O'Brien Collection

Pat O'Brien and friend on motorcylce, Burdekin Bridge, 1955

Young man diving from Bluewater Bridge, Townsville, ca. 1945

Youth swimming at Bluewater Bridge, Townsville, ca. 1945

First helicopter to land on The Strand, Townsville, 1953

Pat O'Brien on Bluewater Bridge, Townsville, ca. 1945

Flying boat tender, skippered during WWII, Townsille, 1944-45

Pat O'Brien digging his motorcycle out of mud, Cluden track, Townsville, 1954

Pat O'Brien drumming at RAAF base Garbutt, 1953

Pat O'Brien in mud scramble during motorcycle race, Cluden track, Townsville, 1954

Pat O'Brien and Robert Berry on striped L.E. Velocette motorcycle, 1952

Pat O'Brien during mud motorcycle race, Cluden track, Townsville, 1954

Pat O'Brien and dog, Bluewater Creek, Townsville, 1951

O'Brien family shopping in Flinders street, Townsville, ca. 1937

Crossing the West Barratta bridge, Burdekin, March 1965

Members of Parks hockey team, Cutheringa Park, Townsville, 1948

Pat O'Brien on scooter, Camp Street, Mundingburra, ca. 1935

Truck washed off low level Barratta Bridge, Burdekin, 1965

Pat O'Brien in front of igloo hut, RAAF base Garbutt, Townsville, ca. 1953

Portrait of Pat O'Brien with his mother, Townsville, ca. 1930

Alligator Creek meatworks, Townsville, 1912

Aerial view of Alligator Creek meatworks, Townsville, n.d.

Staff accommodation at Alligator Creek meatworks, Townsville, n.d.

Extensions at Alligator Creek meatworks, Townsville, 1915

Khaki & blue : No. 5 Course NST 10(GR) Sqdn. RAAF

Galbraith's gallivantings : A brief trip into your immediate past

Remember when. This is my life : A brief glimpse into the life of James Patrick O'Brien "Pat"

Hancock, Fred : History of Alligator Creek airstrip accident

Mayors of Townsville 1866-1932 : In the beginning

Alligator Creek meatworks history

O'Brien Collection : photograph album