One Lonely Headstone

One Lonely Headstone

by | Apr 22, 2021 | Citizens of Our Town

Andrew Fisher Memorial Park, Gympie One Lonely Headstone ANNIE EVERETTbeloved wifeJOHN EVERETT Annie EVERETT nee WHITMORE’s headstone. Standing alone, in memory of all who were buried in the Tozer Park Road Cemetery (1868 – 1886), Gympie now known as Andrew Fisher...
Women of Gympie

Women of Gympie

by | Feb 23, 2021 | Gympie Women, Significant Events, Social History

Women of Gympie 1894 and 1897 Women’s Suffrage Petitions In 1894 the Women’s Equal Franchise Association (WEFA) initiated a double petition – one for women to sign and the other for men – which played a key role in galvanising support for the women’s suffrage movement...