The Coming of the White Birds
50 Years of counting Torres Strait Piegons
Margaret Thorsborne's recount of the last 50 years counting.
DVD available
Thorsborne Trust / RADF: 25 mins 16s
Tea & Me - Quart Pots
Karma Waters Station
Every cup has a story, during a cattle muster on Karma Waters station the group stop for a cuppa beside the cattle yards (2012)
State Library of Queensland: 6 mins
Rex Eggmolesse
Australian South Sea Islander
Res is the 12th or 13 children, his Grandparents were taken from Santo Island in Vanuatu during the Blackbirding years. (2011)
Qld Museum/Sunshine Coast Council: 7 mins
Visit to the Old Place
Australian South Sea Islanders
The South Sea Islander community gather together for a visit to the old place near Bli Bli (2011)
Qld Museum/Sunshine Coast Council: 8 mins 43s
Paddy Shephard
Station owner Cape York
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Paddy Shephard is a station owner living on Cape York at Coen (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 6 mins
Gloria Standen
The Black Pearls Hairdressers
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Gloria's hairdressing unit travels Cape York training young people (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 5 mins
Tea & Me - The Pope's Cup
Margeaux Crooks
Every cup has a story, during a cup of afternoon tea Margeaux tell's the story of the Pope's cup and how it came to be called that (2102)
State Library of Queensland: 6 mins
Pamela Blackman
Australian South Sea Islander
Pamela's grandmother was collecting salt from the sea in 1894 when she was mesmorised by a sailing and ship and was taken to Australia( 2011)
Qld Musuem/Sunshine Coast Council: 6mins
Frank Struber
Malanda
Frank tells the story of early day Malanda and the clearing out of the swimming hole near Malanda Falls Visitor Centre (2012)
Malanda Visitors Centre: 4 mins 44s
Neville Smith
Kuranda Railway Station
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. The story of the last manual changing system in Australia (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 5 mins
Seaman Dan
Torres Strait Singer Songwriter
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Two time ARIA winner, Seaman began his recording career at age 69 (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 7 mins
Tommy George
Laura, Cape York
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Tommy George tells some of his life's story (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 4 mins
Abe Muriata
Basket Craftsman
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Abe is a weaver of fine traditional baskets based at Girringun Arts Centre (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 5min 30s
Sonny Byquar
Australian South Sea Islander
Sonny's family came from Vanuatu and the Solomons, in his working years he cut sugar cane by hand in the fields around the Sunshine Coast.
Qld Museum/Sunshine Coast Council: 6 mins
Tom Risley
Artist
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Tom Risley talks about his life as an artist and his inspriations (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 6 mins 45s
Margit Cianelli
Wildlife Carer, Atherton Tablelands
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Margit cares for injured and orphaned native wildlife (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 6 mins 30s
Barry Port
Aboriginal Police Tracker, Coen
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Barry is one of the last trackers working with the police (2009)
State Library of Queensland: 3 mins 47s
Peter Clark
Coen Dunny Man
The Q150 stories celebrated Queensland's distinctive identity. Peter was once the dunny man for the Cape York town of Coen(2009)