History Walk - Brunswick in the Great Depression
Tickets are now on sale for our next history walk. This will visit sites important during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The walk will be led by Professor Emerita Joan Beaumont who has researched the Depression extensively and published a comprehensive history of the period in 2022. Brunswick was severely affected by the Depression and was also the site of political agitation.
Book here:
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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

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

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.

Our researcher, Margaret Fleming give a presentation on tracing the history of your Brunswick House - when it was built, who lived there and any interesting bits of information. With so many old houses in Brunswick, we get many inquiries on this topic.
This event is part of the National Trust Heritage Festival.

Michael Carney - a member of the Brunswick Community History Group and whose immigrant Irish family first settled in Australia in Brunswick - will deliver this talk. The soldier is Michael's great uncle and the story in part is told via a posthumous letter written beautifully by Michael's late father - also a veteran - to an uncle he never met but never forgot.

Launch of our new book by Cheryl Griffin and Annette Whiter. The story of Brunswick's parks, reserves, sporting grounds and other open spaces. Illustrated by historical images and contemporary photographs by Annette Whiter.
The launch will be in the Celtic Club Members' lounge on the first floor. Some food supplied; drinks can be purchased at the bar.

Local architect Adam Newman will talk about the architect and builder Victor Heiberg whose eccentric buildings are found in Brunswick and surrounding suburbs. They include the former Beacon Garage in Brunswick Road, Heiberg's own sprawling residence opposite the garage and the Beatrice house in Barry Street.
The talk will be in room 203, South Building, Balam Balam Place

Join architect Adam Newman NWMN for a compelling presentation on the little-known but remarkable local builder Victor Julius Thor Madsen Heiberg (1884–1951). Born in Denmark and later based in Melbourne, Heiberg produced […]