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Kilkivan Shire Hall and Library Opening
Viewing the opening of the Kilkivan Shire Hall and Library is taking a wonderful step back…
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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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The Smyth Medal
The Smyth Medal was awarded to school children in honour of Mr William Smyth, MLA. Mr…
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Surface Hill Church – Centenary Celebrations
Surface Hill Wesleyan Methodist Church, Channon Street, Gympie, circa 1900. Erected in 1890 at a cost…
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Gympie Aerodrome Opening
Gympie Aerodrome Opening The Gympie Aerodrome opened on Saturday 7 May 1966 to much fanfare. Costing…
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Boxing in Gympie
At 21 years of age Con Russell claimed the Australian featherweight belt at Festival Hall in…
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Launch smashed by huge wave near Double Island Point
Launch smashed by huge wave near Double Island Point The 33ft cabin cruiser, Beagle, was swamped…
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Scouts in Gympie
In 1967 hundreds of Scouts descended upon Gympie during the centenary celebrations of the founding of…
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Kia Ora – What’s in a name?
How did the district of Kia Ora get it’s name? Kia Ora area was still under…
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John Foster & Son, Fosters Limited
John Foster’s store was originally located on the corner of Mary and Calton Hill at Fiveways…
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Poem by Miner, Early Gympie Goldfields, 1868
Published in ‘The Nashville Times and Mary River Mining Gazette” on Wednesday, 26 February 1868, was…
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The American Bar (became Londy’s), Mary Street, Gympie
Londy Bros. formed circa early 1920’s and the company bought and operated several cafés including Gympie…
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Gympie’s first Kindergarten
“Gympie was one of the first provincial centres in Queensland to begin and maintain a Kindergarten,…
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King Street Cemetery, Gympie
Nashville Times, Gympie and Mary River Mining Gazette, Wednesday 22 July 1868, page 2 Gympie’s…
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Kilkivan Police Station
CLICK HERE TO READ A BLOG BY THE QUEENSLAND POLICE MUSEUM ON Kilkivan Police Station This…
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Pandemics and other epidemics
Keeping checking back on this blog as we add more history – articles, information and advertisements…
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Donald Sutherland – Historic Grave Site
FIRST REGISTERED GRAVE ON THE GYMPIE GOLD FIELDS Albrecht Road, off Old Maryborough Rd, Corella (Gympie)…
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Tozer Park Road Cemetery, Gympie
Now signposted as “Andrew Fisher Memorial Park” The Tozer Park Road Cemetery site was Gympie’s second…
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