Dorothy Jones Dorothy Jones Archive. [Archive] (Unpublished)
Summary
Dorothy Jones was commissioned to write the history of the Shire of Johnstone to commemorate the discovery of the Johnstone River in 1873*. She had already written a successful history of the Cardwell Shire. Hurricane lamps and blue umbrellas is a history of the Johnstone Shire up to 1973. This collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and research notes collected while this book was being written.
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Additional Information
*This statement is drawn directly from the Acknowledgement section of Hurricane lamps and blue umbrellas where Jones states she was commissioned by a committee that was "formed to initiate arrangements to celebrate in 1973 the centenary of the discovery of the Johnstone River in 1873".
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References
Related publications held in the NQ Collection at James Cook University Library:
Jones, D (1961). Cardwell Shire story. Brisbane, Australia: Jacaranda Press and Cardwell Shire Council.
Jones, D (1974). Golden jubilee 1924 to 1974: Banyan Provisional to Tully State Primary School. Tully, Australia: Tully State Primary School.
Jones, D (1973). Hurricane lamps and blue umbrellas: A history of the Shire of Johnstone to 1973. Cairns, Australia: bolton Press.
Jones, D (1976). Trinity phoenix: A history of Cairns and District. Cairns, Australia: Cairns and District Centenary Committee.
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