This workshop offers a unique opportunity to put on the white gloves and join us for this hands-on look at some of State Library of Queensland’s precious original First World War materials. Get up close and personal with a curated selection of First World War treasures such as letters, diaries and photographs. A State Library […]
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8 February 2016 Longreach to Host First World War White Gloves Experience On 16 February Qantas Founders Museum will host a free white gloves interactive experience with First World War treasures from State Library of Queensland. The First World War Treasures: a white gloves experience workshop offers a unique opportunity for Longreach […]
Qantas Founders Museum Media Release 15 December 2015 QANTAS FOUNDERS MUSEUM AWARDED QUEENSLAND ANZAC CENTENARY GRANT Qantas Founders Museum has been awarded $30,000 from the Queensland Anzac Centenary Community Grants Program for a museum project titled “Qantas and Defence”. The “Qantas and Defence” Project involves the construction of an interactive table display and signage […]
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At the launch of the Catalina Display, Curator Tom Harwood gave a speech about the history of the Qantas Double Sunrise flights. Please find below the Curator’s speech…. “What we’ve come to call the ‘Double Sunrise’ service was a relatively minor part of Qantas history but a disproportionately important part. World War 2 almost killed […]
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The Shrine of Remembrance Trustees and Qantas Founders Museum are pleased to invite you to the launch of “Indigenous Australians at war: From the Boer War to present” by Leonie Pratt, Director of Community Engagement at the Shrine of Remembrance. The launch will be held in the galleries of Qantas Founders Museum and is free to […]
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Indigenous Australians have served Australia in all major conflicts from the Boer War to the present. The armed services would provide a first experience of equal opportunity, although sadly not an enduring one. In this award-winning exhibition the Shrine of Remembrance celebrates the courage, tenacity and resourcefulness of Indigenous Australians in the armed forces. The exhibition […]
QANTAS and ANZAC by Qantas Founders Museum’s Curator, Tom Harwood. Anzac Day has special significance for the Qantas Founders Museum. The founders we commemorate were among the original ANZAC’s. Paul McGinness, the man the others called the ‘Spark of Qantas’, enlisted with the 8th Light Horse in September 1914 and was among the second wave […]
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