Historical Society of Mareeba in Mareeba, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Historical Society of Mareeba

Locality: Mareeba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4092 3599

Address: Centenary Park 345 Byrne Street 4880 Mareeba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.mbahistsoc.org.au/

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22.01.2022 Another great Mareeba Market Day coming up on 29th June, 2019. Again, heaps of great reading material, going cheap. Also some historical items, paper only, such as books, booklets, papers articles etc Need to also thank some of our wonderful sponsors for assisting us with raising fund via raffles etc. they will be acknowledged in small doses. THANK YOU SO MUCH> See you all at Mareeba Markets this Saturday. Call on in and take time to share a chat. Helen

21.01.2022 To all those who have been involved in any wars or conflicts over time, we thank you for your efforts and lives so that we may live free in this time. We appreciate everyone who played a part. Bless you all. LEST WE FORGET

20.01.2022 Mareeba Leagues Clubs sponsored us as well as the Heritage Coffee Ship. Both GREAT places to visit. Helen

19.01.2022 Depending on the weather next Mareeba Markets will be held on Saturday 13th Feb. We will have lots of great 2nd hand books for sale, mainly fiction and really up to date books. FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE Trying our FREE table again, was a success last time. Everything on the FREE TABLE, very well marked, is FREE, whatever it is. Magazines, books, storage items, whatever! If it's on the special table, come on up and take it away!... Looking forward to seeing you here. The main Rooms will be closed for the day, seeing I'm the one selling books with help from a fellow member as both John and Jordan will be away. Haven't been able to be in 2 places at the same time YET! See you on the 13th Feb.

17.01.2022 Your invited, Monday 14th October at 9.30am to a general/social meeting of the society. Come and have your say, meet new and old friends, learn something and impart some knowledge. At our building in Centenary Park, Tea, coffee and biscuits after. See you all there. Helen

13.01.2022 Just sorted through some boxes and found 10 folders consisting of 12 magazines each folder, all about world wide war planes.There are photos, diagrams, fold-outs, technical drawings. Everything a plane/war buff would love to own.. They are in perfect condition and we are selling them, starting from to day. Price on application. Email [email protected] or see you at the Mareeba Market. Saturday 30th November from 7am.

13.01.2022 WOW! 2 Mareeba Markets Saturdays this month, 10th &31st. The Historical Society of Mareeba has just been donated a ton of Australian Geographics. Range from No1 through to the 100s. ALL going at bargain prices. You can have one, you can have ALL, you can have 10 to 20 etc. These are SOOO beautiful, great photos, great Aussie subjects. Great time to add to YOUR collection or make it your COLLECTION. See ya then at our book selling place in Centenary Park, 345 Byrne Street Mareeba. Open 7,30Am till noon Market Days OR 8 till 3.30 Tuesday & Wednesday. 4092 3599 Email: [email protected] Happy to be of help. REMEMBER all our collections are available for research. Heaps of fiction as well as factual books ALL at BARGAIN PRICES! See ya then.

11.01.2022 Hi All, Want to inform that although my name appears on the facebook page, it is NOT my personal page but that of the Historical Society of Mareeba page. And as we are not only a SELF-FUNDED, not-for-profit organisation but we are also non-political and non-sectarian, so there fore we can't like, approve of, or endorse any political party at any time, even if some standing are our members. I'm posting this for understanding. As individuals, any member can post what they like on their own pages long as the Society's name is not mentioned. Wish everyone success in the coming months. Cheers, Helen Kindt (Hon Sec)

10.01.2022 Hope every one is coping well with the enforced isolation. Soon be over! Would like to know more about the photo displayed. Any one identify the people, the car, the time period. Believe it is up here somewhere on the Tablelands. give us a buzz [email protected]

09.01.2022 Thank you every one who likes our facebook page. Appreciate your thoughts. Helen.

08.01.2022 Anyone help with the following photo? Tried google etc and nothing comes close

08.01.2022 Any train buffs around? Royal Historical of Queensland (RHSQ) is interested in gathering stories, photos etc for their up coming exhibition recognising Jeff O'Mara. One theme will be on train journey stories. Please contact Sam Rowe 0409 496 013 or [email protected] and have a chat. I am sure their's lots of information, stories and tales out there. Cheers, Helen

05.01.2022 Just wanted to show off a bit. This handsome male is my nephew. He was at the Pentagon 9/11 when the plane crashed through it. Luckily he was on the opposite side so was not harmed.

03.01.2022 Sad, hols are OVER! First Mareeba Market Day over as well, wood fired pizza man perfumed the place,yum pizzas. Cleared our donation box recently, as you know we are a SELF -FUNDED organisation and rely on people donating , at least a gold coin, to receive a personal 'walk-around' our Rooms. Nearly had a heart attack, (thought it was a $100 note) then had to laugh, glad I do have a sense of humour though it's eroding fast. Wonder if the bank will honour it! Shall I try?

02.01.2022 ANZAC DAY. To all those who have been involved in conflict, we are thinking, praying for you this day. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts not only on this special day and also every day. There are too, too many names to list but each and everyone is remembered in our hearts. You did what you had to so generations later can live free and without fear, in safety. Love to you all.Thank you so much. WE. WILL REMEMBER!

02.01.2022 Lots of people to thank! Bear with me, I'm having a LONG drawn-out dialogue with a telco. Practically tearing my hair out. Maybe it will be resolved before Christmas? I'll sigh with relief if it does happens. So, Many thanks to all who 'Liked' our page and what the Society is doing. It is not hard work as in digging ditches, but it can be hard when researching. Please get back to me via the Email addy, at least that comes through. [email protected] Thank you Dunca...n Rae. Do you realise the Society holds the burial records of our local cemetries plus the Monumental Inscriptions, That part took a few of the members visiting every cemetery in the Shire, voice taping them, then transcribing, then going back to check that it was all correct. Lots of work and throughly enjoyable. The Honour Roll at Costin Street Pioneer Cemetery took 4 members nearly 4 years to research. We looked in every record we could find, so we had a complete list. That list , in the rotunda is to honour every one in the cemetery whether a head stone was available not not. Plot numbers were put through a database, turned up side down, back to front but little made sense. This cemetery is an old one, so let's keep the age, tidy it up a little, right the headstones that are leaning and fill in those graves that have subsided. Again that is age. Clean headstones correctly so they will be around in the next 100 years. Stay tuned for the next episode from the Historical Society of Mareeba, and remember we do need your support both physical and money wise. Take care and stay safe. Helen Kindt (Hon Sec)