After months of hard work by the management committee with the expert help of our legal advisor Lesleigh Mayes, the society’s members unanimously endorsed our new constitution at the October meeting. We now have an updated, modern governing document which will stand us in good stead for years to come. Our thanks to the Brisbane
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24th Oct 2026 Notice is given that a Special General Meeting of New Farm and Districts Historical Society Inc. (the Society) will be held on: Date: Saturday 24 October 2026 Time: 2:30 pm Place: Merthyr Uniting Church Hall, 52 Sydney Street New Farm …………………………………………………………………………… BUSINESS OF THE MEETING To consider and, if thought fit, pass
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19th November 2026 Join Society President, Robert Allen , and other committee members for a special afternoon tea. Held monthly on the Thursday of the week following the newsletter mailout, this event is open to all members (whether new, long-standing, or former). Everyone is welcome but we particularly wish to get to know our new
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28th November 2026 Arthur Apostolos and his siblings grew up in and around the California Café, a Fortitude Valley landmark. Operated by his parents George and Eleni for almost four decades, it was famous for its legendary breakfasts, mixed grills, laminex tables and the assorted characters who frequented it. The meeting will conclude with a
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There is an added attraction near New Farm Library, courtesy of architect Lucia Laus, whose colourful artwork adorns an Energex box adjacent to the entrance in Sydney Street. The artist, Lucia Laus wrote about her artwork “Shared is Better”: This artwork is a joyful tribute to New Farm Park, where cute, quirky characters come to
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17th September 2026 Join Society President, Robert Allen , and other committee members for a special afternoon tea. Held monthly on the Thursday of the week following the newsletter mailout, this event is open to all members (whether new, long-standing, or former). Everyone is welcome but we particularly wish to get to know our new
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19th September 2026 A walking tour from the flats of Newstead to the vistas offered by Teneriffe Hill. It’s history all the way… MEET US in the Plaza at Newstead Gasworks within the Gasometer. This is the starting point for a 90-minute walk up and over Teneriffe Hill. Our itinerary will offer a glimpse of
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2nd-3rd September 2026 Fortitude Valley is the centre of Brisbane’s live music scene. Come walk in the footsteps of some of the city’s legendary bands and artists. In conjunction with BIGSOUND, The Lanes Fortitude Valley invite you to join historian Robert Allen for a guided walking tour of the Valley’s past and present live music
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15th August 2026 JOIN US for a look at seven emblematic houses of New Farm, your guides being an architect and a local historian. Meet at 8:30 at the bus stop adjacent to the New Farm Park ferry terminal for a history walk which combines local architecture and social history. Your guides will be architect
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25th Sept 2026 A Walk from the Newstead Woolstores, including a look at Teneriffe Hill, then along the river to the Powerhouse. WE MEET at the Teneriffe Ferry Terminal at 8.30am, after which we will take the Riverwalk past the MacTaggart’s Woolstore, then join Macquarie Street to pass the Winchcombe Carson and London Woolstores. From
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