Come join us – become a member

Come join us – become a member

by | Mar 17, 2024 | About us

Joining a history group is a way of discussing history with like-minded people and to share your own personal history. We all have a story to tell.

It is also a great way of connecting your history to the local area and reliving memories of days past. We provide opportunities to volunteer and will keep you informed of all of our events and special projects.

ASHG is also affiliated with Brisbane Living History and the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, so you get to hear about events and activities from outside our part of Brisbane.

For just $10.00 annually you can be a part of our ASHG family. We are a very pro-active group – there is always lots happening! You can participate as little or as much as you like.

Contact [email protected] to join.

 

What was Stephens Shire?

What was Stephens Shire?

by | Mar 11, 2024 | About us, People

Before 1925 the greater Brisbane area was a collection of independent local government areas run by town, city and shire councils and divisional boards.

The Shire of Stephens existed from 1903 to 1925. In 1925, all municipalities were amalgamated to become Brisbane City.

The current suburbs of the old Stephens Shire include, Annerley,Holland Park West, Tarragindi, Tennyson, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga, and parts of Moorooka, Greenslopes, and Mt Gravatt – west of Logan Road.

The Annerley-Stephens History Group tells the stories of people who have lived or currently live in this part of Brisbane.

Suburbs have come and gone since Stephens Shire was established.

The South East freeway in the 1970s was a big disruptor to suburbs in Stephens, splitting former suburbs of Ekibin, the Thompson Estate and Wellers Hill.

Awareness of historical names and current names for areas is useful for research. Below is a list by postcode, of areas falling fully or partly within Stephens:

4103
Annerley
Fairfield
Thompson Estate

4104
Yeronga
Yeronga West

4105
Moorooka
Clifton Hill
Tennyson
Yeerongpilly
Moorvale

4120
Greenslopes

4121
Tarragindi
Wellers Hill
Ekibin
Holland Park
Holland Park West

Talking History…Untangling Yeronga…

Talking History…Untangling Yeronga…

by | Mar 5, 2024 | News

There was another good roll up for Monday night’s Talking History with Michael Macklin on the topic of the name Yeronga and the question of whether the name comes from the Indigenous language of the area – it seems it did.

You can learn more about the naming of Yeronga and other local suburbs in The Stories of Stephens, an ASHG publication, Chapter 12 (Untangling ‘Stories of Stephens’ Place Names by Dr Neville Buch, Dr Ray Kerhove and Dr Michael Macklin) of

For more of what Michael has written about the history of Yeronga see here /annerleystephenshistory.org/the-history-of-yeronga/

The publication, Stories of Stephens, is available for sale ($25) from the ASHG local history room open Wednesday mornings 9.00-12.00 noon, by contacting annerleystephenshistorygroupin@gmail or buy it from Annerley Meats, 502 Ipswich Rd., Annerley.