Our blog
The blog has replaced our earlier newsletter which can be accessed at Newsletter.
Now you can get the stories hot off the press as we uncover them – or easily search for past stories!
Recent blogs
Henry Edward King: Architect of Order in Gympie’s Gold Rush Chaos
Henry Edward King (1832-1910) stands as a cornerstone figure in Gympie's formative years, embodying the grit and governance needed to tame a wild goldfield. Born in Ireland, he arrived in Australia...
Sir William Glasgow: Gympie’s Wartime Hero
Sir Thomas William Glasgow—better known formally as Major‑General Sir Thomas William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD—was one of Queensland’s most celebrated soldiers and public figures, and his life was...
Ah Young: Chinese Immigrant and Mary Street Merchant
Ah Young was one of Gympie’s most prominent early Chinese pioneers, remembered not only as a successful storekeeper and market gardener but as a man who helped shape the town’s social and commercial...
Some older stories
Beryl Emma Burbridge: The Gympie-Born Matron Who Changed Australian Nursing and War Medicine
Beryl Emma Burbridge was a Gympie‑born woman whose life unfolded far beyond the town’s main street, yet who always carried her roots in the Mary Valley with her. Born on 4 March 1902 in Gympie,...
The BATY Brothers of Gympie – Gympie Family History
Mr Thomas Benham BATY married Miss Nellie MOORES on the 17 June 1907 in Gympie, they lived most of their life in 3 Lime street on the Mt Pleasant. They had 7 children of which 5 survived infancy,...
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,...
William Smyth: The Mining Magnate Who Shaped Gympie
William Smyth was one of Gympie’s most influential early pioneers. He was a man whose life spanned mining, finance, local government, and state politics. Born in Sydney in 1846, he arrived in Gympie...
Memories of Christmas Past
I was born in 1950 and have always, then and now loved, Christmas. I believe this stems from the magical Christmas experiences created by my parents, especially my father. My mother explained that,...
A Tragedy of the Flood. William Coomber’s Story 1852 – 1890.
Gympie has seen many tragedies during it's history of mining and floods, however the following story has to be one of the saddest we have found. It involved the Coomber family and events which...
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