“ 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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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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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Next Meeting

 

June 18th 2026  Chris Seymour. "History of Wynnum to 1925". October 1st 2025 marked the centenary of the formation of the Brisbane City Council - the largest local government area by population in Australia. Prior to the amalgamation, Wynnum Town covered present day Wynnum, Manly and Lota and had its own council and mayor. Chris will discuss significant events in the history of the town. Chris is a mining engineer with experience in Africa, Chile, Australia and the US, and has an interest in local history. He has written the Wynnum chapter of a forthcoming book about the 20 local government areas that became Brisbane City Council. He is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.​​

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Other Events

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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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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                      ​​