“ 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:
April 16 2026 Alan Beswick "Those Old Photos". Alan will discuss photographic history. Ever wondered how those old time photos were taken? Certainly not on a smart phone. Their history is littered with dead photographers, dead from mercury or cyanide poisoning. Thankfully, the chemicals used today are now far less toxic. How about point and click? It took five or six decades for the box camera to become a reality, but the highest quality images still required specialist exposure, developing and printing. Join Alan on a fascinating trip through photographic history and the development of cameras, from the huge and cumbersome plate cameras to the super capable camera you have in your pocket.
Alan developed his first photo when he joined the photo club at Brisbane State High in 1961. A combination of art and chemistry appealed to the teenager and it has never left him. In later life, he took to science with post grad qualifications in remote sensing, the very technical manipulation of photos taken from space using satellites. He has given several courses on photography through U3A, always with one eye on the science and the other looking through the viewfinder.On the artistic side, Alan joined the Mt Gravatt Photographic Society, where he rose through the competition ranks to A Grade. With MGPS’s encouragement, he has had several images exhibited in international competitions, but has yet to win a prize at the Ekka.
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Other Events
March 26 10 am - 11 am Wynnum Library
This is a Library Event - not a society event, but it should be interesting. Anyone can attend at no charge. Help celebrate International Women’s Day by learning about some of the significant women of Moreton Bay, including Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), Wynnum’s Greene sisters and pioneering pilot, Beth Garrett.
Lord Kitchener - His Visit to Wynnum in 1910
April 11 2 - 3 pm Kingsbury Room, QA Community Centre, 347 Old Cleveland Rd. Coorparoo
​Chris Seymour will give his talk on the life of Lord Kitchener and his visit to Wynnum in 1910 to the Coorparoo and Districts Heritage Group. Everyone welcome to attend.
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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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​​​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 ​​
