by Brett Watson | Mar 19, 2024 | A Gympie Story, Citizens of Our Town, Gympie Pioneer Families, Gympie Women
Some of the Irish Influence in the Gympie Region Map of Ireland, 1943 – by F. Nichols. From Sean O’Faolain, The Story of Ireland (London: W. Collins, 1943). https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/irish-migration.php —–//—– When...
by Kathy Punter | Jan 6, 2024 | A Gympie Story, Gympie, Gympie Pioneer Families, Social History, Sporting History
New Year’s Happenings in Gympie – 1874 The Oddfellow’s Sports was a regular New Year’s event from 1874 until at least 1910. The following is the Newspaper report from the first New Years event to be held. “UNITED...
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,...
by Kathy Punter | Aug 5, 2023 | Gympie District Families, Gympie Pioneer Families, Gympie Region, Property and Land
Gympie District Farming – 1878 Lagoon Pocket – Part 1 In recent blog posts, we have featured newspaper reports on some of the different farming areas around Gympie during the early 1900s. This article from The Gympie Times and Mary River Gazette goes back...
by Kathy Punter | Jul 23, 2023 | Gympie District Families, Gympie Hotels, Gympie Pioneer Families, Gympie Region, Property and Land
Gympie and District Farming in 1905 – Imbil Rd (Between 1905 and 1906 a series of articles was published in the Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette which reported on farming and grazing in the Gympie District. These articles are an invaluable resource for...
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