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Queensland Women's Historical Association

The Queensland Women's Historical Association is a historical society in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia which studies the history and heritage of Queensland, including its pioneer families and the contribution made by women. The association is headquartered at the heritage-listed house Miegunyah in Bowen Hills.

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History

The association was established in Brisbane in April 1950 as the Women’s Historical Association. Its headquarters were at the heritage-listed Newstead House. In 1957 it was renamed the Queensland Women's Historical Association. From 1960 to 1983 the association placed plaques to commemorate historic sites associated with Queensland's history.

In 1966, Newstead House was to be converted into a museum so the association required new headquarters. At the same time, a nearby historic house Miegunyah (then called Beverley Wood) in Bowen Hill was about to be demolished. Through a public appeal, the association raised the funds for a deposit to buy Miegunyah to restore it to its former glory.

Current activities

The association continue to restore and maintain Miegunyah, which is open to the public as a museum and a venue for talks, exhibitions and social events. The association maintains a library and archive and publishes books.

Plaques

Some of the plaques placed by the association include:

  • the monument at Lake Moogerah to the women of the Fassifern District
  • the Cactoblastis Memorial beside Myall Creek, Dalby commemorating the introduction of the Cactoblastis insect that helped eradicate the highly invasive prickly pear from Queensland farmland

    • Published works

    Published works of the association include:

  • Queensland Women's Historical Association (1970), A history of Kangaroo Point, Queensland Women's Historical Association, retrieved 10 July 2015 
  • Queensland Women's Historical Association (1998), Body, mind and soul : recalling the unsung carers of the community : the bush nurses, teachers and pastoral workers, Queensland Women's Historical Association, ISBN 978-0-9590271-7-4 
  • Cazalar, Lorraine; Queensland Women's Historical Association (2010), A family, their business, their houses : the Perry family of Brisbane, Queensland Women's Historical Association Inc, ISBN 978-0-9578228-2-5 
  • Queensland Women's Historical Association (2010), The Matildas : short biographies of Queensland women past and present, The Queensland Women's Historical Association, ISBN 978-0-9578228-3-2 
  • Hacker, D. R. (Diana R.); Spinaze, M. P. (Murray P.); Queensland Women's Historical Association (2012), A place, a purpose and a plaque : pioneer sites of Brisbane, Queensland and overseas, Queensland Women's Historical Association, ISBN 978-0-9578228-5-6 

    • References

    Queensland Women's Historical Association Wikipedia
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