Collectors of books about New Farm history might like to make room on their shelves for the very latest volume. “New Farm: Another 50 Stories” by Gerard Benjamin is to be launched at our meeting on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The book follows on from the success of its predecessor “50 Stories”, and features on […]
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On a cool and stormy night in October, several members of the society attended a celebration at the Merthyr Bowls Club to recognise its 75 years. Built next to the Limbless Soldiers’Club in Oxlade Drive, the Limbless Soldiers Bowling Club was officially opened in 1949 by the Queensland branch of the Returned Limbless Sailors and
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By Jessica Yule Many of you may have walked past this house but I would guess that few knew what architectural delights were hiding behind the front door… Introducing the D House, which was designed by Donovan Hill, revered Brisbane architecture firm, and completed in 2000 for their client and friend, Geraldine Cleary. Situated at
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For quite a number of years the society has been using an historic photo of a picnic near New Farm Park rotunda as our logo. In this our 30th year, we would like to have a new logo – “a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition. It
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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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President’s Report | Ross Garnett After a successful hybrid meeting in August, and a recorded meeting in September, the committee has engaged Synergy Video to record the next two meetings and have them loaded onto our website so they can be viewed by anyone at any time. That means we are looking for at least
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THAT is the question we have been asked many times! Our lives have been so different since March when we sadly saw the need to cancel our planned Old Time Movies event. After that, the restrictions meant no meetings. Now, with restrictions easing, we have planned a new way to continue sharing our interest in
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WELCOME to our second ‘isolation’ newsletter. I am wondering what effect this period of enforced change of pace is having on your life and your emotions. This is an extraordinary phase in our history and maybe we should be recording its effect on life in New Farm for our archives. Why not send/email a message
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I am writing this on April Fool’s Day, but there are no tricks in this message! It seems as if history is repeating itself—a pandemic just 101 years after the Spanish Flu contagion of 1919. Luckily, we are in a very different world. We understand more about how diseases are spread; we live healthy lives,
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Putting an historical edge on a leisurely walk around Kangaroo Point will be a breeze with this new edition of the Kangaroo Point Heritage Walk booklet. The well-illustrated 90-page volume will guide you on a two-hour amble around the locality’s heritage buildings and places. You will not only glean important facts but also be charmed
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