It’s official – the ASHG history room at Yeronga Community Centre is up and running

It’s official – the ASHG history room at Yeronga Community Centre is up and running

by | Jan 17, 2024 | News

In 2023 ASHG’s history room in the Yeronga Community Centre was a work in progress.

In January 2024 the new history room has become a reality.

ASHG held our first Open Day on Wednesday 17 January. It was great to see long term members and new people come in to look at our displays, find out what we do and share stories about our local community.

The centre will be open on Saturday 17 January from 10.00 – 12.00 midday and Wednesday 24 January, 9.00-12.00 midday. Come and say hi. We’re in the new Community Plus+ Yeronga Community Centre in Villa Street.

Our first history talk for the year is the History of the Yeronga Community Centre on Monday 5 February at 7.00 pm. The guest speakers are Melinda McInturff and Mel Hilditch from Community Plus+ Yeronga Community Centre. The history talk will be preceded by the ASHG monthly business meeting at 6.00 pm.



Fanny Street self-guided walk – our first

Fanny Street self-guided walk – our first

by | Dec 3, 2023 | News, Walks and Tours

Get your walking shoes on, ASHGs first self-guided walk has landed.

Click here for Fanny Street walk instructions.

This walks begins in Annerley Junction, at the corner of Ipswich Road and Fanny Street – just across from pub where Annerley Road intersects.

As you go you’ll learn about Fanny Street’s history, the people, who they were and what they did.

It is a relatively short walk of about 800 metres but you may find yourself lingering for up to 30 – 45 minutes to absorb the stories and history.

Please bring a hat and water and look out for the shady areas outside the places you stop. Not a walk for the heat of the day.

The walk is fairly easy, but involves a short incline, but may be difficult for those with walking aids.

Fanny Street Self-guided Walk

  • Start at 99 Bikes, Cnr Ipswich Rd and Fanny St.

  • Follow the walk instructions in the Fanny Street walk guide – click here to view.

Afterwards, if you are looking for coffee or refreshments here are some options:

  • Miss Milly’s Espresso across Ipswich Rd in the Annerley Arcade is open Monday-Friday 6.30-14.00 and Saturday 6.30-12.00 midday.

  • The Junction Hotel is open each day after 10.00. It serves non alcoholic drinks is as well as alcoholic and pub style food is available in the restaurant.

  • Other cafe options at the junction, just a little further away are Little Clive and Laneway 86. Check the internet opening times .

Enjoy the walk and this slice of history. We are planning on more self-guided walks in the near future.

This walk was researched and designed by Pauline Peel, Denis Peel and Kate Dyson.

2023 – that’s a wrap!

2023 – that’s a wrap!

by | Nov 22, 2023 | News

  • 2013 First meeting
  • 2017 John Oxley Library award
  • 2017 Frank Corley Project
  • 2020 Cemetery Walk
  • 2023 Fanny Street Signage
  • 2023 Fanny Street Park
  • 2023 Lothian Street Walk with Fiona Petty, October 2023
  • 2023 Fanny Street Walk with Denis, Kate and Pauline, October 2023

A big thanks to everybody who has contributed in 2023 – the committee and members, guest speakers, BCC libraries, our local representatives.

Our achievements

Celebrating 10 years of ASHG May 2013 – May 2023

  • A pivotal event was the Celebration of ASHG’s 10th birthday – so much achieved in 10 years including:
    • Corley house photo project.
    • 4 conferences and associated
    • Hefferan and Fanny Street Parks historical signage, the John Oxley history award in 2017,
    • Several Streets of Stephens researched, presented and published on the website,
    • 4 historical walks including the South Brisbane Cemetery, Fairfield, Clifton Hill and Annerley Junction,
    • The Children of Stephens Internship and ebook.
    • Successful negotiation for our History Room, ASHG’s first home at the Yeronga Community Centre.

Here’s what we did in 2023

Talks

  • Full house for ASHG’s 5th conference – Memories of Stephens.
  • Three sold out local history library talks at Annerley, Fairfield and Holland Park libraries – thanks Fiona Petty, Michael Macklin and Stephanie Ryan for fascinating history talks about Lothian Street, Annerley, Yeronga and the Qld State library’s collection of digitised real estate maps. Thanks also to BCC libraries and staff.
  • Completion of the history of Robinson Park, Fairfield – see here
Signage Projects
Walks
  • Fanny Street
  • Lothian Street
Community Event Participation
History Room – Our New Home
  • Preparation for our first home in the new Yeronga Community Centre. Here’s a sneak peak
Usual Business
  • 10 general meetings – first Monday of the month – February-November.
  • All that administration that makes the organisation tick – the website, social media, the meetings, the finance, the secretarial work. And… a successful application to the Brisbane City Council for a grant to enable the purchase of furniture and equipment for the ASHG local history room.

2024 – what’s next

  • We move into the ASHG local history room in Yeronga Community Centre.
  • Watch this space for news of the 2024 program.
  • A recent survey of members and non members told us that people’s main interests are history talks a heritage walks; participating in history projects, informative websites and online publications;
  • The full survey results will be published in the future but in meantime it is helping inform an exciting 2024 program.


Fairfield Station signage

Fairfield Station signage

by | Nov 7, 2023 | Fairfield, General Stephens History, News

Local railway stations in Fairfield, Yeronga and Yeerongpilly are being upgraded and made accessible as part of the Cross River Rail project. ASHG is working with Cross River rail to provide historical signage for each of the stations. Research for the Fairfield Train Station has been finalised although the signage is yet to be installed. In the meantime Cross River rail have presented ASHG with 3 posters for the new local history room in the Yeronga Community Centre. The posters reflect each area of the research undertaken for the signage: Indigenous history; Rail (Fairfield) History and Urban Change. Denis Peel, Secretary of ASHG, holding the poster about the rail history of Fairfield in the above photo. Denis and President Jeff Brunne undertook the research.

Fanny Street Park historical signage

Fanny Street Park historical signage

by | Oct 18, 2023 | Annerley, History Blog

ASHG is excited that the Fanny Street Park, Annerley historical signs are now in place. Check them out. The signs are part of improvements that Clr Nicole Johnston and BCC have been making to this beautiful yinnell/gully park. The signs provide an insight into our Indigenous history, speculate as to why the street is called Fanny Street and paint a picture of Fanny Street and the local area in the early part of the 20th century.