events

Sat 28th October 2023 Building Brisbane’s new underground has meant digging deep in the city at a variety of locations. During excavation, demolition and removing rubble from worksites, a number of items of archaeological significance have been uncovered that reveal what life was like in Brisbane at the turn of the 20th century at this […]

12 Aug 2023 | FULLY BOOKED Grab some mates and come spend a Saturday afternoon exploring the fascinating history of Fortitude Valley’s oldest hotels. Many of Brisbane’s oldest pubs are long gone, but Fortitude Valley still retains a number that have survived the wrecker’s ball and reinvented themselves for the 21st century. Robert Allen is

Mon 21st August 2023 Join the Princess Theatre’s historian Robert Allen for a behind-the-scenes tour of Brisbane’s oldest performing arts venue. Born as a community hall in 1889, the Princess had many guises, names and identities before its rebirth as a world class theatre in 2021. The Princess is located at 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba,

26th August 2023 (incorporating AGM) Lisa Jones, Curator of the Qld Police Museum, will present Policing in New Farm and Fortitude Valley. Policing in New Farm and Fortitude Valley since 1864 has been interesting to say the least. There has been a police presence in New Farm since 1889, firstly in Heal Street and then

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

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

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.

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

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

17th June 2023 Join this historical walking tour over Bowen Hills, for a closer look at where Cloudland was once top spot. MEET US in the Plaza at Newstead Gasworks within the Gasometer. This is the starting point for a 90-minute walk up and over Bowen Hills. For a certain generation, Cloudland ballroom evoked magic,