Moreton Bay Bicentennial Event this month

Wednesday 11 – 12 September – Representations of Meanjin and Moreton Bay 1824-2024: A Bicentennial Symposium.

Discount offer to members

The Harry Gentle Research Centre is offering members of our history group a 50% discount on tickets to their two-day Bicentennial Symposium at the Ship Inn, South Bank on September 11^th and 12^th (see below). To take this offer up, please contact the Chair (Simon Cole) by commenting in the field below.

Ongoing projects:

• Cr Kim Marx support for a plaque at McKoy Park about the Dutch Houses – waiting response from her office.
• Write up of the Origins of Coopers Plains from British settlement (Moreton Bay Penal Colony circa 1824).
• Plagues in Salisbury about the WWII Munitions Works, specifically the corner of Evans Road and Project Street in front of the still extant South Guard House. Cr Griffiths support to be procured.

Coopers Plains History Group Monthly Meetings

Saturday 21^st of September at 4 – 5pm
Coopers Plains Library Meeting Room (at the back)

All welcome. Please RSVP by commenting on this post below (if you can’t see the comment field, click the heading above).  Thanks to the friendly and helpful staff of the Coopers Plains Library for printing out these newsletters and offering them to anyone who wants to keep in touch without going online. The Coopers Plains Library Meeting Room is booked every 3^rd Saturday at 4pm for us to meet.