Remembering Matthew Flinders

On 16th July, 1799, Matthew Flinders became the first European to enter Moreton Bay. He noted and named Red Cliff Point and landed in on this day (17th July) at Woody Point…225 years ago today.

He’s currently back in the news at the moment as his body has just recently been relocated and reinterred at his birthplace in Donington, Lincolnshire, England. He died in 1814, one day after his work A Voyage to Terra Australis had been published. The location of his body was lost in 1852 but was rediscovered in 2019.

History Redcliffe’s guest speaker next month (2nd August) will be renowned historian and author, Professor Marc Serge Rivière. He will be speaking about his latest book True friendship knows no bounds: exclusive correspondence of Matthew Flinders and Thomi Pitot (1804-1814) which explores more about the life of Matthew Flinders.

Read more about Matthew Flinders in our latest feature story. (Click here)

Navigating Our Story

Join us for our upcoming monthly meeting next Friday (7th June). We are thrilled to have Kelly Ashford from Moreton Bay Region Libraries as our guest speaker. Kelly will guide us on navigating through and making the most of “Our Story”. This is an incredible resource and it’s completely free! If you haven’t use it yet, this might be your sign to get started.

Come along to our meeting at 2pm on Friday 7th June at Redcliffe Library Meeting Room and see where this journey can take you!

May meeting

Join us for our upcoming meeting at 2pm on Friday 3rd May at Redcliffe Library Meeting Room. Enjoy a captivating session with our guest speaker, Bettina Nissen. Bettina will kick off the event with the engaging tale of Tom the Red Necked Stint, promising to enthrall us all with her storytelling skills.

Also, if you haven’t already booked your spot for the Unearth the Past Cemetery Tour on 8th May, hurry now and book so you don’t miss out! Click here to book.