Our Sponsors
Making a difference
The following companies and individuals have partnered with the Cairns Museum and the Cairns Historical Society. Their support makes it possible for us to care for and share local history. Why not join the list and help keep our history alive?
Major Sponsor
The Cairns Historical Society and the Cairns Museum are proudly supported by Cairns Regional Council.
Platiumum Sponsors
MacDonnells Law
The links between MacDonnells Law and the Cairns Historical Society extend back to the earliest days of the Cairns Historical Society
Patrons & Donors
Cairns Penny Savings and Loans
Dr Jonathon Richards
Bruce Henderson
The Koch Family & KIB Insurance Brokers
Dr Rodney Catton
Patrick Shears
Cairns Regional Council
The Cairns Historical Society and the Cairns Museum are proudly supported by Cairns Regional Council.
Between 2015 and 2017, Cairns Regional Council invested $8.69 million into the renovation of the Cairns School of Arts and a further $1.6 million into the upgrade and refurbishment of the Cairns Museum and the Cairns Historical Society.
Just as importantly, Cairns Regional Council provides operational funding to the Cairns Historical Society to support the operations of the Cairns Museum and the CHS Research Centre, as well as the managment of the nationally significant CHS Collection.
The Cairns Museum and the Cairns Historical Society worth together with Cairns Regioanl Council to support and enhance the enagagemet of the Cairns community with the history, heritage and changing environment of Cairns.
MacDonnells Law Cairns
MacDonnells Law
Founded in Cairns in 1884, MacDonnells Law is now one of Queensland’s largest independent law firms, with offices in Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns. For 133 years, MacDonnells Law has advised a wide range of companies, government authorities and individuals, and prides itself on its innovative approach to client service, work practices, and market-leading thinking.
Links between the Society and MacDonnells go back to 1958, when H.K.N MacDonnell became the Society’s first honorary solicitor. HKN also wrote 4 bulletins of local history for the Society and donated a range of local artefacts to the Museum.
HKN also served at the Society’s Honorary Solicitor until his retirement in 1966. Other MacDonnells Partners that have filled this role are Bernie Treston, and from 2016 Russell Beer.
MacDonnells pro bono services enable the Society to direct cash resources into core operational and collections care costs. The engagement of a respected partner in a respected law firm also helps us manage and identify risk across a suite of Society and Museum activities.
The Society is only one of a number of Cairns’ sporting, charity and industry groups that benefit from MacDonnells genuine commitment to corporate social responsibility.
MacDonnells Law Page https://macdonnells.com.au/our-firm/our-history
MacDonnells Law Collection, held at the Supreme Court Library in Queensland http://legalheritage.sclqld.org.au/collections-and-research/legal-heritage/macdonnells-law-collection
CHS Bulletin #6, April 1959: Early Reminiscences of Cairns by HKN MacDonnell (PDF)
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