Sunday 11 April 2010

History of the University of Queensland - two lectures this week at the Royal Quensland Historical Society



Photo of the Forgan Smith Building by raguy, released under a Creative Commons Attritbution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike licence

Two speakers this week will talk about the history of the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus. Speakers at the Royal Queensland Historical Society in the City will talk about the history of the Forgan Smith building (pictured), and how the University moved from the City to St Lucia, where it is now.

Professor Clive Moore will talk about the history of the Forgan Smith building, which is part of the University's Great Court, on Wednesday April 14 at 12.30pm. On Thursday April 15th at 6pm, historian Peter Brown will talk about how and why the University moved to St Lucia in 1950, and the struggle to get it there.




Photo of the Forgan Smith Building by stranezzza, released under a Creative Commons Attritbution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike licence. The building was named after a former Premier of Queensland.

Both lectures cost $5, which includes refreshments and a light meal. The lectures are at the Royal Queensland Historical Society at 115 WIlliam St, Brisbane City - click here for a Google Map with public transport details. You can click here to look up the timetables for the free City Loop bus (search for route "loop"), and click here to look up other public transport routes and times.

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