“ Our Aim is to Gather our Local History Before it is Lost”

 

MONTHLY MEETINGS  - Third Thursday of the Month

                                                      (except December and January)

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LOCATION:          Corner Tingal Road and Cedar Street

Time:                     6:45 for 7 pm start

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NEXT MEETING:  November 20 2025   The Johns Family:  "SEA & SAND BUT NO SURF! - What an old tiny black & white photo can tell you about a family holiday in Manly during the late 1930s".  Christine Johns and her late husband Ron retired to the Wynnum Manly area in 1996. Christine had an abiding interest in history and researched the family history of herself and Ron. One day she found a small black and white photo of Ron as boy holidaying in Manly. Christine's son Christopher will tell the story on behalf of the family.

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RESOURCE CENTRE:  Local Research of People Places and Events                             Location: Room 1.08, Wynnum Community Centre 

105 Florence Street, (Old State School), Wynnum

                   Time:    Weekdays 10 am till noon

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​​​FACEBOOK  - https://www.facebook.com/wynnumhistory/

                                    Fresh posts daily

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NEWSLETTER – Published Monthly – past issues available here.

                              Index of articles here.

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JOIN US:  WE ARE A FRIENDLY GROUP AND ALWAYS WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS. OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ALWAYS END WITH A CUP OF TEA AND CHANCE TO SOCIALISE WITH LIKEMINDED PEOPLE. THE STAFF AT OUR RESOURCE CENTRE ARE FRIENDLY AND CAN HELP WITH ANY ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT.

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BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

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        Membership  of the Society provides members with:

• Monthly newsletter (except December and January)

• Monthly meetings with interesting speakers

• Access to Resource Centre Materials

• Occasional other events

• Free research assistance

• Borrowing rights to books held at the Society’s Resource Centre                            ​​