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

 

MONTHLY MEETINGS  - Third Thursday of the Month

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LOCATION:          Corner Tingal Road and Cedar Street

Time:                     6:45 for 7 pm start

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NEXT MEETING: 

May 21 2026 Indigenous Author Chrissy Hansen-Doherty will give an inspiring  talk based on her book reflecting on Brisbane's history: "A Forgotten History - Moorooka Aboriginal Camp"

Chrissy who has been an ardent advocate for 'truth-telling’,  will guide us on a journey from the Moorooka Aboriginal camp to Sibley Road Lindum, recounting her mother's childhood and early married life in Brisbane's Bayside suburbs, complemented by family treasured photos from the era.

An accomplished First Nation author, Chrissy was honoured with the prestigious Central Queensland University 25th Anniversary Edition of Idiom 23 Literary Magazine award in April 2016 for her non-fiction story, "Ancestors, Breastplates, Fate". In December 2023, she authored a historical book dedicated to the descendants of a WW2 First Nations soldier.

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RESOURCE CENTRE: 

Local Research of People Places and Events

Location: Room 1.08, Wynnum Community Centre 5 Florence Street, (Old State School), Wynnum.  Time:    Weekdays 10 am till noon

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​​​EVENTS

Presentation. Chris Seymour and Danny Fitzpatrick will be giving a talk "A Brief History of Wynnum" to the the Bayside Forum Group at the Wynnum Library at 7 pm on 27th May. All welcome.

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Book Launch. Troy Armstrong has written a book on his family experience in post war Wynnum called Maiden Webb. It will be launched as part of the Wynnum Fringe Festival on Thursday the 2nd July, 2026 at 4-5 pm. Covering the 30’s to 60’s and all the trials of life at that time. This is a factual, historical memoir of an everyday family living on the outskirts of Brisbane overlooking beautiful Moreton Bay.

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

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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                            ​​