Queensland State Archives
The Queensland State Archives is the lead agency for public recordkeeping in Queensland, Australia. It is the custodian of the largest and most significant documentary heritage collection about Queensland.
Bundaberg Surf Life Saving Club Members, Nielson Park, Burnett Shire, c.1931
Queensland State Archives, Dutton Park, July 1968 during the construction
Commissariat Store, Brisbane
Commissariat Store is a heritage-listed storehouse at 115–127 William Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is bordered by William Street, Queen's Wharf Road and the Brisbane River, and is the birthplace of Queensland. It was designed by William John Dumaresq and built from 1828 to 1913 by convict labour under the direction of Captain Logan as a permanent Commissariat Store for the Moreton Bay penal settlement. It is also known as Government Stores, State Stores Building, and Colonial Store. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Queen's Wharf Road facade of the Commissariat Store
Architectural plans for the Commissariat Store, circa 1840
William Street view of the second floor of the Commissariat Store, 2012