Category: Sports and Clubs
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Gympie Musical Union
Entertainment has seen numerous changes over the years, but long before the era of the internet…
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Halloween Celebrations in Gympie
Halloween or All Hallow’s Eve, the day before All Saint’s Day hasn’t always been celebrated by…
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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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Fun & Games: Chess
Early pioneers of the region began to seek out fellow chess enthusiasts from the 1870’s onwards.…
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Kilkivan Tennis Group
In celebration of Women’s History Month, March 2022 Following on from our post yesterday on the…
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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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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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Gympie’s Gold Rush Festivals- The First Years…. 1973, 1974, 1975
1974 Gold Rush Images (F. Long Collection)
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Gympie Ladies Benevolent Society
Gympie Ladies Benevolent Society first formed in 1870-71 but was short lived. After only around eight…
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Bands and Musical Groups
We hope you enjoy this wonderful showcase of brass bands, marching bands, musical and choral groups…
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Swimming – Gympie and New Zealand
In January 1967 a team of 42 New Zealand swimmers and divers visited Gympie as part…
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Tennis tournament 1970
The Gympie Tennis Association held a tournament in 1970 that featured players from as far as…
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Horse Racing in Gympie, 1965, 1967 and 1968
We are fortunate to have threee lots of video footage from Gympie Turf Club race meetings.…
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Gympie Gem Club
The Gympie Gem Club held a display of precious gems in the Liberty Theatre in 1969.…
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Queen of the Weightwatchers
Back in 1969 the Weightwatchers Club of Gympie held a graduation night to crown the person…
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Surf-riding Contest, Noosa 1969
The second annual surf-riding contest at Noosa was held over the weekend of 16-18 September 1969.…
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Kenilworth Rodeo 1969
After a long drought the Kenilworth Rodeo Committee were delighted with the success of the Rodeo.…
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Sailing on Lake Cootharaba
The Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club had a bumper weekend of sailing during the Easter weekend in…
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Archery in Gympie
An archery competition was held in Gympie in October 1967. Bernie Adams of the Gold Coast…
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Scouts in Gympie
In 1967 hundreds of Scouts descended upon Gympie during the centenary celebrations of the founding of…
