Queensland Family History Society Inc
QFHS Calendar Event
Book Club - Historical Fiction -Des Diggles, Guest Author
Starts: 28 Nov 2023 at 7:30 PM
Ends: 28 Nov 2023 at 9:00 PM
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THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND IN PERSON AT THE QFHS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE i.e. A HYBRID MEETING. Guest speaker: Des Diggles, Autor of "Wenlock".Des grew up in the Windsor area and attended Windsor SS and Kedron HS.His profession was cartography, working for the Queensland Government in the Dept. of Mapping, Survey and Lands. Des has authored technical cartographical publications, and gained a BA in 1989. Also during this time, Des spent 30 years in the Army Reserves with the engineers and transport, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel.After retirement in 1999, Des researched, compiled and published, Mapping Queensland. This reference book covers the history of mapping in Queensland between 1859 and 1959 and is in our library at Chermside. In 2011, Des was awarded an OAM. Des has written a fictional novel, “Wenlock”, set in North Queensland. Spanning three generations of three families, Wenlock is set in and about the town of Weipa North Queensland. The interaction between the Rochester, Palmer, and the Moses families is formed by tradition and occasioned by greed. The Palmer’s matriarch Harold Palmer unknowingly fathered an illegitimate son following a liaison while on leave in London during WWI. Returning to Australia he won the rights to the property he called ‘Marylebone Station’ in a ballot after WWI. This is the story of the struggles for ownership of that property Got a question? A suggestion? Email Members Lounge at members.lounge@qfhs.org.au. The Book Club events are Members Only events. Non-members are encouraged to have a look at all of the activities of the society. In particular, check out the Members Lounge webpage where all members only events are listed. If you feel keen to attend these activities, please join us. Members, please book via Eventbrite whether attending in person or online.