Not Quite the Centenary with the Brisbane History Group

Oct 27, 2024: 12.30-5PM

The electors of Brisbane enjoyed a modicum of self-government just ahead of the rest of what would become Queensland. Established under the NSW Municipalities Act of 1858 elections had taken place, council meetings held and a Mayor elected. Ready for him to greet our first Governor when he arrived and the Colony of Queensland declared.

The 1858 Act envisaged a long and comprehensive list of responsibilities for the new council, a number of which had to be pared back in the early years. But more of that next year. Our October seminar will focus on the lead up to the first sitting of the Brisbane City Council, the implications for infrastructure and the authorities that would be amalgamated.

This conference will look at:

‘Beyond the Municipal Boundaries’

'Unpropitious Beginnings'

‘Greater Brisbane’s creation – the political climate’

‘Almost 100 years of waiting in the shelter’

‘Vale, City of South Brisbane’

‘A Superfluity of Town Halls’

Presenters: Andrew Darbyshire, Tamsin O’Connor, Lindsay Marshall, Peter Hyde, Carmen Black and Bill Metcalf

Registration and Book Shop from 12.30pm

Welcome at 12.55pm

Afternoon Tea 2.45pm’ish