Sciencentre
10 free monthly talks on our cultural heritage.
First Wednesday of the month at 12:30pm to 1:15pm from February to November 2009
Theatre, Level 2
Thought-provoking and diverse topics with themes of history and culture presented by entertaining speakers.
Archaeology's early origins
Michael Westaway, Curator - Archaeology, Queensland Museum
Discover the significance of the Museum's Skertchly Collection which consists of Palaeolithic artefacts, including Aboriginal stone artefacts, dating back to the Ice Age.
Brisbane's back door
Don Watson, Architect, Department of Public Works
Discover the less-than-savoury aspects of North Bank's past
Image: State Library of Queensland, image number: 38565
Defending the north
Howard Pearce, Heritage Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency
Uncover evidence of WW2 defence preparations in north Queensland.
Please note this talk will be held in the Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre. How to get to the Queensland Art Gallery.
Mothers Memorial: a promise broken
Geoff Ginn, Lecturer in History, University of Queensland
Why did the plan to move the Mothers Memorial in Toowoomba excite such a public outcry?
Selling Queensland: Triumph in the Tropics
Professor Peter Spearritt, Professor of History, University of Queensland
and Dr Marion Stell, Project Coordinator, University of Queensland
An irreverent look at the images used to sell Queensland over the last 100 years.
Image: Courtesy Peter Spearitt Collection
Life on a gold field
Geraldine Mate, Curator - Science and Technology in Society, Queensland Museum
Far from romantic, hear about real life on a Queensland gold field at Mount Shamrock.
Tracks and trails: opening up Queensland
Margaret Cook, Historian
Discover how Queensland opened up to settlement, and how humble tracks made way for major thoroughfares.
Image: State Library of Queensland, image number: 39883
The makings of a nutty business
Catherine Chambers, Cultural Heritage Branch, Environmental Protection Agency
The beginnings of the macadamia industry.
Naturalist, Curator and Soldier - a life cut short
Jeff Hopkins-Weise, Historian and Michael Quinnell, former Curator - Anthropology, Queensland Museum
The life of Ken Jackson, a Queensland Museum ethnologist and soldier who collected in countries he served in during WW2 until he was tragically killed in action in 1943.
Summer getaways
Peter Osborne and Sean O'Keeffe, Cultural Heritage Branch, Environmental Protection Agency
Favourite summer spots of the North Coast from the late 1800s.
Image: Sunshine Coast Regional Libraries
Queensland Connections is a joint initiative of Queensland Museum and the Environmental Protection Agency.
