First World War records at QSA
The Queensland State Archives has made available an enormous range of digitised records (both documents and pictorial images) that you could use to enhance the story of your family in Queensland during the Great War. But how can find out what is available without needing to conduct multiple catalogue searches on Image Queensland?
Now you can browse the full list of almost 600 items by caption or title in a simple interface through Data Queensland. Go to https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/first-world-war-records/resource/b98870f4-324e-49e8-bfff-a64292956131
Now you can browse the full list of almost 600 items by caption or title in a simple interface through Data Queensland. Go to https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/first-world-war-records/resource/b98870f4-324e-49e8-bfff-a64292956131
On the page select Visualisation Preview (not Download).
Grab the right-hand edge of the fifth column (headed Caption/Title) and drag it to make the column wider till you can read what it contains.
Grab the right-hand edge of the fifth column (headed Caption/Title) and drag it to make the column wider till you can read what it contains.
To help your search, you can rearrange the items in the list to group them by place or the government agency responsible for the record by clicking on the heading of Column 9 or 11. Column 8 should sort by time of creation but since almost everything is labelled 1910-1919, it is not much use in this case.
When you have found an item you want to view, simply slide across to column two in the same row and click the coloured hyperlink. You will be taken to the Image Queensland item description where there will be a link to open or save the image.
When you have found an item you want to view, simply slide across to column two in the same row and click the coloured hyperlink. You will be taken to the Image Queensland item description where there will be a link to open or save the image.