“ 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

July 16 2026. Danny Fitzpatrick "History of Iona College". Danny Fitzpatrick has had a long relationship with Iona College.  He enrolled at Iona in Grade 5 in 1967, and completed his senior year in 1974. He came back to Iona as School Bursar in 1984 and stayed in that role until retiring in September 2021. His talk will cover  the beginnings and pioneer years (1957 to mid 1960s) of Iona College. Starting with a run down farmhouse and a five pound note, it was a very stressful period for the Oblate Fathers in keeping the school afloat. It is a story of a community working together, believing “the Lord will provide” and leaving nothing undared, ultimately laying the base for the magnificent campus and College we see today.

Appropriately, this meeting will be held in Lindum Mere - the previously Baptist Church now lovingly restored on the Iona College site. Car pools will be arranged leaving at 6:30 from the ambulance museum.

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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                      ​​