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April 2021
The Pipe Organs of Gympie: Acquired during the Gold Rush
This talk will feature the four renowned pipe organs that came from some of the best builders in England in the late 1890s. They were ordered by the four major Gympie Churches and are still in use today, remaining basically unaltered. David Vann started his interest in pipe organ as a student at Brisbane Grammar School. He commenced lessons with Brisbane organist Archie Day, and by the time he left BGS he was the organist at a church at Eagle…
Find out more »May 2021
Why Did the Seven Fly on the Stinson That Day?
Book here Many know the amazing story of the Stinson crash on 19 February 1937 on the Lamington Plateau and local hero Bernard O'Reilly's trek to save two survivors. However, not many know the stories behind the seven people who took the flight and why they were so keen to take off even with a threatening severe weather pattern (cyclonic) off the coast. Philip Castle, an historian, has looked closely at the cause of the crash and the motives…
Find out more »Burke & Wills Conference: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert O’Hara Burke
Book here The President and Council of The Royal Historical Society of Queensland invite you to this conference to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert O'Hara Burke in Ireland. Booking is essential. Ticket price includes the conference and morning tea. Download the programme here. 9am registration for 9.30am start. Papers: The Dig Tree Dilemma: Why Brahe's Tree is the Real Dig Tree Dr David Phoenix Archival evidence indicates that the coolabah tree currently known as Burke…
Find out more »June 2021
Queensland Day Dinner
Book here The President and Members of The Royal Historical Society of Queensland and The Professional Historians Association (Qld) Request the pleasure of your company at the 2021 Queensland Day Dinner and the presentation of the John and Ruth Kerr Medal for Distinction to be held at The Brisbane Club 241 Adelaide St, Brisbane City on Saturday 5 June 2021 6:30pm drinks for 7pm commencement Special Guest Speaker His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland…
Find out more »The Brisbane Line
Book here In 1943 the Australian public became aware of a rumoured plan to abandon all of Australia, north of Brisbane, to the Japanese in the event of an invasion. Denied by Politicians and Military Chiefs alike, the 'Brisbane Line', as it became known, was given more credence when General MacArthur referred to it in a GHQ communiqué. Darryl Schmidt, a member of the United Service Club, will deliver a presentation on the 'Brisbane Line' asking – was it…
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