Previous History Talks
02-Feb-13 Sonny Byquar talking about his family as South Sea Islander early settlers in Buderim Click here to see it
06-Apr-13 Adopt a Digger Project by Chrissy Fletcher and Helene Cronin Click here to see it
01-Jun-13 Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Inc by Helene Cronin and Neil McGarvie Click here to see it
03-Aug-13 The Buderim Quilt by Rose Halliday-Smith Click here to see it
05-Oct-13 Urban transport on Buderim – From Buggy to Buick by Noel Williams Click here to see it
01-Feb-14 History of flags and the evolution of the Australian Flag by Tom Holden Click here to see it
05-Apr-14 ANZAC Day – A Kiwi perspective by Ross Robertson Click here to see it
07-Jun-14 Ginger in Australian food and medicine by Dr Leonie Ryder Click here to see it
07-Aug-14 Buderim’s First Doctor by Dr Gary Shaw and Jill Blake Click here to see it
07-Mar-15 History from Archeaology Exploration by Gary and Dorothy Flanagan Click here to see it
02-May-15 Ellen Barron by Alison and John Sleath Click here to see it
04-Jul-15 The Wartime Diary of Dorothea Burnett by Dorothy Radford Click here to see it
07-Nov-15 Fashions in Australia from 1880-1900 by Prue Cawley Click here to see it
05-Mar-16 Mooloolaba’s Yesterdays by Bill Lavarack Click here to see it
07-May-16 The establishment of Mons State School by Evelyn Cogill Click here to see it
02-Jul-16 Memories of Buderim by Maurie Richards Click here to see it
01-Apr-17 Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramways update by Noel Williams Click here to see it
05-Aug-17 History of Religion in Buderim by Ellen de Chastel Click here to see it
10-Feb-18 History of BATS and the Buderim War Memorial Hall by John McMahon Click here to see it
14-Apr-18 The Crosby Family in Buderim by Bernadette McMahon Click here to see it
09-Jun-18 The Friends Farm on the Mooloolah River by Bill Lavarack Click here to see it
04-Aug-18 Recollection of Buderim’s early settlers and his experiences during and after WW2 by Ken Chadwick Click here to see it
03-Nov-18 The History of the Buderim Festival Markets, the Buderim Tavern and the Woolworths development by Gloria Duce Click here to see it
02-Feb-19 The Simpers on Buderim by Ken Simper Click here to see it
06-Apr-19 Edna Margaret Walling by Maxina Williams Click here to see it
08-Jun-19 Palmwoods First Constable by Helene Cronin and Noel Williams Click here to see it
10-Aug-19 The History of the Cooktown Orchid by Bill Lavarack Click here to see it
12-Oct-19 Joseph Foote and Family by Margaret Marshall Click here to see it
07-Mar-20 50 years of discovering water by Jim Hennell Click here to see it
02-Mar-21 Pioneer Women in the Guy Family by Susan Guy and Jeanine Roberts Click here to see it
05-Jun-21 Buderim community projects where the Buderim Historical Society played a significant role by Neil McGarvie Click here to see it
02-Oct-21 Memories of work in remote Aboriginal communities across Australia by Neil and Jean McGarvie Click here to see it
20-Nov-21 Memories (1975-1991) of work in Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Education by Neil and Jean McGarvie Click here to see it
02-Apr-22 James Low and William Grigor, and early timber gathering in the Mooloolah and Maroochy Rivers area by Audienne Blyth Click here to see it
02-Jul-22 My Fortunate Life by Simon Whittle Click here to see it
13-May-23 The Cunning Family (from 1887) and their links with education in Buderim by Robyn Powel Click here to see it
5-Aug-23 Jim and Connie Guy. Their story as told by their son Keith Guy Click here to see it