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What’s in a name?

Quite a bit if you’re Wolston House! Many of our visitors are confused about the history of the house, simply because of its name. Just down the road from us is ‘The Park’, Centre for Mental Health which was previously known as Wolston Park. Some of the misunderstandings people have

CONSERVATION UPDATE

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s guests now have the opportunity to embark on a conservation adventure with the new Kids on Conservation Trail. Guests receive a free passport upon admission to the sanctuary which they take to 12 different conservation destinations. Each destination has a stamp to collect with a final prize

Tastes of the Twenties at Wolston Historic House

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Afternoon teas at Wolston Historic House are always popular, particularly our Devonshire Teas, served on our Tea Terrace, or under the shade of the 160 year old fig tree. Occasionally we like to offer variety and turn to authentic recipes of the twenties from a hand-written recipe book found in

Austin Club visits the Inn

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Toowoomba Branch Volunteers were thrilled with the recent visit to the Royal Bull’s Head Inn by members of the Austin Motor Vehicle Club. The Volunteers provided the group with an extensive tour of the Inn and answered queries about the local area. There were of course a few questions to

Wolston Clucky for Chickens

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Just moments after the scraps were fed to the chickens, the vultures (sorry, cockatoos) started gathering. Lucky there is chicken wire across the top of the pen too. Thwarted!!

Dictionary Includes Indigenous Words

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An updated Australian National Dictionary has just been released and now includes over 500 Indigenous words. A Guugu Yimithirr word that Australians are already very familiar with is the anglicisation of ‘Gunguuru’ which was one of over 130 Guugu Yimithirr words recorded by James Cook and Joseph Banks when they

Call for Nominations 2016

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When the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Limited (NTAQ) was established on 1 July 2014 it comprised of nine directors referred to as “First Directors” under the clause 8.1(a) of the Constitution. The First Directors were appointed upon the registration of the company and are considered to be Governing Member

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