Q150

Plaque on Q150 time capsule, Old Government House

Q150 was the sequicentenary (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.^[1]

Celebrations

The Q150 time capsule, Old Government House

The Queensland government and other Queensland organisations celebrated the occasion with many events and publications, including:

• announcement of the top 150 icons of Queensland by the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh ^[2][3]
• 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^[4][5]

Q150 Mural at Coominya Railway Station by Deb Edwards

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.^[6]

References

1. "Queensland turns 150 in 2009". Q150. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. Bligh, Anna (10 June 2009). "Premier unveils Queensland's 150 icons". Media Statements. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. "Q150 icons list". Brisbane Times. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. Robertson, Stephen (24 June 2009). "Q150 honours Queensland's earliest explorers". Media statements. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
5. "About SSSI Q150 Project". Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Q150. Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
6. Maeseele, Melanie (29 September 2009). "History on display in new mural". Queensland Times. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

External links

• "Q150". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. — Official website