Moreton Bay History Seminar - Morayfield

Next date: Thursday, 09 May 2024 | 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM

Discover significant events and exciting narratives at the 7th annual Moreton Bay History seminar. With engaging guest speakers and stalls from the region's historical groups and societies, the all-day 2024 seminar promises to showcase the culture and heritage of Moreton Bay. Celebrating the National Trust sponsored Australian Heritage Festival and National Archaeology Week.

Keynote speakers:

•              Lisa Jones, Curator, Queensland Police Museum

•              Michael Aird, Director of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum

With lightning talks presented by:

•              Karen Wallwork, Beachmere History & Research

•              Rae Frawley, History Redcliffe

•              Ailsa Moorhead, Wamuran Historical  & Visitors Centre

•              Lynne Hooper, Bribie Island Historical Society

Keynote presentations:

Little Girl Lost 1964 : Doreen Jean Lambert
Lisa Jones, Curator, Queensland Police Museum

On Saturday 17 October 1964, 13-year-old Doreen Lambert travelled by bus from her home in Margate to friend’s house in Bald Hills. Doreen left her home at 8.20am but got off the bus one stop too early at 9.45am and missed the connection with her friend. After asking directions about a bus back to Redcliffe, she was last seen walking along Gympie Road, Bald Hills at about 12.50 and then just disappeared into thin air.

Museum Curator Lisa Jones will present ‘1964 Little Girl Lost: Doreen Jean Lambert‘. Lisa will outline Doreen’s movements, the prolonged police investigation and ultimately how Doreen’s remains were found by chance in 1966 and her killer brought to justice in 1968.

Locating Early Moreton Bay Photographs
Michael Aird, Director of the University of Queensland Anthropology Museum

UQ Anthropology Museum Director Michael Aird has been researching photographs of Aboriginal people for over 35 years, with a particular focus on early Brisbane studio photographs. Many images were taken by photographers that were pursuing nothing more than stereotypical image of Aboriginal people, and no effort was made to attach names, dates or locations. In this presentation Michael will look at the work of four-photographers; Désiré Charnay, Daniel Marquis, Richard Daintree and Christopher Hume Moore. Their photographs can be found in collections around the world, with many of them being credited as being taken in the Brisbane and Moreton Bay region. Michael will discuss how he has worked to resolve the issue of identifying which of these images have had the wrong photographers names attached and how this has led to much confusion as to where and when they were actually taken.

Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.

Free. Bookings Required.

When

Location

Morayfield Sport and Events Centre, Morayfield Park Leisure Centre, 298 Morayfield Rd, Morayfield QLD 4506, View map