Monthly Meetings
All monthly meetings are held at the Wynnum Ambulance Museum Auditorium, Cnr Tingal Road & Cedar Street, Wynnum (entry is via Cedar Street) on the third Thursday evening of each month (except January and December). Meetings commence at 7.00pm and conclude around 9pm with tea and coffee. Interesting speakers attend each meeting and there is a raffle and a door prize on offer as well as our bring and buy table. The meetings are open to members and visitors. Cost of attendance is a gold coin donation. Visitors are always welcome.
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February 20th 2025 Aunty Beckie (Rebecca Thomson) gave a WELCOME TO COUNTRY and a very interesting and informative talk about local aboriginal culture, including language, the territories of the local groups and remaining cultural reminders and artefacts such as bora rings and tree scars.
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​​​​​​​​​​March 20th 2025 Chris Seymour talked about the Moura Coal Mine accident of August 1994, which resulted in the death of 11 miners. Chris returned to Australia after 20 years in the US to lead the company based investigation into the accident and handle the resulting consequences.
April 17th 2025 Peter Allen "PJs on Selina" Peter will talk about the supermarket he and his wife Beth ran at Wynnum North from 1986 to 2006.
May 15 2025 Thom Blake "The House that Mary Built". Mary Dolan came to the Bedourie district in the mid-1880s. She was one of the first white woman to live in this part of Queensland. She experienced numerous hardships but was responsible of the construction of a mud or pise house in Bedourie. This house still stands in the town. Her life in the west was anything but ordinary - instead quite remarkable.
Thom Blake is a Brisbane based professional historian and heritage consultant and member of the Professional Historians Association. He has researched and written about a wide range of topics relating to Queensland history and researched the history of numerous heritage places throughout the state. His publication, A Dumping Ground: a history of the Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement won the NSW Premiers History award in 2002. He recently co-authored the publication Yalanya: the life and story of Pastor Don Kawanji Brady. Don Brady was a Methodist pastor who worked in Brisbane in the late 1960s and 1970s and was prominent in the struggle for Aboriginal rights and justice.
June 19 2025 Kay Duke " The Mail Train Murders". When the overnight train from Rockhampton arrived at Central Station at 6 am on April 2nd 1936, the conductor was found horribly battered. Two passengers were found lying in blood stained bunks, one dead, and the other died soon after arriving in hospital. Kay Duke will discuss the murders and how the murderer was tracked down.
July 17 2025 Doug Alexander "Origin and Growth of the Redland Museum". The Redland Museum was founded in 1972. President Doug Alexander will chronicle its history and growth over the years.
August 21st Jim Groutsch "The Queensland Services Heritage Band Association". The QSHBA supports seven permanent bands. Jim Groutsch will detail the work of the association.
September 18 2025 Michael Julyan "Restoration of the Masonic Lodge Hall" The Masonic Hall was built on Tingal Road in
1920. Michael Julyan will explain how he plans to restore it to its former glory.
October 16 2025 Tess Rowley. Author Tess Rowley OAM will talk about the Wynnum Choral Society Inc, which is approaching its 100th anniversary. There may even be a performance.
November 20 2025 TBA
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