Intrigued – come along to our monthly Talking History on Tuesday April 2nd 7.00 pm and hear Kate Dyson present the story of Dickebusch Street, the Clifton Hill Street with no front doors.
The talk follows ASHG’s monthly meeting at 6.00 pm. All are welcome.
Note ASHG monthly meetings fall on the first Monday of each month except for public holidays. The 1st April is the Easter Monday public holiday so the April meeting and talk is on Tuesday April 2nd.
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.
Interested in how suburbs get their name? Come along to the ASHG Talking History at 7.00 pm on Monday 4 March and hear Michael Macklin tell the story of how the suburb Yeronga got its name.
The talk will be in the multi purpose room at the Yeronga Community Centre, cnr Villa Street and Park Road. Please enter off Villa Street.
The monthly ASHG business meeting will precede the talk at 6.00 pm.
Great day today (17 February) talking history with current and former residents of Villa Street, Yeronga about the history of their street. Our knowledge of Villa Street was greatly enhanced by the stories, photos, maps, memories that people generously shared. Thank you!
We were all excited by the high level of community interest in telling, and learning about, the history of Villa Street. Watch this space for more information about the next stage of the project.
ASHG wants to hear your stories about the history of Villa Street. Perhaps you grew up in Villa Street, or your parents or grandparents did or maybe you are a current resident. Drop in to the history room at the Yeronga Community Centre on Saturday 17 February and share your stories, photos, documents.
