres’. Although this battle was finally won by the allies, on 20 September 1917, the Australians sustained 5,000 killed and wounded. An Armistice Day feature can be viewed here on Picture Queensland.

Image no. 194810 was chosen as Picture of the week beginning 9 November 2009 to mark Armistice Day 2009.

Gunsynd

'The Goondiwindi Grey', as he was so affectionately known, won the hearts of race-goers Australia-wide and is still fondly remembered today. People from all parts of Australia visit Goondiwindi simply to see the statue of this great horse. People wrote poems and songs about Gunsynd and his legend still lives on. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Gunsynd had 29 wins including the 1971 Epsom Handicap and the 1972 Cox Plate and came third in the 1972 Melbourne Cup.

Image no. 79013 was chosen as Picture of the week beginning 02 November to celebrate the running of the 2009 Melbourne Cup.

Joh and Flo Bjelke-Petersen

Image no. 79023 was chosen as picture of the week beginning 26 October 2009. Queensland's longest-serving Premier, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, held office from 1968 to 1987, overseeing a period of major economic development of the State. He was also infamous for his hardline approach to public protest and industrial action, and demolition of historic buildings including the Cloudland Ballroom and the Bellevue Hotel. Sir Joh was voted one of Q150 State Shaper icons. His wife Flo was also a politician and a member of the Australian Senate from 1981 to 1993.

Margaret Lawrie

Margaret Lawrie was invited by the Queensland Government to travel to Cape York and Torres Strait Island communities to report on children's health and other issues in these communities. She returned to the Torres Strait each year in January from 1964 until 1970, to conduct training seminars for Torres Strait Islands teachers. As a result of these visits, Margaret gathered a large collection of material related to the Torres Strait communities.

An exhibition featuring the Margaret Lawrie collection titled Meriba Gidhal will open on Saturday 24 October in the Talbot Family Treasures Wall. Image no. TR1791-0409-0001 was chosen as Picture of the week beginning 19 October 2009 to celebrate this exhibition.

Lighthouse at Comboyuro Point, Moreton Island, 1906

This wooden lighthouse was built in 1873 and operated until 1960 at Comboyuro Point, Moreton Island.

Image no. 48372 was chosen as Picture of the week beginning 12 October 2009.

Southern Cross windmill

In 1876 Griffiths Bros. & Co were credited with making the first windmills in Australia. They called them the Griffith Mills and manufactured them at their Toowoomba factory. In 1903 the factory sold its first commercial windmill under the trade name 'Southern Cross'. The Southern Cross became the most popular windmill in Australian history.

Image no. 64391, Southern Cross windmills, was picture of the week beginning 5 October 2009. The image was chosen to highlight the fact that Southern Cross windmills was voted one of the Q150 icons, selected in the Inventions and innovations category.

Greenmount Homestead, Mackay

Historic Greenmount Homestead, about five kilometres west of Walkerston, is one of Mackay's most valued heritage attractions. Greenmount was named by Captain John Mackay in 1862 when he camped on site, the first European to do so. Fifty years later in 1912, settler Albert Cook bought the land to breed cattle. He built Greenmount Homestead in 1915. Albert Cook and his wife Dorothy were the first permanent residents on the historic property. Mindful of the historical significance of the homestead, Dorothy Cook gave the house and its original contents and the land on which it is situated to the Mackay community.

Image no qmc04722 is held by Mackay Regional Council Libraries, a contributor of images to Picture Queensland. This image was chosen as image of the week commencing 28 September 2009.

John Oxley

In 1823, while examining the suitability of Port Curtis, Moreton Bay and Port Bowen as sites for convict settlements, explorer John Oxley discovered the Brisbane River. He travelled 50 miles up the river and, much impressed by the country, recommended the area, which included the site of Brisbane, for a settlement. The original portrait of John Oxley is held in the Mitchell Library in Sydney.

Image no. 1330 was chosen as image of the week beginning 21 September 2009 to mark the discovery of Brisbane by John Oxley and Queensland's 150 year independence from New South Wales.

Historic fire truck and crew

The fire truck and crew were participating in the Carnival of Flowers parade, Toowoomba, 2002.

The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers is an annual event and this year celebrates 60 years of Carnival celebrations.

Image no. twb00037 was created by Reina Irmer and was chosen as image of the week beginning 14 September 2009.

Wattle tree covered in flowers near Cape Road, Laura, Cape York Peninsula

Wattle tree covered in flowers near Cape Road, Laura, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1984. Image no 407-04-01 from the Ron and Ngaire Gale Collection was chosen as image of the week commencing 7 September 2009 to celebrate the start of Spring.