by Kathy Punter | Jun 14, 2023 | Gympie, Gympie District Families, Gympie Family, Gympie Homes
Francis Isidore Power 1852 – 1912 Francis Isidore POWER was born in Brisbane on 28 March 1852, the son of Michael and Anna Maria (Connolly) POWER, of Gayndah, and a brother of Virgil POWER, the first judge of the Queensland Central District Supreme Court. After...
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 Denise Juler | Feb 19, 2021 | Gympie Family, Gympie Homes, Property and Land
The Thomas House THE THOMAS HOUSE. ALDERMAN L J THOMAS – MAYOR OF GYMPIE – (1920-1924), (1924-1927), (1927-1930), (1937-1941) In the early days of the Gympie goldfield, there were diggers from all corners of the globe trying their luck at prospecting. ...
by Denise Juler | Feb 11, 2021 | Gympie Homes, Property and Land
The House that Fred Built What a sight it must have been when this stately home stood proudly on the corner of Channon and Myall Streets. The home would have commanded magnificent views over the town and the Mary Valley. By the time this house was built, architects...
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