GET READY TO VOTE ON QUEENSLAND’S TOP 150 ICONS FROM 2 MARCH 2009
Published Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 05:00 AM
Premier
The Honourable Anna Bligh
From 2 March 2009 Queenslanders will have a once-in-a-150 year chance to vote on what they think are Queensland’s top 150 icons out of a list of 300 potential icons, Premier Anna Bligh said today.
“Queensland is 150 years young this year,” Ms Bligh said.
“This is a great time for us to define who we are and what says Queensland to us.
“We started this process in October last year inviting the public to put forward their nominations to their local member for icons across 10 categories from state shapers and sports legends to what people think is typically Queensland.
“More than 700 nominations were received from State MPs and the Q150 Short-listing Panel chaired by my Parliamentary Secretary, Phil Reeves MP, had the challenging job of short-listing these nominations to 300.
“As expected, Q150 icons have sparked plenty of interest and healthy debate and getting the list down to the top 150 will be no easy feat.
“Indeed it is up to Queenslanders to make the final choice.
“Public voting on the Q150 website www.q150.qld.gov.au begins on 2 March and closes on 30 April. Or look out in your local paper for a Q150 icons voting form at the end of March.
“Now is the time for Queenslanders to have their say and identify Queensland’s top defining moments. The Fitzgerald Inquiry, the Qantas story or World Expo 88?
“What about our top Events and Festivals? Coolangatta Gold, the Ekka or Mount Isa Rodeo?
“Queenslanders have a reputation for being innovative so what innovations and inventions will make the top 150 list? The Dingo fence, School of the Air or a world-first underwater computer?
“What locations are quintessential Queensland? South Bank, Surfers Paradise or Charters Towers?
“The Great Barrier Reef just has to be one of our greatest natural attractions. After all you can see it from outer space.
“What other natural attractions will Queenslander vote for? From the Daintree to the Whitsundays and Fraser Island, we are spoilt for choice.
“As for sports legends, there’s no denying Queensland has more than it’s fair share of legends to choose from which might just be the hardest job of all and the same can be said for influential artists.
“Who will be identified among the top state-shapers? Lady Diamantina, Surf Lifesavers or Wayne Bennett?
“Will the Story Bridge make it into the top structures and engineering feats alongside Skyrail Rainforest Cableway or the Old Windmill at Wickham Terrace? The choice is yours.
“On the lighter side of life, could the macadamia nut or mud crab be typically Queensland?
“Who knows? One thing is for sure. We will all soon know the answer to these questions and more.
“After 30 April, I look forward to seeing just what Queenslanders have said says Queensland to them and to making the announcement on the (top 150) Q150 icons during Queensland Week in June.”
Each Q150 icon category aligns with the Q150 theme of our people, our places and our stories.
Q150 is proudly supported by Bank of Queensland, Santos, The University of Queensland, Warner Bros. Movie World, Qantas, Bundaberg Rum, Clovely Estate, Coca-Cola, XXXX, Austereo, APN News and Media, Macquarie Southern Cross Media, Network 10, Nova 106.9FM and Quest Community Newspapers.
Media contact: 3224 4500
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Short-listed 300 Q150 icons for public vote at www.q150.qld.gov.au | |
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CATEGORY |
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Defining moments |
1974 Queensland floods |
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1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games | |
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Abolishment of the Upper House in 1922 | |
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All chained up for women's rights (1965 at Regatta Hotel) | |
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Arrival of Kanakas in Queensland (1879-1904) | |
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Australia's first Aboriginal Parliamentarians | |
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Battle of Milne Bay in 1942 | |
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Cloudland and the Bellevue Hotel demolished | |
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Creation of the 'Brisbane Line' | |
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Eggs and the Australian Federal Police | |
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Fire at Whisky Au Go Go | |
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Fitzgerald Inquiry (1987-89) | |
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Gold discovered in Queensland (1867) | |
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John Oxley's exploration of Moreton Bay in 1823 | |
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Mabo High Court of Australia decision | |
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Moura Mine disasters | |
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QANTAS takes to the air | |
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Queen Elizabeth's 1954 tour of Australia | |
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Queensland proclaimed as a new colony | |
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Queensland shearers' strike of 1891 | |
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Queensland the first with free education | |
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Queensland wins its first Sheffield Shield (1995) | |
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Railway comes to Queensland (1865) | |
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Redcliffe the starting place for European settlement | |
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SEQEB strikes of 1985 | |
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Street marches banned in Queensland | |
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US forces come to Queensland | |
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World Expo 88 | |
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World Heritage listing of the Wet Tropics | |
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World's first labour government takes office in Queensland | |
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Events and festivals |
Australia Day Cockroach Races (Story Bridge Hotel) |
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Australian Festival of Chamber Music (Townsville) | |
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Australian Italian Festival (Ingham) | |
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B&S Balls | |
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Beef Expo (Rockhampton) | |
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Birdsville Races | |
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Boulia Camel Races | |
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Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race | |
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Carnival of Flowers (Toowoomba) | |
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Chinchilla Melon Festival | |
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Coolangatta Gold | |
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Country Music Muster (Gympie) | |
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Dirt and Dust Festival (Julia Creek) | |
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EKKA (Brisbane) | |
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Goomeri Pumpkin Festival | |
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Indy (Gold Coast) | |
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Laura Dance Festival | |
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Livid Music Festival (Brisbane) | |
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Mary Poppins Festival (Maryborough) | |
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Mount Isa Rodeo | |
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Noosa Triathalon | |
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Out of the Box Festival (Brisbane) | |
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Panyiri Greek Festival (Brisbane) | |
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Riverfire (Riverfestival) | |
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Schoolies Week (Gold Coast) | |
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Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival | |
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State of Origin | |
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Warana Festival (Brisbane) | |
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Warwick Rodeo | |
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Woodford Folk Festival | |
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Influential artists |
Bee Gees |
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Betty Churcher | |
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Billy Thorpe | |
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Charles Chauvel | |
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David Malouf | |
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Deborah Mailman | |
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Geoffrey Rush | |
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Gladys Moncrieff | |
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Graeme Connors | |
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Hugh Lunn | |
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Judith Wright | |
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JW Wilson | |
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Kev Carmody | |
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Keith Urban | |
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Mills Sisters | |
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Nick Earles | |
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Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) | |
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Powderfinger | |
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Rex Backhaus-Smith | |
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Robin Gibson | |
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Rock art galleries | |
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Ron Hurley | |
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Savage Garden | |
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Steele Rudd | |
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The Go-Betweens | |
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The Saints | |
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Tracey Moffatt | |
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William Barton | |
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William McInnes | |
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William Robinson | |
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Innovations and inventions |
Billabong |
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Biolytx Wastewater Treatment System | |
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Blue Care (formally Blue Nurses) | |
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Cervical cancer vaccination (Professor Ian Frazer) | |
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Chermside Shopping Centre | |
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Condamine Bell | |
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Cox ride-on lawn mower | |
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Dingo fence | |
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Discovery of parasites in the human bloodstream | |
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Easton Pearson | |
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GroundProbe | |
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Immune system research wins Nobel Prize | |
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Kids Alive - Do the 5 | |
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Lamingtons | |
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Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment | |
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Mechanical cane cutter | |
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Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant | |
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Multi-focal contact lens | |
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Pneumatic broadacre air seeder | |
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Polio treatment | |
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Royal Flying Doctor Service | |
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School of the Air | |
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Scramjet 1993 | |
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Southern Cross Windmills | |
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Stinger nets | |
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Tilt Train | |
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Triple P Parenting (Professor Matt Sanders) | |
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Weis Fruit Bar | |
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World's first underwater computer | |
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wotif.com.au | |
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Locations |
Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast Hinterland) |
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Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame (Longreach) | |
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Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge | |
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Big Pineapple (Nambour) | |
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Binna Burra (Gold Coast Hinterland) | |
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Black Stump (Blackall) | |
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Boggo Road Gaol (Brisbane) | |
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Breakfast Creek Hotel (Brisbane) | |
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Bundaberg Distillery | |
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Charters Towers | |
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City Botanic Gardens (Brisbane) | |
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Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Gold Coast) | |
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Darling Downs | |
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Gallipoli Barracks (Enoggera) | |
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Great Dividing Range | |
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Hervey Bay | |
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Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (Brisbane) | |
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Mount Isa Mines | |
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Mt Coot-tha Lookout (Brisbane) | |
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Newstead House (Brisbane) | |
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Noosa | |
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Paronella Park (North Queensland) | |
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Port Douglas | |
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RAAF Amberley | |
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Riversleigh | |
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Roma Street Parklands (Brisbane) | |
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Southbank Parklands (Brisbane) | |
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Southbank Cultural Precinct (Brisbane) | |
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Surfers Paradise | |
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Yatala Pie Shop | |
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Natural attractions |
Barron Falls |
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Blackall Range | |
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Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) | |
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Bunya Mountains | |
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Burke and Wills "Dig Tree" | |
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Capricorn Caves | |
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Carnarvon Gorge | |
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Castle Hill (Townsville) | |
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Combo Waterhole | |
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Daintree Rainforest | |
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Eungella National Park | |
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Fraser Island | |
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Glasshouse Mountains | |
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Great Artesian Basin | |
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Great Barrier Reef | |
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Kangaroo Point Cliffs | |
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Lamington National Park | |
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Magnetic Island | |
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Min Min lights | |
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Moreton Bay | |
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Outback Queensland | |
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Porcupine Gorge (Hughenden) | |
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Springbrook World Heritage listed National Park | |
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Stradbroke Island | |
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Tip of Cape York | |
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Torres Strait Islands | |
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Undara lava tubes | |
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Virgin Rock (Springsure) | |
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Wallaman Falls | |
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Whitsundays | |
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Sports legends |
Allan Border |
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Allan (Alfie) Langer | |
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Anna Meares | |
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Arthur Beetson | |
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Ashley Cooper | |
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Cathy Freeman | |
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Dick Johnson | |
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Eddie Gilbert | |
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Frank Farina | |
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George Moore | |
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Glynis Nunn | |
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Grant Hackett | |
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Grant Kenny | |
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Greg Norman | |
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Gunsynd | |
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John Eales | |
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Karrie Webb | |
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Keiren Perkins | |
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Mal Meninga | |
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Matthew Hayden | |
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Michael Voss | |
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Mick Doohan | |
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Pam O'Neil | |
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Pat Rafter | |
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Paul McLean | |
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Rod Laver | |
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Steven Bradbury | |
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Susie O'Neill | |
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Vicki Wilson | |
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Wally Lewis | |
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State-shapers |
Allan Cunningham |
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Archer Family | |
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Bert Hinkler | |
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Bruce Small | |
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Charles Kingsford Smith | |
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Clem Jones | |
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Dr Stephen Simpson | |
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Eddie Mabo | |
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Founders of Qantas | |
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Francis Nicklin | |
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Isolated Children's Parents Association | |
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James Cook | |
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James Duhig (Archbishop) | |
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Joh Bjelke-Petersen | |
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John Flynn | |
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John Oxley | |
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Lady Diamantina | |
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Leslie Thiess | |
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Mayne Family | |
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Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland | |
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Samuel Walter Griffith | |
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State Emergency Service | |
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Steve Irwin | |
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Surf Livesavers | |
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The Moreton Bay Courier (now The Courier-Mail) | |
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Thomas Petrie | |
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TJ Ryan | |
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Wayne Bennett | |
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William Forgan Smith | |
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Yungaba Immigration Centre | |
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Structures and engineering feats |
Brisbane City Hall |
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Burdekin Bridge | |
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Burkedin Falls Dam | |
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Commissariat Store (Brisbane) | |
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Customs House (Brisbane) | |
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Emerald Railway Station | |
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Empire Theatre (Toowoomba) | |
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Festival Hall (Brisbane) | |
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Gateway Bridge (Brisbane) | |
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Government House (Brisbane) | |
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Hornibrook Highway Bridge (Redcliffe) | |
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Hotel Corones (Charleville) | |
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Ipswich Grammar School | |
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Kuranda Scenic Railway (Cairns) | |
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Old Museum (Brisbane) | |
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Parliament House (Brisbane) | |
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Powerlink Building (Virginia) | |
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Q1 (Gold Coast) | |
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Qantas Hangers (Longreach and Cloncurry) | |
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Skyrail Rainforest Cable (Cairns) | |
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St John's Cathedral (Brisbane) | |
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St Mary's Church (Ipswich) | |
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Story Bridge (Brisbane) | |
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Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) | |
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The Gabba (Brisbane) | |
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The Old Mill (Wickham Terrace) | |
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Toowoomba Range rail | |
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University of Queensland Great Court | |
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Victoria Barracks (Petrie Terrace) | |
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XXXX Brewery (Brisbane) | |
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Typically Queensland |
Backyard BBQs |
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Bottle tree | |
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Bowen mango | |
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Brahman cattle | |
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Buderim ginger | |
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Bundaberg Rum | |
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Bunya tree | |
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Cane fields | |
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Cane toad | |
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Gulf barramundi | |
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Jacaranda tree | |
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Jackie Howe | |
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Macadamia nut | |
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Maroon | |
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Moreton Bay bug | |
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Moreton Bay fig tree | |
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Mud crab | |
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Pineapples | |
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Pot of beer | |
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Queenslander house | |
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School ports | |
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Shearing shed | |
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Shingle Inn | |
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Summer afternoon storms | |
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Sunshine | |
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Thongs | |
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Togs | |
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"Under the house" | |
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"Waltzing Matilda" | |
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XXXX Beer | |
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