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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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Gimpi Gimpi, the stinging plant
Take a look at an insightful blog by the State Library of Queensland’s – John Oxley…
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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…
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Researching your house
Finding out a bit of the history of your house can be exciting: when it was…
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Fencing to keep the goats out
The first fencing was placed around plantings in the new Town Hall reserve to keep the…
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Tin Can Bay – it’s electric!
September 1959 was a significant time in the bay …. The following articles were published on…
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Lewis Bros Bus Trips – Xmas & NY
Did you ever take a Lewis Bros bus to Noosa or Maroochydore?
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New Years Eve on Gympie
New Years Eve 1868 – New Years Day 1869 Note: the above… “in honour of New…
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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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First Christmas on Gympie Goldfields
The reporting of a discovery of a quartz reef in Gympie …. “quartz was loaded with…
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Gympie Court Houses 1, 2, 3…
The Gold Commissioner of the late 1860’s, Henry Edward King, conducted his court in temporary structures. …
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Opening of the Rainbow Beach Road
The Rainbow Beach Road was officially opened on Saturday 29 March 1966 by the Queensland Premier,…
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