April 3, 2020
Sigma is the pen-name adopted by Henry James Symes, a colourful character who first came to Queensland in the early 1850s. Christened Henry James Hyde, Sigma adopted the surname Symes when he jumped ship in Melbourne around 1850 and shortly after made his way to the Darling Downs region droving… Read More
February 21, 2020
Elise Barney (nee Rivers) was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1815 and died on 5 July 1883 in Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia. Elise was appointed as the first full-time female postmistress at Brisbane (1855-1863), following the death of her husband Leiut. John Edward Barney. John and Elise Barney arrived in… Read More
February 19, 2020
Read about lesser known early expeditions in south-east Queensland and mapping Native Police patrols in our newly published projects. Read More
February 18, 2020
Indyana Horobin was awarded a research internship by the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science (HLSS) as part of the 2019-2020 Humanities Undergraduate Research Intern Program (HURIP), and completed a short-term internship with the Harry Gentle Resource Centre (HGRC) which is affiliated with the Griffith Centre for Social and… Read More
January 19, 2020
Queensland Maritime Museum’s exhibition, The Land and Dreams … Over the Seas to Queensland, explores the history of immigration to our State covering the first free British settlers, to those immigrants of all nationalities fleeing war torn Europe. Learn about their personal journeys as you explore artefacts like ships, sea… Read More
September 30, 2019
Peopling Place: Transcribing Sources for Brisbane’s Zion Hill Mission, presented by Annemarie McLaren. Queensland State Archives with the Griffith University Harry Gentle Resource Centre are proud to present this event as part of the 2019 Visiting Fellows Seminar Series. In this paper, Annemarie McLaren will explore some of the initial… Read More
September 30, 2019
‘Birdcage of the Bay: St Helena Island prison’ The Queensland State Archives has a free exhibition titled ‘Birdcage of the Bay: St Helena Island Prison’ running until 12 October 2019. Explore a virtual reality recreation of the St Helena Prison stockade, discover original artefacts from the island, or try… Read More
August 5, 2019
The HGRC is delighted to welcome its new Visiting Fellow, Tim Roberts. Tim is a specialist in Australian art heritage, decorative arts and material culture to 1945 and is an experienced researcher and guest speaker. He is the President of the Queensland Professional Historians Association. Tim’s project, Picturing the… Read More
July 25, 2019
One of the more notable events during the recent AHA Conference in Toowoomba (8th-12th July) was a panel on the neglected history of urban Aboriginal camps. The concept – Aboriginal Cities – was developed by Dr Paul Irish (Coast History & Heritage, Sydney), working with fellow historians Dr Denise Cook… Read More
July 16, 2019
On Friday 19 July 2019, Griffith University Ph D candidate Roger Ford will discuss the fascinating story of a unique record from the convict era of Moreton Bay held at Queensland State Archives – Superintendent Spicer’s workbook. As superintendent of works in the administration of the notorious commandant Captain Patrick… Read More
February 2, 2019
Brisbane Square Library is hosting an event with Melissa Fagan, Sunday 10 February 11am-12noon as she discusses her book, What Will Be worn: A McWhirters Story, about the iconic department store in Fortitude Valley. For all who know Brisbane, McWhirters, a once celebrated department store in Fortitude Valley, is an icon. Read More
February 2, 2019
The Queensland Office of the National Archives is testing the feasibility of allowing self-service digitisation of selected records by the public in a controlled reading room environment. The service being trialled in the Queensland Reading Room only, until 30 April 2019. A flyer with details of the service can be… Read More
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