Vale FT “Bill” Hanley OAM CyC

  Francis Thomas “Bill” Hanley was born at Millaa Millaa on the Atherton Tableland in 1922. He was educated at Ellinjaa Road State School and St Augustine’s Marist Brothers, Cairns. In 1942, Bill enlisted in the AIF and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Australian Engineers 5th Division. He spent 18 months in New Britain building a military hospital and 1944-45 in Jacquinot Bay until the surrender of the Japanese forces. After the war, he worked in Innisfail and later Brisbane with the Postmaster General’s Department, and lived at Morningside. He pursued a successful career as an Administration Officer with the PMG (later Telecom Australia).…
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Buy your QIA-branded merchandise

You can purchase a range of Queensland Irish Association merchandise online. Simply email your order to enquiries@queenslandirish.com and we will be in touch to do the rest. The range includes baseball caps in a choice of green, white or black, a t-shirt in a choice of sizes ranging from small to 4XL, a stubby holder to keep your drinks cool, a handy keyring and an attractive tankard.…

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Our new building in Fortitude Valley

Members and friends of the Queensland Irish Association Friendly Society Ltd. It gives me the greatest pleasure to advise you that yesterday afternoon, settlement was effected on the property situated at 37 Baxter Street, Fortitude Valley.…

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Join us for a meet-up in November

Queensland Irish Association invites all members and potential members to join us at Grand Central Hotel on Ann Street, Brisbane on Friday, 13th November, from 4pm. There will be Guinness available on tap, Guinness pie, fish and chips and a host of other dining options available, and a special performance by the very talented members of the Queensland Irish Association Pipe Band, which is always a highlight and has been known to turn into a sing-song of favourite Irish tunes.…

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Vale FT “Bill” Hanley OAM CyC

  Francis Thomas “Bill” Hanley was born at Millaa Millaa on the Atherton Tableland in 1922. He was educated at Ellinjaa Road State School and St Augustine’s Marist Brothers, Cairns. In 1942, Bill enlisted in the AIF and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Australian Engineers 5th Division.…

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