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WELCOME everyone to the new year and betrust it is set to be a great one for you. We’re just a century ahead of the Roaring Twenties when the kinds of inventions that began shaping America included the car, aeroplane, washing machine, radio, assembly line, refrigerator, garbage disposal, electric razor, instant camera, jukebox and television. […]

6th July 2019 The Teneriffe Festival is a one-day event in and around the suburb’s riverside streets, offering visitors a full program of music, food, children’s entertainment, and historical displays. The event was originally started to mark Teneriffe becoming a suburb again in its own right. This was after 150 years and it showcased the

How did the many corner shops and businesses in New Farm (pre-supermarkets) survive? It was a very different time when people walked to the shop, the butcher, the chemist, the doctor, the church ……. To keep this project manageable, we will concentrate on corner stores and butcher shops, but if you have other relevant stories

by Ross Garnett Renovating  an old house can present many challenges and surprises. When we renovated some 30 years back, our ‘surprise’ was the amount of oily soot that fell when we removed the sheeting off the ceiling – soot from many years of the Powerhouse billowing out smoke! However, we didn’t find anything interesting

Brisbane Times Once the home of a Queensland Premier, a 101-year-old New Farm home has been entered onto the state’s heritage register. The 1907-built Bowen Terrace home, Feniton, was designed by architect Robin Dods, who was recognised as one of Brisbane’s leading architects in the early 20th century. The old home is recognised as a classic

HAPHAZARD training in Queensland’s early days, the recent house fire in James Street, and two notable recipients of an Order of Australia are among the stories in the latest NFDHS Newsletter. >> download it here. JULY MEETING: Julie Hornibrook, 28 July, 2-4pm, Merthyr Road Uniting Church Centre. All welcome!    

PRESIDENT Ross Garnett extended heartfelt thanks to the almost 20 volunteers who supported the Historical Society presence in ‘History Lane’ (Ethel Street) at the 2018 Teneriffe Festival. “What a team!” said Ross. There were several new memberships and 35 people recorded their names to receive the newsletter. Many more enjoyed the opportunity to examine the

THERE’S lots to read in the latest newsletter, including a report about Dr Ellen McArthur’s popular talk to the Society in March, a profile of a Past President, the story of two brothers from Dalgety’s Wharf who went to WWI, and much more. >> download it here. Meanwhile, be sure to arrive early for “The

DO you enjoy shopping? Perhaps you’ve worked in a shop at some stage? Ever stopped to ask: How did things get to be this way? Dr Ellen McArthur has spent years researching retail archives. She will be ‘Talking Shop’ at the March meeting of the New Farm and Districts Historical Society. Come to meet Ellen