A rare plate commemorating the wife of our town's namesake has arrived in town, through a lucky find on Ebay.

Now on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, the commemorative plate, features a decal of Catherine Gladstone, the wife of famous politician William Ewart Gladstone.

Gallery/Museum Director, Pamela Whitlock said the plate was made in approximately 1895 and

The Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum is heating up this month with their latest exhibition Fireworks.

Exploring the art and emotions behind fire, something that regularly shapes the land and people of Australia, Fireworks: Tracing the Incendiary of Australian Art, displays drawings, paintings, photography, printmaking and sculpture by both historical and contemporary artists.

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