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 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 | Apr 7, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie Mining, Gympie Region
Gympie Mining Accidents – 1800s – Part 2 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 thoroughly investigated...
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 | Mar 3, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie District Families, Gympie Region, Property and Land
Gympie and District Farming and Grazing – 1905- Widgee Crossing and Chatsworth Part 2 This is the second in a three part series featuring the articles published in the The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette in 1905 and it covers Widgee Crossing and...
by Kathy Punter | Feb 10, 2024 | Gympie, Gympie Region, Mary Valley, Property and Land
Gympie and District Farming – Coonoon Gibber Creek / Bollia 1905 – Part 3 Yet another story featuring the articles published in the The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette in 1905. This one is the third part of a series about the Coonoon –...
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