by Kathy Punter | Dec 23, 2023 | A Gympie Story, Gold Rush Time Stories, Gympie
The early days of Christmas on Gympie Australian Christmas traditions have evolved over many years after our early settlers brought the traditions of their cultures with them. For Gympie, this means a vast array of the people who came seeking the gold and the many who...
by Kathy Punter | Nov 18, 2023 | Gold Rush Time Stories, Gympie, Gympie Mining, Gympie Region
Gympie Mining Accidents – 1800s – Part 1 Whilst mine safety would have been at the forefront of most Gympie Mine Manager’s minds, there were many accidents in and around the mine shafts and quite a few proved to be fatal. Each death was...
by Kathy Punter | Nov 1, 2023 | Citizens of Our Town, Gold Rush Time Stories, Gympie, Gympie Pioneer Families, Gympie Region
The Gympie Chinese – Wung Choo Chinese people have played an important role in Gympie’s history from the earliest days and a book was completed by the Gympie Family History Society in 2015 to celebrate their contributions. The story below is an extract...
by Kathy Punter | Aug 9, 2023 | A Gympie Story, Gold Rush Time Stories, Gympie, Gympie Pioneer Families, Gympie Region
Earliest Registered Births on Gympie Goldfields Still to this day, a most popular research request made of Gympie Family History Society members is from people who have been told that their ancestor was the first white child, male or female, born in Gympie. However,...
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