Queensland History

Collection Spotlight for March: St Patrick’s Day Bash, Brisbane, 1948

Published: Fri, 2013-03-01 09:54 by Elizabeth Alvey

Amongst Fryer's manuscript collections is a folder of papers relating to the 1948 St Patrick's Day clash in Brisbane. The papers form part of the collection of Connie Healy, whose husband, Mick Healy, was secretary of the Trades & Labor Council of Queensland at the time. Mick Healy was the leader of the protest march that was met with such violence by the Queensland police.

New to our collection: Silk Theatre Handbill

Published: Fri, 2012-11-23 14:01 by Elizabeth Alvey

Fryer Library was delighted to recently add to its collection a silk theatre handbill. With black print on cream silk and a fringed edging, it is a very early example of this genre in Brisbane.

Fryer Folios – the Stradbroke Island special issue

Published: Tue, 2012-08-28 09:35 by Elizabeth Alvey

The latest issue of Fryer Folios has just been published. Focusing on Stradbroke Island, articles include:

William Hatherell discussing Oodgeroo Noonuccal's life and work at Moongalba;
Ros Follett interviewing Stanton Mellick, author of Writers' footprints: a Queensland literary companion and an extract from the book on the literary heritage of Stradbroke;