Q150
{{short description|150th anniversary of Queensland, Australia as an independent colony and state}}
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Q150 was the sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) of the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859. Separation established the Colony of Queensland which became the State of Queensland in 1901 as part of the Federation of Australia. Q150 was celebrated in 2009.{{cite web|title=Queensland turns 150 in 2009|url=http://www.q150.qld.gov.au/|website=Q150|publisher=Queensland Government|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-date=15 December 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215010101/http://www.q150.qld.gov.au/}}
Celebrations
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The Queensland government and other Queensland organisations celebrated the occasion with many events and publications, including:
- announcement of the 150 icons of Queensland by the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh{{cite web|last1=Bligh|first1=Anna|title=Premier unveils Queensland's 150 icons|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/64301|website=Media Statements|publisher=Queensland Government|date=10 June 2009|access-date=14 July 2014}}{{cite news|title=Q150 icons list|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/q150-icons-list-20090610-c2xk.html|access-date=14 July 2014|work=Brisbane Times|date=10 June 2009}}
- placement of a time capsule in the grounds of Old Government House
- the creation of monuments at significant survey points in Queensland's history by the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute to honour the many early explorer/surveyors who mapped the state{{cite web|last1=Robertson|first1=Stephen|title=Q150 honours Queensland's earliest explorers|url=http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/Id/64722|website=Media statements|publisher=Queensland Government|access-date=14 July 2014|date=24 June 2009}}{{cite web|title=About SSSI Q150 Project|url=http://www.sssiq150.com.au/About-SSSI-Q150-Project.aspx|website=Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Q150|publisher=Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute|access-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605091658/http://sssiq150.com.au/About-SSSI-Q150-Project.aspx|archive-date=5 June 2014}}
- the State Library of Queensland collected stories from notable Queenslanders, as part of the Storylines - Q150 digital stories project.{{SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/storylines-q150-digital-stories-treasure-collection-john-oxley-library|title=Storylines Q150 digital stories: Treasure collection of the John Oxley Library|date=3 December 2021|author(s)=Chrissi Theodosiou & Troy Keith|accessdate=8 June 2022}}
Many local communities celebrated Q150 in various ways. In Coominya, the local heritage society commissioned a series of murals depicting early life at the town.{{cite news|last1=Maeseele|first1=Melanie|title=History on display in new mural|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/proud-history-on-display-in-new-mural/370505/|access-date=11 February 2015|work=Queensland Times|date=29 September 2009}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Q150}}
- {{cite web|title=Q150|url=http://www.q150.qld.gov.au|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426120048/http://www.q150.qld.gov.au/|archive-date=26 April 2010}} — Official website
- [http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/f/1oppkg1/slq_digitool429775 10085 Storylines - Q150 digital stories], 2009, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
- [https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/storylines-q150-digital-stories-treasure-collection-john-oxley-library Storylines Q150 digital stories: Treasure collection of the John Oxley Library], John Oxley Library Blog, State Library of Queensland.