About Books

Text Queensland features the following book collections:

University of Queensland Press (UQP) 

Scholarly books about Queensland politics, race, state, regional and social history. Authors include historians, journalists, economists, scientists and other specialists.
Date range: since 1948

Queensland heritage texts

Out-of-print books about Queensland pioneers, frontier violence and travelers' guides sourced from libraries in Queensland. Authors include significant literary figures, politicians, administrators, journalists, pastoralists and itinerant rural workers.
Date range: since 1841

Lectures on North Queensland History

A series of book chapters originally delivered in the 1970s as lectures at James Cook University including themes about race, labour relations, gender, mining, agriculture, pastoralism and sugar.
Date range: 1972-74