Mark Bulley

November Meeting – Brisbane’s early roller skating rinks

22nd Nov 2025 At our November meeting Andrew Darbyshire will present his research on ‘rinking’, the introduction of roller skating to Brisbane in the 1880s. The local populace flocked to this new recreational activity, cashed up investors responding quickly to provide new facilities. The initial rink at New Farm was operational only a whisker behind

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April Meeting – Saving Qld’s History for Future Generations

26th April 2025 Seventy-five years ago, on 18 April 1950, thirty-one women attended a meeting to establish a Women’s Newstead House group. From this inauspicious beginning, the organisation, now known as the Queensland Women’s Historical Association, set a goal of educating the public about the lives and achievements of pioneer women and their families. At

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