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Burnie Brae Senior Citizens Club
The centre was opened by Sir James Ramsay, Governor of Queensland, on the 22/3/1984 with 1000 members previously signed up. The centre, costing about... 

Kedron Wavell Services Club

Kedron Wavell Services Club Inc
The club, the largest single community organisation in the district, grew out of the Kedron-Wavell Sub Branch RSL (Returned & Services League of... 

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Kidspace
The original idea for Kidspace came from Leslie Karantonis who lived at Kalinga, a northern suburb of Brisbane. She had heard of a children's... 

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Libraries of Chermside
The first library may have been in the old Alliance Hall from 1898 when the Downfall Creek Recreation Club and Library was formed on 12th October... 

Rotary Club of Chermside
After the Second World War, Chermside and surrounding areas developed rapidly. Many new homes were built as a growing population called the area... 

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Wheller Gardens
Wheller Gardens - On the 23rd November 1936 the garden settlement was opened on Gympie Rd opposite Banfield St with the founder and driving force...