Join presenter Mark Baker on July 26 2025, 9.00-12.00 midday for a 3 hour workshop that explores how residential architecture in the former Stephens district (including Yeronga, Annerley, and surrounds) evolved from 1870 to 1970, shaped by changes in materials, technology, and infrastructure.
Learn how familiar house types fit into this timeline through key features like form, materials, and fittings.
Participants to bring several printed photos of your house (or one you’re interested in), including full exterior views and close-ups of features like windows and doors.
Presenter Mark Baker has worked in the Heritage sector since the 1970s. The workshop promises to be informative and fun.
Join Dr Michael Macklin on Monday 2 June at 7.00 pm for his presentation: My Place – the story of not only a house in Yeronga but a place from pre-colonial times to the present day.
In his presentation Michael traces the history of the area from the perspective of his home in Yeronga. The talk will add another dimension to his very interesting and comprehensive history of the area.
About the speaker: Dr. Michael Macklin established the Australian Democrats in Queensland, was elected to the Senate in 1980 and retired from politics in 1990. He then oversaw the highly successful Capital Campaign for the restoration of old Customs House. From 2002 to 2007, Michael was Professor and Executive Dean of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at UNE. He is now happily retired but busy as a keen historian, grandfather and, when possible, enthusiastic traveller.
The talk will be held at the Yeronga Community Centre at 7.00 pm following the business meeting at 6.00 pm.
On October 1 1925, the Shire of Stephens was abolished. Stephens Shire along with other Brisbane shires and towns became part of the newly unified Brisbane City Council.
As we celebrate a centenary of a unified Brisbane City Council it is fitting to reflect on the former Stephens Shire Council and the creation of Greater Brisbane in 1925. What were the local and even global conditions at the time of the amalgamation? What were the passions and perspectives of the local community? Who was living in Stephens Shire?
Meet the panel: Mark Baker, Jeff Brunne, Pauline Peel and Janis Hanley.
Details: Tuesday 6 May, 7.00 pm, Yeronga Community Centre, 62 Park Rd., Yeronga.
Don’t miss Dr Mark Cryle’s talk on Monday 7 April at 7.00 pm following the business meeting at 6.00 pm. Mark will be discussing the origins of ANZAC Day.
Dr Mark Cryle is a published historian, presenter, teacher and resident of Dutton Park. In 2015 he completed a PhD entitled Making ‘the One Day of the Year’: a Genealogy of Anzac Day to 1918. In 2016 he was awarded a Q Anzac 100 Fellowship from the State Library of Queensland. He was formerly the Manager of the Fryer Library at the University of Queensland. Mark has researched, written and presented on aspects of both Australian and British history and literature. He recently co-wrote, with Erica McWilliam, Somerville House: Then and Now (2024). In another life, Mark is a musician and songwriter.
Do you remember or know someone who lived through the devastating tornado that hit Brisbane in 1973? Yeronga, Taringa, Moorooka and Nathan were the suburbs hardest hit.
If you have stories or photos to share about the 1973 Brisbane Tornado we’d love to hear them. Drop by the ASHG History Room at Yeronga Community Centre on Saturday 1 March between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm. Busy on 1 March – but have photographs or stories to share? Contact us on either [email protected] or [email protected]
The stories and photos collected will contribute to a talk about the 1973 Brisbane Tornado to be presented by Michelle Mills later in 2025 on 1 November.
Great turnout for History Alive, our first event of the year. It was a fun night of engaging with local history and each other. It was all of that plus some. We covered world events, local events and people and had a singing substitute round with our songsters, Denis and Leah. Everybody was a winner on the night!!!
Here’s a few ‘did you know’ questions from History Alive.
Did you pick the location of the photo (below) on the poster? Answer: Cnr Fairfield Rd and Cowper St.
Are you confused about the boundaries of the former Stephens Shire (amalgamated into Brisbane City Council in 1925)? As the Annerley-Stephens history group this is the question we get asked most frequently. If you’ve been wondering, wonder no more. Our guests at the ASHG trivia night were organised into the main boundaries as per the image below:
Did you know that the Entrance Gates to Yeronga Memorial Park off Ipswich Rd have two (WW1) Dedication plaques which read on one side of the gates: ‘This tablet is Dedicated to the Women Workers of the Stephens Shire’ (see below) and on the other:’These gates were erected by the Women of Stephens Shire in Honour of the men who fought for them.’
Thank you for coming!!
Guess the song and the book chapter (Memories of Stephens and Women of Stephens).
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This presentation and workshop explores how residential architecture in the former Stephens district (including Yeronga, Annerley, and surrounds) evolved from 1870 to 1970, shaped by changes in materials, technology, and infrastructure.Learn how familiar house types[...]
