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'Tinsmith: an ordinary romance'

Thursday April 5 - Sunday June 3 2012

Bribie Island Seaside Museum, 1 South Esplanade, Bongaree QLD 4507.

Open Thurs and Fri 10am-4pm, Sat and Sun 10am-3pm.

This is an exhibition by nationally acclaimed jeweller Barbara Heath, which explores the fascinating yet forgotten history of tin smithing in southeast Queensland. An Artisan travelling exhibition.

For more information visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au or call (07) 3408 0007. Free entry to museum, wheelchair accessable.

Meet the author of Surveying Success - 24 May 2012 Angus&Rob - 24.05.12, 12:00pm

Book signing on Thursday 24 May 2012 @ Angus & Robertson, Post Office Square, Brisbane

By History in Focus

Meet author, Hilary Davies, at Angus & Robertson Bookstore, Post Office Square, Brisbane on Thursday 24 May 2012 12:00-2:00pm. Have a chat about her book set in colonial Queensland – Surveying Success: The Hume Family in Colonial Queensland. Find out about the Hume family - What did they achieve? How did they get to the top in Queensland? These answers and more…

Time: 12:00pm

Date: Thu 24th May, 2012

Location: Angus & Robertson Bookstore, Post Office Square, Brisbane

My email is: moc.lleszo@sucofniyrotsih

My website is: http://history-in-focus.com

Innovations and Inventions Seminar - 09.05.12, 10:00am

Staff from the Queensland State Archives, National Archives of Australia and the State Library of Queensland have delved into their vast collections to source information about innovations and inventions.

Come along to this shared presentation and hear stories about creative, imaginative and historically interesting problem solvers. For more information, and to book, please call 07 3840 7896 or visithttp://www.slq.eventbrite.com/.

Time: 10:00am

Date: Wed 9th May, 2012

Location: State Library of Queensland Auditorium 2, level 2

My website is: www.archives.qld.gov.au

Categories: Archives

Tagged: events, ArchivesSearch, Queensland history, inventions, patents, archival collections, Queensland State Archives, State Library of Queensland, digitised colelctions

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