past events

Considering the pandemic situation, I am sure that it will come as the increasing gravity of the no surprise to hear that the committee, after carefully considering the implications of holding the cinema event on 28 March, has decided that it would be wiser to cancel the gathering. Deliberations have been based on news on […]

28th March 2020 view announcement here Here’s something very different for the meeting of the New Farm & Districts Historical Society on Saturday 28 March. Come to enjoy an historic film in an historic theatre. The main event is the 1940 classic comedy ‘Dad Rudd M.P.’ which includes familiar themes: dams and water rights a

22nd February 2020 Mrs Lores Bonney, wife of Harry Bonney, a wealthy leather goods manufacturer, appears  a to have led a fairly conventional life in their comfortable home in Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills— until she met her husband’s cousin, Bert Hinkler. The year was 1928 and Bert had just landed at Eagle Farm after the

23rd November 2019 Jacarandas are pictured in bloom at Sir Samuel Griffith’s grand residence, Merthyr, which had frontages to Moray Street (between Merthyr and Sydney Sts) and the river. The man who was to be twice Premier, then Chief Justice of Queensland, arrived in Queensland in the 1850s. He was responsible for important social and

5 October 2019 Gerard will conduct an Historical Walk around Teneriffe on Saturday, 5 October, 9-11.30am. Meet from 8.30 onwards at Dot210 Cafe at 53 Vernon Terrace. It will include a look inside a wool store, a leisurely climb to the heights of Teneriffe Hill, a mini bush walk, and a survey of the Submariners

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,

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

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

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,