Carr, Kate, and Vidonja Balanzategui, Bianka (2015) Mercer Lane Mosaic. [Creative Work]

Preview	Image (JPEG) (Mercer Lane Mosaic (explanatory panels)) Download (3MB) | Preview
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Preview	Image (JPEG) (Mercer Lane Mosaic (long view)) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (George Elphinstone Dalrymple and sugar cane growing begins) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Melanesian Islanders as indentured labour) - Supplemental Material Download (1MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Chinese workers, traditional owners and Melanesian labourers) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (The displacement of the Aboriginal people) Download (4MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Hamleigh Plantation Mill and the Mynah Bird) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (The barracks cook) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (A railway line to Lucinda Point) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (The Herbert River Farmers' Association) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Dr Gordon Morrissey and Weil's disease) Download (1MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (The Farmers' Building and the black hand) Download (4MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Italian migration in the 1920s and 1950s) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (The mechanical harvester and the demise of the manual cane cutter) Download (3MB) | Preview
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Preview	Image (JPEG) (The Canegrowers' Building) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (New technologies to combat pests and diseases) Download (4MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Horse racing, Maraka and the Herbert River Pastoral and Agricultural Society) Download (3MB) | Preview
Preview	Image (JPEG) (Sugar farming for the 21st century) Download (4MB) | Preview
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Preview	Image (JPEG) (Green cane handling and bulk harvesting) Download (4MB) | Preview
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Abstract

A mosaic tribute to the Cane Cutter and Sugar Cane Industry in Ingham. This project is a community public art project.

Research Statement

Research Background	This work is based on original scholarly research into the history of Ingham and its surrounding regions.
Research Contribution	Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui acted as historical consultant and ensured that the history presented in the mosaic is accurate and relevant. She was involved in selecting the topics to be presented, wrote the historical interpretations that form part of the work, and participated in creating the mosaic. The design of the images used in the panels was the work of the artist Kate Carr.
Research Significance	This is an innovative and significant piece of public history based on original research. It communicates scholarly history in a manner accessible to a broad public. Its placement makes the local history of Ingham accessible and relevant to both Ingham residents and visitors seeking to understand the region.
Item ID:	50850
Item Type:	Creative Work
Media of Output:	Ceramic mosaic in public space
Keywords:	Australian sugar industry, Herbert River, Australian migration history, Australian labour history, Ingham, Queensland history, Australian agricultural history
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2017 04:16
FoR Codes:	21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History @ 15% 21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210303 Australian History (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) @ 85%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology @ 100%
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