THE JOHN DOUGLAS KERR MEDAL OF DISTINCTION FOR 2009: DR JOHN STEELE

At the 2009 Queensland Day dinner hosted by the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Dr John Steele was awarded the John Douglas Kerr Medal of Distinction. Dr John Gladstone Steele, a former lecturer in Physics at the University of Queensland as well as a retired Anglican priest, is also one of Queensland’s most respected historians, with many books and journal…

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Members work: Tim Bottoms’ ‘Cairns, City of the South Pacific, A History 1770-1995’

Member Dr Tim Bottoms has launched a 'new' comprehensive history entitled Cairns, City of the South Pacific, A History 1770-1995. Details can be found at: www.cairnshistory.com.au The book was launched on 5 November by the State Member for Cairns, Mr. Rob Pyne, son of the late Mayor of Cairns, Tom Pyne, who appointed Tim to write the work back in 1997.…

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