I recently received a photo, taken by the Courier Mail, of an event in Festival Hall in 1964/1965. I believe it involved several Anglican (or at the t… More...

Whilst much is written about the place that sport has had in the life of St Margaret’s, we cannot overlook the impact of the arts – music, drama and a… More...

In an earlier post, I asked if we had any proof that Johnny Farnham had performed at St Margaret’s. We had no hard evidence that he actually did perfo… More...

St Margaret’s girls have always enjoyed the physical side of their education. The Avoca (Mooloomburram) stables served many purposes, but one of the m… More...

Early in 1886, the doors of a grand mansion were thrown open for an elaborate housewarming party that ran for several days. More...

Thank you to all those old girls who respond about queries that appear in our Mystery Corner. More...

In August, we received a phone call from someone in Melbourne who had found a book with the St Margaret’s book plate on the inside cover. More...

As Old Girls, many of you will have attended services in the Sisters’ Chapel, many will have been married there. More...

When speaking with many of our old girls during Reunion Weekend, so many of them mentioned that they still had their school badges – some even wore th… More...

In this edition we ask: Did John Farnham perform at Eton Hall and whatever happened to the statue? More...

From time to time, we hear of certain stories, but we have no idea if they are fact or fiction. More...

In the last OGA newsletter, I put out a call for any Old Girls who were at St Margaret's during WWII. I have had a wonderful response. More...

Sometimes from a small catastrophe, comes a serendipitous occurrence. More...

1886: The house was built for Andrew Lang Petrie, the eldest son of John Petrie. More...

We have always known that our Sisters created ten schools throughout Queensland and running the Tufnell Orphanage for a time. But our Sisters were als… More...