The New Lord Stanley – ready to re-open on May 9th
“The Lord Stanley” is due to open again on 9th May. About twenty-two pubs (as opposed to places of...
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Category: Local History
Celebrating 150 Years of the Regatta Hotel: 13th – 15th September 2024
The Regatta is a pub with its own ferry terminal. That indicates the importance of the Regatta to...
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Bronwyn Gartside’s Life with tang.
If you worked in a library and had to catalogue Bronwyn Gartside’s new book, you might...
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Everyday engagements at South Brisbane Cemetery
I meet the best people in cemeteries. People keen to have deep and interesting conversations....
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Personal Awards and the Power of Community
Quite a lot of the Public History work I do goes unpaid, so the occasional pat on the back can be...
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Women of Stephens Local History Conference
The Annerley-Stephens History Group’s 4th local history conference to be held on Saturday 16...
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Museum of Brisbane’s popular walking tours are back for 2025.
Since 2020, Museum of Brisbane’s walking tour program has welcomed thousands of locals and...
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West End aged care icon BlueCare turns 70.
BlueCare, proudly part of the West End Uniting Care family, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on...
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Snatched memories of life in the ‘hood.
Janelle Christofis shares her memories of growing up in Hill End where she attended West End...
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Glenn Cooke – curator, collector, gardener
The lovely 1910 West End house they walk out of is comfortable: it’s a north facing backyard...
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Book Review: Paradiso by Steve Capelin
History is never written by children, and family history is rarely of interest to those outside...
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Uncovering a rich history: the Lebanese Presence in South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and West End
For almost 140 years, Lebanese immigrants and their descendants have lived in the South Brisbane,...
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