PHA Qld member Gordon Grimwade has recently co-authored with Pauline O’Keeffe (Images Manager, Cairns Historical Society) Northern Anzacs: How the First World War Shaped Far North Queensland. Northern ANZACs looks at the development of the First World War, the contributions made by over 1500 volunteers from the region and the aftermath of resettlement. It concludes with chapters on the development of memorial…

On Thursday 19 July, two historic business figures in Queensland, George Marchant and John Moffatt, were inducted into the Queensland Business Leader's Hall of Fame. The annual award recognises the public contribution made by leaders of business to the reputation of Queensland and its economic and social development. Marchant, a cordial manufacturer, not only generated significant business in Queensland, but fuelled…