by Kathy Punter | Apr 30, 2023 | Gympie Region, WWI
George Pestorius, The Teacher There are two parts to the life of George Pestorius, one is as a Soldier in WW1 and the other is as a well respected Teacher for the Education Department of Qld. The following is a summary of George’s life as a teacher and his...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 26, 2023 | Gympie Family, World War Two
A Father’s Love During WWII many fathers wrote letters back to their children. This must have given them a sense of joy and sadness. I’m sure the children were just as excited to write and receive these letters. One of the Gympie Family History Society members,...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 21, 2023 | Gympie Region, WWI
George Pestorius, The Soldier There are two parts to the life of George Pestorius, one is as a Soldier in WW1 and the other is as a well respected Teacher for the Education Department of Qld. The following is a summary of George’s life as a soldier and you can...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 15, 2023 | Gympie Family, Gympie Homes, Gympie Women
Johanna McMahon 70 years in a Gympie Home In our previous blog post, we featured the story of the 1917 Easter wedding in Gympie of Rose McMahon to Edmund O’Connor. This blog post features Rose’s mother and her residence, “Rossmore”. Seventy...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 10, 2023 | Citizens of Our Town, Gympie Family, Gympie Region
A Gympie Wedding Easter 1917 Wedding O’CONNOR – McMAHON A quiet and very pretty wedding was celebrated in St. Patrick’s Church, Gympie, on Easter Monday, April 9. The contracting parties being Rose, eldest daughter of Mr.& Mrs. Arthur McMahon, “Rossmore”,...
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