Want to find about about the Clifton Hill street with no front doors; learn more about the history of Villa Street or; hear about the rise and fall of service stations in Annerley… then come along to our Talking History nights..
Want to see our display of historical maps and documents about the local area – drop in Wednesday morning. And.. watch out for more information about Saturday drop in days from April.
Do you have photos or stories to share about Villa Street? Email us on [email protected]
Are you interested in knowing more about us? come along to our business meetings and stay for Talking History – 1st Monday of the month except for public holidays (April and May meetings and Talking History on Tuesday 2 April and Tuesday 7 May).
Intrigued – come along to our monthly Talking History on Tuesday April 2nd7.00 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
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.
