by Kathy Punter | Apr 28, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie Family, Gympie Women
The Story of Una Catherine Mulholland (nee Vowles) UNA CATHERINE VOWLES Una was born on the 30th October 1904 in Gympie, Queensland. Her parents were Reginald Vowles, a miner, and Mary Ellen {nee Shanahan}. Una was the eldest of six children and in 1918 a terrible...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 21, 2024 | Citizens of Our Town, Gympie Family, Gympie Region, Gympie Women, WWI
Nurses in World War 1 – Annie and Amy Warner During the First World War, more than 2000 Australian nurses served in the Australian Army Nursing Service. These nurses had to be aged between 25 and 40 and unmarried. They worked in hospitals, on ships and trains...
by Kathy Punter | Apr 14, 2024 | Citizens of Our Town, Gympie, Gympie District Families, Gympie Family, Gympie Hotels, Gympie Region, WWI
The Story of an ANZAC – Sapper John Dahl – 1871 – 1916 Sapper John Dahl Service number: 9445 Unit: 11th Field Company Australian Engineers First World War, 1914-1918 LIGHT LOSS‘OUR LOSS was light,’ the paper said, ‘Compared with damage to the Hun’:...
by Kathy Punter | Mar 17, 2024 | A Gympie Story, Citizens of Our Town, Gympie, Gympie Family, Gympie Region, Gympie Women
The Shadow of the Shamrock – Flora Lynagh The following story is one of the many featured in a book called ‘The Shadow of the Shamrock’. The book was written by Marjorie Head and published in 2007 with input from members of the Gympie Irish Club. The...
by Kathy Punter | Jan 28, 2024 | A Gympie Story, Citizens of Our Town, Gympie, Gympie Family
The forgotten story of Arthur Ernest Dillon Full and just recognition does not always come to those who deserve it. The start of a story by the Gympie Amateur Radio Club in recognition of their founder :- ARTHUR ERNEST DILLON Arthur was born on the 11th February 1902...
by Kathy Punter | Nov 25, 2023 | A Gympie Story, Citizens of Our Town, Gympie, Gympie Family, Gympie Mining, Gympie Region
How Family History Research was done in 1988 and the Story of James and Martha WISE The following was published in the Dec 1988 issue of the ‘The Researcher’ which was the Society’s Newsletter for a number of years, and the story, whilst interesting...
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