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Queensland State Archives

Month: June 2020

Crowds at a 1988 Queensland Day march in Airlie Beach (IID: 436181)

Why do we celebrate Queensland Day on 6 June?

Because it’s Queensland’s (unofficial) birthday! It was on 6 June 1859 when Queen Victoria signed the Letters Patent to create the new colony of Queensland, separating us from New South Wales. However, it wasn’t until a proclamation of the separation was made that Queensland was born, and that proclamation (pictured below) was made on 10 […]

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