History

It all started when ….

Regular Updates:

Interesting information on QCG’s history will appear on this page as it is slowly curated. Thanks to John Edwards, David Bullock and Elizabeth Riley for sifting through the dusty manilla folders.


Prism Newsletter:

Our club newsletter, Prism, turned 60 in August 2022. Below are original pages from the edition honouring the first 21 years of QCG, published in Nov 1977. Our history is interesting and was ground-breaking in the early days of camera club photography in Brisbane. Please click through the pages below and enjoy the journey!


SLIDESHOW: Programmes of Club Events 1969 - 1971

When it was carried in your pocket or camera bag, neatly sized and folded


Our First Newsletter:

Click HERE to view the first page of the very first edition of our club Prism newsletter! Don’t forget to read recent editions on the NEWSLETTER page on this website.

 

From the horse’s mouth:

Click HERE to go to QCG member and Oral Historian Suzanne Mulligan’s 2017 interview transcript with one of our Life Members, Bill Smit. Bill played a big part in QCG’s development since its start. His support over the many years has been greatly appreciated. Go to Paragraph 10 in Suzanne’s interview for the nitty gritty.