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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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Spring Valley Research Centre
A livestock symposium was conducted by Gerrard and Sullivan at the Spring Valley Research Centre on…
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Cooroy Show 1966 and 1969
Television news was filmed at the Cooroy Shows of 1966 and 1969. WBQ8 visited the shows…
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Noosa Show 1966 and 1969
District Shows were and still are a popular occasion. Many Gympie region folk would attend the…
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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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One Mile State School Centenary Celebrations
It was only last year that we were celebrating the sesquicentenary birthday (150th) of One Mile…
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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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Imbil Show and Rodeo 1966
Take a trip back in time as we have a look at the Imbil Show and…
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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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Gympie East State School Fair 1966
It was on for young and old at the 1966 fair at Gympie East State School.…
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Plane Crashes in Como Scrub
It was sad news when a plane was found in Como Scrub after it went missing…
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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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Scottish Drive-in
The Scottish Drive-in on Noosa Road, Gympie was opened on Wednesday 21 February, 1968 by Mayor…
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Gympie Fire Station, Bligh Street
The Gympie Volunteers Fire Brigade was established at a public meeting held at Town Hall on…
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CMF Exercise at Tin Can Bay
In March 1966 the Citizen Military Force held exercises at the Tin Can Bay training area.…
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Tractor Safety
A farm safety seminar was held at the Gympie Showgrounds on Thursday 17 October, 1968. A…
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House Fire
House Fire – 1967 A house was gutted by fire in Young Street, Gympie on Saturday…
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Hills of Gympie
You may know some of our hill names such as Calton Hill and Caledonian Hill (off…
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Centenary Celebrations
It looks like just about everyone in Gympie celebrated the town’s 100th birth in 1967. All…
