“ 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: 

March 19 2026 Dr Ian Patterson "History of St Helena Island". St Helena Island National Park is a heritage listed island in Moreton Bay, situated off the coast of Wynnum and Manly that has a rich history that includes its transformation from a quarantine station to a penal settlement between 1867 and 1921, to a heritage listed national park in 1992. Ian will look at the early history of the penal settlement when it was regarded as a model prison, to its decline in 1921 when it was reclassified as a prison farm and its eventual closure in 1932. He will also look at the history of several prisoners who were incarcerated at St Helena as a result of the Australian Shearers Strike of 1891.

​Ian Patterson PhD was an Associate Professor in the School of Business (Tourism) at the University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Queensland between 2001 and 2015.  Previously he worked as a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University between 1991-2000. He has published over 100 publications in textbooks, book chapters and peer reviewed journal papers. Co-Editor, Annals of Leisure Research Journal, 2004-2011; Life Membership Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) 2015.

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​History of Lota House

February 26  10 am - 11 am History of Lota House. Wynnum Library 

This is a Library Event - not a society event, but it should be interesting. Anyone can attend at no charge.

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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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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                            ​​