“ 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: February 19 2026: Bruce Pattison will talk about the history of the Waterloo Bay Rescue Association and their rescue boat The Dauntless. Bruce is a long-term resident of Wynnum. He attended Wynnum Central State School and Wynnum High School. Leaving scjhool at 14, he worked at Forsyth Rope Works in Mowbray Park. Called up for National service in 1966, he served for two years as an army seaman in Vietnam and PNG. Involved with boating all his life, he is a life member and patron of the Darling Point Sailing Squadron. He served as a crew member and as a skipper on the rescue boat Dauntless.
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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:
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Monthly newsletter (except December and January)
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Monthly meetings with interesting speakers
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Access to Resource Centre Materials
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Occasional other events
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Free research assistance
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Borrowing rights to books held at the Society’s Resource Centre ​​
