Richard Daintree Photographic Collection

Photographer, surveyor, station owner and first Queensland Government Geologist for North Queensland, Richard Daintree achieved national and international importance as a promoter of Queensland. During the course of his work as Government Geologist, Daintree took many photographs of the landscape and geology of the state. Queensland Museum holds over two hundred and thirty of Richard Daintree’s photographs, a selection of which are presented here. The images are outstanding examples of the art and present a vivid picture of early colonial settlement in Queensland.