Queensland General
General Information:
Queensland occupies the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. The state is Australia's second largest by area, following Western Australia, and the country's third most populous after New South Wales and Victoria.
The population (in total just over 4 million) is concentrated in South East Queensland, which includes the capital Brisbane, Logan City, Ipswich, Toowoomba, and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizeable portion of the state is in the tropics. The people of Queensland are colloquially known as 'Banana Benders' possibly because of the large banana plantations in the tropics.
Plates in my collection:
Passenger
1925-1955
Passenger / Issued 1953-1954
Repainted plate
Pressed Q and hyphen, rivitted aluminium letters 		1925-1955
Passenger / Issued 1954-1955
Original plate
1955-1977 series
Passenger
PRT-045 to PWB-742 = 1971
1977-2002
Passenger
"Sunshine State" 		1977-2002
Passenger
Plate not issued, error plate - QAM should be behind the numbers
"Sunshine State"
From 2002
Passenger
"The Smart State" 		From 2002
Passenger
"Sunshine State"
Semi graphics
4/1979
Personalized
"Sunshine State" 		12/1987
Bicentennial
"QLD. Australia 1788-1988"
1985
Custom Prestige Plate / Perspex 		1985
Custom Prestige Plate / Perspex
12/1987
"QLD. Expo State" 		10/1988
"World Expo - 88 - Brisbane"
Agricultural
1960-1990
Tractor
First issue with vertical diamond separator 		From 1991
Used by farmers on non-registrable vehicles for use up to 10km between their properties
Ambulance
1955-1993
Ambulance / Series QAV to QAY
The small vertical diamond separator was used from the late 70's
From 1993 ambulances had no separate series anymore, but were issued regular car series
Bus
From 1948
Complementary Bus Plate / Repaint
Consular Corps
1969-1973
Consular Corps 		1993-1997
Consular Corps
Federal Interstate
Federal Interstate
Q = Queensland
V = Vehicle
Government
1964-1989
Government / Heavy trailer
Series QYA to QYC 		1988-1994
Government / Series QGA to QGZ
From 1994
Government
(Series 000-QGC to 999-QGZ is using thick Harding dies)
Historical vehicles
From 1967
Veteran Car
Issued to cars manufactured before 1918
1970-1993
Vintage Car
For cars manufactured between 1918 and 1930
From 1980
Vintage Car
For cars manufactured between 1918 and 1930
(Square type dies) 		From 1980
Vintage Car
For cars manufactured between 1918 and 1930
(Different, more rounded dies)
From 1979
Historic Car
Issued for cars older than 30 years, but not older than 1930 		From 1998
These 'S' plates (Special interest) replace the Veteran & Vintage car plates, although those plates still remain valid
Historical mc's
1980s-early 1990s
Veteran mc 		1980s-early 1990s
Historic mc
Motorcycle
1925-1955
mc
1980's-1990's
MC 		2000's
MC
Permit / Limited use
2 = 1992
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties. 		3 = 1993
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties.
4 = 1994
Series 1992-1999 1
Australia / Queensland
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties. 		5 = 1995
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties.
6 = 1996
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties. 		7 = 1997
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties.
9 = 1999
Series 1992-1999
Plates are used to allow farmers to move non-registrable type of vehicles for short distances between their own properties.
From 2003
Limited Use Only
These plates replace the former annual permit plates, mainly used on agricultural vehicles/equipment.
Personalized
From 1995
Personalized
Private Hire Cars
1970-1984
PVH = Private Hire Car
Numbers issued: 000 to 459. 		1984-1991
PVH = Private Hire Car
Numbers issued: 000 to 099.
Taxi
1961-1985
Taxi
Small vertical diamond separator used from T23-500. 		1985-early 2000's
Taxi / With LPG sticker
4 Boltholes at the top
"Sunshine State"
1985-early 2000's
Taxi
6 Boltholes at the top
"Sunshine State"
Trailer - Light
Australia - Queensland
1963-1986
Light trailer (less than 500kg) 		1987-2001
Light trailer (less than 500kg)
From 2002
Light trailer (less than 500kg)
Trailer - Heavy
1988-1994
Heavy trailer
Series from 000-QAA (excluding QGx serials) 		From 1990's
Heavy trailer
Series from 000-QHA