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Townsville Pacific Festival Archive

The Townsville Pacific Festival (from 1973 to 1991?) received acclaim throughout Australia and overseas and was valuable in the promotion of Townsville and surrounding regions. It gave visitors a taste of the tropical lifestyle and the northern quality of life. The festival had international and national performances and art displays with an emphasis placed on visual spectacle and the outdoors. Entrance was free so as to ensure as many people as possible could join in. The Festival Mardi Gras was a major drawcard but there were many other events in the Festival Programme ranging from jazz and country music nights to fashion parades, fireworks and the Pacific Festival Queen Crowning.

Archive Location: 177, 177a, 177b, Special Collections Map Drawer

Detailed Listing

Box 1

TPF/Meetings/Board of Directors/1/ - 1982 Directors (Elected at Annual General Meeting 3 August 1981)

TPF/Meetings/Board of Directors/2/ - 1983 Directors

TPF/Meetings/Board of Directors/3/ - 1983 Directors Townsville Pacific Festival Board Meetings

TPF/Meetings/Board of Directors/4/ - 1985 Directors

 

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/1/ - 1 January 1979 to 30 June 1979

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/2/ - 1 July 1979 to 31 December 1979

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/3/ - 1 January 1980 to 30 June 1980

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/4/ - 1 July 1980 to 31 December 1980

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/5/ - 1 July 1981 to 31 December 1981

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/6/ - 1 January 1982 to 30 June 1982

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/7/ - 1 July 1982 to 31 December 1982

TPF/Meetings/Minutes of Meetings/8/ - 1 January 1983 to 30 June 1983

 

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/1/ - 1979

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/2/ - 1980

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/3/ - 1982

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/4/ - 30 August 1983

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/5/ - 1986

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/6/ - 1986 AGM and Annual Report

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/7/ - 1986 AGM and Annual Report

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/8/ - 1987

TPF/Meetings/Annual General Meeting/9/ - 1987

 

Box 2

TPF/Correspondence/1/Float File DL/537/84 KF 14th June 1984 to DL/1164/85 15th August 1985

TPF/Correspondence/2/Birdman Rally material - 1983 to 1986

TPF/Correspondence/3/Festival Brochure and correspondence 1986 - [2 files]

TPF/Correspondence/4/Festival Friendship Bus - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/5/Friends of Festival - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/6/General - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/7/Kuranda Amphitheatre - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/8/Townsville Civic Theatre Hirers Guide - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/9/Glen Shorrock show correspondence, contracts, advertising, insurance, etc.

TPF/Correspondence/10/Itineraries 1986

TPF/Correspondence/11/Magnetic Island 1986

TPF/Correspondence/12/Mall Activities 1986

TPF/Correspondence/13/Mardi Gras 1986

TPF/Correspondence/14/Mardis Gras Concessions

TPF/Correspondence/15/Leisure Festival

TPF/Correspondence/16/Expo International Ale - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/17/Mardis Gras Entertainment - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/18/Battle of Bands - 1986 [contains photographs]

TPF/Correspondence/19/Battle of Bands 1985

TPF/Correspondence/20/Battle of Bands 1986 Entry Forms

TPF/Correspondence/21/Music 1986 letters, promotions, council documents, newspaper articles

TPF/Correspondence/22/Opening Night Party 1986 - [two files]

TPF/Correspondence/23/Parade correspondence

TPF/Correspondence/24/Parade Forms - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/25/Dragon Banner Details [with set of colour photographs]

TPF/Correspondence/26/Mardis Gras Site Options - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/27/Festival Vehicle - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/28/Fireworks - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/29/Grants - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/30/Publicity - 1986-1987

 

Box 3

TPF/Correspondence/31/Queen Quest Prizes - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/32/Pacific Festival - 1986 [with photos]

TPF/Correspondence/33/For Judges - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/34/Entry Forms -1986

TPF/Correspondence/35/Queen Quest Crowning Night - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/36/Queen Quest

TPF/Correspondence/37/Queen Quest Fund Raising - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/38/Special Events - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/39/David Berker Townsville Pacific Festival

TPF/Correspondence/40/Sponsorship Proposals - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/41/Sport - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/42/Static Displays - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/43/Visual Arts - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/44/Performing Arts - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/45/Expressions Queensland Art Gallery

TPF/Correspondence/46/Phil Cass - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/47/Programme Editorial Information - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/48/Tenders Programme - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/49/Programme - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/50/Publicity Press Releases - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/51/General - 1986-1987

 

Box 4

TPF/Correspondence/52/Programme: Photos, Info, etc. [includes set of photographs]

TPF/Correspondence/53/Thoughts

TPF/Correspondence/543/Programme - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/55/Untitled folder [contains 1986 and 1987 correspondence]

TPF/Correspondence/56/Parade - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/57/Magnetic Island - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/58/Music - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/59/Photos

TPF/Correspondence/60Performing Arts - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/61/Fund Raising Queen Quest - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/62/Copy Programme Details

TPF/Correspondence/63/Sports - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/64/Sponsorship Carmichael Ford 1986-1987

TPF/Correspondence/65/Opening Night Party - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/66/Special Events - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/67/Queen Quest Crowning Night

TPF/Correspondence/68/Programme Editorial - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/69/Festival Quest Records

TPF/Correspondence/70Community Calendars

TPF/Correspondence/71/Entry Forms - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/72/Queen Quest Prizes - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/73/Pacific Festival Queen Quest - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/74/Trinidad Calypso Band

TPF/Correspondence/75/Parade Entry Forms - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/76/Fireworks - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/77/Army - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/78/Festival Friendship - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/79/Friends of Festival - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/80/Festival King Itinerary - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/81/Flinders Mall - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/82/Fishing and Fish Events - 1987

TPF/Correspondence/83/Sponsorship Proposals - 1987

 

Box 5

TPF/Correspondence/84/Townsville Pacific Festival - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/85/Fibres and Fabrics City Admin from The Sunday [illegible]

TPF/Correspondence/86/Certificates - 1989

TPF/Correspondence/87/Special Events - 1986

TPF/Correspondence/88/Hirers' Guide - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/89/Directors' Reports - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/90/Heritage Day

TPF/Correspondence/91/Townsville Pacific Festival Queen Quest - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/92/Queen Quest (entry forms) - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/93/Queen Quest Fundraising - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/94/Queen Quest Crowning Night - 1985

 

Box 6

TPF/Correspondence/95/Grand Parade - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/96/Festival Friendship - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/97/Aboriginal and Islanders' Festival - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/98/International Youth Year - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/99/Brass Ensemble - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/100/Sport - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/101/Site Holders - 1983

TPF/Correspondence/102/Aboriginal and Islanders' Festival - 1984

TPF/Correspondence/103/Food Stalls - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/104/Crafts/Decorations - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/105/Sponsors - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/106/Townsville Promotion - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/107/Mardis Gras - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/108/Festival Acts - 1984 and 1985

TPF/Correspondence/109/All Nations' Day - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/110/Magnetic Island - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/111/Festival Queen Timetable - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/112/Creative Textile Craft Association - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/113/Friends of the Festival - 1985

TPF/Correspondence/114/Media Releases - 1985

 

Special Collections Office Map Drawer

TPF/Scrapbook/1/2nd Townsville Pacific Art and Folk Festival - 3-12 June 1972 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/2/Townsville Pacific Festival 1974 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/3/Townsville Pacific Festival 1976 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/4/Townsville Pacific Festival 1976-1977 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/5/Townsville Pacific Festival 1977 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/6/Townsville Pacific Festival Queen Quest -1977 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/7/Townsville Pacific Festival 1978 Printing Samples [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/8/Townsville Pacific Festival 1978 [inside front cover is heading Townsville Pacific Festival August 1977 to July 1978] [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/9/Townsville Pacific Festival 1978 Queen Quest [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/10/Townsville Pacific Festival 1982 [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/11/Townsville Pacific Festival 1984 [with number 2 on cover - possibly there is a scrapbook with number 1 on it but is missing] [fragile]

TPF/Scrapbook/12/Townsville Pacific Festival 1985 [fragile]

 

TPF/Photographs/1/Four sets of photographs (colour and b/w) of events at the Townsville Pacific Festival; all in good condition but no descriptions

TPF/Photographs/2/Framed certificate 'Life Membership Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme', dated 8 May 1973 [fragile]