Start off 2025 with a fun night of fun and games with local history as ASHG kicks off 2025 with some active history. Find out some fun historical facts about the local area, meet other members, find out what’s coming up in 2025. Have a cuppa and a light supper.
Below: Where is this? Who remembers the Yeronga Service Store? Come along on February 3rd and find the answer or share your story about the shop!
From all of us at Annerley-Stephens History Group Inc have a wonderful festive season with your family and friends. Thanks for all you support in 2024 and we’ll see you in 2025.
ASHG has had a wonderful year settling into our new permanent premises at History Room in Yeronga Community Centre. We had our last drop in day for 2024 on Wednesday 11 December!!
History room drop in days kick off on Wednesday 22 January!
Join us for History Alive on Monday February 3 2025 at 7.00 after the first Business meeting for 2025.
ASHG held its annual general meeting on 4 November. It was a lovely night of members celebrating a great year over some refreshments.
A big thanks to all members, volunteers and contributors who’ve made our year so successful. It’s been a big year establishing our new home at Yeronga Community Centre.
At the meeting we passed the audited statements and elected the new Committee who are: President Pauline Peel; Vice President Jeff Brunne; Treasurer Glenda Sheaffe; Secretary Kate Dyson, Committee member and Membership Secretary Kit Watters, Committee member Denis Peel and Committee member Jeanette Wiley.
There were many achievements throughout the year. http://annerleystephenshistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ASHG-AGM-powerpoint-3-5-nov-24-1-2.pdf
A big thanks to the outgoing President Jeff Brunne for his contribution over the past three years as we prepared to move into our new home at Yeronga Community Centre. We thank him for staying on as Vice President.
Thank you to Janis Hanley for her time on the Committee and for her continued commitment to ASHG.
Above: The ASHG Committee from left Denis Peel, Jeanette Wiley, Kit Watters, Pauline Peel, Kate Dyson, Jeff Brunne. Missing is Treasurer Glenda Sheaffe who was unable to attend the AGM. Photo is courtesy of Janis Hanley.
Join us on Saturday 16 November at 2.00 pm at the Yeronga Community Centre, 62 Park Rd., Yeronga for our last and very special Talking History for 2024.
Dr Kevin Rains, Senior Heritage Consultant, Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd., will present a fascinating and little documented story of the ordinary life of the residents of early Brisbane through key findings from the Cross River Rail archaeological works.
The cost is $5.00 (Members), $10.00 (non members) including afternoon tea. Bookings are open now https://events.humanitix.com/talking-history-revealing-early-brisbane-the-cross-river-rail-archaeological-program
From 2018 to 2021, Niche worked on the archaeological investigation into the sites where the four underground stations (Dutton Park, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street), are being constructed as part of the Cross River Rail project.
The talk focuses primarily on the Albert Street Chinatown area where a row of Chinese shops dating from the 1880s was uncovered, and the South Brisbane Railway depot (old Sunmap/Go-Print site), which was an early rubbish dump for the South Brisbane community.
Below: Ceramic shards found below Albert Street in Brisbane.
Below: Decorated opium picks
Kevin is an historical archaeologist and heritage manager with experience coordinating and delivering a wide range of projects including heritage planning, conservation and archaeological management plans, historical heritage assessments, and community engagement programs. He holds a PhD in archaeology from the University of Queensland and his specialist skills include the assessment of places of local and state significance, and developing and implementing key heritage policies and guidelines including local government heritage registers. In particular Kevin’s expertise extends to researching, publishing on, and managing local and State heritage places, early mining and agricultural landscapes, cemeteries and the built environment of the late nineteenth century to post-war period. He is also a leading Australian researcher of Overseas Chinese settlement of colonial Queensland. He currently works as Senior Heritage Consultant for Niche Environment and Heritage Pty Ltd.
Come along to Fairfield Library on Saturday 26 October at 2.00 pm to hear Jeff Brunne consider the topic: Why is Fairfield so Different?
Jeff Brunne is the President of the Annerley-Stephens History Group. His talks discuss broad historical and cultural trends, from the perspective of ordinary people.
The talk is at the Fairfield Library. Spaces are limited. Bookings are essential: Phone Fairfield Library 3403 8615.
Below is Fairfield of the early 1900s. Do you recognise any landmarks? Perhaps landscape is one of the reasons Fairfield is different.
