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Men and women at a polling booth on Adelaide Street in Brisbane, 1907

Men and women at the Drill Grounds, known as Polling Booth North in Brisbane during the State Elections in May 1907. Officials in uniforms are visible in the crowds, as this was the first time Queensland women were able to vote in State Elections. 25 May 1907.

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John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Negative Number 73410

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