Category: People
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Green Park, Strawberry Gardens
George Flay was an early settler to the Gympie region arriving in 1868 and took up…
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Cobb and Co Coach Robbery in Gympie
The goldfields and surrounding were harsh and dangerous times. Gold and money were transported on the…
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Lewis Harder Dean
Gympie Regional Libraries are honoured to be the custodian of Lewis Harder Dean collection, which includes…
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The late Queen Elizabeth II – Part Seven
As Australia mourns the passing of Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of…
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The late Queen Elizabeth II – Part Five
As Australia mourns the passing of Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of…
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The late Queen Elizabeth II – Part One
As Australia mourns the passing of Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of…
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40 years of the Gympie Muster
The Gympie Music Muster has hosted an amazing and iconic array of country music talent (and…
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George Argo- Mine Manager of No.1 North Phoenix Mine, Gympie
George Argo was a Gympie Mining Manager. Highly respected, firm but just, and devoted to his…
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Miss Mabel Cox: Gympie’s Queen of Song
Miss Mabel Cox was an outstanding soprano singer and music teacher from Gympie. As a young…
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Thomas Mathewson, Photographer
Thomas Mathewson was an early pioneer of Queensland (and Gympie), a photographer and historian. Born in…
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Cosmos Tennis Club, Ladies Lawn Tennis
In celebration of Women’s History Month The earliest findings in The Gympie Times on the Ladies…
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The Lynch Sisters of Gympie
Re-shared in celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2022 The State Library of Queensland writes a history blog…
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Mary Murphy (nee Cullen)
Mother in law to James Nash, discoverer of gold in Gympie Re-shared in celebration of Women’s History…
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Catherine Nash (nee Murphy)
Wife to James Nash, discoverer of gold in Gympie Re-shared in celebration of Women’s History Month,…
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Nurse Isabella Veal
In celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2022 Isabella Veal (nee Clark) was born in 1862…
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Harriet Harris
In celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2022 Harriet Harris (nee Gidley) was born in 1836…
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Chinese miners, gardeners & shopkeepers in Gympie
PHOTO: Ah Foy, of Gympie. Source: Immigration Records, National Archives of Australia Guest blog by volunteer…
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Black and White Costume Co., Gympie
The Black and White Costume Company performed at a concert at the Olympia Theatre on 17…
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The New Cash Store (A. Schumann)
General Storekeepers/Grocers & Produce Merchants The New Cash Store opened in early 1914 by Arthur Schumann…
