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November 2019
A pictorial history of forestry in Queensland
The institute of Foresters of Australia together with the Royal Historical Society of Queensland welcome renowned forest history enthusiast, John Huth to present a lifetime collection of photos that recount the history of forestry in Queensland. Please contribute $5 donation to the Royal Historical Society of Queensland (a donation box weill be available) at the event. Card payment accepted at reception. RSVP to Kerrie Catchpoole by 28 October 2019. Those who wish to enjoy a refreshment after the event can…
Find out more »Lillian Cooper and Josephine Bedford by John Earwaker
When Josephine Bedford and her companion Lilian Cooper arrived in Brisbane from London in 1891 they found a frontier town of some 50,000 people with a network of largely unsealed roads; poor sanitation; and 61 doctors. Lilian had been recruited at the request of the governor’s wife Lady Norman who had recognized the need for a female medical practitioner in the colony. They soon overcame the inherent prejudice to create a presence in the town. Lilian established her surgical reputation through her…
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A Camouflage Opera
A Camouflage Opera / György Kurtág: Attila József - Fragments The German notion of Gesamtkunstwerk — a synthesis of disparate art forms brought together in harmonious collusion to express a unified vision — is central to this new groundbreaking musical-theater work that will be premiered at the Commissariat Store Museum. Based on Kurtág’s only work for unaccompanied voice generates multiple trajectories and continuities across a diverse field of fragmentary utterances and literary and musical associations. Staged by Stephen Danzig and described…
Find out more »December 2019
Separation Day Celebrations 2019
The President and Members of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland invite you and your friends on the occasion of the separation of Queensland from New South Wales on the 10th December in 1859, in the presence of patron of The Royal Historical Society of Queensland, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland Special Guest Speaker: Ralph Devlin AM QC The program includes the award ceremony for the Art and Essay competition for primary school students 110 years of…
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