Logan City Council Libraries

Logan City is located in the heart of south-east Queensland, midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. With a population of around 170,000 it is Queensland's third largest city. While it was declared a city only 25 years ago, its history is rich and dates back to exploration by Captain Patrick Logan in 1826.

From the early 1860s Logan was home to migrants from Germany, England and Ireland. Today Logan is home to people from over 160 cultures, making it one of the most diverse cities in Australia.

Logan City Council provides up to date facilities and services to its residents including five public libraries. These cater for all ages with a huge range of resources both hard copy and electronic as well as free Internet access. Logan Hyperdome Library has Australia's first drive through facility and the Charles Hamilton Special Needs Centre at Logan North Library caters for people with disabilities.

The Logan West Library houses the city's Local Studies Collection. It includes a range of material documenting the rich history of the Logan District. The photographic collection to date consists of almost 1600 images collected primarily from local residents.

Images dating from the 1870s, document landscapes and lifestyles in Logan. Subjects include housing, transport, flooding, farming practices, small businesses, family groups, council works, council buildings, and community activities.

Collection, cataloguing and digitization of our photographic collection are ongoing and donations are always welcome.

Copying of images for publication or commercial use is not permitted without written consent from Logan City Council.

Some images have been sourced from John Oxley Library, and other sources from which permission must be sought for reproduction. Logan City Council Libraries can assist in this process.

Unless otherwise stated, copyright is owned by Logan City Council and reproduction from this site or from the Council web site is permissible for personal use only.

For more information please contact:

Cultural Services Projects Co-Ordinator
Logan City Council Libraries
PO Box 3226 LOGAN CITY DC QLD 4114 Australia
phone +61 (07) 3826 5555
fax +61 (07) 3808 0014
email maryhowells@logan.qld.gov.au
web http://www.logan.qld.gov.au

Jacaranda Ridge Water Tower
Logan City Council Libraries