Category: Parks and Memorials
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Lake Alford aka ‘The Duckponds’
“The Lagoons” before it was known as Lake Alford or the Duckponds. Photograph source: Joyce Alford,…
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The Jacaranda
It is fitting to share a beautiful tribute to the Jacaranda tree that we love and…
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Snapper Creek vs Schnapper Creek
It is a lovely little spot at Tin Can Bay! But is it Snapper Creek or…
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Early Social Celebrations
There was not a moment to be missed for a celebratory picnic or social gathering in…
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Miva & the Mary
A series of photographs by G. W. Whatmore were published in the Queenslander Pictorial Supplement on…
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Bert Hinkler lands in Gympie in 1921
Many thanks to Kathryn Simpson for contributing the following article on Bert Hinkler’s landing in Gympie…
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Memorial Park & Laneway, Gympie
Take a walk down memory lane of Gympie’s Memorial Park and Laneway in celebration of the…
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Palm trees at Town Hall, Gympie
Then and NowSeptember 1992 and November 2020 My, how they’ve grown! On 16 September 1992, several…
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Gympie Region War Memorials
RSL memorials, cenotaphs and remembrance sites in the Gympie Region If we have omitted any entry,…
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Natone Shipwreck
Natone Shipwreck off Rainbow Beach 1959. The Natone was previously called the Wyatt Earp and had…
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James Nash Memorial
The ceremony of the unveiling of the Nash Memorial was held on Saturday 6 March 1915…
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Nelson Reserve
We wanted to share a few images of Nelson Reserve in Gympie, including an 1888 survey…
