07/10/2023
AHS Meeting - How a family's fortune was lost
Speaker - Melissa Fagan
At the end of World War 2, Stirling McWhirter was the largest shareholder of the celebrated Brisbane department store. By decade's end, his inheritance was gone. Come and hear about this family's chequered history which Melissa Fagan revealed in her book What Will Be Worn.
Time - 10:00 am
Venue - Ashgrove Library, Amarina Ave, Ashgrove
The Ashgrove Historical Society meets on the first Saturday of the month, except for January, at the meeting rooms at the Ashgrove Library in Amarina Avenue Ashgrove 10am till noon. Morning tea follows the presentation and offers the opportunity to socialise and talk with others about the history of the suburb.
Please contact the secretary for more information.
Phone 3366 4621 or email: