Badges and patches : realia collected by State Library of Queensland

Box 1:

Unit ID
18421857690
Box number
1
Box title
Packet 1
Scope and content

Badges include:

  • Australian Pensioners League, Queensland Branch, manufacturer - W.Bishop Factory, Brisbane;
  • No. 258, U.G.L.Q (United Grand Lodge of Queensland), manufacturer - Stegman & Son, Brisbane;
  • M.U.I.O.O.F (International Order of Odd Fellows) Queensland, manufacturer - G.A Miller & Sons, Sydney;
  • B.R.L.F.C  (Brothers Rugby League Football Club) Maryborough, Q., manufacturer - K.C Luke, Melbourne;
  • R.&.C.Q.R.F.L (Rockhampton and Central Queensland Rugby Football League), manufacturer - Angus & Coot, Sydney;
  • Magnetic Island, manufacturer - Stokes;
  • Medical Services, Civil Defense Queensland, 3834, manufacturer - Wallace Bishop, Brisbane;
  • Caboolture Senior Citizens, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • 21 Years, Special Olympics Queensland;
  • Linesman Training School, manufacturer - Myers & Co, Brisbane;
  • Gympie Soaring Club, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • Bundaberg Caravan Club;
  • National Country Music Muster, 2004, manufacturer - Myers Badges;
  • Toowoomba Home Garden Club, manufacturer - 'Mirror Top' by Myers & Co Australia;
  • Fire Brigade Social Club, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • Queensland Lawn Bowls Association Golden Jubilee, 1930-1980, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • Miami Qld. Roller Skating Club, manufacturer - Myers & Co Brisbane;
  • Skate Arena Roller Rink, Brisbane, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Skateland, Skating Club, A.F.A.R.S., Gympie, manufacturer - Wallace Bishop;
  • Mitchelton Skate Roller Club, manufacturer - Myers & Co, Brisbane;
  • Townsville Hockey Association, manufacturer - Angus & Coot;
  • Gold Coast Hockey Association, manufacturer - A.J Parkes, Qld.;
  • Netball Association, Brisbane Div. Day grading, manufacturer - Myers & Co;
  • N.Q.B.D.A (North Queensland District Bowling Association), manufacturer - Wallace Bishop, Brisbane;
  • Gold Coast Skating Club;
  • Coolangatta Bowls Club, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • RSBC (Returned Services Bowls Club), manufacturer - Myers & Co;
  • Glideaway Skate Club, Queensland;
  • URGQ (Underwater Research Group of Queensland);
  • Queensland Road Safety Council, manufacturer - Wallace Bishop, Brisbane;
  • Cairns Hockey Association;
  • Maryborough Hockey Association, manufacturer - Wallace Bishop, Brisbane;
  • Australian Women's Land Army; Shine on Brisbane, manufacturer Bladon Marketing;
  • New Zealand Expo [New Zealand pavilion at Expo88];
  • The Journalists' Club Brisbane Australia, 1983 member 70, not transferable, perfection Sydney, 770775;
  • Tramway Bowling Association, manufacturer - A.J Parkes;
  • QVNCM (Queensland Voluntary Net Camouflage Makers), manufacturer - Myers & Co.

Textile patches:

  • Queensland State Emergency Service;
  • Queensland Ambulance;
  • Mount Isa (still in packet, manufactured by Glaser);
  • Noosa Heads; Ingham NQ, sugar train;
  • Magic Castle, Gold Coast;
  • Bullens African Lion Safari, Beenleigh Qld.;
  • Thunderbolt Roller Coaster, Dreamworld, Gold Coast Qld.

Commemorative medallion: H.R.H Prince of Wales, Welcome to Australia, 1920

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Box 2:

Unit ID
18421857690
Box number
2
Box title
Packet 2
Scope and content

Badges include:

  • Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade;
  • Metropolitan Fire Brigades Brisbane, 'Semper Paratus';
  • Licensed collector Q 1744, [secondhand dealer badge];
  • Queensland Railway Ambulance Corps, name on reverse 'H.J. Meegan, 1939', manufacturer - W.B [Wallace Bishop];
  • Queensland Railway Ambulance Corps, name on reverse 'G.A. Swanson, 1930';
  • Queensland Railway Ambulance, name on reverse 'G.M. Page', manufacturer - W.B [Wallace Bishop];
  • Queensland Railway Ambulance Corps, name on reverse 'G. Robins', manufacturer - Lavelles Silver;
  • Four Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, one centre committee; one benefit committee; one ladies committee. Two made by A.J Parks and two manufactured by Wallace Bishop;
  • Two QATB (Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade) Ladies Committee, one from Monto manufactured by AJ Parks, Brisbane; the other from Warwick engraved with the name M. Wilkinson manufactured by J.M Dempster;
  • Q'ld Week, 'liberty' (Queensland Liberty Week pin), manufacturer - Wallace Bishop;
  • South Burnet Rail Trail;
  • Kuranda Range Railway; 
  • Queensland Rail locomotive engine shaped tie clip;
  • Queensland Rail train tie pin;
  • City Express 928 bus shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Ascot no. 231 tram shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Valley 109 bus shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Rosalie 136 tram shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • West End Hamilton 47 tram shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Blue tram shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Queensland Rail train shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Salisbury 71 tram shaped badge, manufacturer - Murdoch Model Eng.;
  • Balmoral 70 tram shaped badge, manufacturer - A.J. Parks;
  • Two Queensland CWA (Country Women's Association) badges, one for branch vice-president, manufacturer - Wallace Bishop;
  • Mary Valley Heritage Railway, Gympie Qld;
  • Goodwill games, 29 August - 9 September 2001;
  • RAAF Association;
  • Pin the shape of an unshelled peanut; 
  • Waltzing Matilda;
  • Shirley Thoms yodelling sweetheart;
  • GAB  - probably stands for Grand Australasian Banner, a lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB);
  • QLD ROAB [Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes] GAB, sports association;
  • Stockman's Hall of Fame, Longreach Qld;
  • City of Ipswich, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia;
  • Buffaloes, do it by degrees;
  • MGC - in a stylised design. Pre-1955 Methodist Girls Comradeship (MGC) badge;
  • National Christian youth convention, Brisbane 1960;
  • All Hallows Dieu et devoir - M. Bishop Brisbane;

Textile patches

  • Two Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland - different designs
  • Sunshine Coast, Australia
  • We saw the birds at Caloundra, Qld. Have you?
  • Beaver Masters [Scouts, Queensland]
  • Tambo, Qld

 

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