Category: Industry
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Spring Valley Research Centre
A livestock symposium was conducted by Gerrard and Sullivan at the Spring Valley Research Centre on…
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Garages & Servos
Highlighting the history of a few of our early garages and servos, including: A. V. Lilley…
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Radio 4GY – Gympie
‘When radio was King!’ 4GY was officially launched at the Olympia Theatre in Mellor Street on…
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Tamaree Rail Disaster
Six people were killed in a train accident at Tamaree on Saturday 18 October, 1947. The…
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The Passing of James Nash
James Nash discovered gold in Gympie in Nash’s Gully in 1867. He was born on 5…
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The Borumba Dam
The Borumba Dam was officially opened in 1964. The project took nearly 4 years to complete.…
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Mt Morgan Mining Disaster
Six miners were killed in a mining disaster at Mt Morgan in 1902, five of them…
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Cinnabar, Queensland
Cinnabar, near Kilkivan, was an important locality in the mining era in the late 1870’s. Mercury…
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The Gympie Stock Exchange
The Gympie Stock Exchange first began in 1884 with the Mayor Mr. W. Ferguson as president.…
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The Cherry Venture
The Cherry Venture was a 1600 ton cargo ship of Scandinavian origin which ran aground on…
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Traveston Creek Rail Accident
On the 9 June 1925 the mail train to Rockhampton derailed on a bridge across Traveston…
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The Gold Fields Bill
The Gold Fields Bill was tabled in the Legislative Assembly in order to regulate the Gold…
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Wide Bay Cooperative Dairy Company
The Wide Bay Cooperative Dairy Company was located on Tozer Street from 1906 and in 1925…
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Amamoor Experimental Farm
Amamoor Experimental Farm In the early 1900s an “experimental” farm was established at Amamoor. The farm…
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The Nashville Times
The first edition of the Nashville Times and Mary River Mining Gazette was released on the…
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Curtis Nugget
The Curtis Nugget was found on 6th February in 1868. It was the largest nugget found…
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Dentistry in 1888
For those that are frightened of modern dentists, how about letting the visiting dentist extract your…
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Looking Back – Nestle Factory
The entertainment industry is a multi- billion dollar concern today. We have i-pods, i-phones, i-pads and…
