May 15, 2026
QSA talk, Belinda Daly, ‘Warders, wives and children – The families of St Helena Penal Establishment’, 25 June 2026, 11am-12pm. St Helena Island (known as Noogoon by the Quandamooka people) is only four kilometres from the mouth of the Brisbane River. The Penal Establishment operated as an all-male prison… Read More
May 8, 2026
Dr Henry Reese, as a Harry Gentle Visiting Fellow, investigated a public scandal that rocked Queensland at the close of the nineteenth century. In 1895, the sea captain Joseph Vos and six other men of the labour recruiting ship William Manson faced trial in the Supreme Court. They were charged with… Read More
April 24, 2026
Johannes Gossner was 63 years old when he founded his missionary training institution. He had been a Catholic priest from Bavaria, with a somewhat free-thinking approach to the scriptures which brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church. He converted to Lutheranism in July 1826, and in 1829 became pastor… Read More
April 24, 2026
Transcriptions of Captain Logan’s Diary, Spicer’s Diary and an Index to Moreton Bay Convicts 1824-1839 are now available via the resources page on the website. Read More
March 19, 2026
Dearly Departed: death in life Innovative, accessible, and deeply human, Dearly Departed: death in life invites visitors into a bold exploration of mortality across Queensland’s past, present and future. Through rich historical insight, evocative artistic interpretation and interactive design, the exhibition sparks meaningful conversation about life, death and the memories we… Read More
January 15, 2026
Printed & Bound exhibition opening at Queensland State Archives 22 January 2026 at 11.00am. Purchase tickets here. Event description Uncover the art of keeping history We’re told to never judge a book by its cover – but this time, we insist. With Printed & Bound, Queensland State Archives (QSA) invites… Read More
October 3, 2025
On 1 September 2025, Distinguished Professor Mark Finnane retired from his role as Director of the Harry Gentle Resource Centre (HGRC). Professor Finnane has significantly expanded the Centre’s scope since assuming the directorship from Dr Regina Ganter in 2018, leading the development of new digital initiatives, exciting collaborations with the… Read More
July 9, 2025
Battlefront 2: An account of the violent conflicts for the control of grazing lands and water in the Gulf Country ~ 1860 to 1905 In the hard stony ridges of the remote Selwyn Ranges outside Cloncurry, the lonely grave of a Native Police officer whose contempt for the Mittakoodi of… Read More
June 30, 2025
The HGRC is delighted to announce the appointment of its 2025/2026 Visiting Fellows. Congratulations to Belinda Daley, Trish FitzSimons and Robert Braiden. Belinda’s project is titled Warders, wives and children – The families of St Helena Penal Establishment. The project will identify families living as part of the warder’s community at… Read More
June 25, 2025
You are warmly invited to attend the launch of the 50th Anniversary Edition of the landmark publication: Exclusion, Exploitation, Extermination: Race Relations in Colonial Queensland by Raymond Evans, Kay Saunders, and Kathryn Cronin. Published by AndAlso Books. This important event celebrates a work that has shaped the understanding… Read More
May 21, 2025
A recording of our most recent QSA Talk, ‘Occupations for Ladies’ by Dr Nicole Davis, urban historian and Harry Gentle Research Centre Visiting Fellow, is now available to view online via the QSA’s YouTube channel. In December 1877,… Read More
April 28, 2025
Addressing recent critiques concerning the accuracy of Alice Duncan-Kemp’s accounts of Queensland’s Channel Country, Dr Ray Kerkhove’s recently published essay, “Alice Duncan-Kemp’s ‘Warrior Lodges’ and Kooroongoora: Structures of Resistance During Australia’s Frontier Wars”, evaluates Duncan-Kemp’s extraordinary statements concerning the structure of the Kooroongoora millenarian movement and what she called ‘warrior lodges’. Read More
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