
Family Stories of New Farm Park
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

Miss Midgley’s Plaque Unveiling
On Wednesday 7 June 2023, a few lucky members of the Committee, along with local Member Vicki Howard, attended the official “unveiling” of the new plaque at Miss Midgley’s Hotel at 135 James Street. We were welcomed by the proprietors, Stephen (a retired senior surgeon) and Lisa (an architect) White, who gave us an exclusive

Report on June 2023 meeting
By Karen Costello Thank you for the opportunity to offer some notes on the wonderfully informative talk given by well-known historian and author, Gerard Benjamin held on 24th June 2023 ,which complemented the walk around Bowen Hills that I attended on Saturday 17 June along with my husband, Dan, and a group of friends (including

Dakota Woolstore Teneriffe – its internal structure
by Emeritus Professor Trevor Cole An article focused on the details of construction inside the walls of this 1930s woolstore. download pdf article THE HISTORY Queensland’s wool industry was booming in the early nineteenth century and was dominated by a number of companies who established their Queensland centres of activity along the Brisbane River waterfront

Austin Adams
You may have noticed standing at the back of the hall at each public meeting a gentleman with a tripod and a camera. That would be Austin Adams – taking the monthly video recording of the talk to be edited and preserved for us on Vimeo. In case you have lost track, all the previous

Teneriffe Festival Roundup
Glorious Brisbane autumn weather enticed the crowds to enjoy an exciting array of attractions and activities at this year’s Teneriffe Festival. The Society had prime position to greet people as they arrived. It was a successful day with the opportunity to chat with many people about the history of Teneriffe. The display of photographs attracted