past events

23rd Aug 2025 | includes Annual General Meeting Join Ruth Graham, CEO of the Society of Australian Genealogists, as she shares stories from her time living in Amity House, New Farm. Growing up with her father, who managed the CSR Sugar Refinery, Ruth offers a unique perspective on living in the suburb’s industrial heart during […]

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

26th June 2025  (Thursday) | Evening Soirée Join Society President, Desley Garnett , and other committee members for a special evening event. Held monthly on the Thursday of the week following the newsletter mailout, this event is open to all members (whether new, long-standing, or former). Everyone is welcome but we particularly wish to get

28th June 2025 Ever since Roy Bayley Russell founded the company back in 1925, the Russell family has remained squarely behind the wheel of Russell Transport Pty Ltd. By 1930, their fleet had expanded to include three trucks based in a warehouse on New Farm Wharf. Further expansion resulted in constructing a specialised workshop in

19th July 2025 The woolstores of Teneriffe are regarded as one of the best collections of historical buildings in Queensland. They all tell a story about the wool trade but each woolstore has its own individual tale to tell. Come and learn the history of just a few of these magnificent buildings and share in

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

17th May 2025 Join this historical walking tour through the Heart of popular New Farm, taking a closer look at beautiful homes and landmarks. MEET your guide, Gerard Benjamin, near the entrance to NEW FARM LIBRARY, 135 Sydney Street, for this 90-minute walk to view sites in Brunswick St, Bowen Tce and Merthyr Rd, along

24th May 2025 His Grace, Archbishop Mark Coleridge, has lived in the historic home Wynberg in Brunswick Street for more than 13 years. What passers-by does he see? How has New Farm changed in that time? What is it like living in a heritage listed home? Wynberg House Wynberg is an ornate circa 1880s residence

now 26th July 2025 MEET US at the bus stop adjacent to the To Be Thai restaurant, 92 Merthyr Rd. This is the starting point for a 90-minute walk which will focus on Moray Street, and also take in Merthyr Rd and Bowen Tce in New Farm. Moray Street was likely named by George Raff,

26th July 2025 Discover the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Digital Collections, a rich resource of historical photographs, documents, and manuscripts. In July, speakers Jill Rogers and Dr Lyndal O’Gorman will provide an overview of this valuable archive. Jill Rogers will highlight items specifically related to the early history of New Farm and its surrounding