Members of Protestant denominations, particularly Methodists, were prominent in Brunswick during the early years of European settlement. The most prominent was Thomas Wilkinson who gave Brunswick its name and donated the land for the first Methodist chapel in Sydney Road. He was also the first Chairman of the municipality when it was created in 1857. Dr Cheryl Griffin will talk about him and others as well as their influence on Brunswick in the early European period at a joint meeting of Brunswick Community History Group and Brunswick Uniting Church.

The spectacular former Wesleyan Church in Sydney Rd. This is one of the Brunswick Treasures to be discussed at our next meeting. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Victorian Heritage Register we will look at all 21 Brunswick buildings on the Register.
Photo by Peter Holmes

Local writer Kevin Brophy and photographer Nicholas Walton Healey will share stories and photos of the railway line which they are collecting for their project The Line. Their work will eventually be used for an exhibition and possibly a book recording the line before it is changed forever by the elevated rail project. They are interested in collecting more stories so come along if you have any to share!

Photo by John Werrett 1992