26th October 2019 A new book entitled Brisbane Bricks by local authors Joanne Heath and Virginia Russell has had people looking afresh at an astonishing variety of the city’s landmarks. Joanne and Virginia will be the guest speakers at the October meeting of the New Farm and Districts Historical Society. Virginia, a former Sydney architect, […]
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In April 1933, a cocktail party was held at “Montana” in Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills. Hosting the event was Maude ‘Lores’ Bonney and her husband Harry. Its aim was to give Mrs Bonney an opportunity of saying au revoir to her friends prior to her epic flight to England. Among the guests were Captain and
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28th September 2019 But for urban renewal in Teneriffe, the pleasing lines of buildings such as the London Woolstore (pictured above) may have been reduced to rubble. The 1991 federal government initiative “Building Better Cities” prompted the creation of the Urban Renewal Task Force in Brisbane. “It coincided with the city fathers wanting to find
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In the early 1930s, the Gates Hygienic Laundry began operations in Teneriffe at 281 Harcourt Street and continued until the 1980s. During WWII, the laundry did an enormous amount of work for the armed forces. The feature photo shows ‘emergency drying’, with every available surface—including the roof of the family home, as well as hedges,
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As a prelude to cutting the 25th Birthday Cake at our June meeting, former councillor, NFDHS Life Member, and now well-known artist David Hinchliffe, recalled what led to his setting up this historical society. In 1993 when up for preselection in this council ward, David ran against Barbara Dawson, daughter of Beattie who was regarded
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At the recent State Library of Queensland’s 2019 Memory Awards ceremony, the winner of the John Oxley Library Community History Award was Caylie Jeffery. You’ll remember that Caylie was our popular inaugural speaker for 2019. This prestigious honour came in recognition of her Under the Lino project for its innovating engagement in the documenting and
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31st August 2019 Interested in a walking tour around the streets of New Farm? Here’s a chance to view a selection of local landmarks and to hear a little of their architecture and social history, from society member Gerard Benjamin. The event is planned for Saturday 31 August, commencing at 9am and finishing at 11.30.
24th August 2019 The late Dr Harry Windsor—who once lived in a house on Merthyr Road—recalls as a child accompanying his father on his medical rounds. Pointed out to him were the red crosses on the front doors of some houses during the 1919 pandemic. The Spanish Flu that year was the biggest killer in
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27th July 2019 At our July meeting we welcome back George Symons with more stories about his Greek background,this time from the other side of the family in Melbourne. “My grandfather ran the Mangos Cafe in Chapel Street, Windsor for 42 years. It became famous,” George said. The cafe’s classic fare reputedly included eggs, oysters,
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This is the perfect time to say thanks to those who had the foresight to start formally recording the history of New Farm and the surrounding districts via a gathering of interested people which resulted in the formation of the NFDHS. David Hinchliffe will speak a little about this at the June meeting. We are
President’s Report – 25! It seems like only yesterday… Read More »
