Name: Scribblers’ Literary Society
Time: 1911 - ?
Epoch: Early 20th Century
Category: Scholarly Society
Institution Category: Informing
Institution Group: Public Community Education
Coordinates: -27.4775833333333, 153.029195
Street Address: Scribblers’ Literary Society, c/ Hermiene Ulrich, The University of Queensland, George Street, Brisbane City
Suburb: Brisbane City (CBD)
Sector: Independent \'Community\'
Local Study Area: Spring Hill-CBD-Fortitude Valley-New Farm (Inner City)
Study Stage: MBNH Stage 9 Local Study Areas
The Scribblers is a Brisbane writers’ club founded in 1911. The name Theta Literary Society was initially chosen, but changed in 1912 to Scribblers’ Literary Society. Initially, fortnightly meetings were held at which members would, in rotation, read original papers on any subject except religion and politics. Later, meetings became monthly and in 1986, the ban on religion and politics was lifted. Many of Brisbane’s most prominent women have been Scribblers.
Geographic Description 1: Inside The Green Belt
Geographic Description 2: Brisbane River
Geographic Description 3: Flood Plains (Major); High River Banks (still floods); Ridgeline (Slopes off Wickham Tce)
Stewart, Jean. Scribblers: A Ladies Literary Society in Brisbane 1911. J. & D. Steward, Kenmore, Qld, 2007.
Hermiene Ulrich (Mod Languages), as part of the group photo of University of Queensland’s first lecturers. UQFL479. Fryer Library miscellaneous photograph collection.
