Queensland Family History Society Inc
QFHS Calendar Event
Members Lounge - Presenting … Brisbane @ War.
Starts: 16 Apr 2025 at 1:00 PM
Ends: 16 Apr 2025 at 3:00 PM
Notes:
This event will be held online and in-person at the QFHS Family History Research Centre i.e. a HYBRID meeting.
Guest Speaker: Peter Dunn, OAM.
Topic: MILITARY LOCATIONS IN
BRISBANE DURING WWII
Peter Dunn OAM is a retired electrical engineer who worked in the electricity industry in Queensland for 45 years.
He is the Webmaster of the popular "Australia @ War" web site at www.ozatwar.com which contains everything you would want to know about military activities in Australia during WWII. Peter's research has made him realise that very few authors and historians have covered much detail about events that occurred on the home front during WWII. Peter has published 7 E-books on WWII in Australia.
Peter was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in January 2020 “for service to community history”. Peter is the Secretary of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia (Qld) Inc. which meets monthly at Archerfield Airport.
Peter grew up in Townsville and played in the bunkers and hangars left over from WWII. He went on to join the Air Training Corps and then the RAAF Reserve at Garbutt Airfield in Townsville in the mid to late 1960s. He relocated to Brisbane in January 1970 to continue his engineering degree at the QIT.
Peter will share details and photos of numerous military camps and depots located around Brisbane during WWII.