The New Farm Park website is currently gathering stories from residents past and present, for a new section on the website – Family Stories of New Farm Park . New Farm Park is a place of wonderful family memories for many people – it is where many of life’s special moments, big and small, have […]
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On Wednesday 7 June 2023, a few lucky members of the Committee, along with local Member Vicki Howard, attended the official “unveiling” of the new plaque at Miss Midgley’s Hotel at 135 James Street. We were welcomed by the proprietors, Stephen (a retired senior surgeon) and Lisa (an architect) White, who gave us an exclusive
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By Karen Costello Thank you for the opportunity to offer some notes on the wonderfully informative talk given by well-known historian and author, Gerard Benjamin held on 24th June 2023 ,which complemented the walk around Bowen Hills that I attended on Saturday 17 June along with my husband, Dan, and a group of friends (including
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by Emeritus Professor Trevor Cole An article focused on the details of construction inside the walls of this 1930s woolstore. download pdf article THE HISTORY Queensland’s wool industry was booming in the early nineteenth century and was dominated by a number of companies who established their Queensland centres of activity along the Brisbane River waterfront
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8 Jul 2023 This walking tour will be lead by Ben Pritchard, who has lived and worked in the area for more than 20 years. He has seen the area transform in that time form abandoned industrial wasteland to the busy precinct of today. Gas was originally produced at a gasworks in Petrie Bight, but
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15th-16th July 2023 Brisbane Open House is an annual event which allows you to explore heritage, religious and cultural buildings, places and spaces you may not otherwise see. It is free event run by a not-for-profit organisation with assistance from government and corporate sponsorship. Around 80 spaces and places will be open for tours. In
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22nd July 2023 Looking ahead to our July Meeting Our Guest Presenter in July will be Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex OAM who is a specialist in language, communication and culture, and health communication. His topic for presentation to our society in July will be Australian English – what it is and where it is going.
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29th July 2023 Enjoy this historical walking tour through the Heart of New Farm, taking in landmarks and homes, and lots of stories. MEET US in front of New Farm Library at 135 Sydney St, New Farm, for a 90-minute walk to see sites in Brunswick St, Bowen Tce and Merthyr Rd, along with peeks
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click to watch recording of the Event on Vimeo 24th June 2023 Come for a virtual walk with Gerard Benjamin For a certain generation, Cloudland ballroom evoked magic, renowned for its dances, romances, music – and for some, meeting their lifelong love…. Well before Cloudland, the spot was called Mt Pleasant, then O’Reilly’s Hill and
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You may have noticed standing at the back of the hall at each public meeting a gentleman with a tripod and a camera. That would be Austin Adams – taking the monthly video recording of the talk to be edited and preserved for us on Vimeo. In case you have lost track, all the previous
