tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15109538685961471752024-03-07T19:15:44.745-08:00Fraser Coast Libraries Local History BlogCollecting the stories from Fraser Coast's pastFraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-90635348229688523982020-11-18T15:29:00.000-08:002020-11-18T15:29:36.058-08:001965 Opening of the Lady Musgrave Maternity Ward, Maryborough<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">On the 31<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>July, 1965 a
new Lady Musgrave Maternity Ward was opened. This block is located at the northern,
rear end of the Maryborough Hospital site (Queensland Government, 1995-2020).
In 1922, the Maternity Act began a transformation in maternity care in
Queensland. Previously, women who could not pay for private pre<s>-</s>natal
care were looked after in lying-in hospitals. These were run by charities or
religious institutions. The facility was named Lady Musgrave<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>in honour of the wife of the Governor of
Queensland (1883 to 1888), Sir Anthony Musgrave (Queensland Government,
1995-2020). Following the Act, free maternity care in hospitals and baby
clinics was provided in the hope of increasing regional and outback
populations. Maryborough’s first Lady Musgrave maternity ward, built in 1928,
was one of 94 built before 1930 and was designed by architect POE Hawkes. It
replaced the 1888 Lady Musgrave maternity ward. This first lying-in maternity ward fronted John
Street and ran<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>the entire length between
North and Churchill Street. It was designed by architect Samuel Bragg
(Queensland Government, 1995-2020). Once replaced, it was demolished and 10
allotments were sold off in the early 1930s (Queensland Government, 1995-2020).<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>The second Lady Musgrave Maternity Ward was
opened on 24 November, 1928.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The third incarnation of the Lady Musgrave Maternity Ward
opened in July 1965 and is captured in this extract from the Channel Seven
archives.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JkZFRd0BR74" width="320" youtube-src-id="JkZFRd0BR74"></iframe></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This land was north of North Street. The 1928
maternity hospital was retained as the ward for children with disabilities. Liberal
Minister for Health (14 April, 1964 to 23 December, 1974) Seymour Douglas Tooth
opened the building. It cost 250 000 pounds and was a Public Works Department
design (Queensland Government, 1995-2020).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>References</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Queensland Government. (1995-2020). Queensland Heritage
Register. Retrieved from Maryborough Hospital 601907: <a href="https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=601907">https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=601907</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">#ladymusgrave #hospital #maryborough #maternityward #pre-natal</p>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-47479109338825042122020-09-16T23:14:00.002-07:002020-09-27T23:32:14.698-07:00Roy Rufus Reef <p>Roy Rufus Artificial Reef is located off the eastern side of
Big Woody Island. In 1967 the Maryborough Skin Divers Club employed three
marine biologist from the University of Queensland to investigate the best place
to establish an artificial reef and enrich a major fish nursery (Hervey Bay
Downunder, 2009-2017).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Harbour and Marines were granted a permit
in 1968 to create an artificial reef. Over 63 drops were made between 1968 and
1987 (Hervey Bay Downunder, 2009-2017). The reef was named after
Maryborough electrical engineer and dive enthusiast Roy Rufus. After being
influential in the reef’s inception, he tragically lost his life whilst diving
there (Hervey Bay Downunder, 2009-2017).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The reef enabled the sand bottom to be turned into an area
thriving with sea life. In the early days of the reef<span style="color: #1f497d;">
</span>Roy ensured the design was environmentally sound and was not in the way
of ships and boats. The world class diving site covers an area of approximately
2.4 km by 1.6 km (Chapman, 2010).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_iSif1BU4zEukXwAibcuhjdOS88hW_FtBHJ3EAO98Z8__ZHwXBRlnmuwbcrdlBA-WQmjpDVJx0nY3s8eznBnvMjxOC1ZegNcg2Ay3OAMZQeSL5FzvXUX4jdbGc526mteW4AoDSv2cKlK/s2048/1000827+62+Roy+Rufus+holding+underwater+camera.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1116" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_iSif1BU4zEukXwAibcuhjdOS88hW_FtBHJ3EAO98Z8__ZHwXBRlnmuwbcrdlBA-WQmjpDVJx0nY3s8eznBnvMjxOC1ZegNcg2Ay3OAMZQeSL5FzvXUX4jdbGc526mteW4AoDSv2cKlK/w348-h640/1000827+62+Roy+Rufus+holding+underwater+camera.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Roy Rufus on the bow of Ray Ammenhauser's launch at Moon Ledge. Source: <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank">Erbacher Collection</a></span><a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Erbacher (2005, p.41) recalls a diving trip to Moon Ledge
where he had his first meeting with Roy Rufus. It was John Erbacher’s first
experience of going down on the end of an<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">air<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>line</span> </span>and
the beginning of a long and happy association with Roy Rufus (Erbacher, 2005).
Images from these times can be found in the <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank">libraries’ collection</a> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVp2dp5aGvGnWwO6_vaw5ko77hCky1Ffp8Gs0mwdRDl9tJA0YSesyvSrwJ5-c3IednpY0nbNs_h7CD_LCJ5g1xk0Kz0_WrOq_d0SdE8Ft_ikZ5qxiAVJeInj9rywqB_zwuZyV8SOOSwc_/s2048/1000826+61+John+Erbacher+with+a+cod%252C+blackall%252C+blue+parrot+%2526++coral+trout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1108" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVp2dp5aGvGnWwO6_vaw5ko77hCky1Ffp8Gs0mwdRDl9tJA0YSesyvSrwJ5-c3IednpY0nbNs_h7CD_LCJ5g1xk0Kz0_WrOq_d0SdE8Ft_ikZ5qxiAVJeInj9rywqB_zwuZyV8SOOSwc_/w216-h400/1000826+61+John+Erbacher+with+a+cod%252C+blackall%252C+blue+parrot+%2526++coral+trout.jpg" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">John Erbacher in later years with fish speared on a diving trip with Roy Rufus. Source: <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank">Erbacher Collection</a>.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ga-gmCJ8e63etzP0nasVzidFQKxis3uBLnFzqV7pzJwPO38hj_e9PhJ2dcPy39RsWuTbkO8azpFuBf9WnILp9s8hfEFW-16mAnTr8TlIC1VPni_62UKuS-8WwCZOp0z5VQlhzzaB3rQM/s2048/26+Ron+Ransome%252C+Ray+Amanhauser%252C+Barry+Rufus%252C+Roy+Rufus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ga-gmCJ8e63etzP0nasVzidFQKxis3uBLnFzqV7pzJwPO38hj_e9PhJ2dcPy39RsWuTbkO8azpFuBf9WnILp9s8hfEFW-16mAnTr8TlIC1VPni_62UKuS-8WwCZOp0z5VQlhzzaB3rQM/w640-h456/26+Ron+Ransome%252C+Ray+Amanhauser%252C+Barry+Rufus%252C+Roy+Rufus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ron Ransome, Ray Amanhauser, Barry Rufus, Roy Rufus. Source: <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank">Erbacher Collection.</a></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Roy was very inventive and created an instrument <span style="background-color: white;">to kill <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">c</span>rown<span style="color: #1f497d;">-</span>of<span style="color: #1f497d;">-<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">t</span></span>horn<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">s</span> starf</span>ish.
“It was basically a big lead acid battery with two leads carrying electrodes…Mr
Rufus’s improved model…also featured better insulation so divers were less
likely to electrocute themselves” (O'Malley, 2009). Roy was also a keen
photographer and constructed underwater cameras to capture images of that
world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7InE3G6b1Hlz7p3K2midsW7wwrGP7OMA-UjDNv8O2je1Ro1UOa8Wv57lsmK72MqTa2DeGiFvEyJ7XiTOAZQWtYjhLVatfkLawgrscmAtevPG7ijVTeOEaqOeBIxy1LIDbI2SZU9SKvptU/s2048/24+Roy+Rufus.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7InE3G6b1Hlz7p3K2midsW7wwrGP7OMA-UjDNv8O2je1Ro1UOa8Wv57lsmK72MqTa2DeGiFvEyJ7XiTOAZQWtYjhLVatfkLawgrscmAtevPG7ijVTeOEaqOeBIxy1LIDbI2SZU9SKvptU/w442-h640/24+Roy+Rufus.jpg" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Roy Rufus with his underwater camera. Source: <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?refinements=XSICERB" target="_blank">Erbacher Collections.<br /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fraser Coast Libraries recently uploaded a Channel 7 extract
from the archives featuring an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T7DqoGM_Xc" target="_blank">artificial reef drop on the 11 May, 1969.</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Find more Channel 7 extracts of the Fraser Coast, featuring
clips from 1965 to 1975, on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYsvWaZnb-PRhI5fpnHVgziVTSjzV10ry" target="_blank">YouTube page.</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland and is copyrighted to Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>References:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chapman, J. (2010, March 17). Underwater world. Retrieved from
Fraser Coast Chronicle: <a href="https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/underwater-world/489427/">https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/underwater-world/489427/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erbacher, J. a. (2005). Days of my Youth. Urangan: John and
Sue Erbacher.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hervey Bay Downunder. (2009-2017, August). History of the
Roy Rufus Artificial Reef. Retrieved from Hervey Bay Downunder: <a href="http://www.herveybaydownunder.com.au/roy_rufus.htm">http://www.herveybaydownunder.com.au/roy_rufus.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O'Malley, B. (2009, September 23). Starfish get shock
treatment. Retrieved from Courier Mail: <a href="http://sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au/biol/biol-news/october09/endean.pdf">http://sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au/biol/biol-news/october09/endean.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-25561194778315748042020-09-13T23:08:00.003-07:002020-09-27T23:31:46.011-07:00Jaycees' Memorial Fountain unveiled to honour plague victims<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak7x-KYCA4AtqGrjN2IX8GNhSyy4esSEs-CbAEPbotBaW6ttpPCxzvUeJLvMf8TEDThFORmDvThht2mZDj9tKToFtERbYTkPkkAKm-GIS51C-o6nH2gVXdqCZ6rbKyHd6Y0_WPdWL8kv8/s1600/fountain.JPG" />In August, 1966 the Jaycee<span style="background-color: white;">s<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">’</span> </span>Memorial Fountain was unveiled
to honour the nurses who sacrificed their lives when the outbreak of pneumonic
plague occurred in Maryborough in 1905. The unveiling of the fountain is
featured in Extracts from the Archives of Channel Seven featured on our YouTube
page. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dow5jOBMznE" width="320" youtube-src-id="Dow5jOBMznE"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">On the 28 May, 1905 Nurse Rose Adelaide Wiles, known
affectionately as Nurse Adela volunteered to assist plague victims (Matthews,
1995). Further nursing assistance to care for the children was required and one
of the nurses to be summoned by letter was Cecelia Elizabeth Bauer (Matthews,
1995). On the 6 June, 1905 Nurse Cecelia Bauer died at the age of
twenty-two (Matthews, 1995). After her death the long awaited confirmation
that the sickness was the pneumonic plague arrived from the pathology
laboratory in Brisbane; two full weeks after the first victim, John O’Connell
died (Matthews, 1995). Six days later on the 12 June, 1905 Nurse
Adelaide Wiles passes away (Matthews, 1995).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The fountain is built by Bert Piling. The front inscription
says:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“<i>This fountai<span style="background-color: white;">n was presented to the city by the
Maryborough <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">J</span>unior <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">C</span>hamber of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">C</span>ommerce to
honour the memory of nurses Bauer and Wiles who gave their
lives nursing the victims of an outbreak of pneumonic
plague "the black death." in June 1905. This
outbreak was the third recorded in history. Unveiled on 13th <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #1f497d;">A</span>ugust
1966. </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">
By P.A. Earnshaw C.B.E., M.B., CH.M., F.R.A.C.P</span></i><span style="background-color: white;">.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Percy Alan Earnshaw (1893-1980) was a paediatrician and can
be seen unveiling the fountain in this extract. He was educated at Maryborough
and Brisbane grammar schools, and at the University of Sydney (M.B., Ch.M.,
1916) (Thearle, 1996). <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Earnshaw</span> was a house surgeon (1916) at Sydney Hospital and
resident medical officer (1917) at Brisbane General Hospital (Thearle, 1996).
On 13 July 1917 he was appointed captain, Australian</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Army Medical Corps,
Australian Imperial Force (Powell, 2017). Earnshaw was a house physician
(1919-21) at the Hospital for Sick Children, London (Thearle, 1996). <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">The monument features Butchulla artwork by Olga Miller. It
depicts the Butchulla legends about a magic stone and the Baddow Island ibis.
It originally had a beautiful Aboriginal sculpture on the top that can be
viewed clearly in this clip. This is no longer with the fountain.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Alexander Connors is conducting the Excelsior Band. He was awarded a British Empire Medal for his services to banding in Queensland in the 1980s. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The monument is located
behind the Maryborough City Hall.<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland and is copyrighted to Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">References:</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Matthews,
T. (1995). <span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">River of
Dreams: A History of Maryborough and District.</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> Maryborough: Maryborough City
Council.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Powell, M.
(2017, February 24). <i>Soldier-Doctor<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Percy</span> E</span>arnshaw</i>. Retrieved from State Library
of Queensland: <a href="https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/soldier-doctor-percy-earnshaw">https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/soldier-doctor-percy-earnshaw</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thearle, M. J. (1996). <i>Earnshaw, Percy Alan (1893 <span style="color: #1f497d;">–</span> 1980<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: white; color: #1f497d;">)</span></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">.</span> R</span>etrieved from Australian Dictionary of Biography: <a href="http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/earnshaw-percy-alan-10089">http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/earnshaw-percy-alan-10089</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tags #blackdeath #fountain #bauer #mills</span></p>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-27476762767841690472020-08-31T16:41:00.004-07:002020-09-13T23:37:21.360-07:00Urimbirra Fauna Reserve, Hervey Bay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSI_RnyM7Nlm7vZzNuR5g_osoKIMhyuIObuhyqObTbhx8GaxEqecwcZe9aqCbCzRLBdwlG1xppUf7p96mCPsmhmynnnbrj0jzWfWA9dB4tnhwqXyqYm8Ibh_r2z6wQvj9gqI2Kklw_jjv/s986/Urimbirra.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSI_RnyM7Nlm7vZzNuR5g_osoKIMhyuIObuhyqObTbhx8GaxEqecwcZe9aqCbCzRLBdwlG1xppUf7p96mCPsmhmynnnbrj0jzWfWA9dB4tnhwqXyqYm8Ibh_r2z6wQvj9gqI2Kklw_jjv/s640/Urimbirra.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Source: 2020 Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">During the late sixties and early seventies, many of the children of the Fraser Coast visited
Urimbirra Fauna Reserve at Hervey Bay as part of a school excursion or a
weekend jaunt with their family. The Urimbirra Retirement Village at 419 – 429
Boat Harbour Drive, Torquay,<span style="color: #1f497d;"> </span>now stands
where the park once housed native wildlife. </span><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldazejSb23AP76eBE9GNxE66Ps-DoVGGY4p7aOBNJ-yK5H2n2RFiUKoxrTlm9DRb6kigI3vnsFST9_bqcl7tSBe2Cs1I_augqp2UuM2M5vIpXJxKSElzacZnyT5XcE8d3Jkw27n4CTJot/s979/Urimbirra+2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="979" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldazejSb23AP76eBE9GNxE66Ps-DoVGGY4p7aOBNJ-yK5H2n2RFiUKoxrTlm9DRb6kigI3vnsFST9_bqcl7tSBe2Cs1I_augqp2UuM2M5vIpXJxKSElzacZnyT5XcE8d3Jkw27n4CTJot/s640/Urimbirra+2.PNG" width="640" /></a></div></span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: 2020 Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The Victor Harbour Times
(National Library of Australia, 1978) states “Hervey Bay’s Urimbirra boasts one
of the best Aboriginal artefact displays”.</span><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dNS8SurHbds" width="320" youtube-src-id="dNS8SurHbds"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">7 : extracts from the archives 1965 to 1975: Urimbirra Park, Hervey Bay.An extract from Channel 7 footage 27th May, 1970. Urimbirra Park, Hervey Bay. This is a silent recording. This project supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland © 2020 Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">South Australia also has a district
council run Urimbirra Fauna Reserve that was established around 1975 (National
Library of Australia, 1975). It is now called Urimbirra Wildlife Park. The
meaning of Urimbirra is cited in the Victor Harbour Times “Urimbirra is an
Aboriginal word meaning to preserve, to take care of” (National Library of
Australia, 1976). The Urimbirra wildlife experience enabled people to get close
to animals including kangaroos and other Australian native wildlife. An
employee from the South Australian wildlife park can remember a fellow from
Queensland selling towels with Urimbirra on it. It seems our Urimbirra was
established first. It was still running in the late seventies.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwnIY-iHRvVb64JK_-GpT83R_RCKB7YVCw0UGDQ2aRKc-lCsH80xsEZP1zaDxJ5gFQ_Nebuo3gErWCYBbn8Z9FzK6z2mbXF-fWhl3vpxDZw0ZRvaAkWF18HmloGtWA8hoV0pLi2PaKTt1/s986/snake.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwnIY-iHRvVb64JK_-GpT83R_RCKB7YVCw0UGDQ2aRKc-lCsH80xsEZP1zaDxJ5gFQ_Nebuo3gErWCYBbn8Z9FzK6z2mbXF-fWhl3vpxDZw0ZRvaAkWF18HmloGtWA8hoV0pLi2PaKTt1/s640/snake.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: 2020 Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The Victor
Travel Service advertisement in the 1978 Victor Harbour Times is testimony to
that (National Library of Australia, 1978). It appears to have been sold for
development in two portions as there are two different developments on the
site. Interestingly not many photos or information can be found about the park.
Fraser Coast Libraries has just partnered with Channel Seven and Gympie Library
to publish extracts from the Channel Seven archives. The clip from the
Urimbirra Fauna Reserve at Hervey Bay was among these treasures. Do you have
photographs or memories of the fauna reserve?</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>References:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1975, December 3). Trove.
Retrieved from Victor Harbour Times: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187064383?searchTerm=Urimbirra%20Fauna%20Reserve">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/187064383?searchTerm=Urimbirra%20Fauna%20Reserve</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1976, November 10). Trove.
Retrieved from Victor Harbour Times: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186909643?searchTerm=Urimbirra%20Fauna%20Reserve">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186909643?searchTerm=Urimbirra%20Fauna%20Reserve</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1978, October 18). Victor
Harbour Times. Retrieved from <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/">https://trove.nla.gov.au/</a>:
<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186913690?searchTerm=urimbirra%20Hervey%20Bay">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186913690?searchTerm=urimbirra%20Hervey%20Bay</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Tags #Urimbirra #HerveyBay #FraserCoast #FaunaReserve #Wildlife #Torquay #Channel7</span></o:p></p></div></div>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-78205588713062305732020-08-25T23:35:00.009-07:002020-09-13T23:37:56.601-07:00Fraser Coast’s first locomotive constructed for the Queensland Government – locomotive number 299.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ60eQzYnwIRyJXdQ3vPYw51t48Y_hfPmogc9e9HDnrWweskbznSHmwdPkJKw6Ba7Vl1E22o8Pvho7BKgy_oAZ4uL_QoQptQSrsxbNVBzbkNGZ_sVStk7UunkXpz_Y3fbj3mGuiR0B6Ll/s2048/imageRY008.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJ60eQzYnwIRyJXdQ3vPYw51t48Y_hfPmogc9e9HDnrWweskbznSHmwdPkJKw6Ba7Vl1E22o8Pvho7BKgy_oAZ4uL_QoQptQSrsxbNVBzbkNGZ_sVStk7UunkXpz_Y3fbj3mGuiR0B6Ll/s640/imageRY008.tif" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Railway Station and Yards. c. 1908. Source: Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.</div></span>Walkers Limited had its first steam locomotive trial run to
Howard on the 13th of January, 1897. The Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and
Burnett Advertiser, Thursday 14th January, 1897 tells us about this first
locomotive constructed by Walkers under its contract with the Queensland
Government. “A good deal of interest was manifested in town over the
event” (National Library of Australia, 1897).<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a delightful description of the start of the
journey.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“The engine was drawn out in front of the shop on Bowen
Street on Tuesday evening, and at six o’clock the next morning the temporary
line was commenced, and the engine was brought down along Bowen Street in this
manner and placed on the permanent way in Kent Street in front of Mr Corser’s
Store” (National Library of Australia, 1897).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLTtNcWtqnBhPnp8DEc6oTIJHixl63ToY10fLdUQ5qyqhHFTb2XvTBQ2-CvRD8fJjMmKYtAVltBsxcoQSS4RnFx7xk4n9BvY7lz8swUjzx-KfJcnL-qq1T3hADivrZ1-qJ19153lrK66f/s2048/imageRY114.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLTtNcWtqnBhPnp8DEc6oTIJHixl63ToY10fLdUQ5qyqhHFTb2XvTBQ2-CvRD8fJjMmKYtAVltBsxcoQSS4RnFx7xk4n9BvY7lz8swUjzx-KfJcnL-qq1T3hADivrZ1-qJ19153lrK66f/s640/imageRY114.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Locomotive No. 299. in railway yards, 1980s. Source: <o:p></o:p>The Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.</span> </div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc. site has more detail.</p><p class="MsoNormal">“This engine became known as a B15 class 4-6-0 tender
design, and allocated QR No. 299, Walkers Limited works No. 1. The 'B'
signifies three driving axles and the '15' is the cylinder diameter in inches”
(Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc., 2020). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the community rallied to restore the engine in 1985,
the ownership of the engine was officially transferred to Model Engineers and
Live Steamers Association Maryborough Inc. (M.E.L.S.A) (Maryborough City
Whistle Stop Inc., 2020).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 1989, the engine had a cameo appearance in the Kylie
Minogue film, The Delinquents. The engine’s ownership was then transferred to
Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc. and continues to be restored as funds become
available (Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc., 2020).<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqhUg86Fpqs7CZXqo7jakJHNMGy1jjDD0MzjoI_MGHLXxBSteCskctcxCRj63RQyHY_fa5l23H9Uc7J05vjQMskBWH02ki_egn5hBQpxSuddY8VQQW_PPFD87UeK7h6weEZD8nfA5ZBMG/s2048/ImageRY199.tif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqhUg86Fpqs7CZXqo7jakJHNMGy1jjDD0MzjoI_MGHLXxBSteCskctcxCRj63RQyHY_fa5l23H9Uc7J05vjQMskBWH02ki_egn5hBQpxSuddY8VQQW_PPFD87UeK7h6weEZD8nfA5ZBMG/s640/ImageRY199.tif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Railway Yards. Source: The Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.</span> </div><p class="MsoNormal">Find out more from the Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc. site:
<a href="https://maryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/index.html">https://m</a><o:p></o:p><a href="https://maryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/index.html">aryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/index.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>References:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc. (2020, August 24).
Locomotive #299. Retrieved from Maryborough City Whistle Stop Inc.: <a href="https://maryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/299.html">https://maryboroughwhistlestop.org.au/299.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">National Library of Australia. (1897, January 14th).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947).
Retrieved from Trove: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147684938?searchTerm=locomotive%20No.%20299%20Maryborough">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147684938searchTerm=locomotive%20No.%20299%20Maryborough</a><o:p></o:p></p>Tags #whistlestop #Maryborough #Locomotive #299 #Railway #yards #steam #Melsa<p></p>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-27513236962791592732020-08-10T20:12:00.004-07:002020-09-15T16:52:03.068-07:007: extracts from the archives of Wide Bay's first television broadcaster 1965 to 1975<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3RNg6_TXXZeQTooSQPmERwPQIgu6KK_U8esQmk09y1BiN1ntOeKmWxWXob2y0XH6QBIRNIaG2Bqs33zuEKKqWha9ZJg-YMYfynLHDW2gwOqBj86_CgbOS-NCpXhN7AzTzB5OFfsrtZqI/s2048/ARCSEQ-040-007_08+Graded+film+exposure+with+scratch+removal+and+dust+removal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3RNg6_TXXZeQTooSQPmERwPQIgu6KK_U8esQmk09y1BiN1ntOeKmWxWXob2y0XH6QBIRNIaG2Bqs33zuEKKqWha9ZJg-YMYfynLHDW2gwOqBj86_CgbOS-NCpXhN7AzTzB5OFfsrtZqI/w640-h464/ARCSEQ-040-007_08+Graded+film+exposure+with+scratch+removal+and+dust+removal.jpg" title="Channel 7 image after restoration. Source: Channel 7 archives." width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Fraser Coast librarian Robyn Dowling was contacted by Channel 7 Studio in Maryborough in the 1990s. The studio was closing down and operations were being moved to the Sunshine Coast and the libraries were offered some Channel 7 footage. </span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwjTugUE4rr2IJrx5_pZ7ir3wdt_vE9EFnOnA7SxeGUdKCh1Oo4sSyivNPBh-03T6Aj8TmL401a0gr6yVAI_A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">An extract from Channel 7 footage October, 1967. Demolition of a house in Ferry Street, Maryborough. This is a silent recording. </span></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Robyn applied for a grant and worked with Gympie and Bundaberg libraries to create the list of clips to preserve. Local Fraser Coast man Selwyn Connell located and edited these clips. Fraser Coast Libraries have these silent clips in DVD format for loan and they contain content of the Wide Bay from 1965 to 1975. Recently the Gympie Regional Libraries Information Services librarian, Lisa Ryan, has been working with Channel 7 archivist Paul Richardson to digitise extracts from the archives of Wide Bay’s first television broadcaster. </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz2nbjB9ViVGS77Dw-yG4_Hhvf7gaUeoNGOOSk1TZk63Stlke7Z3hw_EwzRWTjPLz_gpbFMum0PZue1nJY6gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>The digitisation and restoration process</span>.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fraser Coast Libraries is working to put these clips onto its <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYsvWaZnb-PRhI5fpnHVgziVTSjzV10ry" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a> so you can access them from the comfort of your home. This project was supported by an innovation grant from the Library Board of Queensland and is copyrighted to Seven Network and Fraser Coast Libraries.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Tags #archives #history #Channel 7 #Maryborough #HerveyBay #1960 #1970</span></p><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-40557920814854405382020-07-19T16:48:00.001-07:002020-09-13T23:38:20.983-07:00L. Jesse Saddler Maryborough<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">L. Jesse Saddler. <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/17805945" target="_blank">Source:<span style="text-indent: -48px;">National Library of Australia. (1941, June 21)</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Many remember Jesse’s Saddlery, 353 Kent Street,
Maryborough. The store was founded by L. Jesse. A great description can be
found can be found in the Maryborough Chronicle,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“<i>In the saddlery business in this part of the country
there are few, if any, tradesmen who have greater skill in their work than Mr
L. Jesse of 353 Kent Street, Maryborough. His name is known to horsemen and
station owners in this and other states of the commonwealth, for his work finds
its way into some of the most remote districts. Mr Jesse has been a saddler for
40 years and knows the minutest details to the trade. His reputation has been
built up mainly on the outstanding superiority of his King Poley Saddles – each
one faithfully constructed – the work of a master tradesman. All hand made on
the premises, they include solid gullet, galvanised tree, long kip flaps, a
seamless seat and other features designed to give perfect, grip and riding
comfort. Mr Jesse is a saddlery repair specialist too, and can mend expertly
any kind of leather article or harness. The saddler stocks a wide range of
leather goods at his shop in Kent Street, including harness, leather belting,
straps, dog collars and muzzles, cow and horse rugs. He specialises
particularly in travel goods and has a large and complete selection of
suitcases and leather bags as you can find in Maryborough. A third department
at L. Jesse’s caters for the sportsman of the district, whether they be
fishermen, footballers, bowlers or boxing enthusiasts, Mr Jesse’s range of fishing
equipment is worth special mention – the display is well worth inspecting at
any time. It includes rods and reels, cutty hunk and linen lines, creeks, all
classes of Mustard and French hooks, sinkers, swivels and trace wires.</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Advertisement for L.Jesse Saddler. Source: <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/17756849#" target="_blank">National Library of Australia (1929, September 4)</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Queensland is the state most noted for its horsemen. A
lot of credit is due to the fine work of saddlery tradesmen like Mr Jesse. He
is very interested in district sporting matters and was president of the
Wallaroo Football Club for a number of years and is a patron and life member of
the Maryborough Rugby League. He is the president also of the Doon Villa
Bowling Club, and a keen fisherman. He was 12 years chairman of the Newtown
State School Committee and is also prominent lodge officer</i>” (National
Library of Australia, 1941).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Advertisement for the King Poley. L. Jesse. Source: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/570409109027219401/" target="_blank">Maryborough Family History Pinterest</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He won many awards for his saddles such as best stock saddle
and fretwork cited in the <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21292276?searchTerm=jesse%20saddler%20maryborough&searchLimits=">Brisbane
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">National Library of Australia .
(1928, May 31). <i>Trove</i>. Retrieved from The Brisbane Courier : <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21292276?searchTerm=jesse%20saddler%20maryborough&searchLimits">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21292276?searchTerm=jesse%20saddler%20maryborough&searchLimits</a>=</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia.
(1941, June 21). <i>Trove</i>. Retrieved from Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay
and burnett Advertiser (Qld.: 1860 - 1947): <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152117058?searchTerm=jesse%20saddler%20maryborough&searchLimits=l-illustrated=true">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152117058?searchTerm=jesse%20saddler%20maryborough&searchLimits=l-illustrated=true</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-33241122911868774482020-06-17T17:44:00.001-07:002020-09-13T23:38:32.267-07:00Ululah Glory Hole Spillway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ululah Lagoon, Maryborough Queensland, ca. 1916.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Up until around 1881 Ululah dam was the main water supply
for the Maryborough settlement. “In 1864 the local land surveyor James
Buchanan, reported favourably on the possibility of damming the creek to
provide a reservoir of some 8 million gallons (36 megalitres) capacity. The cost
of constructing the dam was estimated to be at least £2500 and the council (Maryborough
City Council) requested the newly elected parliamentary member for Maryborough,
William (Bill) Walsh, to ask the government for a grant of £5,000 for the
construction of a reticulated water supply scheme based on Ululah Creek…. Walsh
discreetly reduced the figure to £2000” (Whitmore, 1997). This was withdrawn
when the Premier, Arthur Macalister decided that a competent engineer would
visit and determine the region’s needs. The first suggestion was that a dam
would be established on the creek opposite Ann Street. The council aldermen suggested that the
volume of water held back there would not be adequate so advocated for it to be
built opposite Queen Street and include Lora Creek in the catchment area. The surveyor found that for an extra £300
pounds the dam could be built at Queens Street and carry around four times the
water the Ann Street proposal would hold (Whitmore, 1997).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By 1867, it was agreed that £2000 would be provided to build
a dam under the supervision of three commissioners (Whitmore, 1997). After two
resigned, Richard Sheridan was the sole controller of the reservoir and the
fenced water reserve that surrounded it. He was the chief officer of customs,
immigration agent, harbour master and water police magistrate (Whitmore, 1997).<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ululah Glory Hole - during dry weather vegetation has grown aroung the top. The tap which connected to piping can been seen half way down.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“The completed dam was quite modest in size, being 419 feet
(126 metres) in length and 18 feet 6 inches (5.5 metres) in height, tapering in
width from 103 feet (31 metres) at the base to 12 feet (3.6 metres) at the top
and possessing a core of puddled clay 4 feet (1.2 metres) in thickness”
(Whitmore, 1997). The original lagoon was enlarged with horse drawn scoops and
the dam wall built just below the confluence of two creeks – one which flowed
from the direction of Alice Street and the other which flowed more or less
parallel to Queen Street, down through what is now the golf course (Brown,
2004).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ululah dam in 1994. Ululah reserve provided Maryborough with its first permanent water supply .(Whitmore, 1997) </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The glory hole was part of this construction. It was a
timber-lined bye-wash. Its purpose was to carry excess water across the dam
wall and down to the Mary River. During construction, many of the crew left to
search for recently discovered gold at Gympie. In 1867, the Ululah dam was
finished (Whitmore, 1997). The timber glory hole was already needing repairs by
May 1878. Engineer-in-Charge of
Maryborough Waterworks William Highfield determined repair would be expensive.
The government refused to pay for these, so the repair bill was left to council
(Whitmore, 1997). This was added to the considerable debt accrued with the
state to develop waterworks including Teddington Weir.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stump from a pier that was used to collect water at Ululah. Source: Maryborough Family History Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The construction of the Teddington Weir began in 1877. The
Queensland Government set up a department called the Hydraulic Engineers
Department. Its primary purpose was to construct substantial water supply
systems in Warwick, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Brisbane and Maryborough. The local
municipal council was ambivalent about moving the water supply from Ululah, but
the government hydraulic engineer presented his suggestions for the new
waterworks to a meeting, and then announced that it was to go ahead. The glory
hole served to connect Ululah with Teddington Weir water supply. The glory hole
spillway at Ululah is of engineering interest, being one of the few known glory
hole spillways built in Australia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Find out more from The Water Supply of Maryborough (National
Library of Australia, 1877) and The Maryborough Water Work (National Library of
Australia, 1902).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Do you know anything more about the Ululah Glory Hole spillway?
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Brown, M. C. (2004). Historical Significance - Spillway -
Ululah. Maryborough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1877, April 21st).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947).
Retrieved from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148443986<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1902, August 6th).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947).
Retrieved from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148180916?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whitmore, R. L. (1997). Queensland's early waterworks.
Brisbane: Department of Natural Resources Queensland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tags #gloryhole #spillway #Maryborough #lagoon #dam #waterworks #maryborough</span></div>
<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-35118959613773483532020-06-17T17:43:00.000-07:002020-06-17T17:49:26.097-07:00The Gables, Point Vernon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Demolition of the Gables c.1957. Source: Hervey Bay Calling</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay began as a small farming settlement in the 1870s.
By this time Maryborough was a prominent town. People wanted to spend time by
the sea and the first hotels and boarding houses opened in Pialba by the end of
the decade. Although farming history remains important, Hervey Bay’s history
and identity are also defined by its popularity as a seaside resort (Fraser
Coast Regional Council, 2020).<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children playing with an old phaeton, a mode of conveyance owned by Mrs Upton, at the Gables during demolition c.1957. Source: Hervey Bay Calling.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the 1880s, on the assumption that a railway line would be
carried through to Point Vernon, the Bayview Boarding House was built at the
area known as the Gables by Mr Antcliff in 1888. The stately wooden
establishment would later be known as Vernon, and finally, as The Gables. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gables. Source: The Gables : memories of a grand Point Vernon house and other stories / written and illustrated by Gavin Patterson. </td></tr>
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From
10 November 1898 until 23 June 1908 the dwelling was owned by Hon. Andrew Heron
Wilson and Mrs Wilson. The Wilsons were large sawmill owners in Maryborough and
Andrew was a member of Queensland Legislative Council (National Library of
Australia, 1906).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Gables was then
sold to Alexander and Louisa Corbet who owned it until 16 July 1913. The Corbets
brought some of their horses from Gympie. Stables and coach houses were added
to accommodate them. (Fraser Coast Regional Council, 2013). In 1914, it was
purchased by Mr and Mrs L. M. Upton who later sold it to Dr. Bendeich. In 1957,
it was in such a deteriorated state when it was sold to Mr R. Dillon of
Kingaroy, the decision was made to demolish it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Do you have memories of The Gables boarding house?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fraser Coast Regional Council. (2013, 12 18). Place ID 149 -
Dunn's Enclosure and Fish Trap (Formerly known as the Point Vernon Rock Baths.
Retrieved from https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/local-heritage-register:
https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/689/place-id-149-dunn-s-enclosure-and-fish-trap-formerly-known-as-the-point-vernon-rock-baths-pdf<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fraser Coast Regional Council. (2020, 6 12). Hervey Bay
Character Fact Sheet. Retrieved from Fraser Coast Engagement Hub:
file:///C:/Users/Kathy's%20PC/Downloads/Fact_Sheet_FINAL_1572834743%20(1).pdf<o:p></o:p></div>
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National Library of Australia. (1906, 8 30). Queensland
Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908). Retrieved
from Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124380229<o:p></o:p></div>
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Patterson, G. (2018). The Gables: memories of a grand Point
Vernon house and other stories. Hervey Bay: Gavin Patterson.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-29766342637937414132020-06-09T22:17:00.001-07:002020-09-13T23:38:50.545-07:00Hervey Bay cyclones, waterspouts and storm surges<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Pialba storekeeper making deliveries through Torquay floodwaters 1927. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 35116</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fraser Coast has a well-documented history of the
Maryborough floods but not as much is known about Hervey Bay weather
activities. Remarkable events such as waterspouts, cyclones and storm surges commonly
occur along the coastline.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the first mentions of a waterspout was in 1883.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The magnificent waterspout gratified the
eyes of visitors to Pialba, Queensland, on Saturday last (says the Chronicle).
A heavy black cloud to the north-east, overhanging Hervey’s (sic) Bay, was
observed to drop a huge black tongue, which was met in mid-air by a spiral
column of water, which rose promptly from the sea in response to the advances
from above” (National Library of Australia, 1883).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another such event was recorded in 1935. “Spectacle in
Hervey Bay: was it a waterspout or its half-brother? Those who saw the unusual
sight of a watery, cloudy column rising out of the water in Hervey Bay adjacent
to Woody Island on Saturday afternoon last…” (National Library of Australia,
1935). The article goes on to assert that the phenomenon had all the
characteristics of a waterspout. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another was cited by Christiansen (1991) as occurring in
1939.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever observed a waterspout occurring over Hervey
Bay waters?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay looking from Fraser Street along flooded esplanade 1927. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 35117</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Water rushing out to sea near Urangan Pier. Part of sandhills washed away 1927. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 35119</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bus stranded on Esplanade Torquay, 1927. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 35120</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cyclones and severe storms have been documented as occurring
in 1918, 1927 and 1974 (Cyclone Wanda) (Christiansen, 1991). Other events have
been mentioned in 1925, 1950s, 1992 and 2013 (Hervey Bay Historical Village
& Museum Assn. Inc., 2013).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Maryborough Chronicle documents an event in 1934 “Gale
at Pialba: Hervey Bay battered by cyclone from north; Scarborough Hotel
damaged; huge seas buffet boats and enclosures; trees torn out by roots. Hervey
Bay</span> was struck by a northerly gale yesterday, huge seas breaking over the piers
and a cyclonic wind causing damage in the township and on the esplanade. Alarm
increased to anxiety when the cyclone conditions became worse during the
afternoon, and fears were felt for the safety of residences and business
places” (National Library of Australia, 1934).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay - trees blown down and washed away 1927. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 35115</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Pialba State School storm damage 1915. Source: John Oxley Library Neg. 48717</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pialba State School storm damage 1915. Source: John Oxley Library Neg.</span> 48718</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An event that occurred in February 1954 is also well
documented. “Early this morning a cyclonic blow at Hervey Bay did considerable
damage to pawpaw and banana crops and unroofed sheds and barns. Thick trees
were snapped off like carrots and sheets of iron were blown distances of up to
half a mile…The heavy rain and a high tide caused a record flood in Tooan Tooan
Creek at Scarness. Houses in low lying areas were flooded. Wind whipped the sea
into a raging cauldron and dinghies and fishing boats were forced from their
moorings” (National Library of Australia, 1954). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tidal surges often accompany these cyclones or severe storm
events. If they combine with high tides, the sea can rise and cover the
esplanade. Charlton Esplanade has often been covered in waist -deep water, as
this image from the 1980s depicts (Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tidal surge esplanade Urangan at Pier c. 1980's Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum Assn. Inc. (2019, p.52). </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Can you tell us about an extreme weather event you have
lived through that occurred at Hervey Bay?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">More information about flooding and storm surges at Hervey
Bay can be found at <a href="http://disaster.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Fraser Coast Regional Council’s disaster managementdashboard. </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>References:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum Assn. Inc. (2019).
Moments in Time: A pictorial history Hervey Bay & surrounds, 1890 to 2018.
Hervey Bay, QLD: Hervey Bay Historical VIllage & Museum Assn. Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christiansen, J. (1991). They came and stayed: a history of
Hervey Bay. Pialba, QLD. : R. & J. McTaggart and Co.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hamlyn, Sue & Hervey Bay State High School. (1988). A light-hearted
overview of Hervey Bay's history. . Hervey Bay, Qld: Hervey Bay State High
School.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum Assn. Inc.
(2013). Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum. Hervey Bay, Qld: Hervey Bay
Historical Village & Museum Assn. Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1883, November 30). The
Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW: 1871 - 1938. Retrieved from Trove:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254379086?searchTerm=waterspout%20hervey%20bay&searchLimits=<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1933, November 25).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) .
Retrieved from Trove:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149265424?searchTerm=waterspout%20hervey%20bay&searchLimits=l-title=731<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1934, February 2).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) .
Retrieved from Trove:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149273979?searchTerm=cyclone%20hervey%20bay&searchLimits=<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1935, November 28).
Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947).
Retrieved from Trove:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/149953635?searchTerm=waterspout%20hervey%20bay&searchLimits=<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">National Library of Australia. (1954, February 3). Morning
Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954). Retrieved from Trove:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57283891?searchTerm=cyclone%20hervey%20bay&searchLimits=<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-75492618465516028762020-06-07T16:31:00.003-07:002020-09-13T23:39:06.171-07:00Maryborough Courthouse History – 143 years<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original courthouse built on the corner of Kent and Adelaid Streets in 1861 by Fritz Kinne. The building was converted into Police barracks in 1880 and eventually demolished in 1908 to make way for the current City Hall. Source: Maryborough Wide Bay & Burnett Historical Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Standing in picturesque surroundings on the corner of Wharf
and Richmond Streets in relationship to Queens Park and the Mary River, the
Maryborough Courthouse has both historical and architectural significance to
the city and the state. The longest serving courthouse in Queensland, the
building has been identified as having national significance on the Register of
the National Estate and is also included on the Queensland Heritage Register
(Fraser Coast Regional Council, 2015).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Completed in 1877 by noted colonial architect FDG Stanley,
the courthouse is a fine example of the Victorian Classical Italianate style” (Supreme
Court of Queensland Library, 2007). Its design and position in the city reflect
a time of rapid development. Maryborough was selected as a venue for the Court
of Petty Sessions on January 1, 1850. A chief constable and clerk of the court
were appointed, with the position of magistrate to be filled on a voluntary
basis by local residents (Queensland Government, 2020).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original Maryborough Courthouse. Source: Maryborough Wide Bay & Burnett Historical Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The first courthouse was designed for Maryborough by
Alexander Dawson, the colonial architect of New South Wales in 1856, three
years before the formal separation of Queensland (Michael Gunn Architects,
1998). After this, the first resident law officer was appointed on December 30,
1859, when Richard Bingham Sheridan was appointed Water Police Magistrate
(Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2007). The first circuit court arrived in
the following year and was held at the Fitzroy Hotel (Queensland Government,
2020). Shortly afterward, the first courthouse, not from Dawson’s original
design, was constructed at the corner of Kent and Adelaide Streets, the current
City Hall site. Completed in 1861 by Fritz Kinne, it was the first brick building
in the town (Michael Gunn Architects, 1998).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of Maryborough Courthouse. Source: Maryborough Wide Bay & Burnett Historical Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maryborough Courthouse, Richmond Street, Maryborough, ca1900. The courthouse was built on the site of the original immigration barracks. The building was completed in September 1877. Source: Maryborough Wide Bay & Burnett Historical Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Within ten years of its construction, the original building
was having significant structural problems and by 1872, it was decided to
construct a new building in Wharf Street (Michael Gunn Architects, 1998). This
site was previously used for immigration barracks, but these had been
relocated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New courthouse plans were
submitted by FDG Stanley. The contract was won for £7345 by Thomas Annear on
the 19th November 1875. The old courthouse was converted to the police quarters
and remained until 1908, when it was replaced by the City Hall (Supreme Court
of Queensland Library, 2007). Stables were later added for the police horses.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Maryborough Courthouse view from Queens Park. Source: Maryborough Wide Bay & Burnett Historical Society Inc.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1982 a second courtroom was added. The courthouse was
damaged in the 1983 floods and was repaired shortly after. In 1912 a savings
bank was moved into the building, air conditioning was installed in 1994, with
a full refurbishment in 2001 (Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2007).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The 1909 case of Arthur Ross, heard at Maryborough Courthouse, speaks to the kindness of locals. “In 1909, 21-year-old Arthur Ross was
convicted of murder and sentenced to the death penalty. Ross had decided to rob
the bank at Gayndah. He had hidden in the bank during the day and that night
when the bank was closing, he had assaulted the bank clerk, James Muir” (Supreme
Court of Queensland Library, 2007). The clerk, although severely stunned, fought
back fiercely. “Ross, fearing he was about to be caught, drew a pistol and shot
Muir dead” (Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2007).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He went through two trials. The first outcome
was undecided and the second found him guilty but advocated mercy. This was not
to occur. “As the date for the execution approached, many meetings were held in
Maryborough and over 3000 signatures were collected on a petition (against
execution) and sent to Premier Kidston. Nine of these signatures were from
members of the jury” (Matthews, 1995). The Premier stood firm. The execution
took place and at the gallows Ross begged for forgiveness for his sins
(Matthews, 1995).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maryborough Courthouse from Richmond Street. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Given its significance, it is expected that this building
will continue to serve the state of Queensland and community of Maryborough
well (Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2007).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The building’s ongoing function and
aesthetic qualities remains a testimony to FDG Stanley’s original vision and
the continuing significance of the region in Queensland history and
development” (Supreme Court of Queensland Library, 2007).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fraser Coast Regional Council. (2015). Maryborough Open House
Booklet 2015. Retrieved from Issuu:
https://issuu.com/fcrccommunications/docs/final_open_house_program_with_crop_<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Matthews, T. (1995). River of Dreams: a history of
Maryborough and District (Vol. 1). Maryborough, Queensland: Maryborough City
Council.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Michael Gunn Architects. (1998). Maryborough Courthouse
Conservation Study. Brisbane: Project Services Department of Public Works.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Queensland Government. (2020). Maryborough Court House.
Retrieved from Queensland Heritage Register:
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600714<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Supreme Court of Queensland Library. (2007). History of the
Maryborough Courthouse 1877 - 2007. Brisbane, Queensland: Supreme Court of
Brisbane Library.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-52236054428178715082020-05-24T16:44:00.001-07:002020-05-25T18:34:04.649-07:00The Tiaro Butter Factory<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?change_lng=en&dps_pid=IE71158" target="_blank">Tiaro Butter Factory which was moved to Murgon in 1913</a>. Source: State Library of Queensland. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Dairy farming has been an important industry on the
Fraser Coast and surrounding areas since the late 1800s. Tiaro had one of the first butter factories in Queensland. Baron Jones built the factory near the railway station in the early 1880s and used horses to churn butter. Cheese factories were built at Tiaro in 1890 and 1894.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The Tiaro Butter Factory was closed temporarily on
the 1<sup>st</sup> of July 1897 due to a short supply of milk. The <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147684928?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland">Maryborough
Chronicle</a> cites “On the whole the season has been fairly good, but the supply
very short for a district like Tiaro. This, however, was principally owing to
the winter last year being so severe, also the year before, when great numbers
of milking cows died, and last spring being so dry”. Although it opened again,
it struggled to make a profit.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">In 1907 “A meeting held on Tuesday evening (7<sup>th</sup>
December)… with regards to the purchase of the Tiaro factory and formation of a
co-operative concern” occurred (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148520431?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=">Maryborough
Chronicle</a>). This was the beginning of the Tiaro Dairy Co-operative Company.
The process of local dairy farmers buying shares in cheese and butter factories
was common by the early 1900s in Queensland. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">“In 1908 Tiaro Dairy Co-operative Company was
established, with a butter factory built of timber opening in the township in
the same year. A significant number of cream suppliers to the factory were from
the South Burnett, from areas such as Goomeri, Kilkivan and Murgon. A cream
receiving depot was established in Murgon, where cream was forwarded to Tiaro
by rail. By 1912, 84 percent of the Tiaro butter factory's cream supply was
sourced from the South Burnett and a correspondingly large number of the
co-operative's shareholders were from the region. A meeting of shareholders in
August 1912 voted to move the factory's operations to Murgon”</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602811">(Queensland
Heritage Register).</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146945378?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=">Maryborough
Chronicle</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of July 9, 1912 reports
that “A meeting of cream suppliers was held in Reilly’s Hall on Saturday afternoon
and was well attended, over 40 being present… (and) after a long discussion,
the motion that the offer be accepted for the removal of the Tiaro factory (to
Murgon) when put to the meeting, was unanimously carried amidst much applause”.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Opening of the Sourth Burnett Co-operative Association Ltd, 9th March, 1929. Source: State Library of Queensland</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Burnett Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd., Murgon, ca. 1935. Source: State Library of Queensland</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you have any memories of the dairy industry
on the Fraser Coast?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Maryborough Chronicle 8<sup>th</sup> July, 1897 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147684928?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland">The
Tiaro Dairy Factory</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>retrieved 20<sup>th</sup>
May, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Maryborough Chronicle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17<sup>th</sup> December, 1907 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148520431?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=">Dallarnil
– The Tiaro Butter Factory</a> retrieved 20<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Maryborough Chronicle 9<sup>th</sup> July, 1912 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146945378?searchTerm=tiaro%20butter%20factory%20moved&searchLimits=">Murgon
Butter Factory</a> retrieved 20<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Queensland Heritage Register <a href="https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602811">South
Burnett Co-operative Dairy Association Factory (former)</a> retrieved 20<sup>th</sup>
May, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tags #dairy #butter #Tiaro #factory #Murgon #cream</span>Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-67639873930985019232020-05-17T18:04:00.000-07:002020-05-27T21:52:35.681-07:00Shark Attack – Shark Enclosures at Hervey Bay<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1922 there was a shark attack at Pialba. A nineteen year old man was “savagely
attacked by a shark and his right side torn away from the armpit to the stomach”
<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111125499?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits=">Queensland
Times</a>. The young man was Alfred
Gassmann and he died after struggling ashore. “Pialba was regarded as a safe
bathing place and for the past 40 years, there has not been a single record of
any similar accident… The victim was only in between three and four feet of
water when it attacked” the <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111125499?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits=">Queensland
Times</a> cites. Another attack in Torquay prompted the local council to erect
shark proof enclosures to be used freely by everyone at Point Vernon, Pialba,
Scarness, Torquay, and Urangan. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enclosures Scarness. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These enclosures provided safety and a communal focus for
beachside recreational activities. The beach huts, dance halls, cafes and guest
houses were all clustered around them (Local Heritage Register).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shark enclosures elsewhere were pay as you enter in the
1940s, with an article in <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231227553?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits=">The
Sun</a> imploring the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New South Wales government
to follow our local council’s <i>free to all</i> enclosure model. “Although
there were sharks that do eat humans in the waters, there had not been one
attack by sharks in any of those seaside resorts… People… should not have to
pay protection money” (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231227553?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits=">The
Sun</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After some time, the enclosures fell into disrepair. In 1939,
two boys were electrocuted when they were using a diving board under electrical
wires connected to a post on a shark enclosure. The wires were sagging, as the
post was not in the sand sufficiently and the boys came in contact with a live
wire and died (</span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40846211?searchTerm=elecrocution%20shark%20net.&searchLimits=" style="font-family: inherit;">The
Courier Mail</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">). The </span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152109916?searchTerm=shark%20enclosures&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731" style="font-family: inherit;">Maryborough
Chronicle</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> states that in 1940 “the general appearance of the enclosures
through the holiday season provided wide criticism… (due to) the apparent lack
of care evident in their maintenance”.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">No one was taking responsibility for the upkeep or it was done in a very
disorganised manner. This prompted the call for the enclosures to be demolished
(</span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152109916?searchTerm=shark%20enclosures&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731" style="font-family: inherit;">Maryborough
Chronicle</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shark Enclosures. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Shark Enclosures. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">John Andersen, (Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum)
remembers the shark enclosures were rebuilt at Scarness in 1952 using mesh from
Sydney Harbour, originally designed to keep Japanese submarines out during
World War Two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The demise of the shark enclosures was complete by the
1970s. The local heritage registered Dunn’s Enclosure and Fish Trap as the last
remaining remnant of these structures that were at the very heart of seaside
holidaying at Hervey Bay. Dunn, who was editor of the Maryborough Chronicle,
owned a bungalow known as <i>Sorento </i>adjoining the enclosure and close to
the Gables (<a href="https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/689/place-id-149-dunn-s-enclosure-and-fish-trap-formerly-known-as-the-point-vernon-rock-baths-pdf">Dunn’s
Enclosure and Fish Trap Heritage Register Place Card</a>). <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gables. Sketch by Gavin Patterson</td></tr>
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This enclosure was
constructed differently to the others, as it was between two natural rock lines
running east-west. Remnants of the timber post and rail fence structure
formerly constructed along the rock emplacement is still visible.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFp-W7_lwRZDbkhuIq1bGjg1HS7zqk3vCoC6onwPSmqHPmGD4Dpxl5xC_Oa_8ASdNI-rdA6rZ9Lmc0_55oV6R0OnsROpnXoh0dsnYdfTqfvBKZoHye1Kj0cUhOpafV4X8igq7-GDPwISCU/s1600/dunns+shark+enclosure.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="483" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFp-W7_lwRZDbkhuIq1bGjg1HS7zqk3vCoC6onwPSmqHPmGD4Dpxl5xC_Oa_8ASdNI-rdA6rZ9Lmc0_55oV6R0OnsROpnXoh0dsnYdfTqfvBKZoHye1Kj0cUhOpafV4X8igq7-GDPwISCU/s640/dunns+shark+enclosure.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remnants of Dunn's Enclosure and Fish Trap. Source: Fraser Coast Regional Council Heritage Register.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hervey Bay is still known as a very safe place to swim. The
history of the shark enclosures being freely available for all, contributed to
families enjoying the seaside safely over time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">References: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christiansen, Joan (1991). <i>They came- and stayed : a
history of Hervey Bay</i>. R. & J. McTaggart and Co, Pialba, Qld.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fraser Coast Regional Council Local Heritage Register <a href="https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/689/place-id-149-dunn-s-enclosure-and-fish-trap-formerly-known-as-the-point-vernon-rock-baths-pdf"><i>Dunn’s
Enclosure and Fish Trap Heritage Register Place Card</i></a> retrieved on the
18<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152109916?searchTerm=shark%20enclosures&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">The Maryborough Chronicle</span></a> 29<sup>th</sup> January 1941 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/152109916?searchTerm=shark%20enclosures&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731"><i>Neglected
Enclosures at the Bay</i></a> retrieved on the 18<sup>th</sup> May 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Courier Mail (Brisbane)
24<sup>th</sup> August, 1939 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40846211?searchTerm=elecrocution%20shark%20net.&searchLimits="><i>Shire
to Pay – Electrocution of Boys</i></a><i> </i>retrieved on the 18<sup>th</sup> May,
2020.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Sun (Sydney,
NSW) 8<sup>th</sup> February 1940 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231227553?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits="><i>Shark
Protection</i></a> retrieved on the 18<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Queensland Times (Ipswich Queensland) 6<sup>th</sup> December,
1922 <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111125499?searchTerm=shark%20attack%20pialba&searchLimits="><i>Torn
by a Shark</i></a> retrieved on the 18<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>Tags #swimming #herveybay #sharkenclosures #vernon #pointvernon #gables #scarness #pialba #torquay #urangan</o:p></div>
<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-69194313204156649942020-05-12T21:24:00.001-07:002020-05-25T18:31:31.846-07:00K’gari - Fraser Island<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #1b2024; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that the following may contain images and voices of deceased person/s and may cause distress to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.</span></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_esB313KXQOk4sY0z0ZfEHnVoSP-TzVK3TzzUo6XysYgTyvhzqV7Gen-QCRh0mq5GYN0I_iy37qq7xiL5aK3GmOy1WXy74zMQYs_rAeBdV1n3iIdlYTNRWDkgdxAvbMHo3qxxOBn9baM4/s1600/fraser01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1200" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_esB313KXQOk4sY0z0ZfEHnVoSP-TzVK3TzzUo6XysYgTyvhzqV7Gen-QCRh0mq5GYN0I_iy37qq7xiL5aK3GmOy1WXy74zMQYs_rAeBdV1n3iIdlYTNRWDkgdxAvbMHo3qxxOBn9baM4/s640/fraser01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fraser Island - Source: State Library of Queensland <a href="http://islands.slq.qld.gov.au/#Fraser-Island-KGari" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Islands, Hidden Histories from Queensland Islands</span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Many locals missed our annual pilgrimage to K’gari-Fraser
Island for Easter this year. This island has a fascinating living history.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The State Library of Queensland’s </span><a href="http://islands.slq.qld.gov.au/#Fraser-Island-KGari" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Islands, Hidden Histories from Queensland Islands</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> tells us</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“When Butchulla people of K’gari-Fraser Island observed
Captain Cook in 1770, the occasion was recorded in song. Cook recorded the same
moment, naming the spot Indian Head on the map — an ephemeral yet significant
moment in the history of Butchulla people. However, when they encountered the
shipwrecked Captain James Fraser, his wife Eliza and several crew from the
Stirling Castle in 1836, all of their lives were forever changed”<span style="color: #4472c4; mso-themecolor: accent1;"> (</span><a href="http://islands.slq.qld.gov.au/#Fraser-Island-KGari" target="_blank">State Library of Queensland).</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"> </span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Information about escaped convict John Graham’s time on K’gari and his interactions with Eliza Fraser after the ship she was
travelling on struck a half-submerged coral island can be found in <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2016/09/john-graham-and-fraser-island.html" target="_blank">John Graham and Fraser Island</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">1822, Edwardson, Captain</span> of the Snapper drew a <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2017/05/bill-kitson-history-of-charting-wide.html" target="_blank">map</a>
of K’gari using the map of Flinders as a base. He used this map
to navigate the waters of the Fraser Coast and confirmed K’gari was indeed an island.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children playing near 'The Waterhole' at Sandy Cape, Fraser Island, Queensland, ca. 1910. Source: State Library of Queensland</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2018/11/sandy-cape-lightstation-fraser-island.html" target="_blank">Sandy Cape Lighthouse</a> was completed in 1870 and several lighthouse families lived
in cottages nearby. The school mistress of one claiming to have seen a <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-moha-moha-sandy-cape-curiousity.html" target="_blank">Moha Moha or sea monster.</a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Soon after, the establishment of Bogimbah mission occurred as
outlined in the doctoral thesis by Sandra Armstrong <a href="https://rune.une.edu.au/1959.11/9200" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Failure of Noble Sentiments: Bogimbah Mission on Fraser Island</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sand dunes on Fraser Island, ca. 1920. Source: State Library of Queensland</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not long after, in 1935, K’gari was being hailed as a playground for tourists.“First impression of Fraser Island was that it is a
place of great beauty. My second was one of surprise that it is only twelve
months since steps were taken to make use of such a really beautiful spot.'
Thus, spoke his Excellency the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, at the
conclusion of his three days' tour of the Island on Monday night” <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150057550?searchTerm=a%20playground%20for%20tourists%20the%20glories%20of%20Fraser%20island&searchLimits=" target="_blank">Maryborough Chronicle</a>. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“In 2014,<a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2018/01/butchulla-celebration-day-was-held-at.html" target="_blank"> Butchulla people were awarded Native Title rightsover K’gari-Fraser Island,</a> honouring the courage and determination of K’gari’s
Traditional Owners, past and present, and ensuring the continuation of their
culture into the future” (State Library of Queensland). More about the island
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lagoon. Source: Erbacher Collection <a href="http://bit.ly/fclibimages" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 10.56px; text-decoration-line: none;">Image Gallery</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Armstrong, Sandra (2010) <a href="https://rune.une.edu.au/web/handle/1959.11/9200" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Failure of Noble Sentiments: Bogimbah Mission on Fraser Island</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333;"> doctoral
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">Maryborough Chronicle 8<sup>th</sup>
May, 1935 </span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150057550?searchTerm=a%20playground%20for%20tourists%20the%20glories%20of%20Fraser%20island&searchLimits=" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A Playground for Tourists</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #333333;">
retrieved on the 11<sup>th</sup> May, 2020.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-5687731835187973332020-05-05T20:08:00.002-07:002020-05-11T18:06:52.188-07:00Ted Weber’s Legacy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fraser Coast Chronicle produced the Living History of the Fraser Coast Souvenir Edition in 2005. In this edition, Maryborough, Hervey Bay and Urangan State High School students interviewed locals. It was inspired by the local Rotary Clubs. One of those interviewed was a regular to the Maryborough Library – Ted Weber. Local History on the Fraser Coast was boosted by Ted who died on June 19, 2019 at the age of 86 (Maryborough Chronicle, 2019). Ted’s love was Australian Rugby League, but his interest in history has left a legacy. Ted was born in Maryborough at St Margaret’s private hospital on April 21, 1933 to Edward and Mary Weber. His great grandfather was German, and his father was a local farmer. His mother moved from Childers to Maryborough in the late 1920s to look after her grandmother. He attended Parke State School and Maryborough State High School (Maryborough Chronicle, 2005). Ted worked as a drill and welder at the sugar mills and for Walkers Ltd. He remembered earning one shilling and 6 pence ($1 per week) in 1948 (Maryborough Chronicle, 2005).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ted was a huge part of the Maryborough community and his contributions were recognised in 2007 with a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to rugby league (Ricketts, 2019). His work as a Maryborough councillor and community worker saw the development of vocational education programs and support for a local history room in Maryborough Library. Ted had been researching the Chronicle and supported the purchase of a Microfilm reader for the room to research old editions. He also tried very hard to establish a sports museum but that dream never came to fruition. He understood the importance of local history to the community. Although Ted’s interest in rugby league history is well known and resulted in the publication of his book Hard Yards Rugby League Recollections Maryborough 1910-2010, he was also a keeper of family history including the story of the <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2015/10/charcoal-burning-industry-pioneered-in.html" target="_blank">Charcoal Burning Industry of the early 1900s</a> and the history of his grandmother who came from Wales.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some other people included in this Living History of the Fraser Coast Souvenir Edition are:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alby Keers - Started the Wide Bay Capricorn Building Society</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lynton Messer - retired farmer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Marjorie Craig-Gardiner - performer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mildred Goldsmith - Ikebana expert</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Elsie Whitaker - born on cane farm on the top of Ghost Hill </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Max Aberdeen - Walkers engineer assisted in construction of Diamantina minesweeper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Charles Lenthall - Show Society life member</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Milton Nielson - Dundowran farmer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Naomi Moffat - Wilson Hart and Co stenographer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Herbert Keith Oliver - Maryborough deputy clerk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cyril Tanner - youngest city Mayor at 28 in 1950 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fraser Coast Chronicle (2005) Living History of the Fraser Coast Souvenir Edition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/coast-mourns-rugby-league-legend-edward-ted-weber/3761440/" target="_blank">Fraser Coast Chronicle</a> 24th June 2019 Coast Mourn Rugby League Legend Edward ‘Ted’ Weber retrieved on 5th May 2020. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ricketts, Steve 25th June 2019 <a href="https://stevericketts.com.au/2019/06/21/vale-ted-weber/" target="_blank">Vale Ted Weber Qld Rugby League</a> retrieved on 5th May 2020.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1923 Class Photo Nikenbah School. Source: Fraser Coast Chronicle (2013)</td></tr>
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According to <a href="https://herveybaymuseum.com.au/" target="_blank">Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum</a> member John Andersen, so much of our early European history originated in the Nikenbah area of Hervey Bay. The original Nikenbah School still stands in the school grounds opposite the Animal Refuge corner on Nikenbah-Dundowran Road, Nikenbah. The school was originally called Bunyah Park and was on the corner of Main Street and Booral Road before it was shifted in 1915 to its present site. In 1963 it was closed (Fraser Coast Chronicle, 2013). It is now cared for by the Nikenbah Progress Association and leased to the Spinners & Weavers. It is a link to the beginnings of Hervey Bay.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Danish Lutheran Church Aalborg (Nikenbah). Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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The first European settlers from Denmark settled in the area we now call Nikenbah. They had arrived with thousands of other immigrants from their motherlands in Denmark, Germany and the British Isles at the pioneering township of Maryborough after escaping the harsh conditions of Europe.<br />
They called the area <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/2019/12/hervey-bay-was-dairy-farming-district.html" target="_blank">Aalborg</a> after a town in Denmark and built their homes, a church and established a cemetery. So it was that Aalborg, now called Nikenbah, became the first European settlement in this district. There are still many descendants of these early pioneering families living in Hervey Bay today.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullock Team Loading Cane Nikenbah. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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With the opening of the railway line connecting Pialba to Maryborough in 1896, the golden sands and beaches of the Bay attracted the influx of new settlers and saw the area rapidly develop into the thriving city of today. During all this time, Nikenbah was the forgotten suburb. The station and railway yards were always busy transporting the sugar cane, fruits and produce to Maryborough. The Nikenbah School looked after the children of the farmers, but very little development occurred.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original Keen Store Nikenbah. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Keen delivery groceries around 1918. Source: Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum.</td></tr>
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Central to all of this was the Keen Family General Store, with the property still controlled by the fifth generation of the family. With the advent of supermarkets, such stores no longer exist but, in their time, they served the local community very well with grocery deliveries, supplies and hardware items. Before local hospitals, doctors and chemists, even all the local babies were regularly weighed on the scales in the shop. These actual scales are now on display at the <a href="https://herveybaymuseum.com.au/" target="_blank">Hervey Bay Historical Village & Museum.</a><br />
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The local farmers formed the Dundowran Fruit Growers Association and operated a shop in the railway yards at Nikenbah. Eventually road transport overtook the rail network and the Association closed.<br />
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After decades of peaceful country-style life, Nikenbah has recently seen the developed Hervey Bay area expand to change its character forever. Development that the early pioneers would never have dreamed about, has seen large residential areas opened, major multinational companies set up businesses, coffee shops established, the men’s shed opened, animal refuge centre and market days held. The newly opened Sports Precinct adds to the importance of the entire region. Nikenbah is a large regional recycling area and other large projects are already in the planning stage.<br />
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As the founding settlement for the large city of Hervey Bay, Nikenbah indeed holds a special place in the history of this region.<br />
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Published with consent from John Andersen <a href="https://herveybaymuseum.com.au/" target="_blank">Hervey Bay Historical Village and Museum Inc.</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/photos/nikenbah-state-school-centenary/20871/#/6" target="_blank">Fraser Coast Chronicle</a> 13th May, 2013 <i>Nikenbah State School Centenary, </i>retrieved on 28th April, 2020.<br />
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Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-89891887319992086162020-04-19T20:37:00.000-07:002020-04-20T17:55:54.424-07:00Year of the Nurse and Midwife - Support in a time of Crisis<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maryborough Outbreak (Primary Pneumonic Plague), MayJune 1905. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Neg 53460</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Fraser Coast has had a long history of caring for those in
need. From the <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/search?q=black+plague" target="_blank">Black Plague</a> and <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=85923" target="_blank">Spanish Flu</a>, to our current circumstances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Marilyn Jensen is a member of the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/widebayhospitalmuseum/" target="_blank">Wide Bay Hospital Museum Society Inc.</a><span style="color: black;">and has presented several talks at Fraser Coast Libraries
on the </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIr9g913fLo&list=PLYsvWaZnb-PR-tNyuNckZ9TdtI_E9b_gh&index=9" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">History of Nursing in the area</span>.</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Marilyn researched the Benevolent Society and found early
Australian hospitals not only catered to those who had been injured through
accident, but also for invalids with chronic illnesses. She found that these
hospitals became repositories for the aged who had no family to care for them,
as well as for younger, disabled folk until purpose-built asylums were
constructed. Those who could afford it received attention from a doctor
privately. Those who could not afford to pay were not required to do so, as
some Government subsidy was allocated annually to hospitals to be distributed
in charity. However, to gain admission to a hospital they had to be certified
as <i>destitute </i>by a reputable person, such as a clergyman or
magistrate, and required the word of a doctor that their admission was
essential.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lennox St Hospital, Maryborough Qld, after 1875.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The early Maryborough Hospital was no exception. The minutes of the
Hospital's Management Committee regularly indicate funds being allocated to
those who were deemed in need from their Benevolent Fund (Marilyn Jensen, 2018).
The Committee also referred individuals to other care institutions such as the
Benevolent Asylum in Brisbane, orphanages, and other shelters. This is noted in
a section of the minutes from the Maryborough Hospital Committee of Management
dated 9th March 1875:</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">….</span><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> correspondence
was read from the Colonial Secretary, stating that the application made by the
Hospital authorities for the admission of John Barkley to the Benevolent Asylum
must for the present be refused, owing to the crowded state of that
institution. The application could, however, be renewed at any future time. A
second letter from the Colonial Secretary's office was read, granting application
for admission of two children (Wise) to the Orphanage. The Hospital
authorities, however, would have to arrange for sending the children to
Brisbane. Mr. S. G. Hill said he had sufficient funds in hand on account of the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">But the Government allocation was becoming inadequate as Maryborough's
population increased. By the mid-1870s, the greatest burden on the hospital was
the number of sick and indigent persons brought to the town by each immigrant
ship. Deputations were made by the Hospital Committee to increase the
allocation. A public voice for a separate Benevolent Society was also becoming
increasingly heard (Wide Bay Hospital Museum Inc.).</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">The article in the </span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446848?searchTerm=maryborough%20hospital&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731|||l-category=Article|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1875|||l-month=12" target="_blank">Maryborough Chronicle</a></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> cites the case
of Mrs Jones. It is claimed that cases such as this highlight the need for a separate
benevolent association for Maryborough.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: black;">We fear that the case
of Mrs. Jones, brought before the Hospital Committee at their last sitting, is
not an isolated one in this good town of Maryborough. She is the mother of four
young children, one being an infant but ten days old. It is possible, or even
probable that the poor woman or her children might have perished from want — of
absolute starvation — had it not been that her state of destitution became
accidentally known to Mr. S. G. Hill, on the occasion, of her registering the
birth of her youngest one, and who, noticing her extreme debility questioned
and elicited the following facts, reluctantly told. With her husband and
family, she had arrived in the colony by the Star Queen. The husband had
obtained a few days' work, but, as a stranger, had failed to secure any
permanent employment. At last he determined to start upcountry, promising to
write to his wife as soon as he should be in a position to forward her any
money. He has not, however, been heard of since he left. Meantime, the wife has
been confined, yet has almost managed to keep the wolf from the door by selling
the few sticks of furniture she had collected, and the clothes which she and
her children so much needed. Now even this miserable expedient fails her, for
she has parted with everything that would fetch money. The Hospital Committee
allowed her five shillings a week — as large a sum as they could with justice
spare from the Benevolent Fund in their keeping. From this (sic) five shillings
a week she has to pay rent, and feed and clothe herself and her four children!
It surely but requires such a case as the above to be made known for relief to
be freely accorded. But this is not enough. It requires an organised committee—
an association who will seek out those who 'suffer grief and pain,' and who,
like Mrs. Jones, don't know of the existence of the Benevolent Fund, or
knowing, refuse to seek its aid. Such an association might, work in unison with
the Hospital Committee. There would be no difficulty in collecting money in
such a cause. How much money has been collected during the past twelve months
to 'grease the fat pig,' and thus to follow the Bible teaching, 'To him that
hath shall be given'? How much pain and physical distress might have been saved
had that amount, or even the tenth part of it, been placed to the credit of a
Ladies' Benevolent Association? We repeat, there is no lack of funds for such a
cause, for, from the frailest to the purest — from Nell Gwynn to Florence
Nightingale — all would subscribe, for 'One touch of nature makes the whole
world kin ?' Mrs. Jones vegetates near Mr. Berry's, at Irish Town.</span></i><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Miss
Melville is an example of a benefactor that looked to support the local
community. In her will she included a gift of 500 pounds to the Maryborough
Benevolent Society towards the erection of an Alms-house for old people. This
sum was increased through fundraising and the Government then offered the sum
of two pounds for every pound raised. The Government made available several
acres between the Maryborough West School and the Newtown Police Station. Cottages
were built to honour Miss Melville's contribution, as this was considered more
suitable for the old people than the Alms-house. Later, a pair of
Eventide Homes were added as accommodation for the elderly (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maryborough-Wide-Bay-Burnett-Historical-Society-Inc-1610779539156433/" target="_blank">Maryborough Wide Bay Burnett Historical Society Inc.</a>).</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Nurses have a history of supporting our community in crisis. Lex Tudman is a former Nurse and Midwife. Lex's amazing story of supporting our Community as a Nurse, Midwife and Deputy Mayor is an example of the selflessness of nurses throughout the region. She features in our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYsvWaZnb-PQElmyKroZU0yUfFd23PYs_" target="_blank">Oral History series.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b>References:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Commonwealth of Australia (2016) <i>A Thematic Heritage Study on
Australia’s Benevolent and other Care Institutions.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Maryborough Chronicle 18<sup>th</sup> December, 1875<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>A letter to Mr D.J. Byrne</i> retrieved
from </span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446848?searchTerm=maryborough%20hospital&searchLimits=l-state=Queensland|||l-title=731|||l-category=Article|||l-decade=187|||l-year=1875|||l-month=12" target="_blank">Trove</a><span style="color: black;"> 16<sup>th</sup>
April, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maryborough-Wide-Bay-Burnett-Historical-Society-Inc-1610779539156433/" target="_blank">Maryborough Wide Bay Burnett Historical Society Inc.</a><span style="color: black;"> (nd.) Notes on Melville Cottage detailed by the
Melville Family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Wide Bay Hospital (9<sup>th</sup> March,1875) <i>Minutes of the Hospital’s
Management, </i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.frasercoastattractions.com.au/hospitals_museum.html" target="_blank">Wide Bay Hospitals Museum Soc.Inc.</a><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Acknowledgements:</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Maryborough Wide Bay Burnett Historical Society Inc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Wide Bay Hospitals Museum Soc. Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published with consent from Marilyn Jensen.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tags #nurses #blackplague #benevolent #society #museums #hospital</span></span></div>
Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-24785917594219414442020-03-29T23:34:00.000-07:002020-04-26T20:09:16.777-07:00Travel through time with online local history resources for researchers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig86ul3m0oi-k6NKg199xCDEJOY3xFKRXsklceYCPKgTq87fmJi6BY8MFrfk4Cw7eSOPu77Aeob6yx-3_tYgp8ZAreJnchCeYVflVzehxRH6iIXsWyYkC-JqUltuCZltXsuoB3nvclSHLV/s1600/Fishing+from+the+jetty+in+the+Maryborough+district+c1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig86ul3m0oi-k6NKg199xCDEJOY3xFKRXsklceYCPKgTq87fmJi6BY8MFrfk4Cw7eSOPu77Aeob6yx-3_tYgp8ZAreJnchCeYVflVzehxRH6iIXsWyYkC-JqUltuCZltXsuoB3nvclSHLV/s640/Fishing+from+the+jetty+in+the+Maryborough+district+c1920.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you know Fraser Coast Libraries' local history online access is available from the comfort of your own home? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Resources include our <a href="http://bit.ly/fclibimages" target="_blank">image gallery</a> comprising thousands of images from the local area.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can also discover <a href="http://bit.ly/LHseries" target="_blank">Local History talks</a> or <a href="http://bit.ly/OHseries" target="_blank">Oral History talks</a> on our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxE0gG3R5J_uhKiiedrL4xA" target="_blank">YouTube page.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Do you know about the Burrum Coalfields or the Black Death in Maryborough? Do you want to share your stories? To find out more about local history stories go to <a href="http://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fraser Coast Libraries Local History Blog</a>. </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">You can choose to follow on the top right hand side of the blog and never miss another entry.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can also access <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/" target="_blank">Trove</a> to research <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?q=" target="_blank">digitised newspapers </a> and much more. Simply type "Trove" into your browser and you have access.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/search-the-records" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;" target="_blank">Queensland Archives</a><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;"> have some great Indexes which are lists of names and other information they have transcribed from a selection of registers (lists) in their collection. This is only a small part of the collection so if you don't know what you are looking for, you would start your search </span><a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/archives/starting" style="text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;" target="_blank">here </a><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: -18pt;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/brief-guides-at-qsa" target="_blank">Brief Guides</a> are also a great source of research information.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shipping guides are a source of family history information.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Information particularly helpful includes:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/brief-guides-at-qsa/resource/35ec0a07-449f-41cb-b345-bb9abe780e49" target="_blank">Ship Wreck and Boat accident guides</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.ozships.net/ozships/alpha/pass/index.htm" target="_blank">Ozships </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/" target="_blank">Lloyds Register of Shipping</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://marinersandships.com.au/" target="_blank">Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">If you are wanting to find historical maps </span><a href="https://qimagery.information.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Qimagery</a><span style="color: #222222;"> is the Queensland Government's online collection of photographs since the 1930's.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">State Library of Queensland has lots of resources for Family History research </span><a href="https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections/family-history?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=State%20Library%20monthly%20newsletter%20April%202020&utm_content=State%20Library%20monthly%20newsletter%20April%202020+CID_d04edcad9abfd526fe17af53d3430ed2&utm_source=slqnews&utm_term=Discover%20more" target="_blank">here</a> to research from the comfort of your lounge. <span style="color: #1d2129;">Now is the time to start (or keep) doing your family history! State Library is providing our Queensland residents with free at home access to Ancestry Library until 30 April. Just log in here with your <a href="https://bit.ly/2UvEJ4J" target="_blank">State Library membership</a>.</span><span style="color: #1d2129;">If you're not a member you can <a href="https://bit.ly/2JrV9Vl" target="_blank">join online</a>.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222;">If you are interested in houses we have some of those </span><span style="color: #222222;">resources too! </span><span style="color: #222222;">Did you know Fraser Coast Libraries is participating in a project called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nOvKPFQ3Kg&list=PLYsvWaZnb-PRUzzhR1ILUY1uwJQ0589jO" target="_blank">Homes on the Fraser Coast?</a> Our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYsvWaZnb-PRUzzhR1ILUY1uwJQ0589jO" target="_blank">slide show</a> has images from the Maryborough Wide Bay and Burnett Historical Society Inc. collection and the State Library of Queensland digitised collection found on the </span><a href="http://explorer.corley.slq.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank">Corley Explorer </a><span style="color: #222222;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Find our more about our local history collections <a href="https://www.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/libraries-local-history" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></div>
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Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-57056675423477827692020-03-11T20:50:00.006-07:002020-03-11T20:53:50.393-07:00Find my Past - celebrating Women's Week<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you interested in </span>Genealogy?<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Did you know you can access Find my past in the libraries at Hervey Bay and Maryborough? Find my past has released two brand new collections of women's records that have never been
available online until now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://e-news.jcsonlineresources.org/linkapp/cmaStart.aspx?LinkID=pageid100830551zzr9x~nhz9qqn9~9rzrt~qzrj9r~z~f~f~f~n" target="_blank">British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 1917-1920</a></span><br />
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Uncover details of the remarkable women who served during the First World War
with these military records. They've been published online for the first time
ever, only at Findmypast. Taken from the National Archives' WO 162 and WO 383
series, the records include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in France <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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motor drivers <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These transcripts and original
document images are highly detailed and contain extraordinary information for
genealogists. The medical papers will give users a full physical description of
their ancestors and information related to her own health and family medical
history. Various other forms will include addresses, parents' nationalities and
next of kin details, all excellent material to help users grow their family
tree.<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://e-news.jcsonlineresources.org/linkapp/cmaStart.aspx?LinkID=pageid100830551zzr9x~nhz9qqnj~9rzrt~qzrj9r~z~f~f~f~n" target="_blank">British Armed Forces, First World War Disability and Retirement Payments
for Officers and Nurses </a></span><br />
Another online first from The National Archives, these records are packed with
information on Great War officers and nurses, In particular, you'll uncover
details on the pay and gratuities that were given to invalided officers from
the three branches of the Armed Forces, as well as nurses' disability
payments.<br />
The collection comprises of 40 pieces from six series: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pensions: Disability Retired Pay, Gratuities, etc <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Supplementary Allowances and Special Grants <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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extensive collection of <a href="http://e-news.jcsonlineresources.org/linkapp/cmaStart.aspx?LinkID=pageid100830551zzr9x~nhz9qqnq~9rzrt~qzrj9r~z~f~f~f~n" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Women’s Royal Navy</span></a> and <a href="http://e-news.jcsonlineresources.org/linkapp/cmaStart.aspx?LinkID=pageid100830551zzr9x~nhz9qqnx~9rzrt~qzrj9r~z~f~f~f~n" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Women’s Royal Air Force</span></a>
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<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-42178338994130018962020-03-02T18:07:00.002-08:002020-03-02T22:28:52.918-08:00 Brooweena - a fascinating glimpse of the past.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Brooweena is a rural town in the Fraser Coast Region that has a rich history. One of the special sites in Brooweena is the <a href="https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600968#">Queensland Heritage Listed </a>War Memorial Bridge. Local clergyman Rev Hardingham and Mrs A Brown (mother of fallen son) officially opened the bridge on the 21st May, 1921. It honours nine local men who died in the First World War (<a href="https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=600968#">Queensland Heritage Register) </a>.<br />
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A large part of the Wongi State Forest and Wongi National Park are part of Brooweena. Wongi Waterholes, located in these parks, were used by Aboriginal people travelling from Mount Bauple to Urangan and Fraser Island (<a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/wongi.pdf">Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, 2013</a>). </div>
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The area was first settled by Europeans around 1849. The railway line went through around 1889 and this resulted in expansion of the area. The <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146756362?searchTerm=brooweena%20railway%20line&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle </a>details difficulties regarding this line. Since 1860, the Wongi area has had significant connections with the timber harvesting industry. According to <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/wongi.pdf">Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, 2013</a> "the old Maryborough-Gayndah, Golden Fleece and Convict roads run through the (National) park and were major carriageways for the transport of produce to the port of Maryborough. Campsites and small settlements were built along the roads".</div>
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The history of this area can be discovered at The Brooweena Historical Village and Museum. The museum houses memorabilia, equipment, musical instruments and aboriginal rock carvings in 12 heritage buildings located on Smith Crescent. It is open on the second and fourth Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b>The Butchulla People are the Traditional Custodians/Owners of the Land, and their continued connection to the land on which we walk, work and live is acknowledged. Fraser Coast Libraries acknowledges and pays respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.</b></i><br />
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References<br />
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, 2013 <i><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/wongi.pdf">Wongi National Park Management Statement </a> </i>retrieved 3rd March, 2020.<br />
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Maryborough Chronicle 13th March, 1890, <i>Brooweena </i>retrieved from <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146756362?searchTerm=brooweena%20railway%20line&searchLimits=">Trove</a> 3rd March, 2020.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pialba Hotel. Source: <a href="http://bit.ly/fclibimages">Image Gallery</a></td></tr>
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A delightful article in <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a> discusses the early days of Pialba. The article from Friday 10th March, 1950 talks about the first time the reader went to Pialba in 1882 at the age of four and half years. The reader lived at Pialba until she was fifteen.<br />
"My father (or strictly speaking my step-father), W.H. Caldwell, was appointed from Brisbane as post and telegraph master there to relieve Mr Dear who had only been there for a short period" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). The father had gone ahead of the family and they travelled to Maryborough by steamer and were met by Mr Horsburgh. He took the family to Hervey by mail coach -which ran a mail and passenger service to Pialba twice a week- the next morning. The reader recollects that it was a horribly tiresome trip by canvas covered wagonette. They stopped at a halfway house kept by Mr Sinfield and had lunch and a change of horses. They travelled till dark. "It was and ordeal for my mother with a young baby and three others" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). The neighbour Mr McLiver let them stay overnight. "Mr McLiver gave us our first taste of wild plums or congerines which grew lavishly along the water front" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). "We beat the sun the next morning to the beach, but when we caught sight of the blacks we went back quicker, than we came. However, we soon lost all fear of them and quite loved it all" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). The post office was one room of the dwelling they lived in. Pialba had a very small population. "At Nikenbah, Danish and German people who were wonderful farmers ...grew pineapples, bananas, citrus fruit and produce and vegetables which they carted in German wagons to Maryborough" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). The reader says that "Pialba was generally spoken of as the Bay, starting with the Pialba Hotel, there was a stretch for about half a mile to Mr Watson's house (which he had bought from Mr Boyle Martin)" about one mile to Mr Southerden's, with Mr McLiver's home next. The latter was care taker and butcher and conducted a one-room general grocery store. Then another half a mile or so was the Vernon Hotel kept by Mr Antcliffe, half a mile or so on was Mr Corser's residence and care takers cottage. That at the time constituted <i>The Bay</i>" (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). She goes on to explain that Maryborough people bought seaside houses and these filled in between the above mentioned buildings. Torquay was started by a Mr W. Bennett who built a galvanised dwelling and a Mrs Bennett who conducted a small store and later a post office. Mr Wylie was put in charge of the post office. A German couple Mr and Mrs Scheffler started a farm and orchard around where Zephyr Street is now. When Mr Scheffler died, Mrs Scheffler oversaw a boarding house (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). A cable test house where cables which crossed to Woody Island and Fraser Island were tested by the readers step father was next. "Further inland Sergeant King (retired) took up an area of grazing land, and with him lived his two sons, Nat and Tom. who entered the police force and who were called to help capture the Dora Dora Blackfellows who had run amok. Tom King helped to capture the Kelly Gang"(<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). Mr Bromiley began growing coffee on his farm at the back of where the Vernon hotel was. "My late husband, Duncan Martin was the first white child born at Pialba. This was in 1868".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Vernon Hotel. Source: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/fclibimages" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Image Gallery</a></td></tr>
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Do you have any early memories of <i>The Bay?</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Maryborough Chronicle 10th March retrieved from </span><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits=">Trove</a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/147807000?searchTerm=Memories%20of%20Pialba&searchLimits="> </a> on 17th February, 2020.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Cafe Mimosa, taken in the 1920's before the verandah was added above the front of the cafe. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/570409109056933398/?fbclid=IwAR0pSDMEge2pNyShUKRfoSWWJYD_f8vTHq8JNGg5bTOcNLqvGVIDDUEKhD0">Maryborough Family History Pinterest Collection Cafes</a></span></span></td></tr>
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The Mimosa or Cafe Mimosa has been a popular hang out spot for locals up until recently. <span style="background-color: #fafafa; padding-right: 0px; white-space: pre-line;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anne Scheu – Engagement Officer, State Library of Queensland has posted a blog about this lovely cafe. Even in the 70s bands would play in the cafe and a reader remembers her teenage sisters going to the Mimosa to chat and listen to music.</span></span><br />
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The SLQ blog tells us Brothers Jim (Dimitris Anargeros) and George Andronicus and
their families built their position in the township based on the tradition that
people “go where they get quality, lowest prices, prompt attention, civility
and cleanliness”. Café Mimosa had a reception lounge above the café which was
large enough to host sporting teams, wedding receptions, musical events and the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Irene Andronicus with her children, Katie, Ada and Mary, behind Cafe Mimosa Counter, Maryborough, 1930. From 32173 Andronicus Family photographs. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Image 32173-0001-0011.</span></span></td></tr>
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Read the full State Library of Queensland blog <a href="http://blogs.slq.qld.gov.au/jol/2020/01/14/cafe-mimosa-maryborough/?fbclid=IwAR09sJKk_195haIebG0IiIncgFY4JC5JwxgA6ijoJPETfWu4cPOWC-4IptA">here </a><br />
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<i>Do you remember the cafe?</i><br />
<i>Do you have any photographs of events held there?</i><br />
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<br />Fraser Coast Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17529876850660756452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510953868596147175.post-90247146467358348812020-01-22T21:19:00.002-08:002020-01-22T21:39:47.224-08:00Owanyilla<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Children at Owanyilla with a canoe made from corrigated iron. Source: Erbacher Collection <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?keyword=owanyilla&method=0&sort=1003&refinements=">Library Images</a></td></tr>
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Owanyilla is described as a "hamlet extending from the bank of the Mary to Gympie Road half way between Maryborough and Tiaro" (Kirby, 2011). According to the <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446439?searchTerm=Owanyilla%20native%20police&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a> for two years the place was inhabited by the native police under Lieutenants Freudenthal and Price. It began to develop as a village due to the Gympie gold rush in 1867. A hotel was built by Sir Nicholls and this was succeeded by Mr Skene and Mr Muir (<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446439?searchTerm=Owanyilla%20native%20police&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle</a>). There was a brewery perched above the river that produced Owanyilla Ale. Although Tiaro developed more quickly, there was a push to get services and recognition of Owanyilla as a village. The area was originally going to be called Coopers Plains. In 1868 a post office was set up at the Owanyilla Hotel/Inn and was later moved to the Owanyilla Railway Station in 1881 (Kirby, 2011). The timber, sugar and dairy industries were mainstays of the area with steamers at Owanyilla Wharf enabling transport. Wool, maize and cotton were also farmed. Other industry followed including a Blacksmith, a Butcher and a store. Sugar Mills including the Antigua Mill were established, and a Juice mill was established on Ferney. More information about Ferney can be found <a href="https://fclibrarieslocalstudies.blogspot.com/search?q=ferney">here</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antigua Sugar Mill on upper Mary River, Maryborough, ca.1874 Source: <a href="https://catalogue.frasercoast.qld.gov.au/Montage/Gallery.aspx?">Fraser Coast Libraries Image Collection</a></td></tr>
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A need for a school was found and a temporary school was held in a chapel (Kirby, 2011) In 1879 Owanyilla State School was established. Once Upon a Time in Owanyilla by Cythia Kirby details the history of this once thriving rural area and is found in the Libraries Local History Collection in Maryborough.<br />
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<i>Did you know Owanyilla was once a small settlement?</i><br />
<i>Do you know where the name comes from?</i><br />
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References:<br />
Kirby, C (2011) Once Upon a Time in Owanyilla<br />
<a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446439?searchTerm=Owanyilla%20native%20police&searchLimits=">Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser </a>17th August, 1875 retrieved from <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/148446439?searchTerm=Owanyilla%20native%20police&searchLimits=">Trove </a>on the 23rd of January, 2020.<br />
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H.J. Whitby's publication The Burrum Shire Council - 1917 to 1976 states that the first new settlers to Hervey Bay were Boyle Martin and his family. He was looking for timber to supply the Dundathu sawmill. He was told a suitable landing place was a creek which is now where Beach Road joins the Esplanade at Pialba. After establishing a home, his first job was to cut and transport timber. The tides were used to float the timber up to Dundathu.<br />
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The area first settled by Boyle Martin is claimed to have been called Polson Point. Whitby (pg 9) claims "Mr Polson was at one time Manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Maryborough. Whilst holidaying at Pialba in 1969 he became ill and died. He was buried on the foreshore in the vicinity of Beach Road. His remains were later transferred to the Polson Cemetery in 1887". It was renamed in 1861 after Captain Charles Vernon, commander of HMS Cordelia which had conveyed Governor Bowen to Queensland in 1859.<br />
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With the development of Burrum Coalfields and with the amalgamation of Pialba, Antigua, Howard, Tinana and Granville on the 15th of February, 1917 the Shire of Burrum was formed.<br />
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Read more in the booklet The Burrum Shire Council found in the local history section of our Libraries.<br />
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Whitby, H.J <i>The Burrum Shire Council 1917 - 1976</i> Maryborough printing Co.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #232323; font-family: inherit;">A library customer has made an enquiry about a Cobb & Co well that was used around 1800s on three mile road. This well was considered of historical significance. When the land was resumed for the interchange, the well was preserved. The customer is very keen to find out any information about this particular well and this part of the journey that Cobb & Co took. The above map is from State Library of Queensland and shows the path that Cobb & Co followed in this area. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The journey from Maryborough to Gympie was fraught with difficulty. "<i>On April, 7th, 1868, three armed men stuck up the coach between Gympie and Maryborough. There were 13 passengers on the coach and the bush rangers secured 200 pounds in notes, 30 sovereigns and 15 ounces of gold".</i><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77790761">(</a></span></span><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77790761"><span style="color: #232323;">The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922)</span></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first Queensland Cobb & Co. Ltd was incorporated in August 1881 with a capital of 50 000 pounds </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77790761">(</a></span></span><span style="color: #232323;"><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77790761">The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922)</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #232323; font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Do you know anything about this or other Cobb & Co wells?</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #232323;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Reference: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #232323;">The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) 15th September, 1917 retrieved from <a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77790761">Trove </a> on the 11th December, 2019.</span><br />
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