“ 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

August 20th Heather Richards, historian at Wynnum Library will discuss the history of Lota House. Heather has been an historian with the Brisbane City Council for thirty years. She is currently the Local History Librarian at Wynnum LIbrary where she enjoys researching the history of the Wynnum Manly area for the library's monthly local history talks (and finding great guest speakers who are happy to share their knowledge). Heather also loves connecting with local residents and hearing stories of their families' lives in the district.

One of Brisbane’s earliest houses, Lota House was built in the 1860s for William Duckett White, a wealthy grazier who immigrated to Australia from Ireland. Duckett White owned extensive grazing properties in Queensland and the country estate of Lota House provided a genteel home for several generations of his family. Duckett White was active in Brisbane society serving, for almost 20 years, on the Queensland Legislative Council (which was the upper house of the Queensland Parliament until abolished in 1922). He was also on the Bulimba Divisional Board and a warden of Tingalpa Anglican Church. Set on 350 acres overlooking Moreton Bay, Lota House often hosted Queensland’s elite, including Governor Bowen and RGW Herbert, the first Premier. This talk will explore the changes to Lota House over the years, the families that lived there and the transition to an Anglican residential aged care facility in 1963.

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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                      ​​