Item Item 1 - The tour of His Excellency the Governor through Northern & Western Queensland, 1908

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UQFL79-Series B-Item 1

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The tour of His Excellency the Governor through Northern & Western Queensland, 1908

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  • 1908 (Creation)

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1 photograph album ; b&w illustrations : 16 x 23 cm.

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Ralph Verney was Aide-de-camp (A.D.C.) to the Governor, Frederick John Napier Thesiger, (Lord Chelmsford).

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Handmade photograph album with gold embossed title on cover The tour of His Excellency the Governor through Northern & Western Queensland, 1908. Cover has the top left-hand cover torn away thus first words of the inscription on the inside cover is missing: [To Colin] Bell from Ralph Verney in remembrance of a very pleasant tour.

Ralph Verney was aide-de-camp to the Governor. The Governor, Frederick John Napier Thesiger, (Lord Chelmsford) accompanied by the Minister for Lands, Joshua Thomas Bell, left Brisbane on June 13 on a tour in Northern and North-western Queensland.

There are 48 black and white photographs, 5.5 x 8 cm, pasted on to boards. Some photographs appear to be missing. The numbering against the photographs are mostly in reverse order. Photographs have the following captioning:

  1. Inspector Malone
  2. Irvinebank
  3. Constable Dick
  4. A change of horses
  5. Forest Home
  6. An Aboriginal
  7. Forest Home
  8. The native cooks at Forest Home
  9. Main St, Georgetown
  10. His Excellency’s Goat Escort at Georgetown
  11. His Excellency’s Goat Escort at Georgetown
  12. His Excellency’s Goat Escort at Georgetown
  13. The start from Inverleigh Station
  14. Warandingo
  15. Floraville Post Office
  16. The luggage, Mr Mooney and Mr Smith
  17. Gregory Downs Hotel
  18. Burketown bore
  19. Burketown water supply
  20. Our hotel at Burketown
  21. Boundary fence between Queensland and Northern Territory
  22. Gate in Boundary fence between Queensland and Northern Territory
  23. A Bore at Rocklands
  24. Rocklands
  25. A midday meal
  26. Colin Bell on the left, His Excellency, and Inspector McGrath on the right
  27. The Australian Gum Trees
  28. Our Camp
  29. A midday halt
  30. Roughing it
  31. Packing up in the morning
  32. Colin Bell (1867-1934) on the trip with the Governor, and his brother Joshua Thomas Bell who was Minister for Lands and The Speaker
  33. The bath at Rocklands
  34. The Leichhardt River
  35. Coming out of the Leichhardt river [in horse drawn carriage]
  36. On the road
  37. Starting for the days journey
  38. The luggage buggy on the road
  39. On the road
  40. Harnessing up
  41. Roughing it
  42. A midday halt
  43. An evening camp
  44. Bales of wool between Burketown and Camooweal
  45. Native Trackers
  46. Putting in the horses
  47. Colin Bell and Fogarty bringing the horses out
  48. Native Trackers

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Unrestricted access.

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Out of copyright. Able to be reproduced without permission. Please attribute the Fryer Library.

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  • English

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Digitised in 2024: D000759.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this photograph album may contain images of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased. This album contains culturally sensitive depictions of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Parcel 1 Item 1

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Created, Linda Justo, 14-Jul-2021.

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